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One I recently enjoyed is 1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed by Eric H Cline. Totally different subject, but all his examples clarify rather that obscure the point.
Another on a similar topic is John Perlin's A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization which I found to be very dismissive in a couple of areas such as coppice woodland, but still very clear.
And another - a classic - is Oliver Rackham's The History of the Countryside which looks at the UK countryside and is both clear and thoroughly enjoyable.
Thanks for the list, I'll add them to my list and look them up next time at the bookstore!