The distinguished archaeologist looks at 15 'scenes' in Britain over the last million years, to understand the changing daily routines of people and their impact on the landscape.
Explores the growth of Greek medicine from the early references in Homer to the flowering its Hippocrates and subsequent influence on the Islamic world and early modern Europe.
A magnificent account of how the Vikings saw themselves, including also the Viking diaspora, from Finland to Uzbekistan, and also the role of slavery in Viking life and trade that was glosse... read more
A zesty account of archaeological wizardry, from Champollion's decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.
Not only the art of Rome itself but of its provinces, including Syria, Egypt, Algeria, Greece and the British Isles, showing how Roman art both drew on and influenced the wider ancient world... read more