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Changing perceptions of Britain from the Mesolithic to Neolithic age
The Mesolithic-to-Neolithic transition marked a profound change in human society as a hunter-gatherer economy gave way to agriculture and the development of complex societies. In Northern Europe, this coincided with rising sea levels which cut Britain off from the continental mainland.
Professor Robin Allaby explains his new research which challenges the traditional evaluation of the development of early British man.