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The History of Britain and Ireland
A major new history, to bring to life the people, places, and events of the past in these islands, down through half a million years, in one illustrated volume. Previous ed.: published as The young Oxford history of Britain & Ireland. 1996.
The Middle Ages
Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of the Middle Ages.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Rome
This volume provides a descriptive survey of ancient Romans and the antiquarian era of the Roman Empire. Presented alphabetically, it features more than 200 informative entries showcasing everyday life in Roman cities and country sides (as well as specific subjects ranging from farming, trade, leisure, and religion, to language, technology, and war.) Key vocabulary words appear in bold, and high quality color photos of places, artwork, and artifacts appear on every page. Informative captions and quotes from ancient literature also appear throughout the text. The back of the book contains a chronological listing of emperors and an index.
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the direction of future advances in the field. Written by thirty-six archaeologists and historians from all over the world, it covers a wide range of themes and debates, including biographical accounts of key figures, scientific techniques and archaeological fieldwork practices, institutional contexts, and the effects of religion, nationalism, and colonialism on the development of archaeology.
Secret Cities
Describes cities, covering a time span of 8000 years, which have been excavated or restored, and speculates on the civilization of each as evidenced by what remains.
The Young Oxford History of Britain & Ireland
This is a history of Britain and Ireland for young people, illustrated in colour and black and white, including contemporary documents, paintings and photographs, artefacts and archaeological sites. It is designed to bring to life the people, places and events of Britain and Ireland's history in one comprehensive and authoritative volume.
Presenting the Romans
Explores the issues and the use of best practice interpretation principles in bringing the Roman world to life for visitors and educational users. Issues in the public presentation and interpretation of the archaeology of Hadrian's Wall and other frontiers of the Roman Empire are explored and addressed here. A central theme is the need for interpretation to be people-focussed, and for visitors to be engaged through narratives and approaches which help them connect with figures in the past: daily life, relationships, craft skills, communications, resonances with modern frontiers and modern issues allprovide means of helping an audience to connect, delivering a greater understanding, better vi...
Archaeology and Education
The study of archaeology is fundamental to our understanding of the development of the humans, the creation of societies and connections between cultures across time and space. Archaeology has been introduced into the curricula for all ages of students, usually within the history curriculum, whether a curriculum defined by the state or through common practice in schools, colleges and universities. In recent years it has been shown that archaeology can be part of most curriculum subjects in schools and, perhaps most importantly, can help in the new citizen currcula. This book will be a comprehensive guide to the ways in which it can be used to further an understanding of the work of archaeolo...
Pinning Down the Past
"In a relatively short period of time the pursuit of archaeology has evolved from an antiquarian interest to a specialised scientific activity. Part of this evolution has always included the interest of the public and archaeologists' efforts to educate them. As each new method and technique is developed, and each new specialism is created, the challenge of making archaeology available as a learning resource grows with it. Today, for example, the issues which surround archaeology and heritage, such as the pressures of tourism on sites, now form part of many formal educational curricula. This book, the first to deal with the subject in such depth, examines the place of education and outreach w...
