Archaeology
Aerial Archaeology in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 322 5 / Shire Archaeology 22 / 64 pp
Ancient Boats and Ships
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 645 5 / Shire Archaeology 31 / 72 pp
After an introduction to the topic of maritime archaeology and account of the way maritime archaeologists work, the author describes the building and use of rafts, boats and ships in north-west Europe up to about 1500. The evidence for early sea voyages and for navigation without instruments is also surveyed.
Architecture in Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 530 4 / Shire Archaeology 81 / 64 pp
The Roman period was Britain's great architectural age, though this is difficult to appreciate from the ruinous state of the sites that survive. This book looks at how in a few years Britain witnessed the design and erection of an astonishing range of buildings, from mundane and functional houses through to temples and civil engineering projects.
Aviation Archaeology in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 490 1 / Shire Archaeology 80 / 64 pp
During the Second World War, an average of five aircraft crashed every day in the British Isles. Their remains provide an opportunity for archaeological and historical study. This book is an introduction to the aircraft, the airfields, the documentary record and the memorials to the men and women who gave their lives in the air war.
British Fossils
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 686 8 / Shire Library 474 / 64 pp
Peter Doyle is a freelance palaeontologist and visiting professor at University College London who teaches palaeontology and geology at a number of universities. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and books, including The Key to Earth History and Understanding Fossils (both Wiley). He edits two geological magazines, Geology Today, and, for children, Rockwatch.
Cave Art
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 120 7 / Shire Archaeology 64 / 64 pp
When the painted cave of Altamira in northern Sapin was discovered in the late nineteenth century few believed that the decoration was the work of stone age man. This book describes the evidence of the way of life of the artists and how archaeologists pieced together the evidence of this remote period.
Celtic Coinage in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 325 6 / Shire Archaeology 72 / 56 pp
A general introduction to Celtic coinage in Britain. It analyses how and why the coins were made, and explains how the coins and the images they carry can reveal information on the political, economic and social life of the Celts.
Celtic Warriors
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 714 2 / Shire Archaeology 41 / 56 pp
This book examines the weapons and battle tactics of the Celtic tribes of Britain and Europe from the fifth to the first century BC using both documentary and archaeological evidence.
Deserted Villages
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 474 1 / Shire Archaeology 23 / 72 pp
Villages have been abandoned throughout history, and in every part of the British Isles. Some of them are former towns; others were only ever small hamlets. Many still await discovery. This book explains how villages have become deserted – often the result of disease and shrinking populations – and describes how the archaeologist recovers and interprets the evidence and shows how everyone can become involved in discovering and recording sites. Some good examples of sites worth visiting are included.
Trevor Rowley is Deputy Director of the Department for Continuing Education at Oxford University. He is a geographer by training and is an acknowledged national authority on landscape history and village studies. His books include Villages in the Landscape and Norman England. He has a special interest in Shropshire and the Welsh Marches, where he was born.
Discovering Archaeology in England and Wales
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 333 1 / Shire Discovering 46 / 128 pp
This book outlines the history of man from the earliest times to the Norman Conquest. It explains the basic terminology of archaeology, the methods used and the ways in which one can take part in excavations.
Discovering Medieval Houses
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 655 4 / Shire Discovering 297 / 176 pp
Presents a fresh approach to the development of houses between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries - from Norman to Tudor times.
Discovering Prehistoric England
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 507 6 / Shire Discovering 283 / 160 pp
Considers a range of prehistoric sites that span some 350,000 years from caves occupied in the palaeolithic period to the 'oppida' built immediately before the Roman conquest.
Discovering Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 452 9 / Shire Discovering 272 / 176 pp
Early Celtic Art in Britain and Ireland
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 613 4 / Shire Archaeology 38 / 80 pp
This book looks at Celtic art made by communities who lived in Britain and Ireland a thousand years and more before the creation of the Book of Kells or the Ardagh Chalice, the art which is more popularly known as 'Celtic'.
Hillforts of England and Wales
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 180 1 / Shire Archaeology 16 / 64 pp
Human Bones in Archaeology
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 412 3 / Shire Archaeology 46 / 64 pp
Irish Megalithic Tombs
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 598 4 / Shire Archaeology 63 / 72 pp
This is a summary of the research that has been carried out on 'megalithic' tombs such as Newgrange and Knowth in County Meath. The four main tomb types are described. Plans and photographs illustrate their main features together with a brief history of the tombs and there is also a glosy of the terms used.
Later Celtic Art
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 874 3 / Shire Archaeology 48 / 56 pp
Medicine and Healthcare in Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 664 6 / Shire Archaeology 87 / 72 pp
Covers individual medical care, public health and the relationship between religion and medicine in Roman Britain. This book examines the archaeological, epigraphic and literary evidence for health care in Roman Britain, set in the context of the Roman Empire.
Medieval Bridges
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 384 3 / Shire Archaeology 77 / 64 pp
Medieval Castles
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 546 5 / Shire Archaeology 83 / 64 pp
Medieval Roads and Tracks
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 390 4 / Shire Archaeology 26 / 64 pp
Medieval Town Plans
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 065 1 / Shire Archaeology 62 / 64 pp
Megalithic Tombs and Long Barrows in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 341 6 / Shire Archaeology 73 / 64 pp
Neolithic Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 353 9 / Shire Archaeology 75 / 72 pp
Post-medieval Pottery, 1650-1800
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 681 7 / Shire Archaeology 40 / 64 pp
Pottery in Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 469 7 / Shire Archaeology 79 / 80 pp
Roman archaeological sites in Britain produced huge quantities of pottery providing vast amounts of information about technology, trade, wealth, industry and lifestyle.
Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 614 1 / Shire Archaeology 32 / 72 pp
This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon.
Prehistoric Henges
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 123 8 / Shire Archaeology 66 / 64 pp
Stonehenge is just one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in the British Isles over four thousand years ago. Known as henges, they remain one of the mysteries of prehistoric Britain. Unlike stone circles, which are their counterparts in the west, henges have generally been ignored. With their overgrown banks and weathered ditches they attract few visitors. Yet discoveries have revealed fascinating glimpses of the beliefs of their builders. Excavations have unearthed grim evidence of forgotten rituals: a child’s sacrifice at Woodhenge; a human burial at the centre of Arbor Low; a woman’s skull at the entrance to Gorsey Bigbury; winter moonlight at Stonehenge. Such things hint at the power and importance that these huge enclosures once had. The effort needed to raise these spacious rings of earth or chalk, the careful planning of their entrances, the settings of stone or timber inside them and the avenues leading uphill from nearby rivers all make henges among the most exciting and intriguing of the ancient monuments of the British Isles.
Aubrey Burl was educated at the universities of London and Leicester, where he read archaeology. His book ‘Stone Circles of the British Isles’ (Yale University Press) is recognised as the standard work on the subject. Fieldwork has taken him to all parts of Britain, Ireland and Brittany to study and make survey of megalithic tombs and circles and rows of standing stones. Formerly Principal Lecturer in Prehistory at Hull College of Higher Education, he is now retired and lives in Birmingham.
Prehistoric Stone Circles
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 609 7 / Shire Archaeology 9 / 72 pp
This book explains the history and the facts known about them, and shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of the significance these gaunt, grey circles had to their builders.
Roman Artillery
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 575 5 / Shire Archaeology 86 / 80 pp
After examining the Greek origins of torsion-powered catapults, this book describes the machines used from the time of Cae onwards, their dominance in the warfare of the western world for over a thousand years, and their importance in the history of technology.
Roman Baths in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 157 3 / Shire Archaeology 69 / 64 pp
Roman Dress Accessories
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 567 0 / Shire Archaeology 85 / 56 pp
Provides an introduction to Roman dress accessories (non-precious metal jewellery). Using evidence from finds, this book examines production areas, distribution patterns and the locations of workshops. It also introduces the interpretation of dress accessories, with reference to the depiction of objects in Roman art.
Roman Forts in Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 533 5 / Shire Archaeology 37 / 64 pp
Roman Roads
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 689 9 / Shire Archaeology 90 / 72 pp
Roman Villas
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 600 4 / Shire Archaeology 11 / 64 pp
This volume describes the villa estate and how it was managed, its fields, equipment and outbuildings and looks at the interdependence of villas and towns and examines the rate of the villas and their estates when Roman rule ended. Throughout the book, examples are chosen from sites that can be seen today.
Romano-British Coin Hoards
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 532 8 / Shire Archaeology 82 / 72 pp
The best testament to Britain's participation in Graceo-Roman civilisation is its 'hidden' monuments: hoards of household valuables or decorations and also rich hoards of gold, silver and bronze coins. This book provides an introduction to Romano-British coin hoards and places major discoveries in the story of the Roman province's monetary system.
Romano-British Mosaics
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 891 0 / Shire Archaeology 25 / 72 pp
Siege Mines and Underground Warfare
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 547 2 / Shire Archaeology 84 / 64 pp
Textiles in Archaeology
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 931 3 / Shire Archaeology 56 / 72 pp
The Archaeology of Rabbit Warrens
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 616 5 / Shire Archaeology 88 / 72 pp
Rabbit farming was an important part of the rural economy from medieval times through to the early twentieth century. This book describes the main archaeological features of warrens, and discusses their date and function, the banks and walls used to contain the rabbits, the traps used to catch both them and their vermin predators, and more.
The Boudican Revolt Against Rome
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 618 9 / Shire Archaeology 74 / 64 pp
Tells the story of how the Romans coped with the most serious threat to their hold on Britain and explains the important contribution archaeology has made towards understanding the revolt.
The Gods of Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 85263 634 3 / Shire Archaeology 34 / 76 pp
This book looks at the religious beliefs of the people of the roman province of Britain and at the gods they worshipped.
Towns in Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 473 4 / Shire Archaeology 13 / 80 pp
Many of Britain's towns and cities originated in the Roman period, established as part of a systematic programme to urbanise the island. Why imperial Rome initiated this programme is the first of many topics examined in the third edition of this introduction to the towns of Roman Britain.
Villages in Roman Britain
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ISBN: 978 0 74780 411 6 / Shire Archaeology 49 / 64 pp
This book discusses the variety of village settlements in Roman Britain and includes origins, development, affluence and economic activity, as well as possible administrative and military roles.