Neolithic British Isles
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The Neolithic period in the British Isles lasted from c. 4100 to c. 2,500 BC. Constituting the final stage of the Stone Age in the region, it was preceded by the Mesolithic and followed by the Bronze
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Prehistoric Britain
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Several species of humans have intermittently occupied Great Britain for almost a million years. The earliest evidence of human occupation around 900,000 years ago is at Happisburgh on the Norfolk coa
Neolithic British Isles
…Stenness Pentre Ifan Castlerigg stone circle Geographical range British Isles Period Neolithic Dates c. 4100 — c. 2500 BC Preceded by Neolithic Brittany, Mesolithic Britain, Mesolithic Ireland Followed by Bell Beaker culture, Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age Ireland The Neolithic period in the British Isles lasted from c…
Early stages of the formation of the English Channel, spanning from Marine Isotope Stages (MIS) 25-21 (prior to 900,000 years ago) to the proglacial lake during the Anglian Glaciation (MIS 12 c. 480-430,000 years ago) to the situation during the following Hoxnian interglacial (MIS 11, c. 425-375,000 years ago)
Photos of the ~900,000 year old Happisburgh footprints, taken shortly before their destruction
Display of ovate handaxes from the Boxgrove site, dating to around 480,000 years ago
The Clacton spearhead, found near Clacton-on-sea, is the oldest known wooden weapon, at approximately 400,000 years old.