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This beautifully illustrated book highlights the vital work of the Portable Antiquities Scheme in documenting finds made by members of the public, and celebrates the remarkable artefacts and insights that have been brought to light through the cooperation of archaeologists and amateurs. Its contents offer a dazzling display of the fruits of this collaboration, showcasing more than 50 discoveries spanning prehistory to the present day, from world-famous finds to more obscure but no-less illuminating artefacts. Arranged by historical period, every entry examines what these finds add to our understanding of the past, but the process of their discovery also forms a key part of each story, emphasising how the finder and local Finds Liaison Officer worked together. The passion of both parties is palpable, not least in an extract from an email sent by an FLO after the first pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard emerged in 2009. It begins, simply, ‘WOW!!!!!!’.
Beneath Our Feet: Everyday discoveries reshaping history
Michael Lewis and Ian Richardson
Thames & Hudson, £30
ISBN 978-0500027523
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Archaeological Excavations at Holme Hall Quarry, South Yorkshire
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Archaeopress, £40
ISBN 978-1803279251
The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland (2nd edition)
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Routledge, £31.99
ISBN 978-1032437903
Landscape Stability and the Formation of Social Memory in Prehistoric Britain
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BAR Publishing, £45
ISBN 978-1407361772
Archaeological Excavations at Little Paxton Quarry, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire
James Fairclough and Rob Atkins
Archaeopress, £38
ISBN 978-1803278315
A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects
Sally Coulthard
Harper Collins, £10.99
ISBN 978-0008559458
Close to the Edge: Excavations of Five Cornish Coastal Barrows
Andy M Jones
Archaeopress, £40
ISBN 978-1803278155
Iron Age Mortuary Practices in Southern England 550 BC to AD 70
Andrew W Lamb
BAR Publishing, £65
ISBN 978-1407361758
