The Making of the British Landscape
How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today
$48.76
- Paperback
832 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2011
Summary
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141040592 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141040599 |
| Author: | Francis Pryor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 832 |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 589g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 37mm |
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Critics Review
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. * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
Under his gaze, the land starts to fill with tribes and clans wandering this way and that, leaving traces that can still be seen today… Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it – Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *
I guarantee you’ll enjoy it
* British Archaeology *Compelling, deeply rewarding and hugely impressive … pull on your boots and coat, go out into the open – Philip Marsden * Sunday Times *
A rollercoaster across a hundred centuries … Pryor clearly loves this country in the marrow of his bones – Adam Nicholson * Scotsman *
About The Author
Francis Pryor
Dr. Francis Pryor, former president of the Council for British Archaeology, 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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