Britain's Secret Treasures Synopsis
For hundreds of thousands of years our ancestors have walked these isles burying, dropping and throwing away their belongings, and now these treaures lie waiting for us, keeping their secrets until we uncover them once more. Every year, hundreds of vaulable artefacts are discovered by ordinary members of the British public. Here in Britain's Secret Treasures, which accompanies the ITV series, the British Museum chooses eighty of the most fascinating finds ever reported and Mary-Ann Ochota shares with us the moving histories that bring each piece to life. There is also a detailed chapter showing you how you can get involved in archaeology too. From hoards of Roman gold and Bronze Age drinking vessels to tiny Viking spindle whorls and weapons from dozens of wars, all manner of treausres are described here. Some help prove that our ancestors were alive over half a million years ago, some saw their modern-day finders receive a generous reward, all provide an insight into the wodnerful, dynamic, colourful history of our nation.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780755365739 |
| Publication date: |
26th September 2013 |
| Author: |
Mary-Ann Ochota |
| Publisher: |
Headline Book Publishing an imprint of Headline Publishing Group |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
304 pages |
| Primary Genre |
History
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About Mary-Ann Ochota
Broadcaster and author Mary-Ann Ochota is a familiar face on TV archaeology programmes, including the cult show Time Team, History Channel’s Ancient Impossible, BBC2’s Britain Afloat, and currently, the Smithsonian Channel hit Mystic Britain, in which she explores strange chapters of British history with co-presenter Clive Anderson.
Mary-Ann’s most recent book, Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape, reveals the features you can spot in the countryside around you – from Bronze Age burial mounds to turnpiked toll roads, and the hidden histories of footpaths, pubs and portal dolmens. It was shortlisted for Current Archaeology’s Book of the Year Award, and was selected by historian Tom Holland as a New Statesman Book of the Year. Her new book, Secret Britain: Unearthing Our Mysterious Past, which reveals more than seventy astonishing finds, sites and burials from across the country, is out this Autumn.
Mary-Ann also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines on outdoor adventures, anthropology and archaeology, gives guided walks and performs archaeological storytelling using real artefacts to inspire tales of the ancestors. Mary-Ann is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a hillwalking ambassador for the British Mountaineering Council and she holds an MA from Cambridge University in Archaeology and Anthropology.
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