Hello all. I'd like to know how many of you have purchased TT books, and which one(s) you would recommend. This may include any publication by members or guests of the Team. Perhaps a rating system, say....1 to 5 ?
Personally, I have the following:
- What Happened When: Wonderful book, very readable, with great pics. 5/5
- Guide to the Archelogical Sites of Britain and Ireland: Something you can pick up and re-read many times, makes a nice coffee table book. 5/5
- Timechester: something of a layman's guide to basic archedology and how a site changes over time. 3/5
- Britain B.C (F. Pryor). For hard core fans, a little dry in spots, but full of fascinating bits. 4/5
Have ordered: Britain A.D., Mick's Archeology, Recreating the Past, and Roman Britain, by Guy de la Bedoyere. ..............................................
I have Mick's Archaeology which, as a layperson, I did find very interesting but it might be a bit simplistic for those of more relevant experience or education! I'd give it 4/5 for someone of my level of knowledge.
I acquired Behind the Scenes at Time Team for £4.75 at a local charity shop last week but am yet to get started on it!
Hello Jenni, thanks for the reply. I had ordered Behind the Scenes from Amazon over a year ago...they kept writing to say it would be another few months, till finally they cancelled the order as they were unabled to obtain a copy! This has happened to me twice, the other book being A Time Team Companion. As I live in Canada, it is nearly impossible to find anything about TT anywhere
My copy of Guy de la Bedoyere's book, Roman Britain, was delivered last night, just cracked it open this morning: seems to be well illustrated and easy to read.
Well, seems people are reading this post, but not many TT books! Just received two more from Amazon: Recreating the Past - the art work of Victor Ambrus, and Mick Aston's Archeology.
While I am constantly impressed with Victor's work on the program, I was a little disappointed with the book. The text throughout is peppered with reference numbers to the art work, but many times it seems difficult to find the appropriate picture: it may be on the nextg page, sometimes one picture is referred to twice or more within the text, having to go back and forth to keep things straight.
Mick's book is very readable. Starts out with his 'early years', then moves on chronologically. Haven't read much past his university days yet, so I cannot comment more than that, just yet!
Surely someone else has a few Time Team books they would like to talk about ?
I have got / read all the TT books. My favourites are: Timechester, Alternative History of Britain, aercheological sites and Victor's books. My least favourite is the first one (Behind the scenes) and Tony's Archeology is Rubbish - although I did enjoy his Worst Jobs in History.
I have all the TT books. Some aren't really worth the money they cost (unless you get an online auction bargain or charity shop buy), but I found the best one to be: The Time Team Guide to the Archaeological Sites of Britain and Ireland. Most interesting...
