A guide to the prehistoric and Roman monuments in England and Wales

by Jacquetta Hawkes

Genres: Archaeology, Nonfiction

319 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1951

About the author

Jacquetta Hawkes OBE FBA (5 August 1910 – 18 March 1996) was an English archaeologist and writer. She was the first woman to study the Archaeology & Anthropology degree course at the University of Cambridge. A specialist in prehistoric archaeology, she excavated Neanderthal remains at the Palaeolithic site of Mount Carmel with Yusra and Dorothy Garrod. She was a representative for the UK at UNESCO, and was curator of the "People of Britain" pavilion at the Festival of Britain.

Her second husband was J.B. Priestley.

Reviews

[B.W. Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A guidebook, as the title says, covering the various standing stones, hill forts and barrow mounds of England and Wales.
In fact it has been really good value for me for forty years now, the monuments haven't changed much.

[Mark Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb book. I bought it whilst at university and have used it throughout my life when visiting archaeological sites.

[Dr Susan Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A splendid and authorative review of prehistoric sites up to the time written. I enjoy Jacquetta Hawkes’s style as she understands the geological underpinning of landscape and history