Life in Ancient Britain

by Brian Williams

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Life in Ancient Britain journeys through the ancient worlds of our ancestors: how they lived, how they shaped the landscape we know today, and how we know what we do, about their achievements.

This guide offers a concise and lively introduction to the prehistory of the British Isles - covering the period from around 500,000 years ago when Palaeolithic hunters camped at Boxgrove in West Sussex, through the later Middle and New Stone Ages, and on to the Bronze Age and the start of the Iron Age. It describes how people first came to settle in Britain, and explores the rich mysteries of atmospheric ceremonial meeting places, barrows and stone circles. Also featured is the coming of the age of metals, when warrior-farmers created hilltop forts and settlements, stone brochs and lakeside villages - indeed the Celtic Britain that the Romans found, when they first landed on our shores.

  • ISBN10 1841653705
  • ISBN13 9781841653709
  • Publish Date 1 February 2012
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Pavilion Books
  • Imprint Pitkin Publishing
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 32
  • Language English