North Wales was Britain's main source of copper for about 200 years during the Bronze Age, new research has found. Scientists analysed metal from the Great Orme, Conwy, and found it was made into ...

True bronze is a combination of 10% tin and 90% copper. Both materials were readily available in Britain at this time. Before its entry into Britain, the Bronze Age was in full swing in Europe.The ...

Burials in caves or rock shelters were common in this region at this time, between 4,500 and 4,000 years ago, during the late Copper Age (2750 to 2200 B.C.) and early Bronze Age (2200 to 950 B.C.).