The Making of the British Landscape

How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. Packed with over 250 maps and photographs, compellingly written and argued, this highly acclaimed book will permanently change the way you see your surroundings.

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Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-07
Mått:129 x 197 x 37 mm
Vikt:589 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:832
Förlag:Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:9780141040592

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Former president of the Council for British Archaeology, Dr Francis Pryor has spent thirty years studying the prehistory of the Fens. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. He appears frequently on TV's Time Team and is the author of Seahenge, as well as Britain BC and Britain AD, both of which he adapted and presented as Channel 4 series.

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Pryor is that rare combination of a first-rate working archaeologist and a good writer, with the priceless ability of being able to explain complex ideas clearly. This is popular archaeology at its best.