The birth of modern Britain
Subtitle: a journey through Britain's remarkable recent archaeology, 1550 to the present
By: Francis Pryor
Publisher: HarperPress
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780007299119
Subjects: History; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities; Archaeology
Description: Covering the whole of the post-medieval period, from 1550 to the present day, Francis Pryor provides a study of modern historical archaeology. He looks at topics as diverse as the birth of modern agriculture, the growth of towns and cities, and the development of roads, canals and railways.
Notes: Originally published: 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.