The Land of Boudica

Modern Archaeology is showing Norfolk to be a distinct region of national and international significance. This book traces the story of this area from the Ice Age and the first appearance of people, to the end of Roman Britain. In particular it focuses on the many remarkable and exciting discoveries made across what is now Norfolk, often through the contribution of amateur enthusiasts. The remarkable and continuing pace of new finds, principally in the form of individual artefacts, as well as through the more conventional processes of aerial photography and fieldwork, has served to transform our understanding of the county's past in recent years. Norfolk's distinctive landscape provides a dramatic backdrop against which the achievements of the inhabitants are followed. Evidence is sought for the ancestors of Boudica, who responded to a series of changes and challenges, from very earliest prehistoric times through to the early historical period under the Romans. Many images previously never published before and many in full-colour. John Davies has been keeper of Archaeology at Norwich Castle Museum since 1997 and is now also Chief Curator for Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service. He has worked as an archaeologist in Norfolk since 1984. During the time he has been involved with the promotion of a positive liaison between professional and amateur archaeologist, in particular metal-detector users. He is a specialist in the coinage of Roman Britain and has published widely on the subject of coinage from British archaeological sites. His most recent interests include aspects of Iron Age East Anglia and Roman Norfolk.

ISBN 1905223331   Pages 251 ISBN13 9781905223336 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd   Weight (grammes) 340 Imprint Heritage Marketing & Publications Ltd   Published in King's Lynn Format Paperback   Height (mm) 248 Publication date 01 Dec 2008   Width (mm) 172 DEWEY 936.261   Spine width (mm) 10 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

		Map and main places cited in text
Pt. I		Waterland: Setting the Scene
Ch. 1		Norfolk: the land of Boudica		1
Ch. 2		The Norfolk landscape		13
Pt. II		The Early Development of Norfolk
Ch. 3		The age of ice 750,000 - 8000 BC		21
Ch. 4		The age of wood 8000 - 4300 BC		41
Ch. 5		The first farmers 4300 - 3200 DC		49
Ch. 6		Henge land 3200 - 1800 BC		59
Ch. 7		An empty land 1800 - 700 BC		71
Pt. III		The World of Boudica
Ch. 8		The rise of chiefdoms 700 - 80 BC		85
Ch. 9		The age of Boudica 100 BC - AD 61		107
Ch. 10		The Roman invasion and the end of Iron Age Norfolk		133
Pt. IV		The Romans in Norfolk
Ch. 11		The establishment of Roman Norfolk		145
Ch. 12		The towns		165
Ch. 13		Beyond the towns		187
Ch. 14		Late Roman Norfolk		207
		References		237
		Index		251

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