Mike Pitts Books in Order

Excavations at Boxgrove in Sussex reveal human remains and a remarkably preserved landscape from half a million years ago. Mike Pitts and Mark Roberts reconstruct how these early inhabitants hunted, made tools, and lived alongside animals now extinct in Britain.

Mike Pitts investigates the prehistoric communities behind Stonehenge, Avebury, and other monumental sites in southern England. Archaeological discoveries and reconstructions reveal how these structures developed, what they may have meant, and the civilization that built them over centuries.

The discovery of Richard III beneath a Leicester car park brings archaeology, historical investigation, and forensic science together. Mike Pitts follows the search for the king’s grave, the examination of his remains, and the people who made the identification possible.

Ten archaeological discoveries provide a route through Britain’s distant past, from early human occupation to later communities. Mike Pitts follows excavators, unexpected finds, and scientific investigations to show how fresh evidence changes familiar accounts of the country’s history.

How were Stonehenge’s enormous stones transported, shaped, and raised with Neolithic technology? Archaeologist Mike Pitts examines their origins, the engineering problems faced by the builders, and recent discoveries that place the monument within a wider prehistoric landscape.

Mike Pitts revisits the history of Rapa Nui through archaeological findings and neglected research by Katherine Routledge. His account questions familiar claims of self-inflicted ecological collapse and examines the islanders’ achievements, colonial encounters, and the destruction that followed.