Bronze Age

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Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials

Alice Roberts “Graves are like time capsules – little microcosms of prehistoric culture" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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King Arthur and a hand holding the sword Excalibur.

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A rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch,

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Newgrange Passage Tombs, Boyne Valley, County Meath, Ireland. (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #9: Do early medieval Irish texts shed light on prehistoric incest?

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The engine houses of Botallack mine in Cornwall

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Revealed: Racton Man was Bronze Age warrior chief

Diorite stela inscribed with the laws of King Hammurabi of Babylon, around 3,800 years ago. Hammurabi sits enthroned at top of the stela. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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A reconstructed round house at Flag Fen, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Alamy)

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The North Sea and Bronze Age remains . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Researchers go into battle to test Bronze Age weapons

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