Prehistoric Cornwall
The prehistory of Cornwall spans an extensive timeframe, beginning with the earliest evidence for archaic human presence in Cornwall c. 225,000 years ago and extending to the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 CE. During this period, which encompasses the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, Cornwall transformed from a sparsely populated hunter-gatherer society reliant on rudimentary stone tools to an agricultural society characterized by developed metallurgical practices, expansive trade networks, and increasingly complex social structures.