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<p>In <i>Home</i> Francis Pryor, author of <i>The Making of the British Landscape</i>, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime''s quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric Britain<br><br>Francis Pryor''s search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In <i>Home</i>, the <i>Time Team</i> expert explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans'' departure. Tracing the settlement of domestic communities, he shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. But this, too, is Francis Pryor''s own story: of his passion for unearthing our past, from Yorkshire to the west country, Lincolnshire to Wales, digging in freezing winters, arid summers, mud and hurricanes, through frustrated journeys and euphoric discoveries. Evocative and intimate, <i>Home</i> shows how, in going about their daily existence, our prehistoric ancestors