From Pre-Celtic to Roman Britain

  • 3000 BCE

    First population in Britain

    First population in Britain
    The population began to burn and cut down the forests, to grow cereals and to breed cattle
  • 2500 BCE

    Bronze Age

    Bronze Age
    During the Bronze Age the islanders started metalworking, producing pottery and salt.
  • 700 BCE

    Invasion of the Celts

    Invasion of the Celts
    The Celts began to arrive from the northwest Germany. The Celts were tall and muscular, with fair skin, blue eyes and blond hair. They were farmers, hunters, fishermen and metal workers