6th November 2005, 06:36 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by mercenary
I really liked Francis Pryors Britain AD. It makes sense of a lot of the inconsistencies with old school migration theories vs. continuity when applied to real archaeology.
Blimey - I knew that if I lived long enough I'd eventually find someone who likes it [:0]
Everyone else I know really panned it - said he should stick with prehistory where he has a bit of an idea what's going on}.
So, I've been put off reading it by all the bad reviews but might try it eventually as I found Britain BC and Seahenge were very readable and much of what he said seemed perfectly reasonable. Indeed, it was a bit like reading site reports from before the war, pleanty of prose and opinion (rather than interpretation) but flows really well