Prehistoric Britain from the Air

Air photography is one of the most imporant techniques available for locating and recording archaeological sites ‐ though only appropriate for certain types of site and in certain soil conditions. Many sites which appear confusing. or even invisible, from the ground will appear clearly from the air. The Cambridge University Committee for aerial photography has assembled and curated since 1949 a collection of over 400,000 original plates and this is the third in a series of books featuring, mainly. photographs from this collection, all of a high standard.

Any book of archaeological air photographs naturally invites comparison with the classic...