London Under Ground: the archaeology of a city

by Ian Haynes (Editor), Lesley Hannigan (Editor)

London's archaeology is as complex and varied as the city is today. These seventeen papers survey twenty-five years of London archaeology in the city and its environs from prehistory to 1800.
Introduction ( H Sheldon and I Haynes ); Towards the development of a settled landscape in London c.4000-1200 BC ( J Cotton ); Changing approaches to the first milolennium ( N Merriman ); The Roman city ( M Hassall ); Art in Roman London ( M Henig ); Religion ( I Haynes ); Evidence from Roman London's cemeteries ( B Barber and J Hall ); Roman Southwark ( H Sheldon ); Roads, roadside settlements and their countryside ( D G Bird ); Early and middle Saxon archaeology ( R Cowie ); Late Saxon and Norman London ( J Clark ); Buildings and defences 1200-1600 ( J Schofield ); Medieval pottery ( A Vince ); Tudor and Stuart playhouses ( S Blatherwick ); Morturay archaeology to 1800 ( V Harding ); Environmental archaeology ( J Sidell ); Archaeology of London, 1973-1997 ( R Cowie and R Densem ).

Table of Contents

Introduction ( H Sheldon and I Haynes )
Towards the development of a settled landscape in London c.4000-1200 BC ( J Cotton )
Changing approaches to the first milolennium ( N Merriman )
The Roman city ( M Hassall )
Art in Roman London ( M Henig )|Religion ( I Haynes )
Evidence from Roman London's cemeteries ( B Barber and J Hall )
Roman Southwark ( H Sheldon )
Roads, roadside settlements and their countryside ( D G Bird )
Early and middle Saxon archaeology ( R Cowie )
Late Saxon and Norman London ( J Clark )
Buildings and defences 1200-1600 ( J Schofield )
Medieval pottery ( A Vince )
Tudor and Stuart playhouses ( S Blatherwick )
Morturay archaeology to 1800 ( V Harding )
Environmental archaeology ( J Sidell )
Archaeology of London, 1973-1997 ( R Cowie and R Densem )

336 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2000