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Bronze Age

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.

King Arthur and a hand holding the sword Excalibur.

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A rare jewelled late Medieval cluster brooch,

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Chew Valley Hoard

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

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The engine houses of Botallack mine in Cornwall

A visit to Botallack Mine, Cornwall. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Scythians: the art of war

Photo of pipe and tobacco

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Clock gears in motion

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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.

Researchers go into battle to test Bronze Age weapons

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