num_pages: 544
description: Francis Pryor's radical re-examination of Britain and Ireland before the coming of the Romans, based on compelling new evidence recently uncovered by aerial photography, coastal erosion and advanced scientific techniques, reveals a much more sophisticated life among the Ancient Britons than has previously been supposed.It bounds along, wonderfully enlivened by Pryor's earthy enthusiasm. If you want to be introduced painlessly to the fascinating debates surrounding our British past, then Britain BC is the book for you - Barry Cunliffe, New ScientistFrancis Pryor is a modern field archaeologist with a reputation second to none. He has written a book as successful and exciting as its ambition is huge...lucid and engaging  - Alan Garner, The TimesSplendid...a remarkable, imaginative and persuasive account of those other Britons before that [Roman] enslavement: its enthusiastic and confident approach deserves to be very influential - Christopher Chippendale, Times Literary Supplement
language: English
title: Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
titlecomplete: Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
genres: Anthropology, Ireland, British Literature, Science, Archaeology, Nonfiction, Ancient History, Prehistory, Anglo Saxon, History
ratings_count: 735
places: Ireland, Britain
series: Britain
publisher: Harper Perennial