Digging Up Britain: Ten Discoveries, a Million Years of History

An award-winning archaeologist and journalist chronicles England’s history—as told through the country’s recent archaeological discoveries.

Digging Up Britain traces the history of Britain through key discoveries and excavations. With British archaeologist Mike Pitts as a guide, this book covers the most exciting excavations of the past ten years, gathers firsthand stories from the people who dug up the remains, and follows the latest revelations as one twist leads to another.

Britain, a hist...