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rogerb's review
4.0
I can't recall why I bought this, and procrastinated it for a long time - needlessly as I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a long book and while it does have some pictures, there's no conversation.
He does a lovely job (for me) of talking about the role and place of archaeology, and about England. the thesis is that "Ages" and other compartmentalisations of history are almost certainly wrong, and that patterns are very long and longitudinal.
I think I leaned a lot, but it's not facts, rather attitudes and ideas. Very good.
He does a lovely job (for me) of talking about the role and place of archaeology, and about England. the thesis is that "Ages" and other compartmentalisations of history are almost certainly wrong, and that patterns are very long and longitudinal.
I think I leaned a lot, but it's not facts, rather attitudes and ideas. Very good.
depleti's review
4.0
This took a while to finish, but it was still really interesting and explained so perfectly why I'm so enamored with archaeology. It also included some thoughtful commentary about how we delineate "epochs" and "ages" and how none of that really means anything. The writing was a bit all over the place and confused me sometimes, which is why it's not a perfect score, but someone with a clearer head or better focus might not get so confused, haha. Anyone who would love to learn more about archaeology should read this book. If the title wasn't a giveaway, it is focused almost solely on British history, but the ideas are universal.
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