A report on fieldwork which aimed to determine the nature and extent of prehistoric stone working around the headland at Beer, and to establish whether exploitation reflected factors such as the effic
A user-friendly introduction to the world of the Romans, focusing on the daily lives of the people of the Roman Empire and the role of Latin in building unity in the Empire. Designed especially to enh
Discusses prehistoric civilization as represented by art and artifacts of the period, including weapons and tools, architecture, cave paintings, engravings, and statues
Crammed with important details and historical artifacts, double-page color illustrations and captions depict the crowded street life of fourteen time periods from the Stone Age to the present, offerin
A history of Britain during the two centuries after Rome's withdrawal from the Island.An Age of Tyrants explores an obscure period in the history of the British Isles often referred to as Sub-Roman Br
This superb survey of hunter-gatherer societies in Southwest Germany presents an overview of the archaeological record for three periods- the Late Paleolithic, the Early Mesolithic, and the Late Me
The Neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including Stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities. Starting in the Mesolithic and carrying his
This book is an imaginative exploration of a place that has fascinated, intrigued and perplexed visitors for centuries. Instead of seeing Stonehenge as an isolated site, the author sets the stones wit
Few open-air sites of this age have the same extent, complexity and diversity of deposits, as was found at the site of Solvieux in southwest France. The history of the project, methodologies, results
Over three hundred letters and documents have recently been discovered at the fort of Vindolanda, written on wooden tablets which have amazingly survived nearly 2000 years. Painstakingly deciphered by
The reaction against archaeological explanations relying on invasion and migration was part of the processualist critique in the 1960s. Only recently have archaeologists like Kristiansen argued that a
A thought provoking collection of essays which take a cognitive approach to landscape, examining the phenomonology and symbolism of landscapes and monuments. The contributions are: Establishing a disc
From Neolithic monuments to the high-status of Dunadd, the region of Argyll has a rich and varied archaeological history. In this, the first account of Argyll's archaeology written for a general audie
The centre of this book is a catalogue of all known Bronze Age metalwork found in the province of East Flanders (Belgium). Each catalogue entry contains a critical assessment the object's authenticity
Report on urban excavations which revealed an occupation sequence from thirteenth century burgage plots into the moden period. The earliest houses were constructed of timber and there was some evidenc
Transactions from the BAA conference in 1993 which was held in Utrecht to celebrate the societies 150th anniversary. These papers present the latest research on the cities monuments from the arrival o
From the Callanish stones and the great ritual monuments of the Neolithic, the broch towers and the wheelhouses of the Iron Age, through to the arrival of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles, this bo
