If you’re a little unsure of what exactly qualifies as prehistory, you are not alone. In Britain, this period of time spans from when the first inhabitants of our fair isles arrived here to the coming of the Romans in AD 43. So you would be forgiven for not being up to scratch on what is essentially just shy of one million years of history.

What is perhaps most fascinating is that, remarkably, after just 100 years or so of research, we now know more about life in Bronze Age Britain (around 4,000 years ago) than we do about the Dark Ages and the centuries leading up to the Norman invasion of 1066.

A lot can happen over a million years, but until very recently, this period of British history wasn’t taught in classrooms. So while primary students may be able to wax lyrical about Stonehenge and its brotherhood of equally important, if somewhat less famous, prehistoric sites, those of us over the age of 12 have had to muddle through on our own.

Those with a penchant for history will know that it’s much more fun to learn on a field trip than while stuck indoors reading a monotonous tome or listening to a dry lecture. But the lives of our ancient ancestors isn’t a topic that you can just stumble into blind without a helping hand.