A History of Britain: The Begginings

- About 800 000 years ago, the first human-like species

reached the British isles from continental Europe, passing
the frozen ocean.
- They lived as hunter-gatherers.
- Due to the coldest period of the Ice Age, Britain was
uninhabitid between 470 000 BC-400 000 BC.
- Modern humans finally colonized Britain about 15 000 years
ago. After a false start,the continous occupation of the isles
began.
- Agriculture arrived in Britain around 4000 BC, which allowed
communities to live a more settled life. Neolithic age was
about to begin.
- One of the most widely known settlements of this time is
Skara Brae, on the Orkney Island. This settlement was
uncovered in 1850 by a storm. Aproximatly 12 houses built
of sandstone gave home to e group of people, who lived
cheek by jowl. Their diet stood for seafodd, milk andbeef,
and oysters, generally. These folks had got both luxuries and
necessities, kept on the central piece of the furniture: the
dresser.
- Howewer, with the arrival of the Beaker people, around 2000
BC, the hunting-gathering clulture disappeared. The
newcomers were warriors, socially organised people, armed
with new weapons, They knew horses too. Beaker pottery
became a symbol of power at those times.