Before the arrival of the Romans, Britain was home to a wide array of sophisticated and thriving cultures.
British Prehistory
Overviews
- Overview: From Neolithic to Bronze Age, 8000 - 800 BC by Dr Francis Pryor
- Overview: Iron Age, 800 BC - AD 43 by Julian Richards
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?
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.
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
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
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
Hands on History: Ancient Britain
Hands on History: Roman Britain
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