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Unearthing London - The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis (Paperback)
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Unearthing London - The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis (Paperback)
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List price R453
Loot Price R380
Discovery Miles 3 800
You Save R73 (16%)
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Unearthing London reveals the almost-forgotten ritual landscape
which lies hidden beneath the streets of the modern capital. It is
the city nobody knows, a vast and intricate network of hilltop
shrines, tracks, sacred rivers, mounds, ditches, enclosures and
manmade hills, all well over 2000 years old. This prehistoric
landscape, moulded and shaped by early men and women, determined
the position of landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of
London and Westminster Abbey. However, it has not been completely
obliterated by the concrete and tarmac of the modern city, and
Simon Webb traces the forgotten history of the capital to explore
what remains of these early sites. He also examines the religious
beliefs and mythology of the pre-Roman area which became London and
looks at how the legends tie in with the various ancient features
of the city. The book also features a guide to walking the ritual
landscape today - routes that take in both twenty-first century
architecture and ancient mystery. Whether a lifelong Londoner or a
curious visitor, Unearthing London will reveal things you never
knew about the global city.
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