The Seekers
Unearthing the Lost Neolithic People of Britain and Ireland
Will be published approx. on 3. June 2027
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-78396-830-5 (ISBN)
Description
A once-in-a-generation retelling of Neolithic Britain and its lost people: a new story of ourselves.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78396-830-5 (9781783968305)
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JIM LEARY is an archaeologist and award-winning Senior Lecturer at the University of York, specialising in Neolithic monuments and landscapes. He has directed significant excavations across Britain, including Silbury Hill, the largest Neolithic monument in Europe, and Marden Henge, a vast monument between Avebury and Stonehenge. In 2015, Jim was a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker finalist. He was formerly a prehistorian with English Heritage and Field Archaeologist in Residence at the University of Cambridge. Jim's most recent trade book was the very well-received Footmarks. A Journey into Our Restless Past. Jim lives in York and is active on social media @Jim_Leary.