⏳ Early Britian

The first people to live in Britain were hunter-gatherers during the Stone Age. Back then, Britain was connected to Europe by a land bridge, and people followed herds of deer and horses. Britain became an island about 10,000 years ago.

About 6,000 years ago, the first farmers came to Britain from south-east Europe. They built houses, tombs, and monuments. One famous monument is Stonehenge in Wiltshire, which was likely used for special ceremonies. Another important site is Skara Brae in Orkney, Scotland. It's the best-preserved Stone Age village in Northern Europe and helps us understand how people lived at the end of the Stone Age.

Around 4,000 years ago, people learned to make bronze, starting the Bronze Age. They lived in roundhouses and buried their dead in round barrows. Bronze Age people were skilled at making tools, ornaments, and weapons from bronze and gold.

Next came the Iron Age, when people made things from iron. They still lived in roundhouses, often in larger groups and defended places called hill forts. Maiden Castle in Dorset is a great example of a hill fort. Most people were farmers, craft workers, or warriors.

They spoke Celtic languages, similar to those spoken across Europe at the time. Related languages are still spoken in parts of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland today. Iron Age people had a complex culture and economy. They made the first coins in Britain, with some showing the names of their kings. This period marks the beginning of British history.