Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain

Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain appears on the timeline as a people or culture of British Isles (Europe) from c. 2500 to 1500 BCE, a span of 1,000 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

Bell Beaker incomers brought copper and gold working to Britain and Ireland and replaced most of the earlier farmers' ancestry. The Amesbury Archer was buried near Stonehenge around 2300 BCE.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2500 to 1500 BCE
Duration: 1,000 years
Type: People or culture
Region: British Isles, Europe
Language family: Unknown or undeciphered

Came from

Neolithic Britain and Ireland c. 3200 to 2500 BCE

Events in Europe during its time

1600 BCE Thera eruption

Neighbours in Europe

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE
Mycenaean Greece c. 1600 to 1100 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE, Middle East
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain exist?

c. 2500 to 1500 BCE, about 1,000 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain?

British Isles, in Europe.

What language did Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain speak?

Unknown or undeciphered. This family includes Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages.

What came before Beaker and Early Bronze Age Britain?

Neolithic Britain and Ireland.