Digging up Britain

'Highly readable and hugely enjoyable ... Pitts writes authoritatively throughout' - British Museum Magazine 'Makes it clear that archaeology is as much about the present as it is the past; we have much to learn from our distant ancestors who have helped shape our individual and national identity' - Jeremy Deller, Turner Prize-winning artist and creator of 'Sacrilege' 'Lucid and informative ... conveys both the thrill of discovery and the painstaking, puzzling interpretation work that follows it. ... If you've ever wondered how we know so much about who we used to be, this is the book for you' - Greg Jenner, historian and bestselling author of 'A Million Years In A Day' 'If you thought there was something a bit dusty about archaeology, think again' - This England 'Astounding' - Britain 'Expertly informed and beautifully written, Digging Up Britain is a compelling, sometimes teasing archaeological Odyssey back through the diversity, complexity and sheer strangeness of lives lived by Britain's past inhabitants' - Carenza Lewis, archaeologist and Professor of Public Understanding of Research at the University of Lincoln 'Many books claim to detail Britain's ancient past, but few are as absorbing, entertaining and subversively informative as this one ... a well-argued and beautifully illustrated book' - BBC History 'This book covers the most exciting excavations of the past ten years ... these discoveries illuminate a diverse array of cultures and customs to be found in the country' - Timeless Travels 'The popular archaeology book we have been waiting for ... Pitts has presented readers with a vision of a modern discipline, engaged and relevant politically, socially, intellectually and economically' - British Archaeology 'Shows how the deep past of habitation on this island is not necessarily of one progressive evolution, but a series of repeated journeys, pulsing with intermittent frequency down the millennia' - Times Literary Supplement 'By taking us backwards in time, Digging Up Britain has the quality of really good science fiction' - Tom Holland