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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797390103321

Autore

Henson Donald

Titolo

Archaeology hotspot Great Britain : unearthing the past for armchair archaeologists / / Donald Henson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7591-2397-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

Archaeology Hotspots

Disciplina

941.009/09

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Great Britain

Historic sites - Great Britain

Archaeology - Great Britain

Great Britain Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical refererences and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2. LONG-SETTLED ISLANDS; Chapter 3. TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF HISTORY; Chapter 4. PREHISTORIC SITES AND FINDS; Chapter 5. HISTORIC SITES AND FINDS; Chapter 6. MAJOR PERSONALITIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY; Chapter 7. CONTROVERSIES AND SCANDALS; Chapter 8. CURRENT AND RECENT RESEARCH; EPILOGUE: Finding Out More; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>A fascinating review of archaeological Great </span><span>Britain</span><span>, covering the deep archaeology of this long-settled island-from early hominid remains through the modern world-as well as Great </span><span>Britain's</span><span> role in the larger archaeological realm.</span></span>