Those interested in the history of Ireland will enjoy this introduction to the sites, history, archaeology, and history of research at the Stone Age sites of Newgrange, Dowth, and Knowth and the villa
Grainge's dissertation examines recent evidence from maritime archaeology, in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Britain, to reinterpret the events of AD 43. Grainge's principal aims are to identi
A report on two series of excavations carried out between 1951 and 1975 and between 1975 and 1978, at Little Oakley, north-east of Colchester. It summarises evidence for the pre-Roman period, the I
This revised doctoral dissertation examines the sociopolitical and economic transformations that took place during the transition from the Bronze to Iron Age in Southern Britain. Based on three study
THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SPECTACLE… THE STORY THAT STUNNED THE WORLD.?These may be the only remains of a gladiator ever found. The evidence that they were female not only made history but changed it, givi
Pottery has become one of the major categories of artefact that is used in reconstructing the lives and habits of prehistoric people. In these 14 papers, members of the Prehistoric Ceramics Researc
Traveling around England is in many senses a journey back in time. On all sides, and sometimes even under the road or footpath itself, there are fragments of the ancient past alongside the clutter of
Excavations at Shadwell between 1974 and 1976 uncovered extensive archaeological remains, including the base of a masonry structure interpreted as a 3rd-century military signal tower by the excavator.
This accessible and interesting history presents seven specially commissioned narrative chapters which explore a time when the British Isles entered history and archaeology and written sources combine
Atlantic Europe is the zone par excellence of megalithic monuments, which encompass a wide range of earthen and stone constructions from inpressive stone circles to modest chambered tombs. A single ba
Once part of a large culture of stone circles, Stonehenge—built around 3000 B.C. and developed over the next 1,500 years—is the most famous. The remains of a once-wealthy and evidently le
Strict requirements of space were no doubt the factor behind the unfortunate brevity of the entries in this otherwise useful guide to ancient (prehistoric through medieval) sites in France. Anderson
Chambered cairns are the earliest architectural achievement of the peoples of Scotland. The cairns are more complex structures than generally recognised and are also the principal evidence of the earl
As a convert to the possibility of recovering intentionality as well as archeological artifacts, Thurston (Baylor U., Waco, Texas) uses landscape analysis to learn about the relationships between peop
At its peak, Verulamium was the third largest city in Roman Britain, with no less than 7 temples within the city walls. In this book, Rosalind Niblett studies why it become so prosperous, and what tha
Ranging from the earliest settlements through the emergence of Minoan civilization to the barbarian world at the end of the Roman Empire, this extraordinary volume provides a fascinating look at how
In this carefully constructed study, Blades (Lehigh U., Bethlehem, Penn.) analyzes the stone remains from the well-known archaeological sites in order to assess the extent of the Paleolithic geographi
Examining late Victorian and Edwardian British writings on Rome and the ancient Britains, Hingley (Roman archaeology, U. of Durham) argues that the perception there of the impact of classical Rome on
