Ancient Britain
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A Day in the Life of a 10-year-old in the Stone Age. Watch more video
Take a journey back to ancient Britain! Our resources will let you forget about the modern world and get into the minds of our ancient ancestors by building your own stone circle and painting a story using cave art.
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Get into the minds of ancient Britons
What did our ancient ancestors see, hear or even smell? Find out with this guide. Ideal to print off and take to an ancient site.
Fold-out timeline
Download this colourful fold-out poster and find out how life in Britain has developed from the Ice Age up to the Roman invasion.
Build a stone circle
Make your own stone circle following these simple instructions and then bring it to life.
Create cave art
Get crafty and make your own cave carving or painting at home and step back into the Stone Age.
Ancients colouring sheet
A treat for younger historians: colour in Eric the Ancient and his friends.
Ancient Britain reading list
Great fiction and non-fiction titles for adults and kids to get you started with ancient Britain.
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Walks
Interactive Walks
Try our interactive tours of and - our map leads you from one site to another, providing an audio commentary and text on each.
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Teacher resources
(PDF 1 MB) related to ancient Britain for groups and schools.
Order Ancient Britain activity pack
Order our fun worksheets to get you thinking like an ancient Briton.
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