Prehistoric Britain
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in popular archaeology, Prehistoric Britain presents a sweeping survey of half a million years of British history, tracing the evolution of the land and its peoples from the earliest Stone Age hunters through to the Roman Conquest and its aftermath. Written with authority and clarity, the book chronicles the dramatic transformations of landscape, culture, and civilization that shaped the British Isles long before recorded history. The authors detail the lives of prehistoric communities — their tools, rituals, migrations, and monuments — drawing on the archaeological evidence available to paint a vivid portrait of an ancient world. A foundational text in British prehistory, it remains an accessible and illuminating introduction to the deep roots of British civilization.
Author: Jacquetta And Christopher Hawkes
Format: Paperback
Published: 1952, Pelican Books
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work in popular archaeology, Prehistoric Britain presents a sweeping survey of half a million years of British history, tracing the evolution of the land and its peoples from the earliest Stone Age hunters through to the Roman Conquest and its aftermath. Written with authority and clarity, the book chronicles the dramatic transformations of landscape, culture, and civilization that shaped the British Isles long before recorded history. The authors detail the lives of prehistoric communities — their tools, rituals, migrations, and monuments — drawing on the archaeological evidence available to paint a vivid portrait of an ancient world. A foundational text in British prehistory, it remains an accessible and illuminating introduction to the deep roots of British civilization.