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PREHISTORIC BRITAIN

PREHISTORIC BRITAIN. Roberta-Triin Sildmäe X A. Prehistoric Britain. The Stone, Bronze and Iron Age 500 000 BC people migrate from Europe to Britain 6000 BC the land bridge joining Britain to Europe is flooded as the sea level rises Britain becomes an island. The Stone Age.

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PREHISTORIC BRITAIN

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  1. PREHISTORIC BRITAIN Roberta-Triin Sildmäe X A

  2. Prehistoric Britain • The Stone, Bronze and Iron Age • 500 000 BC people migrate from Europe to Britain • 6000 BC the land bridge joining Britain to Europe is flooded as the sea level rises • Britain becomes an island

  3. The Stone Age • From 800 000 to 4000 years ago • Palaeolitic era (Old Stone Age) • Glacial movements • Early inhabitants • Hunters-gatherers • Flint tools • Neolithic era (New Stone Age) • Agriculture • Burial practice • Wooden tools, pottery, bows Skara Brae village, Orkney isle

  4. Use of flint in the Stone Age Neolithic flint axehead Palaeolithichandaxe

  5. The Iberians • People of Greek and Roman sources • Originate from the Iberian peninsula or the North African coast • Lived in tribes • Worked with stone and bronze • Agricultural techniques The lady of Elx Iberian falcata

  6. Stonehenge • Located in Wiltshire, England • Archaeologists believe it was built anywhere from 3000 BC to 2000 BC • Standing stones set within earthworks • May have been a burial ground • It was aligned with the midwinter sunset and the midsummer sunset • It took at least 30 million hours of labor to build and some say it took approximately 1500 years • UNESCO World Heritage Site

  7. The Bronze Age • Around 2200 to 750 BC • Beaker People • Pottery • The first metalsmiths in Britain • Working first in copper and gold, later in bronze • Stone circles • Drastic climate change Extent of the Beaker culture

  8. Use of bronze Bronze shield, 1200-700 BC Socketed axes from a hoard

  9. Uffington White Horse

  10. The Iron Age • Around 750 BC – 43 AD • Iron was a harder, more durable and plentiful substance • Organised tribal groups, ruled by a chieftain • Coinage • Traiding with the mainland • Hunting dogs, animal skins • Slaves • Minerals, metalwork • Pottery, wine Roundhouse

  11. Iron Age culture The Waterloo helmet The Battersea shield

  12. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Britain • http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/british_prehistory/ • http://www.britannia.com/history/pretime.html • http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Prehistory_index.htm • http://www.davidscottgehring.com/his123/prehistoric.htm

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