The expanse of time covered by Caradoc Peters in "The Archaeology of Cornwall" is almost unimaginable. His story of Cornwall begins more than half a million years ago and, astonishingly, he leaves us at the end of his text in the modern age. It is a magisterial sweep through complex interweaving narratives: somehow Caradoc draws out his themes to present us with a coherent and gripping story. In a discipline - archaeology - that can be regarded as a little dry and academic, the author has created a living picture of the changing social history of Cornwall, as depicted in the wealth of artefacts and structures that have been found and studied over the ages. Nick Johnson, County Archaeologist, refers in his introduction to the amount of documentation that has accompanied an accelerating programme of archaeological investigation in Cornwall and says that Caradoc '...has managed to read, and create from these sources a new and engaging story that binds together long held and durable narratives with new and challenging interpretations'.
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"This book is a must for anyone who is interested in the history of
Cornwall - from its earliest times to the recent past. It brings to life
the social structures and the living patterns of the different periods of
history, and shows how modern archaeology learns about the past from
frag¬ments found in the soil and the sea.
Archaeology and archaeological methods have changed a great deal over the
past two decades. The scope has broadened to include maritime archaeology -
very impor¬tant in an area like Cornwall where the lives of the people have
always been closely linked to the sea. Material evidence, such as the
artefacts our ancestors left behind, is still central, but the
interpretation of the past is based on other evidence as well evidence such
as history, anthro¬pology and geology.
One of the themes in the book is the ever-changing interpretation of
history - can we be objective in our interpretations of history or are our
views coloured by the perspective of the times we live in? The author also
challenges some popular beliefs and legends. Did the Phoenicians trade with
the Cornish? Read the book and find out what the evidence tells us. You may
be surprised!
A bonus for those who would like to follow up on what they have read is the
inclusion of a gazetteer, complete with grid references and instructions
for getting to many of the sites mentioned in the book.
This is not the type of dry academic book we often associate with subjects
like archaeology, but is very readable and incredibly enjoyable. It is
extensively illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, sketches and
informative maps. A recommended read!"
"This book is a must for anyone who is interested in the history of
Cornwall - from its earliest times to the recent past. It brings to life
the social structures and the living patterns of the different periods of
history, and shows how modern archaeology learns about the past from
frag¬ments found in the soil and the sea.
Archaeology and archaeological methods have changed a great deal over the
past two decades. The scope has broadened to include maritime archaeology -
very impor¬tant in an area like Cornwall where the lives of the people have
always been closely linked to the sea. Material evidence, such as the
artefacts our ancestors left behind, is still central, but the
interpretation of the past is based on other evidence as well evidence such
as history, anthro¬pology and geology.
One of the themes in the book is the ever-changing interpretation of
history - can we be objective in our interpretations of history or are our
views coloured by the perspective of the times we live in? The author also
challenges some popular beliefs and legends. Did the Phoenicians trade with
the Cornish? Read the book and find out what the evidence tells us. You may
be surprised!
A bonus for those who would like to follow up on what they have read is the
inclusion of a gazetteer, complete with grid references and instructions
for getting to many of the sites mentioned in the book.
This is not the type of dry academic book we often associate with subjects
like archaeology, but is very readable and incredibly enjoyable. It is
extensively illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, sketches and
informative maps. A recommended read!"
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Excellent up-to-date and intelligent overview of the archaeology of Cornwall. I don't know of anything around that can compete with it. I like this author's thinking. A very well illustrated and very readable book. After I bought and read the first one I bought two more for members of my family who are archaeologists. I suppose my only complaint is that he covers several thousand years in only 240 pages. He is such a readable writer that I would have liked the book to have been several thousand pages long.
If you are interested in Cornwall I consider this book a must-have.
If you are interested in Cornwall I consider this book a must-have.
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