History of The British Isles - Neolithic and Bronze Ages

Neolithic and Bronze Ages

In the British Isles, the Neolithic and Bronze Ages saw the transformation of British and Irish society and landscape. It saw the adoption of agriculture, as communities gave up their hunter-gatherer modes of existence to begin farming.

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