North Pennines from Prehistory to Present

Paul Frodsham, a Durham University graduate and Honorary Fellow, has worked as a professional archaeologist in northern England for 35 years, including a decade with the North Pennines AONB Partnership during which he set up the Altogether Archaeology project. He is now the group’s Archaeology Advisor. He has published numerous books and papers on various archaeological subjects, most recently co-editing Abstractions Based on Circles, a collection of papers on British prehistoric rock art in honour of Stan Beckensall, published by Archaeopress in 2022.  Martin Green was a GP in County Durham for many years. Prior to his medical career he worked for an archaeology unit and then in astronomy research (in which he has a D.Phil). As retirement approached, he returned to archaeology. He is the Fieldwork Co-ordinator for Altogether Archaeology and has recently published several reports (available on the Altogether Archaeology website) and articles on the archaeology of the North Pennines. Greg Finch had a career in business after his D.Phil in English economic history. He has written widely on the history of northern England and elsewhere. His most recent book is The Making of the Hexhamshire Landscape (2022). He is a longstanding member of the North Pennines National Landscape’s Historic Environment Working Group, a member of the Council of the Surtees Society and Treasurer of Altogether Archaeology.

• Foreword – Stewart AinsworthIntroductionChapter 1: Mesolithic: c.10,000–4000 BCChapter 2: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age: c.4000–1500 BCChapter 3: Late Bronze Age and Iron Age: c. 1500 BC–AD 410Chapter 4: Roman: c.AD 71–410Chapter 5: Early Medieval: 410–1066Chapter 6: Medieval: 1066–1540Chapter 7: Post-Medieval:1540–2000Chapter 8: Towards the FutureAppendix A: Radiocarbon DatingAppendix B: LidarAppendix C: LocationsReferencesIndex

‘[This volume] is an informed and illuminating tour though time and landscape, which offers so much more than … I was expecting. It is welcome to see this distinct area get its own dedicated archaeology book… I recommend the book – and I recommend visiting the area to see it for yourself.’ – Mark Brennand (2025): Current Archaeology 421