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The Timeline of Britain - Page 3

Join us in walking the Timeline from half a million years ago nearly to the present day. Learn all about the archaeology of Britain from these easy-to-read cyber tours, specially adapted from articles in Current Archaeology.

The Timeline of Britain

500000 BC – Boxgrove

In a gravel pit at Boxgrove, just outside Chichester, the remains of a man have been discovered, half a million years old.…

Wood Hall
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1250 – Wood Hall

In the Middle Ages, life was communal, and the basic building structure was the open hall. Even comparatively grand structures, such as…

Conwy
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1300 – Conwy Castle

The medieval castle is one of the great glories of British archaeology. The finest are those in North Wales, the products of…

Rhosyr
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1300 – Rhosyr – A Welsh Prince’s Palace

Before the conquest of Wales by Edward I in 1283, the Welsh Kingdoms were flourishing. Yet archaeologically, little is known of this…

Newark
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1300 – Newark: Excavating a medieval castle

Newark Castle has always been something of a problem. The west front, facing out onto the River Trent, is a magnificent structure,…

Glenochar
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1600 – Glenochar: a Bastle and its Fermtoun

The closing years of the independent Scottish kingdom were turbulent times in the Anglo-Scottish borders. When in 1603, King James VI of…

Atlantic
The Timeline of Britain

AD 1800 – Crossing the Atlantic

In the 18th and 19th centuries, hundreds of thousands of people crossed the Atlantic to a New World in America. Why? The…

The Timeline of Britain

How to Kill a Witch – The Reigate witch bottle

What do you do if you find yourself bewitched? If you find you are constantly out of sorts, and you just know…

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The Timeline of Britain

Footloose in Archaeology

“Feet- did you say Feet?-Ugh-h-h!” That is the usual remark I hear when I mention my Research Project. I hope that when…

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