Time's Anvil

England, Archaeology and the Imagination

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Richard Morris

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History thrives on stories. TIME'S ANVIL explores archaeology's influence on what such stories say, how they are told, who tells them and how we listen. In a dazzlingly wide-ranging exploration, Richard Morris casts fresh light on three quarters of a million years of history in the place we now think of as England. Drawing upon genres that are usually pursued in isolation - like biography, poetry, or physics - he finds potent links between things we might imagine to be unrelated. His subjects range from humanity's roots to the destruction of the wildwood, from the first farmers to industrialization, and from Tudor drama to 20th-century conflict. Each topic sits at a different point along the continuum between epoch and the fleeting moment. In part, this is a history of archaeology; in part, too, it is a personal account of the author's history in archaeology. But mainly it is about how the past is read, and about what we bring to the reading as well as what we find. The result is a book that defies categorisation, but one which will by turns surprise, enthral and provoke anyone who cares for England, who we are and where we have come from.

Author Biography:

Born in 1947 Richard Morris grew up in Birmingham and studied English at Oxford. He began his career in archaeology as a member of the team excavating under York Minster in 1971. In the 1990s he was director of the Council of British Archaeology, where he helped to launch the popular magazine BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY. He has taught at the universities of York, Leeds and Huddersfield. He is a Frend Medallist of the Society of Antiquaries of London. In 2003 was appointed OBE for services to archaeology. His interests in churches, settlement, historical topography, cultural history and aviation are reflected in many essays, articles and books. He lives in Yorkshire.

Release date Australia

November 7th, 2013

Author

Richard Morris

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

480

Dimensions

132x198x36

ISBN-13

9781780222448

Product ID

19000968

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