A review by alexrafinski
Ancestors: A prehistory of Britain in seven burials by Alice Roberts

informative slow-paced

4.25

This books looks at archeological evidence from the Neolithic, bronze and iron ages to try to draw conclusions about whether the neolithic populations was replaced by people from the continent, or whether it was instead ideas that spread to Britain.  The sections about historical excavations were particularly interesting and I also like the way that Alice Roberts made it clear that we shouldn't apply today's cultural views to what happened more than 2000 years ago.  The main disappointment was that (due to Covid), the project regarding ancient DNA that I think the book was initially hoping to cover, had to be put on hold.  But still an interesting read!