From Hunter-Gatherers to Early Christians: The archaeology of ancient societies in the Llŷn peninsula

REVIEW BY KATE WADDINGTON This very readable book discusses the archaeology from a beautiful stretch of coastal north-west Wales: the Llŷn peninsula. As this volume demonstrates, it has produced a diverse range of well-preserved monuments that are of national importance. Despite the potential of this archaeological resource, the archaeology is not well-understood. There has been an attempt in recent years to address this problem through excavations at a handful of sites (for instance, Mynydd Rhiw axe-factory, Mellteyrn Uchaf enclosed settlement, and Dinas Dinlle and Meillionydd hillforts), but this fieldwork is only just beginning to scrape the surface, and the area remains largely negle