30th July 2008, 12:25 PM
Bloody hell, no wonder there's confusion on the matter. . .
'Great Britain' describes England, Scotland and Wales, and the 'British Isles' describes Great Britain, Ireland, and the 6,000 or so smaller islands included in the group.
However, when dealing with the archaeology of the palaeolithic, shouldn't the territory be expanded to include Doggerland and, by logical extension, Holland and mainland Europe?
'Great Britain' describes England, Scotland and Wales, and the 'British Isles' describes Great Britain, Ireland, and the 6,000 or so smaller islands included in the group.
However, when dealing with the archaeology of the palaeolithic, shouldn't the territory be expanded to include Doggerland and, by logical extension, Holland and mainland Europe?