Blog Post Archives - Prehistoric Britain

Cro-Magnon Megalithic Builders: Measurement, Biology, and the DNA

1. Introduction — Why This Debate Exists at All The problem with prehistoric archaeology is not a lack of data.It

Chapter 1: Why the Dyke Story Is About to Change For a very long time, Britain’s great dykes have been

Chapter 1 — The Problem with the Story Bainbridge, known in the Roman period as Virosidum, is almost universally described

Introduction For half a century, archaeology has leaned on a comforting story: farming was “invented” in the Middle East and

1. Introduction — A New Breakthrough at Stonehenge For over a century, Stonehenge has been framed as a ceremonial arena—a

Introduction The a repeat episode of Digging for Britain (Season 11) turns its gaze to Caerfai Promontory Fort—also called Penpleidiau—a

Introduction Suppose we examine the skills of what traditional archaeologists call the ‘Megalithic People’ – the civilisation that created the

Introduction Historians and archaeologists have the Romans pretty sown up when it comes to how and why the Empire did

Promotional Video – Ancient Prehistoric Canals (Dykes) – Wansdyke Chapter 1 – Dykes, Ditches and Earthworks The modern word dike

1. When Myth Meets Measurement “It’s like a memorial to Atlantis or Lyonesse: these are the stone buoys that mark