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Myth and History
Stephen James Yeates
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Description for Myth and History
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Our recent understanding of British history has been slowly unravelling thanks to new techniques such as DNA analysis, new archaeological data and reassessment of the literary evidence. There are considerable problems in understanding the early history of Britain; sources for the centuries from the first Roman invasion to 1000 AD are few and contradictory, the archaeological record complex and there is little collaboration or agreement between archaeologists, Roman and Anglo-Saxon historians. A common assumption concerning the development of the English language and, therefore British history, is that there was an invasion from northern Europe in the 5th century, ... Read more
Our recent understanding of British history has been slowly unravelling thanks to new techniques such as DNA analysis, new archaeological data and reassessment of the literary evidence. There are considerable problems in understanding the early history of Britain; sources for the centuries from the first Roman invasion to 1000 AD are few and contradictory, the archaeological record complex and there is little collaboration or agreement between archaeologists, Roman and Anglo-Saxon historians. A common assumption concerning the development of the English language and, therefore British history, is that there was an invasion from northern Europe in the 5th century, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842174784
SKU
V9781842174784
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99-3
Reviews for Myth and History
I agree that the long term history of Britain and its populations is the context within which the fifth-sixth centuries AD needs to be considered. I also agree that the discussion of this period has always been subject to a variety of bias.
Antiquity Antiquity Dit alles zorgt ervoor dat dit boek een zeer compleet en aan te raden ... Read more
Antiquity Antiquity Dit alles zorgt ervoor dat dit boek een zeer compleet en aan te raden ... Read more