Newgrange is an archaeological site in Ireland. Every year around 250,000 people come to the see this Neolithic passage tomb. This book is designed for the general reader with an interest in Irish pre
Focusing on the well-preserved prehistoric landscape of Dartmoor, particularly the once ignored reaves, landscape archaeologist Fleming updates his 1988 edition on prehistoric land divisions with two
The North European megaliths are among the most enduring structures built in prehistory; they are imbued with symbolic meanings which embody physical and conceptual ideas about the nature of the world
Brooches, rings, buckles, pendants, buttons, purses and other accessories were part of everyday dress in the middle ages. Over two thousand such items dating from the period 1150-1450 are described an
The Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. This new
Informed by the latest research and in-depth analysis, Prehistoric Britain provides students and scholars alike with a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Up
Ten essays analyze the production and supply of food for the Roman army using case studies from Roman Britain, northern France, the Netherlands, and the Rhine Delta, strongly featuring environmental a
In these proceedings of the March and April 2007 conference, contributors of these 12 papers report on their findings in topics ranging from ancient identities to humor. Papers here cover the use of p
Archaeological excavations in advance of the construction of the new A43 dual carriageway between Towcester and the M40, in both Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, were carried out by Northamptonshire
This title provides an overview of Central Europe from ca. 6000 BCE to the first millennium BCE, with a focus on boom periods of innovation, cross-cultural interaction and technological advances such
The definitive history of Roman Britain In the first major narative history of the subject in more than a generation, David Mattingly brings life in Britain during four hundred years of Roman dominati
Creating Prehistory deals even-handedly and sympathetically with the creation of several different sorts of prehistory during the volatile period between the two World Wars. Investigates the origins
Focusing on the North York Moors, this book presents a series of multidisciplinary studies of the carved prehistoric monuments in that area, some already known and some exposed by a devastating fire
This site report presents findings relating to the pre-Roman and Roman periods from four archaeological excavations at Paternoster Square in 2000 and 2001; Saxon, medieval, and post-medieval findings
In Temples of Stone, the world of the megaliths and the megalith builders is brought to life in a fully illustrated, popular format. All the key sites in Ireland are discussed and over too 'Sites Wort
Earlier, that is, than the periods to be covered in subsequent volumes of the series. In June 2002, seminar was held to assess the archaeological resources of the West Midlands, England, and the outco
Marianne Sommer unravels a riveting tale about a set of ancient human bones and their curious afterlife as a scientific object.When the ochre-stained bones were unearthed in a Welsh cave in 1823, they
