The distinctive languages, art, and mythologies of the ancient Celts give archaeologists with an enduring quest in Northern Europe.

Identifies the various types of animal powered machines, the jobs they performed and how they evolved with the onset of the industrial revolution.

In the first major work on the subject for over 30 years, Nancy Edwards provides a critical survey of the archaeological evidence, introducing material from many recently discovered sites as well as reassessing the importance of earlier excavations.

The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, and from pebble tools to GPS. Its efforts to reconstruct and understand the past do not fail to fascinate us. Paul Bahn explores the importance of archaeology in this entertaining introduction.