Archaeologies of the British

<p>Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia the international range of contributors in <em>Archaeology of the British </em>examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales regional England Canada Australia South Africa Cyprus and Sri Lanka. </p><p>Informed by developments in historical archaeology and by postcolonial scholarship the case-studies in this volume look at the colonists themselves. The evidence draws upon includes vernacular architecture landscapes and objects of everyday life.</p><p><em>Archaeologies of the British</em> makes it clear that Britishness has never been a fixed entity and that material culture can challenge historical and contemporary understandings of Britishness.</p>