Prehistoric Melton

Prehistoric Melton

Stone Age

(Palaeolithic 500,000 - 10,000 BC

Mesolithic 10,000 - 4,000 BC

Neolithic 4,000 - 2,200 BC)

Bronze Age 2,600 - 700 BC

Iron Age 700 BC - AD 43

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Stone Age

The Stone Age covers an enormous period of time from the Palaeolithic, through the Mesolithic and into the Neolithic (500,000 BC - 2,200 BC).

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Bronze Age

Metalworking in Britain started around 2,600 BC and bronze objects became more common throughout the period as the technology developed.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age begins c. 800 BC when evidence for iron working appears until AD 43 when the Roman army invaded Britain.

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