Beneath Our Feet: Everyday Discoveries Reshaping History
£30.00
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Detailing 50 archaeological treasures recently found by ordinary people which are reshaping our understanding of British history, ‘Beneath Our Feet’ acts as a celebration of the growing public involvement in archaeology. Armed with spades and maps, detectorists, mudlarks, and fieldwalkers scour the earth’s surface in search of the past. What they uncover may seem unremarkable at first - shards of pottery, worn coins, fragments of jewellery, yet each piece holds a story. From these remnants emerge glimpses of how our ancestors lived: how they traded, ate, played, fought and how they died. With forewards by Mackenzie Crook and Alice Roberts.
Dimensions
26cm (10in) x 18cm (7in)
Features
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Detailing 50 archaeological treasures recently found by ordinary people which are reshaping our understanding of British history, ‘Beneath Our Feet’ acts as a celebration of the growing public involvement in archaeology. Armed with spades and maps, detectorists, mudlarks, and fieldwalkers scour the earth’s surface in search of the past. What they uncover may seem unremarkable at first - shards of pottery, worn coins, fragments of jewellery, yet each piece holds a story. From these remnants emerge glimpses of how our ancestors lived: how they traded, ate, played, fought and how they died. With forewards by Mackenzie Crook and Alice Roberts.
Insights
Michael Lewis is Head of Portable Antiquities & Treasure at the British Museum – managing both the Portable Antiquities Scheme and overseeing the administration of the Treasure Act – and Visiting Professor in Archaeology at the University of Reading. His is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Art Scholars. He has a particular interest in small finds of the medieval period. Ian Richardson is the Senior Treasure Registrar at the PAS/BM. Mackenzie Crook is the writer, director and star of the BAFTA-winning television series ‘Detectorists’.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson / The British Museum
- Hard cover
- Colour photography
- Number of pages: 272
- ISBN: 9780500027523
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