Was there a ‘hiatus’ between the Palaeolithic and the Neolithic Age? 59
The origins of British civilization were neolithic 63
Who were the later neolithic invaders? 64
Relics of the neolithic population: their settlements 67
Difficulty of determining age of stone implements 71
Indefiniteness of the prehistoric ‘Ages’ 72
The two main divisions of flint implements 73
Axes, axe-hammers, anvils, and mullers 78
An alien invasion: period of transition 119
A Copper Age preceded the Bronze Age in certain countries, but has not been proved to have existed in Britain 121
Bronze implements used for many centuries in Europe before the Iron Age 123
Where did the European bronze culture originate? 124
Origin and affinities of the bronze culture of Britain 126
Physical characters of the late neolithic and early bronze-using invaders of Britain 127
Character and results of the invasions: the invaders poor in bronze weapons 129
Evidence of finds as to the settlements of the invaders 129
Stone implements used long after the introduction of bronze 132
Signs of amelioration in the conditions of life 152
Distribution of wealth: sources of gold, ivory, and amber 167
Why was Wiltshire exceptionally rich in ornaments? 169
Comparative backwardness of culture in Britain 171
The information obtainable from graves 172
Round barrows, cairns, and sepulchral circles 173
The ‘drums’ of Folkton Wold and their significance 199
Stone circles and other megalithic monuments 207
Iron probably introduced into Britain by Gallic invaders 231
The Belgae preceded by other Brythons, who began to arrive about 400 B.C. 232
The order in which the various tribes arrived unknown 235
The noblest creation of Late Celtic art 244
Inhabited caves; pit-dwellings; ‘Picts’ houses’; beehive houses; and brochs 260
Intertribal war and political development 268
Instances of female sovereignty: the condition of women 269
Political and social conditions of Britain and Gaul compared 270
How the Britons were affected by Caesar’s campaigns in Gaul 300
Caesar obliged to secure his rear before invading Britain 301
He contemplated invasion as early as 56 B.C. 301
Campaign against the Veneti necessary in order to secure command of the Channel 303
Its failure leaves Caesar’s base not quite secure 305
