Visiting the Past: A Guide to Britain's Archaeology

Archaeology is for everyone, and is all around us. This revised and updated guide provides an easy-to-read, fully illustrated introduction to Britain's national and local archaeology sites, from the earliest days of human habitation to the world wars. It encourages visitors to explore and discover the features left behind by different eras, and to spot archaeology in unexpected places.

Format: Paperback / softback
Publication date: 25 May 2023
Publisher: The History Press Ltd

Archaeology is not just for academics and television presenters; it is for everyone. It is all around us. Get your boots on and explore Britain's national and local archaeology sites for yourself with this revised and updated, easy-to-read, fully illustrated guide. Follow our island's history in this step-by-step introduction. Discover what life was like from the earliest days of human habitation to the world wars. Then get out to visit the best sites and see what features each era left behind for us to find—and find out how to spot archaeology for yourself in the most surprising places. Be warned: you may never look at an empty field, a stone monument, or an old building in the same way again!

Archaeology is not just for academics and television presenters; it is for everyone. It is all around us. Get your boots on and explore Britain's national and local archaeology sites for yourself with this revised and updated, easy-to-read, fully illustrated guide. Follow our island's history in this step-by-step introduction. Discover what life was like from the earliest days of human habitation to the world wars. Then get out to visit the best sites and see what features each era left behind for us to find—and find out how to spot archaeology for yourself in the most surprising places. Be warned: you may never look at an empty field, a stone monument, or an old building in the same way again!

Weight: 492g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781803992730
Edition number: New ed