Bronze Age Britain is the period of
British history that spanned from c. 2500 until c. 800 BC. Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of
Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the era of
Iron Age Britain. Being categorised as a
Bronze Age, it was marked by the use of
copper and then
bronze by the prehistoric Britons, who used such metals to fashion tools.
Great Britain in the Bronze Age also saw the widespread adoption of
agriculture.