The Independent Britons

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Q1: Where did the ancient British language come from?

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We are going to look at a long lost time following the Stone Age. Archaeologists generally call this the time of the ancient Britons. It began in the Bronze Age and continued through the Iron Age.

This is also the time when, on the mainland of Europe, one of the most powerful groups of people were the Celts. They have given their name to the language spoken over much of western Europe at that time and also to a special form of decoration now called Celtic Art.