Haverfield (1860-1919) dominated the field of Romano-British archaeology, straddling the point between traditional English antiquarianism and a more rigorous and academic approach; the best-known facet of his legacy is that of cultural assimilation or romanisation, which is still applied today. Freeman (archaeology, U. of Liverpool, England) writes the first biography of Haverfield, from his student days to World War I, including aspects of his relationships with influential scholars. The numerous appendices include a look at British universities and British antiquities from the view of Haverfield, the teaching of ancient history and archaeology at Oxford in 1915, and Mortimer Wheeler and the progress of Romano-British archaeology. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)