Curiosities of British Archaeology'...an archaeological anthology, and a very pleasant bedside book it is for both professional archaeologists and interested members of the general public ...' Times Literary Supplement 'Here is wit, love, patience, respect, and scholarship, lightly done up in penny parcels. A dipper's book to be sure, and praise be for that.' The Guardian |
Contents
Archaeology in the Open Air or Antiquary on Tour | 2 |
Treasure for Pleasure or Antiquary with a Spade | 3 |
Antiquary in Church | 4 |
Copyright | |
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2ND BAR Abbey ancient antiquarian Antiquities Archaeological Society ashes Barrow Barrow Diggers beautiful Bishop bones brass Britain British Museum BRYAN FAUSSETT building burial buried Camden Canterbury Castle Cathedral century CHARLES ROACH SMITH church cist Clayton Village coins collector curious digging discovery Dorset earth Edward England excavation extract FAUSSETT feet flint forgeries Gentleman's Magazine gold Goodwin Sands Gothic grave ground hand hath hill History Horace Walpole inches inscription JOHN Kent Kentish kind King labourers ladies live London look Lord memory miles Monkes Monuments mound Noviomagian O. G. S. CRAWFORD parish pavement perhaps Persons pieces relics remains REVD ring Roman RONALD JESSUP rosted ruins sand Saxon side skeleton skull Society of Antiquaries stone sword things thought tomb tower town treasure tumuli Urnes village walls Walpole Walsingam WILLIAM CAMDEN WILLIAM STUKELEY workmen