Aerial atlas of ancient Britain / David R. Abram ; foreword by Alice Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abram, David, author.

Contributor:

Roberts, Alice, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Great Britain--Aerial photographs.

Antiquities, Prehistoric.

Historic sites--Great Britain--Aerial photographs.

Historic sites.

Antiquities, Prehistoric--Great Britain.

Historic sites--Great Britain.

Great Britain--Aerial photographs.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Aerial photographs.

Physical Description:

272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, 2022.

Summary:

This breathtaking collection of aerial images reveals ancient monuments from all around the British Isles, as they have never been seen before: Neolithic enclosures, cairns and stone circles; Bronze Age villages, farmsteads, tombs and burial mounds; and Iron Age hillforts, all photographed in spectacular bird's-eye-view detail.00hotographs taken directly above the sites, often at dawn, allow uniquely informative views, showing not only how ancient monuments fit into the surrounding landscape, but also how they define or respond to the area's natural character. Stone cairns and circles evoke lost rituals and religious ceremonies; Iron Age ramparts hint at former strongholds; and tangible geographical clues reveal the scars of real or mythical battles. The oldest site in the collection was created nearly 6,000 years ago; the most recent originated shortly before the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43.00his is an inspiring way to discover the beauty and history of the British landscape, revealing the visible traces of our ancestors, from such famous monuments as Stonehenge to little-known gems that have never before been seen from the air.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic

Neolithic Britain

The Copper and Bronze Ages

Iron Age Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0500024162

9780500024164

OCLC:

1293651281