Prehistoric Britain from the Air: A Study of Space, Time and Society (Cambridge Air Surveys) - Hardcover

Darvill, Timothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521551323 ISBN 13: 9780521551328

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book provides a bird's-eye look at the monumental achievements of Britain's earliest inhabitants. Britain had been occupied by prehistoric communities for over half a million years before the Roman Conquest. During this time many changes were wrought in the landscape, some of them so indelibly scored that they are still visible today. The unique bird's-eye perspective offered by the aerial camera brings to life many of the familiar sites and monuments that prehistoric communities built, and exposes to view many thousands of sites that simply cannot be seen at ground level because they have become buried or levelled by centuries of ploughing and cultivation. In this book, Timothy Darvill introduces the ways in which aerial photographs reveal traces of the prehistoric past, illustrating and describing a wide selection of archaeological sites and landscapes, and, for the first time, applying social archaeology to the field of aerial photography.

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Review:

'Timothy Darvill demonstrates the value of aerial photography in social archaeology throughout, and the candid style of the text thoroughly complements the visual impact of the images ... anyone with an interest in the prehistory of Britain will marvel at this wonderful collection of photographs and ideas.' 3rd Stone

Book Description:

Prehistoric Britain from the Air provides a bird's-eye look at the monumental achievements of Britain's earliest inhabitants. Arranged thematically, the book illustrates and describes a wide selection of archaeological sites and landscapes dating from between 500,000 years ago and the Roman Conquest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0521551323
• ISBN 13: 9780521551328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 305