Fully illustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images. Author a regarded authority on the prehistoric archaeology of this area. In this fascinating new book Dr Jan Harding, Senior Lecturer in Later Prehistory at Newcastle University, traces the archaeological heritage of Yorkshire through its many phases of human occupation. This exploration of Yorkshire's past takes the reader on a journey of understanding, from the county's very earliest inhabitants, through to Neolithic and Bronze Age monument builders, and arriving at the historic period. The book also incorporates the very latest in our understanding of archaeological remnants of this area, through up to date research and the author's interpretation of the latest findings.