BBC - History: British Prehistory

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British Prehistory





Before the arrival of the Romans, Britain was home to a wide array of sophisticated and thriving cultures.

Overviews:

• Overview: From Neolithic to Bronze Age, 8000 - 800 BC by Dr Francis Pryor
  
• Overview: Iron Age, 800 BC - AD 43 by Julian Richards
  

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Stonehenge:

Interactive 360° panoramic of Stonehenge

Take a spin from within the famous stone circle. Can you spot the magical bluestones, transported 250km from Wales by our Neolithic ancestors?

• Stonehenge and Stone Age life - Stonehenge and the secrets of Ancient Britain
  
• The healing stones - Why was Stonehenge built?
  
• Neolithic medicine - What medicinal offerings were avaliable in Neolithic Britain?
  

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Tribes:

Tribes of Britain

A guide to the tribes of Iron Age Britain, drawn together from the observations of contemporary Roman writers.

• Peoples of Britain - Simon James reveals the ethnic roots of the Britons.
  

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Death and Burial:

The Practice of Human Sacrifice

Did ancient Britons practice human sacrifice? The disturbing evidence for ritual murder.

• The Amesbury Archer: The King of Stonehenge? by Andrew Fitzpatrick
  
• Mummification in Bronze Age Britain by David Keys
  

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Sites and Artefacts:

Ages of Treasure Timeline

Explore the archaeological treasures of Britain's past, from the Palaeolithic era to the Norman Conquest.

• Skara Brae Gallery - Explore a Neolithic village
  
• Iron Age Sites in Britain by TSN Moorhead and JD Hill
  

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Living in the Iron Age

Reconstructing an Iron Age Roundhouse

A step-by-step guide to Iron Age roundhouse construction, based on fresh insights gained from experimental archaeology.

• Iron Age Life - Acquire the skills to keep warm, fed and clothed
  
• Iron Age Tasks Gallery - The everyday ingenuity and skill of Iron Age Britons
  
• Wetwang Chariot - Follow the reconstruction of an Iron Age chariot
  
• Life in an Iron Age Village by Sophia Jundi
  
• Reconstructing Iron Age Buildings by Phil Bennett
  
• Surviving Iron Age Britain by JD Hill