"Prehistoric Cumbria" is the first book to consider the development of Cumbria from the end of the last ice age until the arrival of the Romans. It discusses what life was like in the past in Cumbria, considering aspects of daily life and death, how food was obtained, trade, ritual, and belief. Using the latest archaeological information this book details for the first time what daily life was like for men and women, children, and older people. This perspective sheds new light on how we think about the familiar stone circles and axes. Cumbria was an important location and the story of how...