Earl_of_Rochester

It would be incredibly bad form to tear the other thread apart with this debate so I thought I'd start a new topic to discuss the matter.

This documentary by Schama shows an early settlement on Orkney, I suppose you have to define what constitues a 'town' or a 'city' in order to reach a conclusion.


It's interesting to hear there's no archaeological evidence for major settlements prior to the Roman invasion. I am genuinely surprised.

EoR

Toltec

the lack of towns in Britain had major effect on the Romans, and the Germans. Here's a little something I wrote a while back.

Britain Saves Germany « History Planet

Qymaen

Nice article.

Parmenio

The lack of pre-roman artifacts may simply indicate that the early inhabitants used different materials in their construction (cob, wood, unfired pottery, etc.) which do not last very long archaeologically speaking, particularly in acidic soil.

Earl_of_Rochester

Yes it's only natural for people to flock together for defence and company, the lack of evidence doesn't necessarily mean that large co-habiting populations didn't exist. In a region which one may assume was fairly abundant in wildlife, fish and other necessities I can't imagine why this shouldn't be the case.

EoR