Archaeology of the British Isles: With a Gazetteer of Sites in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland [Hardcover]

Andrew Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993 | ISBN-10: 0312102054 | ISBN-13: 978-0312102050

This is a guide to the archaeology of the British Isles from the Ice Age through to the medieval period. Beginning with an introduction to the methods and techniques of modern archaeology, the author moves on to cover the story of the archaeology of the British Isles, answering such questions as when the British Isles were first inhabited, how the great Neolithic monuments were planned and built and what impact the Roman Conquest had. The book is completed by a detailed gazetteer of 468 sites that can be visited.

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Review

`A clever mingling of how archaeology works with what it discovers' - The Countryman, winter 93/94 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312102054
• ISBN-13: 978-0312102050
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,733,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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