Note on dates

You might be more familiar with dates being written as 10,000 BC and 43 AD. This means Before Christ and Anno Domini (Year of the Lord). Today, archaeologists and historians don’t use this system any more, but say BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) instead.

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Prehistory glossary

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Use our glossary to help get to grips with tricky prehistoric terms.

Prehistory at a glance

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Use this simple overview to get a handle on the need-to-knows of the Stone Age to the Iron Age.

Prehistory class timeline

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Easy cut-out-and-keep labels to create a prehistory timeline in your classroom.