Reviews for Repertoire Des Publications Secondaires Recues Par Les Differentes Bibliotheques De CEDOCAR Et De Ses Cooperants Ainsi Que Par Les Bibliotheques Associees

The average rating for Repertoire Des Publications Secondaires Recues Par Les Differentes Bibliotheques De CEDOCAR Et De Ses Cooperants Ainsi Que Par Les Bibliotheques Associees based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-11-03 00:00:00 Laura Scott I can’t help but notice that several other reviewers have commented that this book is heavy on the archaeology, and that it certainly is. I can confirm that there is a lot of discussion about flints, ditches, and earthworks. But it’s not as bad as you might think; I found it to be smooth read that I got through without trouble. On the plus side the author turns this into a narrative, which certainly holds the attention far better than plenty of dry textbooks on the subject, and opens the book up as accessible to the general public. On the other hand, this narrative frequently sends Francis Pryor off into personal anecdotes bearing no relation to the text. I don’t need to know the backstory behind every friendship you made on a field dig or that you were used to driving up a particular road every day in 1970. I didn’t feel the information was particularly revelatory, but it does pull together info from a variety of different sources in order to present an overview of prehistoric Britain, and thoroughly references those sources. Oh, and, the book is a little outdated, as it is still talking about how modern humans have no interbreeding with Neanderthals, when in fact we’ve known for some time that we do. Overall, competent, a little dull, a little outdated, not particularly exciting but a decent reference guide. 7 out of 10

Review # 2 was written on 2018-04-06 00:00:00 Jared Boyce Overview of prehistoric Britain with a view of how they lived, built, and died. Gets a bit technical (heavy on the archaeology) but does a fair job of building up a picture without drifting into elaborate fantasy, and tries not to impose modern attitudes and ideas on the past.