Timeline of prehistoric Britain

Events from the prehistory of Britain (to 1 BC). The entries are backed by modern research in archaeology.

Events

c. 950,000 or 840,000 BC
- 2010. Flints worked in south-eastern Britain.[1]
c. 800,000 BC
- Happisburgh early flint workings; footprints.
c. 700,000 BC
- Pakefield early flint workings.
c. 500,000 BC
- Eartham Pit, Boxgrove the oldest known human remains found in Britain.
c. 250,000 BC
- Swanscombe Man (actually a woman), the second oldest known human remains found in Britain.[2]
c. 180,000 BC
- English Channel forms, separating Britain from the mainland.[3]
c. 26,000 BC
- Cave-dwelling Upper Paleolithic peoples in Britain.[2]
c. 10,000 BC
- Last Ice Age ends.[2]
c. 8300 BC
- Mesolithic period begins.[2]
- Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton found in Britain (c 7150 BC)
c. 4000 BC
- Neolithic period begins in Britain, introducing the first agriculture.[2]
c. 3000 BC
- First henge monuments.[2]
c. 2600 BC
- Main phase of construction at Stonehenge begins, replacing earlier wooden and earthen works.
c. 2300 BC
- Arrival of the Beaker People in Britain.[2]
c. 1800 BC
- Wessex culture brings bronze-working to Britain.[2]
c. 1600 BC
- Last construction at Stonehenge.
c. 1400 BC
- Wessex culture replaced by more agrarian peoples; stone circles and early hillforts produced.[2]
c. 800 BC
- Celts bring iron working to Britain; Hallstatt Culture.[2]
c. 400 BC
- Parisi tribe from northern France settle in Yorkshire.[2]
- First brochs constructed.[2]
c. 330 BC
- Pytheas of Massilia circumnavigates Britain.[2]
c. 300 BC
- La Tene artwork introduced from northern France.[2]
c. 100 BC
- First wave of Belgic invaders settle in the south-east, establishing the Catuvellauni and Trinovantes tribes.[2]
- First coins introduced.[2]
c. 80 BC
- Second wave of Belgic invaders settle in Sussex, Berkshire, and Hampshire, establishing the Atrebates and Regnenses tribes.[2]
55 BC
- Commius, chieftain of the Atrebates, captured by the British after serving as an envoy to Rome.[2]
- 26 August – Julius Caesar lands between Deal and Walmer, wins skirmishes against the British, and frees Commius.[2]
- 31 August – Britons in war-chariots defeat the Romans. Romans return to Gaul.[2]
54 BC
- July – Julius Caesar invades Britain and defeats the Catuvellauni under Cassivellaunus.[2]
- September – Tribute fixed, and peace agreed between the Catevellauni and the Trinovantes, allied with Rome. Romans return to Gaul.[2]
50 BC
- Fleeing to Britain after a failed revolt in Gaul, Commius becomes chieftain of the Atrebates.[2]
34 BC
- Emperor Octavian makes an alliance with the Atrebates and Trinovantes.[2]
c. 25 BC
- Tincommius, leader of the Atrebates, issues Roman-style coinage.[2]

References

Parfitt, Simon A. et al 2010. Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe. Nature 466, 229–233.
Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 13–16. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
Gupta, Sanjeev; Jenny S. Collier; Andy Palmer-Felgate; Graeme Potter (2007). "Catastrophic flooding origin of shelf valley systems in the English Channel". Nature. 448 (7151): 342–345. Bibcode:2007Natur.448..342G. doi:10.1038/nature06018. PMID 17637667. S2CID 4408290. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

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[1] Parfitt, Simon A. et al 2010. Early Pleistocene human occupation at the edge of the boreal zone in northwest Europe. Nature 466, 229–233.

[CBH-2] Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 13–16. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[3] Gupta, Sanjeev; Jenny S. Collier; Andy Palmer-Felgate; Graeme Potter (2007). "Catastrophic flooding origin of shelf valley systems in the English Channel". Nature. 448 (7151): 342–345. Bibcode:2007Natur.448..342G. doi:10.1038/nature06018. PMID 17637667. S2CID 4408290. Retrieved 2007-07-18.