From Neolithic monuments to the high-status of Dunadd, the region of Argyll has a rich and varied archaeological history. In this, the first account of Argyll's archaeology written for a general audience, a team of specialists traces the history of the area through its monuments. The scene is set in environmental terms for the arrival of people first as hunters and foragers, and later as farmers. Mesolithic Argyll, the Neolithic period, Bronze Age rituals and the impact of the Scots are examined with descriptions of relevant monuments and recent finds. The book ends with a detailed look at early Christian activity and the arrival of the Norse in Argyll. Fully illustrated with a complementary range of photographs and drawings and written with the non-specialist in mind, this is a much-needed guide to a remarkable area.
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Excavation is often seen as the major way in which archaeological information is gathered, but structured field-survey is equally vital; the presentation of such results is important not only for the understanding of past landscapes, but also to assist in Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bevelled tools, midden laver, decorated rock surfaces, cairn material, wooden roundhouse, ringed pin, mural gallery, mixed charcoal, vallum ditch, antler mattock, chambered cairn, old ground surface, primary floor, oval brooches, prehistoric rock carvings, rotary quern, cist burials, oak charcoal, processing camps, microlithic industries, burial deposits, round cairn, occupation layer, charred grain, calibrated date Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iron Age, Mid Argyll, Dun Mor Vaul, Bronze Age, Sort Error Error, Grid Ref, Balloch Hill, Material Labcode Age, Temple Wood, National Calibrated, Cnoc Coig, Atlantic Scotland, Cnoc Sligeach, Machrie Moor, Loch Lomond Stadial, Inner Hebrides, Sort Age Error Error, Dál Riata, Royal Commission, Islay Welfare, Isle of Man, Kiloran Bay, Port Charlotte, Main Rock Platform, Reilig Odhráin New!
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Excavation is often seen as the major way in which archaeological information is gathered, but structured field-survey is equally vital; the presentation of such results is important not only for the understanding of past landscapes, but also to assist in Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bevelled tools, midden laver, decorated rock surfaces, cairn material, wooden roundhouse, ringed pin, mural gallery, mixed charcoal, vallum ditch, antler mattock, chambered cairn, old ground surface, primary floor, oval brooches, prehistoric rock carvings, rotary quern, cist burials, oak charcoal, processing camps, microlithic industries, burial deposits, round cairn, occupation layer, charred grain, calibrated date Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Iron Age, Mid Argyll, Dun Mor Vaul, Bronze Age, Sort Error Error, Grid Ref, Balloch Hill, Material Labcode Age, Temple Wood, National Calibrated, Cnoc Coig, Atlantic Scotland, Cnoc Sligeach, Machrie Moor, Loch Lomond Stadial, Inner Hebrides, Sort Age Error Error, Dál Riata, Royal Commission, Islay Welfare, Isle of Man, Kiloran Bay, Port Charlotte, Main Rock Platform, Reilig Odhráin New!
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- The Bronze Age (Irvington Reprint Series in Anthropology) by V. Gordon Childe on page 8, and page 131
- The Iron Age by Francis Brett Young on page 153, and page 179
- The Age of the Vikings by P. H. Sawyer on page 206, and Back Matter
- The Mesolithic in Europe (Papers Presented at the 3rd International Symposium Edinburgh 1985) by Clive Bonsall in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Archaeology of Anglo-Saxon England by David M. Wilson in Back Matter
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- Scotland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides) by Anna Ritchie in Back Matter
- Scotland After the Ice Age by Kevin J. Edwards in Back Matter
- In Search of Ancient Scotland, A Guide for The Independent Traveler by Gerald M. Ruzicki in Back Matter
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