Series: Shire Archaeology Series

Describes the development of farming in prehistoric Britain, from wildscape to fully developed Iron Age agriculture and stock rearing. Results from Butser Ancient Farm Project are incorporated as well as archaeological evidence.

The book looks at how Britain during the Roman period witnessed the design and erection of an astonishing range of buildings, from mundane and functional houses through to temples and ambitious civil engineering projects. Some of Britain's Roman architects were innovators. The book includes chapters on the arrival of Roman architecture; techniques and materials; military defences and buildings; public buildings; temples shrines and tombs; houses and villas; bridges, waterworks, and lighthouses. It also includes reconstruction drawings and paintings by the author, a glossary, a and list of museums and sites.

Considers some of the best examples and explores some aspects of their complex development. Chapters treat cross-decorated stones, cross-slabs of Scotland and the Isle of Man, sculptured crosses of Wales and Cornwall, and High Crosses of Iona and Ireland.

Concise introduction, dealing with hardware, software, data, and the use of computers in various archaeological situations.

Metalwork and manuscripts of 5th to 12th century from sources in Late Roman and La Tène art through the golden age of Late Celtic art to the Viking period and beyond to 11th/12th century. Techniques available to the craftsmen are also considered.

Covers the period from about 500 000 to 10 000 years BP, describing the flora and fauna, earliest immigrants (Westbury sub Mendip, Boxgrove), the Hoxnian interglacial, advanced hunters, and Ice Age extinctions.