Excellent, well written and insightful overview of some of the most important recent archeological excavations across Britain.

And the excitement carries us through any technical bits that might be daunting – he explains things very well and it’s extremely accessible, although you’d want to have some kind of interest in history and archaeology to get the best out of it. Landscapes of Predation: Exploring Hostile Social Environments in Small-Scale Societies presented by Dr. It has all the accoutrements you’d expect of an academic / popular science book – black and white illustrations in the text plus colour plates, notes and places to see / books to read on all the sites he treats and a comprehensive index. Sadly, in America we know all too well that acknowledging your ancestors were immigrants does not mean you will be kinder to other immigrants.He works backwards in time, partly because, as he says, that is how archaeologists work, because that is how we come to understand what is found. A theme runs through the book that, even in the earliest periods, the UK was linked with Europe with lots of movement across the Channel and, earlier, across the land bridge of Doggerland, with aDNA showing what a varied population the UK has had over the millennia. This excitement comes through palpably in his descriptions of the sites and of the people working on them – and of his own work around Stonehenge, treated mid-way through the book. Although Robin is probably a mythical character, there are reasons why the King stirred widespread resentment among ordinary people. Elsyng Palace was one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll, but for centuries its exact location was unknown.

Mike Pitts leads us on a journey through time from the more recent and familiar to the most remote and bizarre, just as archaeologists delving into the earth find themselves moving backwards through the years until they reach the very oldest remnants of the past. Journeying was instinctive, and inhumanities – aggression, war, despotism – arose when the virtue and dignity of travel were suppressed. Most books of this genre work from oldest to most recent, Mike Pitts gives us ten archeological digs from newest to oldest and does so in an easily read and entertaining manner. These may include creased cover, inscriptions or small amounts of writing, fanned edge, ripped or tatty dustjacket, and other signs of being read. Every chapter holds extraordinary tales of planning, teamwork, luck, and cutting-edge archaeological science that produces surprising insights into how people lived a thousand to a million years ago.I'm sure it's cheaper to send Professor Roberts to fewer locations, but if I wanted to watch a talk show or a reality show, I would have selected one of those to watch. At each of these sites we hear from the people who found and recovered these ancient remains, and follow their efforts to understand them. Our community of members and supporters allow the Archaeological Institute of America to propel archaeology forward through excavation, education, and advocacy. His compelling, sometimes teasing, archaeological odyssey illustrates the diversity, complexity and sheer strangeness of the lives that represent Britain's past.

This book highlights ten archaeological finds that change the way we think of British history and prehistory. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.It deals with some very interesting subjects of archaeology, but I found it didn't grip, mainly because I didn't understand enough about the subject. So, far from being a contemporary issue, the author sees Britain as a land of immigrants for hundreds of thousands of years. Much of the book is about the origins of people crossing to England over the millennia by boat or by foot and some of the analysis is a little gruesome.

Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.We'll share all of the questions and find *some* of the answers, as we join the teams in the field, Digging for Britain. Helen and Alex head to Sherwood Forest, home to Robin Hood, an outlaw who may or may not have been real. These discoveries illuminate Britain's ever-shifting history that we now know includes an increasingly diverse array of cultures and customs. While this accessible book will reward readers of all ages and experience it should be on the reading lists of student archaeologists and historians everywhere. Many of us have watched Time Team and various other TV archaeology shows; many of us have seen or heard of some of the sites discussed here (I was particularly pleased to find the Staffordshire Hoard featured), but how many of us have been able to keep up with the enormous strides that archaeological science has been making over recent decades?