The birth of modern Britain

By Francis Pryor

Subjects: Antiquities, Excavations (Archaeology), Excavations (archaeology), great britain, Great britain, antiquities, History, Archaeology, Great britain, history, to 1485

Description: Covering the whole of the post-medieval period, from 1550 to the present day, Francis Pryor provides a study of modern historical archaeology. He looks at topics as diverse as the birth of modern agriculture, the growth of towns and cities, and the development of roads, canals and railways.