Early Britain

by Jacquetta Hawkes

Light wear to the covers. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Genres: History

48 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Jacquetta Hawkes OBE FBA (5 August 1910 – 18 March 1996) was an English archaeologist and writer. She was the first woman to study the Archaeology & Anthropology degree course at the University of Cambridge. A specialist in prehistoric archaeology, she excavated Neanderthal remains at the Palaeolithic site of Mount Carmel with Yusra and Dorothy Garrod. She was a representative for the UK at UNESCO, and was curator of the "People of Britain" pavilion at the Festival of Britain.

Her second husband was J.B. Priestley.

Reviews

[Dr Susan Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacquetta always brought heart and sole into her writing and she knew a thing or two about the prehistoric sites of the British isles. My first one I visited was the iconic horse seen on the cover of this short introduction. The Britain in Pictures series is one I've been collecting since I was in my 20s - still lots more to find!