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Avebury: The Biography of a Landscape
Joshua Pollard
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Description for Avebury: The Biography of a Landscape
Paperback. Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in Europe. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HB; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 768.
Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in Europe. Incorporating extensive research and fieldwork from the last ten years, this is the only book to explore the landscape context of Avebury over six millennia. There is of course a full description and interpretation of the impressive Neolithic monuments within the immediate area (including the Avebury henge itself), but the authors range far wider in both space and time. Extending from early prehistory, through the Roman occupation, to the Anglo-Saxon and ... Read more
Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in Europe. Incorporating extensive research and fieldwork from the last ten years, this is the only book to explore the landscape context of Avebury over six millennia. There is of course a full description and interpretation of the impressive Neolithic monuments within the immediate area (including the Avebury henge itself), but the authors range far wider in both space and time. Extending from early prehistory, through the Roman occupation, to the Anglo-Saxon and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752419572
SKU
V9780752419572
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About Joshua Pollard
Joshua Pollard, Reader in Archaeology at the University of Bristol, has been involved in the excavation and publication of major Neolithic sites around Avebury, including the Beckhampton Avenue (rediscovered in 1999). Andrew Reynolds, Reader in Medieval Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, had directed research excavation and fieldwork in the Avebury region since 1991, concentration on the post-Roman, Anglo-Saxon ... Read more
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