The Making of the British Landscape: How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today
Author(s): Francis Pryor
From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. Packed with over 250 maps and photographs, compellingly written and argued, this highly acclaimed book will permanently change the way you see your surroundings.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.59
- : 01 March 2011
- : 198mm X 129mm X 36mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 July 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Francis Pryor
- : Paperback
- : 711
- : 911.41
- : 832
- : 250 photos and maps
- : 250 photos and maps
More About The Product
Former president of the Council for British Archaeology, Dr Francis Pryor has spent thirty years studying the prehistory of the Fens. He has excavated sites as diverse as Bronze Age farms, field systems and entire Iron Age villages. He appears frequently on TV's Time Team and is the author of Seahenge, as well as Britain BC and Britain AD, both of which he adapted and presented as Channel 4 series.