Prehistory of Britain and Ireland

Highlights the achievements of prehistoric people in Britain and Ireland over a 5,000 year period.

Sommario

1. The offshore islands; 2. A new beginning; 3. North, South, East, and West; 4. A world elsewhere; 5. Ploughshares into swords; 6. The ending of prehistory.

Info autore

Richard Bradley is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Archaeology, University of Reading. A Fellow of the British Academy and Honorary Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, he is the author of The Use and Reuse of Stone Circles (2016) and The Idea of Order (2012) among many other publications.

Riassunto

This book brings together the results of fieldwork and academic research to highlight the achievements of prehistoric people who lived in these islands between their settlement by the first farmers and Julius Caesar's invasions of southeast England. It emphasises landscapes and monuments that can be visited today.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Bradley, Richard (University of Reading) Bradley, Richard (University of Southampton) Bradley
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781108412476
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41247-6
• Pagine: 388
• Serie: Cambridge World Archaeology (P; Cambridge World Archaeology; Cambridge World Archaeology (P
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Archaeology by period / region, Prehistoric archaeology