From the earliest traces of modern humans to the ‘Red Man’ of Paviland in Wales, Mackenzie follows the peoples of prehistoric Britain through their tools, burials, ornaments and religious ideas. He argues that shells, amber and metals were traded across Europe and carried beliefs with them, up to the Celtic and Roman periods.
A readable survey of prehistory whose diffusionist theories are now outdated, valuable for its range of evidence and lore. Download the free EPUB.