A Fairweather Eden: Life in Britain Half a Million Years Ago as Revealed by the Excavations at Boxgrove

The discovery of 'Boxgrove Man' – some of the oldest remains in Europe – in the chalk pits in Sussex has been followed by archaeologist Mark Roberts and his continued excavation of the site. This has enabled him and his team to build up a picture of the first Englishman, and to have an idea of life in Britain before the Ice Age.