From Pre-Celtic to Roman Britain

  • First population in Britain
    3000 BCE

    First population in Britain

    The population began to burn and cut down the forests, to grow cereals and to breed cattle
  • Bronze Age
    2500 BCE

    Bronze Age

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

    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