1st Edition

The Origins of Britain

By Lloyd Laing Copyright 1980
210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

The Origins of Britain (1980) follows the path of man’s occupation of Britain from the scattered pockets of habitation in the earliest Palaeolithic period through to his growing domination of the landscape and his capacity to mould his environment evident in the late Bronze Age. Among the many subjects which the book discusses in detail are the extent of knowledge of astronomy and mathematics... Read more

1. The Antiquaries – the Discovery of Britain before History  2. The Explorers – Man Challenges the Environment (Palaeolithic and Mesolithic)  3. The Revolutionaries – Man Tames the Environment (Neolithic)  4. The Thinkers – the First Steps to Civilization (Copper and Bronze Ages)

Biography

Lloyd and Jennifer Laing