Andy B's Prehistoric Archaeology Book Reviews
REVIEWS
Astronomy in Prehistoric Britain and Ireland -
Clive Ruggles Hardcover - 288 pages (June 1999) YaleVery readable and in-depth guide to archaeoastronomy in the British Isles Read my review |
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| Programming the Perl DBI - Alligator Descartes,
Tim Bunce Paperback - 350 pages February 2000 O'Reilly & Associates Bestselling guide to creating database-driven web sites like Alligator's own. Review to follow soon... |
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| Scotland's Hidden History Ian Armit in association with Historic Scotland Published 1999, 112 illus. Hardback A profusely illustrated introduction to Scotland's spectacular archaeology. Read my review |
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| Stonehenge and Timber Circles - Alex Gibson
2000, 160pp 126illus. Paperback A pioneering work, introducing the reader to prehistoric timber circles and their influence on Stonehenge. Read my review |
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| Sue Aston – Sacred Landscapes CD, Genius Loci Music 1999 16 varied tracks of solo violin in various styles Read my review |
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| Circles of Stone - Max Milligan, Aubrey Burl Hardcover - 224 pages October 1999 Harvill Press The beginnings of the circles of stone in Britain and Ireland, their development and gradual end are all explored in this guide, which combines the amazing photography of Max Milligan with Burl's expert text. Read my review My interview with Max Milligan, photographer with a painter's eye. |
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| Unravelling the landscape: an inquisitive approach
to archaeology - Mark Bowden (ed.) in association with the RCHME (now English Heritage) 240pp 122 illus. (22 col.) Paperback The book shows how a range of surveying techniques can be applied to recording, analysis and research. Read my review |
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| The Early Barrow Diggers – Barry M Marsden 176pp 100 illus. (25col.) Hardback From the early eighteenth century squires and parsons indulged in the field sport of Barrow digging, plundering the graves of their prehistoric ancestors in search of decorative relics. But Barry Marsden also highlights the careers and methods of the more enlightened diggers, from William Stukeley in the 1720s to the painstaking work of Lt. General Pitt Rivers in the 1980s. Read my review |
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| Secrets of the Avebury stones: Britain's greatest
Megalithic temple - Terence Meaden 224pp, pbk, Souvenir Press, July 1999 An engaging argument for carved heads at Avebury and Stonehenge. As seen on BBC News. Read my review |
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 Great Stone
Circles - Aubrey BurlHardcover - 224 pages March 1999 (now released at last!) Yale University Press All the best known sites, analysed with Dr Burl's in-depth knowledge. Superb. Read my review |
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| The Kilmartin Sessions, The
sounds of ancient Scotland - Kilmartin House Trust CD Read my review |
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