Thoughts to Share with a Wonderful Daughter
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Thoughts to Share with a Wonderful Daughter by Blue Mountain Arts
Enigmatic and mysterious are the two words most often applied to the earthworks known as the dykes, built somewhere after the end of the Roman period in Britain. They are the only substantial monuments built during the dark Ages and the largest of the dykes are comparable to Hadrian's Wall or the canals of the eighteenth century in scale. This is the first book on the archaeology of the dykes as a whole. Recent fieldwork has expanded our knowledge of the dykes as well as showing many are not post-Roman but prehistoric in date. Arguments about the origins and purpose of the dykes have raged since antiquarians first described them but they have been neglected in recent studies of the Dark Ages. Our understanding of the landscape in which the dykes were built has radically altered over the last fifty years due to advances in archaeological techniques and methods, yet much of this information has not previously been applied to studies of the dykes. This book discusses how the dykes could have functioned and possible reasons why they were built as well as the development of ideas about the dykes. A survey and catalogue of all the known post-Roman dykes is included.
Wayant, Patricia: - PATRICIA WAYANT is Editorial Director of Blue Mountain Press. She is the editor of more than six books including: Always Believe In Yourself And Your Dreams; Love And Wishes For You, Daughter; The Joys And Challenges Of Motherhood; The Language Of Recovery... And Living Life One Day At A Time; Think Positive Thoughts Every Day; and You're Just Like A Sister To Me.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780883964910 |
| ISBN 10 | 0883964910 |
| Title | Thoughts to Share with a Wonderful Daughter |
| Author | Blue Mountain Arts |
| Series | Language Of Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Blue Mountain Press Inc |
| Year published | 1999-05-31 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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