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BRITONS BRITONS Christopher Allen Snyder This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of interest in British culture and myth over the cent… OL13606297W
Britain Begins Britain Begins Barry W. Cunliffe The last Ice Age, which came to an end about 12,000 years ago, swept the bands of hunter gatherers from the face of the land that was to become Britain and Ireland, but as the ice sheets retreated an… OL16807005W
Before the pyramids Before the pyramids Knight, Christopher Presents information on the authors' theory that an advanced civilization existed prior to the building of the Egyptian pyramids and that the plan of the pyramids is based on the earlier henges of No… OL17728663W
Bog bodies Bog bodies Buell, Janet. Focuses on the discovery of Lindow Man in England in 1984 while also discussing other bog bodies and the information they reveal about themselves, their manner of death, and the civilizations in whic… OL1838303W
The complete King Arthur The complete King Arthur Matthews, John "A comprehensive examination of the historical and mythological evidence for every major theory about King Arthur"-- OL20052743W
The birth of modern Britain The birth of modern Britain Francis Pryor 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 agr… OL21413898W
Stonehenge Stonehenge Cynthia Kennedy Henzel Introduces Stonehenge, describes how it was constructed, and discusses current and past restoration and preservation plans. OL23266149W
King Arthur's Wars King Arthur's Wars Jim Storr King Arthur's Wars describes one of the biggest archaeological finds of our times; yet there is nothing new to see. There are secrets hidden in plain sight. We speak English today because the Anglo-S… OL24683089W
Celtic Britain and Ireland, AD 200-800 Celtic Britain and Ireland, AD 200-800 Jennifer Laing,Lloyd Laing,Lloyd Robert Laing The term "Dark Ages" was coined to describe a period which was seen as a period of anarchy and violence, following the collapse of civilization. Recent discoveries by archaeologists and historians ha… OL2918453W
King Arthur in fact and legend King Arthur in fact and legend Geoffrey Ashe Traces the development of the Arthurian legend comparing it with the facts of King Arthur's life as they have been reconstructed from historical records and archaeological finds. OL4096177W
The Roman house in Britain The Roman house in Britain Dominic Perring "Authoritative and original, this volume is the fruit of more than twenty years of research. Drawing on recent archaeological work, and setting this information in the context of classical scholarshi… OL6069845W
Farming in the iron age Farming in the iron age Peter J. Reynolds An account of farming, building, and daily life during the Iron Age in Britain based on experimental archaeological reconstructions. OL6812903W
Pilgrim souvenirs and secular badges Pilgrim souvenirs and secular badges Brian Spencer x, 349p. : 26cm OL7107916W
Deserted Medieval Villages Deserted Medieval Villages Maurice Beresford xx, 340 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 26 cm OL9223910W
Ancient Britain Ancient Britain James Dyer This book is for anyone starting out to understand the prehistoric life of Britain from the first human occupation 450,000 years ago, until the Roman conquest in AD 43.James Dyer here succeeds in bri… OL922635W