This illistrated guide, written by experts, offers up-to-date descriptions and plans of all the major and minor archaeological sites in England, dating from prehistoric times to the end of the middle ages. There is extensive background information on each site and on the general history and archaeology of England in these periods.

Written by three archaeologists, each a specialitst in on the the three periods covered by the Guide (prehistoric, Roman, medieval) 200 photographs, plans, and maps Includes well-known sites such as Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall, cities such as London and York which offer a wealth of archaeological remains, also smaller, lesser-know sites Introductory section providing background and context to the monuments Reference section providing definitions, further reading, and information about museum collections Previous titles in the Oxford Archaeological Guides series have sold well, particularly The Holy Land (20,000 copies in this edition) and Rome (12,000 copies)

Timothy Darvill is Professor of Archaeology in the School of Conservation Sciences at Bournemouth University. The author of over a dozen books, including Prehistoric Britain (Routledge, 1998) and Prehistoric Britain from the Air (CUP, 1996), he has served as Chairman of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and a Member of the Council of the National Trust. Jane Timby is a freelance arcaheological consultant specializing in later prehistoric, Roman, and Saxon pottery. She has published numerous articles and specialist studies and was the author of The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Empingham II, Rutland (Oxbow Books, 1996) and Excavations at Kingscote and Wycomb, Gloucestershire (Cotswold Archaeological Trust, 1998). Paul Stamper is an Inspector of Ancient Monuments for English Heritage, working in the west midlands. Formerly he was involved with the compilation of the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens in England. Before 1993 he was an editor with the Victoria County History of Shropshire. He has published widely on landscape history, and has served as Secretary of the Society for Medieval Archaeology.

Written by three archaeologists, each a specialitst in on the the three periods covered by the Guide (prehistoric, Roman, medieval) 200 photographs, plans, and maps Includes well-known sites such as Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall, cities such as London and York which offer a wealth of archaeological remains, also smaller, lesser-know sites Introductory section providing background and context to the monuments Reference section providing definitions, further reading, and information about museum collections Previous titles in the Oxford Archaeological Guides series have sold well, particularly The Holy Land (20,000 copies in this edition) and Rome (12,000 copies)