Wessex

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^^.-.L-.^i. I . : I-' I P>l I IllWilJI g I
Ancient Peoples and Places
I
general editor: dr glyn daniel
ABOUT THIS Who were the builders of Stonehenge? What were they BOOK How did they hve? The author answers these
questions from the results of the most recent archaeological investigations into British pre-history. Wessex acted for a very long time as a seed — or hot-bed, receiving the full impact of Continental and foreign stimuli, that have in the sequel shaped in no small measure the course of British history. The emergence and growth of the character of the rural population with their strongly marked conservatism, stubbornness, commonsense and love of freedom can be discerned in this book, and it is on such characters that much of British history rests.
72 photographs 17 line drawings 5 maps
TI>e author found time over more than twenty-five years for a brilliant series of excavations on Salisbury Plain. In this book he has summarii^ed the main outlines of W^essex... Tovább

Fülszöveg

^^.-.L-.^i. I . : I-' I P>l I IllWilJI g I
Ancient Peoples and Places
I
general editor: dr glyn daniel
ABOUT THIS Who were the builders of Stonehenge? What were they BOOK How did they hve? The author answers these
questions from the results of the most recent archaeological investigations into British pre-history. Wessex acted for a very long time as a seed — or hot-bed, receiving the full impact of Continental and foreign stimuli, that have in the sequel shaped in no small measure the course of British history. The emergence and growth of the character of the rural population with their strongly marked conservatism, stubbornness, commonsense and love of freedom can be discerned in this book, and it is on such characters that much of British history rests.
72 photographs 17 line drawings 5 maps
TI>e author found time over more than twenty-five years for a brilliant series of excavations on Salisbury Plain. In this book he has summarii^ed the main outlines of W^essex pre-history. For his part in enlarging our understanding of this region he will not be forgotten. the antiquaries journal
ABOUT THIS Each volume in the Ancient Peoples and Places series is by SERIES ^ recognised authority and is designed to meet the requirements of both the student and the general reader by presenting up-to-date archaeological information in clear and readable form. All are illustrated with numerous high quality gravure plates, drawings, maps and charts. Under the direction of Dr. Glyn Daniel the series has become world famous, and separate editions are published in America, France, Germany, Holland, Italy Scandinavia and Spain.
An enlightened series which builds a bridge between the specialist in prehistory and the omnivorous middlebrow reader who cares about his origins.
cyril connolly—the sunday times
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