The Handbook of British Archaeology

'Unsurpassed' * Nicola Powell, The Archaeologist, 2005 * [It] saw me through my first degree, and accompanied me on many excavations. I still use it today, especially in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate and extra-mural students . . . essential reading. * Lynne Bevan, the Archaeologist, 2000 * This excellent book has justifiably become one of the must-have manuals of British archaeology ... long may it continue * Minerva *

Roy and Lesley Adkins, and Victoria Leitch (Author) Roy and Lesley Adkins began their working career as field archaeologists at the new city of Milton Keynes in the mid-seventies. Their work then took them to south London before they set up an archaeological consultancy in the West Country. They first published The Handbook of British Archaeology as postgraduates in 1982 and have published many archaeology and history titles since. They are also the authors of bestselling general titles, the most recent of which are The War for All the Oceans, Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battle and Jack Tar: Life in Nelson's Navy. Victoria Leitch gained a degree in History at the University of London and then spent several years working as an illustrated-book editor. She subsequently returned to academia and completed an MPhil in Anglo-Saxon and Romano-British Archaeology at Oxford University, where she is now studying for a doctorate, specializing in Roman North African ceramics. She has taken part in many excavations and has studied the pottery on a number of important sites, including Benghazi and Jarma in Libya, Lamta in Tunisia, and Pompeii, Cuma and Metaponto in Italy. Roy & Lesley Adkins (Author) Roy and Lesley Adkins are husband-and-wife historians and archaeologists. They live in Devon and are Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Fellows of the Royal Historical Society and Members of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. They are bestselling authors of books on history and archaeology, including Jack Tar, Trafalgar and The Keys of Egypt, which have been translated so far into seventeen languages. Eavesdropping on Jane Austen's England is their latest book and available now in paperback. Their website is www.adkinshistory.com and their blog is http://blog.adkinshistory.com/. Roy and Lesley are available for interviews and talks.