Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain by Alice Roberts

Buried: An Alternative History of the First Millennium in Britain

Alice Roberts

462 pages first pub 2022 (view editions) user-added

nonfiction history science sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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For readers drawn to reflective, science-inflected history about how the dead teach us to live—mortality, memory, and evolving human identity. Ideal if you like measured pacing, rich archaeological detail, quietly lyrical prose, and the thrill of piecing fragmentary evidence into living emotion rather than sweeping narratives or battle-heavy chronicles.

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Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came next. From Roman cremations and graveside feasts, to deviant burials with heads rearranged, from richly furnished Anglo Saxon graves to...

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Moods

informative: 99%

reflective: 55%

inspiring: 18%

challenging: 17%

dark: 11%

mysterious: 9%

adventurous: 7%

emotional: 7%

sad: 3%

funny: 1%

hopeful: 1%


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27% of readers chose slow
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