England : Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600

by Timothy Darvill; Jane Timby; Paul Stamper

• ISBN13: 9780192853264
• ISBN10: 0192853260
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-07
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

Travelling around England is in many senses a journey back in time. On all sides, and sometimes even under the road or footpath itself, there are fragments of the ancient past side by side with the clutter of the modern world. Medieval villages, castles, ancient churches, and Roman villas arecommonplace and take us back to the time of Christ. Far older, yet equally abundant, are the barrows, hillforts, stone circles, camps, standing stones, trackways, and other relics of prehistoric times that have survived for several thousand years.This Guide is all about these ancient remains: the prehistoric, Roman, and medieval sites which date from the time between the first appearance of people in what we now call England during the last Ice Age and the end of medieval times around 1600 AD.

Author Biography

Timothy Darvill is Professor of Archaeology in the School of Conservation Sciences at Bournemouth University. He has served as Chairman of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and a Member of the Council of the National Trust.Jane Timby is a freelance archaeological consultant specializing in later prehistoric, Roman, and Saxon pottery. Paul Stamper is an Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English Heritage.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Archaeology in England

Prehistory

Romano-British Times

After the Empire

Visiting archaeological sites

How to use this guide

Northumbria

Lake District and the North West

Yorkshire and the Humber Basin

East Midlands

The midlands Plain and Welsh Borders

East Anglia

The Chilterns and Northampton uplands

Cotswolds and upper Thames Valley

London

The Weald and Downlands of South-East England

Wessex and the West Country

The South - West Peninsular

Reference Section

Chronological Summary

Glossary of key terms, acronyms, and abbreviations

Suggestions for further reading

Museums and heritage interpretation centres

Useful addresses and internet sites

Sites listed by archaeological period

Sites listed by region

Alphabetical index of sites

General index

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