Mike Pitts

Recent articles by Mike Pitts

Neanderthal man at the human evolution exhibit at the Natural History Museum on 6th January 2026 in London, United Kingdom. The museum exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology and zoology. The museum is a centre of research specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Uncover the mystery of Britain's first inhabitants: Follow the ancient footsteps from Neanderthals to the Stone Age

Our resilient hunter-gatherer ancestors contended with wild animals, tsunamis and the watery separation of Britain from mainland Europe, shares historian Mike Pitts. Discover what life was like for the first humans in Britain...