First published in 1982 as THESAURUS OF BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY, this covers all types of finds from bones to pottery, armour to jewellery, providing a detailed picture of every major period from the Palaeolithic to the medieval. The techniques of surveying, excavating and dating are explained and definitions given of the terms used in modern study.
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Roy and Lesley Adkins began their working career as field archaeologists at the new city of Milton Keynes in the mid-seventies. Their work then took them to south London before they set up an archaeological consultancy in the West Country. They first published The Handbook of British Archaeology as postgraduates in 1982 and have published many archaeology and history titles since. They are also the authors of bestselling general titles, the most recent of which are The War for All the Oceans, Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle and Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy. Victoria Leitch gained a degree in History at the University of London and then spent several years working as an illustrated-book editor. She subsequently returned to academia and completed an MPhil in Anglo-Saxon and Romano-British Archaeology at Oxford University, where she is now studying for a doctorate, specializing in Roman North African ceramics. She has taken part in many excavations and has studied the pottery on a number of important sites, including Benghazi and Jarma in Libya, Lamta in Tunisia, and Pompeii, Cuma and Metaponto in Italy.
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Essential reading for all archaeologists and metaldetectorists,
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This is a long overdue update to the standard reference book for British archaeology, covering all periods from the Palaeolithic right up to the post-Medieval. It is written as an easily accessible, glossary style work that enables the reader to quickly obtain descriptive and detailed information. This book can be read in bite-sized pieces as a good quality textbook or dipped into as an authoritative reference work.
The long history of human inhabitation of mainland Britain is divided conventionally into time periods and addressed chapter by chapter. The specialist terms used by archaeologists to describe artefacts, practices, theories and interpretations are explained in a clear and concise fashion. A large number of helpful illustrations are included to inform the reader and clarify the descriptions where appropriate. Additional chapters are included on archaeological techniques, material remains, and the organisational and legal frameworks of the modern archaeological discipline. Consequently, this book is essential reading for all amateur archaeologists, undergraduate students and metaldetectorists working in Britain today.
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archaeological techniques, early mesolithic, turf wall, punty iron, long harrows, spouted pitchers, round harrows, seal matrices, quarry ditches, disc brooches, ware tradition, structured deposition, weaving combs, socketed axes, waterlogged deposits, artefact scatters, mortuary structures, henge monuments, style zones, turf line, loom weights, timber circles, flint mines, potash glass, antler picks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iron Age, The Medieval Period, The Roman Period, Bronze Age, The Post-Medieval Period, North Yorkshire, The Early Medieval Period, Late Medieval, Upper Palaeolithic, Late Neolithic, Reading Barton, The Neolithic Period, Late Saxon, British Isles, Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall, Early Neolithic, Middle Palaeolithic, The Palaeolithic Period, Middle Neolithic, East Yorkshire, Creswell Crags, East Anglia, Parker Pearson, Archaeological Specialisms Browse Sample Pages:
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archaeological techniques, early mesolithic, turf wall, punty iron, long harrows, spouted pitchers, round harrows, seal matrices, quarry ditches, disc brooches, ware tradition, structured deposition, weaving combs, socketed axes, waterlogged deposits, artefact scatters, mortuary structures, henge monuments, style zones, turf line, loom weights, timber circles, flint mines, potash glass, antler picks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iron Age, The Medieval Period, The Roman Period, Bronze Age, The Post-Medieval Period, North Yorkshire, The Early Medieval Period, Late Medieval, Upper Palaeolithic, Late Neolithic, Reading Barton, The Neolithic Period, Late Saxon, British Isles, Roman Britain, Hadrian's Wall, Early Neolithic, Middle Palaeolithic, The Palaeolithic Period, Middle Neolithic, East Yorkshire, Creswell Crags, East Anglia, Parker Pearson, Archaeological Specialisms Browse Sample Pages:
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