Scotland is unusually rich in field monuments and objects surviving from early times. This comprehensive survey of Scotland's prehistoric and early historic archaeology covers the full chronological range from the earliest inhabitants to the union of the Picts and Scots in AD 843. Fully illustrated throughout, this book will help both students and visitors to monuments to understand the lifestyles of Scotland's early societies.
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Academic in tone and style. Of interest to the tourist who would like to put cairns and duns, henges and Roman forts seen on a visit to Scotland in some sort of context.
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A survey of prehistoric and Roman Scottish archaeology, always interesting reading. Intriguing sites are discussed and black and white photographs and pictures illustrate the text quite well. As an introduction to the field (spoken as a neophyte) I recommend it.
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Ordered this book for a friend in the Memphis, Tennessee for Yule, she seems pleased with it.I'm familiar with the authors & their books studying as I do Archaeology (Univ. of Aberdeen) so I made the assumption that the book was 'fit for purpose' .Generally speaking the authors produce easy to read and informed publications.
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The great variety of the natural habitats, the interplay of sea, mountain, river and forest, provided many different environments for the hunting-gathering-fishing communities who made their way into Scotland from the south from about 7000 BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
beaker ware, cremation deposit, recumbent stone circles, grooved ware, chambered cairn, mortuary structure, henge monuments, beaker pottery, chambered tombs, flat axes, symbol stones, northern isles, timber halls, silver hoard, imported pottery, cremated bone, food vessel, dating evidence, upright slabs, radiocarbon analysis, radiocarbon dates, radiocarbon determinations, bone combs, central setting, midden deposits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Skara Brae, Bronze Age, Knap of Howar, Mid Argyll, Traprain Law, East Lothian, Maes Howe, Papa Westray, Stones of Stenness, Antonine Wall, North Uist, Ring of Brodgar, West Lothian, Hadrian's Wall, Loanhead of Daviot, Mons Graupius, Norrie's Law, Woden Law, Cairnpapple Hill, Croy Hill, Culbin Sands, Mid Gleniron, Ness of Gruting, Stuart Piggott, Antoninus Pius New!
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The great variety of the natural habitats, the interplay of sea, mountain, river and forest, provided many different environments for the hunting-gathering-fishing communities who made their way into Scotland from the south from about 7000 BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
beaker ware, cremation deposit, recumbent stone circles, grooved ware, chambered cairn, mortuary structure, henge monuments, beaker pottery, chambered tombs, flat axes, symbol stones, northern isles, timber halls, silver hoard, imported pottery, cremated bone, food vessel, dating evidence, upright slabs, radiocarbon analysis, radiocarbon dates, radiocarbon determinations, bone combs, central setting, midden deposits Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Skara Brae, Bronze Age, Knap of Howar, Mid Argyll, Traprain Law, East Lothian, Maes Howe, Papa Westray, Stones of Stenness, Antonine Wall, North Uist, Ring of Brodgar, West Lothian, Hadrian's Wall, Loanhead of Daviot, Mons Graupius, Norrie's Law, Woden Law, Cairnpapple Hill, Croy Hill, Culbin Sands, Mid Gleniron, Ness of Gruting, Stuart Piggott, Antoninus Pius New!
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- Skara Brae by V. Gordon Childe on 6 pages
- Life of Columba (Oxford Medieval Texts) by Adomnï¿1/2n on page 151, page 154, and Back Matter
- The Bronze Age (Irvington Reprint Series in Anthropology) by V. Gordon Childe on page 77, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Antonine Wall by David J. Breeze in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Roman Scotland (Historic Scotland) by David J. Breeze in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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