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  Delphi

  Delphi

  Renowned as the home of the Pythia, the sanctuary at Delphi was the religious heart of the Hellenic World. In this episode of Historic Questions Professor Michael Scott explains the site's history and why it was so significant in antiquity.

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  The World of Stonehenge Revealed: Dec...

  The World of Stonehenge Revealed: Dec...

  Described as the "most important piece of prehistoric art to be found in Britain in the last 100 years", an elaborately decorated 5000 year-old chalk cylinder, discovered buried with 3 child skeletons in Yorkshire and as old as the first phase of Stonehenge, is going on display at the British Mus...

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  Ancient Britain with Ray Mears: Forge...

  Ancient Britain with Ray Mears: Forge...

  Around 800 BC, Britain entered the Iron Age. This era saw the gradual introduction of iron working technology, although the general adoption of iron artefacts did not become widespread until after 500-400 BC.

  As the Iron Age progressed through the first millennium BC, strong regional groupings e...