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Homo britannicus

Best Archaeological Book 2008

In Homo britannicus Chris Stringer explores the latest evidence and scientific techniques to reveal the incredible truth about the first Britons. When did people first arrive? What did Britain look like then? How did people survive? And how do we know this?

ISBN: 0713997958

Author: Chris Stringer

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Homo britannicus

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The incredible story of human life in Britain, shortlisted for the Royal Society Prizes for Science Books, Homo britannicus is the first popular account of Britain’s full human history.

It is not just an incredible, surprising story of our ancestors’ battle for survival, it is a gripping detective story and an unprecedented investigative collaboration.
Chris Stringer is Research Leader of Human Origins at the Natural History Museum.

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Reviews

‘This is a beautiful book on a fascinating subject, written by the world authority. What more could one ask’

- Richard Dawkins

A superlative achievement Homo Britannicus is pure stimulation from beginning to end.

- Bill Bryson

Product information

Format: hardback
Publication date: 05 Oct 2006
Pages: 320
Height (mm) 234
Width (mm) 153