Archaeology in British Towns - From the Emperor Claudius to the Black Death (Hardcover)

Over the last twenty-five years, archaeology has revolutionized knowledge of the early history of towns in Britain. In "Archaeology in British Towns," Patrick Ottoway examines the crucial work of the urban archaeologist during this exciting period and considers a variety of long-term research programs which have revealed new information about towns and the lives of their inhabitants.
Ottoway recounts the story of Britain's first town, the Roman colony of Colchester, drawing from archaeological research conducted at such great historic centers as London and York, as well as at lesser known places such as Hull, Perth, and Aberdeen, examining the course of urban development in the Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Medieval periods. As a background to the discoveries themselves, the book looks at the increasingly sophisticated archaeological techniques. The work of the urban archaeologist is described in close detail, along with a thorough examination of the complex socialand economic institutions which form towns. Some of the problems of preserving the urban past are also considered, and Ottoway illustrates these difficulties with reference to recent cases in which the interests of archaeology and property development have clashed.
"Archaeology in British Towns" is of interest to those involved in archaeology, as well as to students of early social history.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	Patrick Ottaway
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-00068-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-00068-8
Barcode:	9780415000680

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