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The Anglo-Saxons (Penguin History) by James Campbell Synopsis This survey, an introduction to the history of Anglo-Saxon England looks at political history, and religious, cultural, social, legal and economic themes are woven in. Throughout the book the authors make use of original sources such as chronicles... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Hengeworld by Mike Pitts Publisher Comments By the author of the highly acclaimed Fairweather Eden, and Joint winner of the British Archaeology Press Award. As famous as it is mysterious, Stonehenge lies at the heart of a lost civilization that spanned five centuries, a civilization that now lies... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hadrian's Wall by Derry Brabbs Synopsis Set within the spectacular scenery of northern England, Hadrians Wall was once the most heavily fortified border of the Roman Empire. Featuring stunning color photographs, this book covers not only the full length of Hadrian's Wall from the Solway Firth... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany by Aubrey Burl Synopsis A guidebook that deals with the stone circles of Britain and Ireland and with the cromlechs and megalithic "horseshoes" of Brittany.... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Search of Ancient Ireland by Carmel Mccaffrey Synopsis This text traces the history, archaeology and legends of ancient Ireland from 9000BC, when nomadic hunter-gatherers appeared in Ireland at the end of the last Ice Age, to 1167 AD, when a Norman invasion brought the country under control of the English... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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Exploring Newgrange by Liam Macuistin Synopsis Older that the Egyptian pyramids, older than Stonehenge, the tomb at Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, is one of the oldest structures in the world. For 5,000 years it has housed the remains of a formidable Stone Age people, sheltering the spirits of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Mining in a Medieval Landscape: The Royal Silver Mines of the Tamar Valley by Steve Rippon Publisher Comments Mining in a Medieval Landscape explores the history and archaeology of the late medieval royal silver mines at Bere Ferrers in Devons Tamar Valley and examines their significance for mining history as a whole. Comparing their impact on the landscape with... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $24.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland by Clive Ruggles Synopsis Do prehistoric stone monuments in Britain and Ireland incorporate deliberate astronomical alignments, and if so, what is their purpose and meaning? This work provides an account of megalithic astronomy debates and examines prehistoric man's concern with... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $42.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Fairweather Eden: Life Half a Million Years Ago as Revealed by the Excavations at Boxgrove by Michael Pitts Publisher Comments In 1993 archaeologist Mark Roberts and his team found a human shinbone that turned out to be 500,000 years old -- and thus marked the discovery of Europe's oldest known man. Fairweather Eden is the story, through the eyes of those involved, of over ten... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Life & Death of Druid Prince by Anne Ross Synopsis This thrilling human drama and spellbinding scientific discovery--the most sensational archaeological find of the decade--unlocks the mysteries of the Druid past. "Mesmerizing . . . a tour de force of scientific sleuthing".--Chicago Tribune.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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What Life Was Like Among Druids and High Kings: Celtic Ireland, Ad 400-1200 by Time Life Publisher Comments Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Quest for Arthur's Britain by Geoffrey Ashe Publisher Comments The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. But is it something more than myth? Solid facts have emerged through the recent work of archaeologists. This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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English Ruins by Jeremy Musson Synopsis The English landscape is steeped in ruins. Markers of the nations rich and often turbulent history, ruins represent not only the passing of time but also the constant presence of the past. In English Ruins, renowned architectural historian Jeremy Musson... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $41.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Story of Silbury Hill by Jim Leary Publisher Comments Written by two experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury: from an early recognition of its importance to antiquarian... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $18.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Be Your Own Landscape Detective Investigating Where You Are by Richard Muir Publisher Comments Landscape history uses clues in the everyday landscape - buildings, roads, fields, hedges - together with maps and documents to find out how the landscape was organised in the past and how it developed into the modern day. Reconstruction of the past is... (read more) Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Peoples and Places #103: Celtic Britain by Charles Thomas Publisher Comments This is the period that this work seeks to illuminate. In this turbulent period, how much continuity can be discerned with Roman Britain? What are the links with Britain today? Charles Thomas pieces together the facts behind the accretions of myth. He... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Tomb of the Eagles by John W. Hedges Publisher Comments Isbister in the Orkneys is one of those extraordinary archaeological sites where the remains of Neolithic man and his works have been so well preserved that they give us an amazingly clear picture of the life and people of 5000 years ago. In Tomb of the... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Secrets of the Avebury Stones: Britain's Greatest Megalithic Temple by Terence Meaden Publisher Comments Avebury, less than 20 miles from its more famous neighbor, Stonehenge, is rich in symbols linked to pre-Christian Goddess religions. This book reveals the wonders of the site, the largest and most complex prehistoric monument in Britain, through a... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Scotland's first settlers by Carol Wickham Jones Publisher Comments The nomads first arrived in Scotland some 9,000 years ago during the Stone Age, and their hunting and gathering way of life persisted for at least four millennia. A combination of archaeological, environmental, and geomorphological evidence reveals vital... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Archaeology of Britain by Tom Quinn Publisher Comments Takes the reader on a journey around Britain, detailing the most important of this ancient land's historic remains. From excavations of everyday life found in forgotten highways and Roman villas to areas of spiritual significance, such as stone circles... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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