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81%OFFFrancis Pryor - The Birth Of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain´s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present - 9780007299126 - KHN0002509
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The Birth Of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain´s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present

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From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past

It might be thought that in the modern world, where documentary evidence abounds, there is no place for archaeology. But nothing could be further from the truth. Documentary records alone are not sufficient to provide a balanced view of Britain’s recent history. This is hardly surprising in the agricultural and industrial ‘revolutions’, when pioneers were too busy inventing to record what ... Read more

Covering the whole of the post-medieval period, from 1550 to the present day, Francis Pryor brings his customary wit and erudition to the study of modern historical archaeology, probably the fastest-growing branch of the subject. Ranging over topics as diverse as the birth of modern agriculture, the growth of towns and cities, and the development of roads, canals and railways, he brings to a gripping conclusion his illuminating journey into Britain’s archaeological past.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007299126
SKU
KHN0002509
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-4

About Francis Pryor
Francis Pryor has spent 30 years studying the prehistory of the Fens. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. From 1980 he turned his attention to pre-Roman religion. In 1982, while working in a drainage dyke at Flag Fen, on the outskirts of Peterborough, he discovered the waterlogged timbers of ... Read more

Reviews for The Birth Of Modern Britain: A Journey into Britain´s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
‘Hugely enjoyable…You will learn a lot from it – and one of the things is how much work has gone into unearthing all this stuff. You will certainly never look at the A5 in the same way again’ Daily Telegraph ‘No one person has previously attempted such a ... Read more

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