L – P: Archaeology uses the following chronological periods:
Prehistoric
Palaeolithic – 450,000 BC to 12,000 BC
Mesolithic – 12,000 BC to 4,000 BC
Neolithic – 4,000 BC to 1,800 BC
Bronze Age 1,800 BC to 600 BC
Iron Age 600 BC to 43 AD
Historic
Roman 43 AD to 410 AD
Early Medieval 410 AD to 1066 AD
Medieval 1066 AD to 1485 AD
Post-Medieval 1485 AD – Present