Celtic Scotland
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- 6 ore di lettura
This authoritative and handsomely illustrated book is aimed at the general reader who wants to know about the mysterious people who inhabited Scotland from the Bronze Age onwards.





This authoritative and handsomely illustrated book is aimed at the general reader who wants to know about the mysterious people who inhabited Scotland from the Bronze Age onwards.
The Sculptor's Cave is one of the most enigmatic prehistoric sites in Britain. Excavated in the 1920s and 1970s, new analysis of the archive has revealed a complex history of funerary and ritual activity from the Late Bronze Age to the Roman Iron Age. Using innovative methods and new techniques, this volume re-examines the results of earlier excavations and places the site in its wider British and European context.
This book describes the current state of our knowledge of the Brochs in Scotland—the most remarkable prehistoric buildings in Europe—and explores the controversies over their origins and functions. The author also provides an annotated list of the most accessible and well-preserved Broch sites today.
This book explores the history of human settlement and society in Skye and the Western Isles from the first hunter-gatherers to the Clearances.
This book includes regional itineraries, a guide to museums and heritage attractions, and an archaeolgical glossary.