Grave-mounds and Their Contents

Grave-mounds and Their Contents - A Manual of Archæology, as Exemplified in the Burials of the Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxon Periods

The object of the following work is, I apprehend, so obvious as to render an introduction scarcely needful. It may be well, however, to remark, that it is the only work of its kind which has ever been issued, and that therefore, taking a stand of its own, and following no other either in plan or treatment of its subject, it is hoped that it will command the attention of antiquaries and of all who are interested in the history and the manners and habits of our early forefathers. It has long appeared to me that a general rsum of the almost endless store of knowledge presented by the very varied relics of the grave-mounds of the three great divisions of our historythe Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxonkept distinct from the histories of those peoples, and from extraneous matters, and treating them more in a general than in an ethnological manner, could not fail to be a useful addition to our archological literature, and would prove of great value and convenience to the general reader, as well as to the antiquary and the historian. Thus it is that I have been induced to prepare the present volume. xxiv I have treated my subject in a popular manner, divesting it of technicalities, of theories, and of discursive matter, and have endeavoured, as far as space would permit, to give, simply and clearly, as correct an insight as possible into the modes of burial adopted in early times in our own country, and into the various remains of different races which an examination of their grave-mounds discloses. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 52906
Author: Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Release Date: Aug 29, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English