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Who was the first person alive in England?
Cheddar Man, who died in his 20s about 9,000 years ago, has been described as the first modern Briton as he marked the start of continuous habitation of the island.
Who inhabited Britain before the Celts?
Britain was unoccupied by humans between 180,000 and 60,000 years ago, when Neanderthals returned.
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Prehistoric Britain.
| Prehistoric Britain | until c. 43 AD |
|---|---|
| British Iron Age | c. 800 BC |
| Roman Britain | c. 43–410 |
| Sub-Roman Britain | c. 400s – late 500s |
| Anglo-Saxon | c. 500–1066 |
Who are the British descended from?
Modern Britons are descended mainly from the varied ethnic groups that settled in Great Britain in and before the 11th century: Prehistoric, Brittonic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Normans.
Who were the first humans on Earth?
The earliest record of Homo is the 2.8 million-year-old specimen LD 350-1 from Ethiopia, and the earliest named species are Homo habilis and Homo rudolfensis which evolved by 2.3 million years ago.