Ancient Britain for Modern Folk
A Field Guide to Mounds, Megaliths and More
Published on 6. June 2025
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-914314-91-9 (ISBN)
Description
A pocket-sized field guide to the compelling histories and mysteries of 100 ancient sites across Britain.
In this increasingly globalized, modernized, interconnected world, what can we learn from the first temples and burial sites built by our ancestors? This handbook brings some of the muddier, forgotten aspects of our shared history to life, offering a compelling insight into the origins of British cultural identity and a reminder of our deep-rooted connection to the earth.
In this increasingly globalized, modernized, interconnected world, what can we learn from the first temples and burial sites built by our ancestors? This handbook brings some of the muddier, forgotten aspects of our shared history to life, offering a compelling insight into the origins of British cultural identity and a reminder of our deep-rooted connection to the earth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 160 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-914314-91-9 (9781914314919)
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Tom Howells is the author of An Opinionated Guide to Weird London and An Opinionated Guide to Wine London. He’s happiest when wandering the Neolithic barrows and stones of the Isle of Wight, and once got locked in Carisbrooke Castle.