Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: British Prehistory; 2: Survival in the Mesolithic; 3: Farming the Land; 4: The Celtic Year; 5: Tools; 6: The Roundhouse; 7: Open Fire Cooking; 8: Dairy Foods; 9: Baking Bread; 10: The Clay Pot; 11: Using Hot Stones; 12: Feasting and Drinking; Epilogue-The Roman Invasion; Appendix 1: Native Plant Species; Appendix 2: Experimental Data; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author

Paul Elliott has a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology and has written books on military history, cults and secret societies. His previous books for Fonthill were Legions in Crisis and A Roman Soldier on Hadrian's Wall. He has also written several articles for Ancient Warfare magazine. For the past decade he has been active in historical reconstruction and even taught Roman drill and cookery to primary school children.