![]() “The gaps were so much bigger than in any other period I had chosen to write about before,” she says. In her latest novel, Dark Earth (Random House, 2022), author Rebecca Stott creates a world from what little archaeological evidence is available. These were the early years of the “Dark Ages,” so called because we know so little about the period. The Romans abandoned this northernmost trading post around 420 AD, and for reasons unknown, it remained empty for over 400 years before it was reoccupied. Under the remains of medieval London lies the once great Roman city of Londinium. ![]() History and Science and Twists of Magic: Dark Earth, by Rebecca Stott ![]()
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