Buried

An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain

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Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to the first Christian burial grounds in Wales, Buried provides an alternative history of the first millennium in Britain. As she did with her pre-history of Britain in Ancestors, Professor Alice Roberts combines archaeological finds with cutting-edge DNA research and written history to shed fresh light on how people lived: by examining the stories of the dead.

Alice RobertsAlice RobertsSimon & Schuster Audio UK

Ancient

Archaeology

Customs & Traditions

Europe

Great Britain

Religious Studies

Rome

Social Sciences

Tradition

England

Thought-Provoking

Ancient Archaeology Customs & Traditions Europe Great Britain Religious Studies Rome Social Sciences Tradition England Thought-Provoking

Critic reviews

'Buried is a tender, fascinating act of listening –– of listening to the tales the dead have to tell us about the landscapes we share with them, the histories we have constructed around them, and the futures we imagine for ourselves. Lucid and illuminating, Alice Roberts here opens new perspectives on to first-millennium Britain, from the appearance of churchyards in the sixth century, to Romano-British 'decapitation' burial practices. I learned so much from this book, and hearing my description of Alice's excavations and investigations, my nine-year-old confirmed absolutely his ambition to become an aDNA (ancient DNA) scientist when he grows up.' (Robert Macfarlane)

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Usually when a new Alice Roberts book comes out it’s an instant buy and listen . Just so happens to be a new James Bond book at the same time :) Nothing wrong with being ….. number 2
Only listened to introduction but I can tell it’s going to be another absolute treasure . 007 out of 7