Archaeology of the British Isles - Andrew R M Hayes, Andrew Hayes

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Andrew Hayes makes available in this book a popular and up-to-date account of the archaeology of Britain an Eire, while skilfully avoiding the danger of over-simplification.

Autorentext

Mr Andrew R M Hayes

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

Inhalt

List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Vendetta -- 2 Out of Africa -- 3 Brave new world -- 4 Megaliths and moonshine -- 5 The roundheads -- 6 Men of iron -- 7 The Romans in Britain -- 8 Anglo-Saxon attitudes -- 9 Celtic twilight -- 10 1066 and all that. . . -- Gazetteer -- Further reading -- Index.

Titel

Archaeology of the British Isles

Autor

Andrew R M Hayes

Andrew Hayes

EAN

9781135782122

ISBN

978-1-135-78212-2

Format

E-Book (epub)

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