Excavation Near Wijnaldum

This book concentrates on the excavations of a terp (raised settlement)in Northern Holland in the province of Friesland. Their findings are dated from Roman times through the 10th century AD, focusing mainly on the Frisian people.It is an extremely detailed and concise report of exactly what they uncovered, including pencil illustrations of the settlements, topography of the area during the various centuries, and black and white photos of some of the artefacts.Remember that this is a report; as such, the authors do not attempt to expound opinions but merely state the facts and draw logical conclusions as to landscape, use of resources, agrarian production and so on. This book is useful to all scholars researching Frisian history, particularly as so many of the resources in this area are rarely printed in English.It is a shame that the impetus behind this excavation, The Frisia Project, is now at a standstill. Let me encourage the professors and participants to take up their fine work once again in hopes that more volumes such as this one be produced.