num_pages: 155
description: The amazing story of human life in Britain during the last million years told by two scientists at the forefront of research into ancient ancestors When did the first humans arrive in Britain? Where did they come from? And what did they look like? This amazing story of human life in Britain begins nearly one million years ago during the earliest known human occupation and reveals how early humans lived survived and died. The book travels through time to reveal which human species lived in Britain during multiple waves of occupation. Drawing on a wealth of dramatic new evidence from excavation sites it describes who they were what their habitats were like which animals shared their landscape and what they were capable of doing from the controlled use of fire to specialized hunting. It shows how humans have changed evolved and migrated adapting to dramatically changing climate and landscapes. The authors describe the discoveries the key fossil specimens and the science behind recent remarkable findings. Written in a lively and engaging style and fully illustrated with maps diagrams and photographs this is an incredible journey through ancient Britain and a groundbreaking guide to our earlier humans. The book is based on the groundbreaking work of the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain project.
language: English
title: Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story
publisher: Natural History Museum, London