Author: Stuart Piggott
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317600444
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Based on lectures given at the Conference of the British Summer School of Archaeology at Edinburgh in 1954, this book, published in 1962, surveys the general field of pre-historic Scotland, five archaeologists each contributing chapters discussing the main aspects and problems that have presented themselves in specialised research areas. From the first peopling of the area by human communities with hunting and food-gathering economies, to field antiquities and the introduction of copper and bronze metallurgy and on to the first settlement by Celtic speakers and the links to the first historically documented Scotland. Contributors: R.J.C. Atkinson, G.E. Daniel, T.G.E. Powell and C.A.R. Radford.
The Prehistoric Peoples of Scotland
Author: Stuart Piggott
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317600444
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Based on lectures given at the Conference of the British Summer School of Archaeology at Edinburgh in 1954, this book, published in 1962, surveys the general field of pre-historic Scotland, five archaeologists each contributing chapters discussing the main aspects and problems that have presented themselves in specialised research areas. From the first peopling of the area by human communities with hunting and food-gathering economies, to field antiquities and the introduction of copper and bronze metallurgy and on to the first settlement by Celtic speakers and the links to the first historically documented Scotland. Contributors: R.J.C. Atkinson, G.E. Daniel, T.G.E. Powell and C.A.R. Radford.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317600444
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
Based on lectures given at the Conference of the British Summer School of Archaeology at Edinburgh in 1954, this book, published in 1962, surveys the general field of pre-historic Scotland, five archaeologists each contributing chapters discussing the main aspects and problems that have presented themselves in specialised research areas. From the first peopling of the area by human communities with hunting and food-gathering economies, to field antiquities and the introduction of copper and bronze metallurgy and on to the first settlement by Celtic speakers and the links to the first historically documented Scotland. Contributors: R.J.C. Atkinson, G.E. Daniel, T.G.E. Powell and C.A.R. Radford.
Ancient Lives
Author: Fraser Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088903755
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ancient Lives provides new perspectives on objects, people and place in early Scotland and beyond.This scholarly and accessible volume provides a show-case of new information and new perspectives on material culture linked, but not limited to, Scotland.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789088903755
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ancient Lives provides new perspectives on objects, people and place in early Scotland and beyond.This scholarly and accessible volume provides a show-case of new information and new perspectives on material culture linked, but not limited to, Scotland.
Scotland BC
Author: Anna Ritchie
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
These easy-to-read books are a perfect introduction to the history of Scotland. Full of little-know facts and color illustrations, these books help bring history to life. The Stationery Office.
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
These easy-to-read books are a perfect introduction to the history of Scotland. Full of little-know facts and color illustrations, these books help bring history to life. The Stationery Office.
Stone Age Farmers Beside the Sea
Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395776018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes the Stone Age settlement preserved in the sand dunes on one of Scotland's Orkney Islands, telling how it was discovered and what it reveals about life in prehistoric times.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395776018
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Describes the Stone Age settlement preserved in the sand dunes on one of Scotland's Orkney Islands, telling how it was discovered and what it reveals about life in prehistoric times.
Before Scotland
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500297254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour. Alistair Moffat's gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age - which was instrumental in shaping Scotland's magnificent landscape - through the megalith builders, the Celts and the Picts, to the ascension of King Constantine II. Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence - all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Rounding out the account is a selection of carefully chosen colour photographs that give a strong sense of the Scottish landscape and monuments. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period. A story of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the land that became Scotland.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500297254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history. The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour. Alistair Moffat's gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age - which was instrumental in shaping Scotland's magnificent landscape - through the megalith builders, the Celts and the Picts, to the ascension of King Constantine II. Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence - all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Rounding out the account is a selection of carefully chosen colour photographs that give a strong sense of the Scottish landscape and monuments. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period. A story of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour, it is essential reading for anyone interested in the land that became Scotland.
Prehistoric Annals of Scotland
Author: Sir Daniel Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classical antiquities
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
The Prehistoric Peoples of Scotland
Author: Stuart Piggott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758145383
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This volume originated as a series of lectures and includes Fishermen and Farmers by R.J.C. Atkinson, The Megalith Builders by G. E. Daniel, Traders and Metalworkers by S. Piggott, The Coming of the Celts by T.G.E. Powell, and From Prehistory to History by C.A.R. Radford.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758145383
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
This volume originated as a series of lectures and includes Fishermen and Farmers by R.J.C. Atkinson, The Megalith Builders by G. E. Daniel, Traders and Metalworkers by S. Piggott, The Coming of the Celts by T.G.E. Powell, and From Prehistory to History by C.A.R. Radford.
Scotland, Archaeology and Early History
Author: James Neil Graham Ritchie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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.
Scottish History: From Bannockburn to Holyrood (Collins Little Books)
Author: John Abernethy
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007554990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
From prehistoric Scotland to the 2014 referendum for independence, this little ebook covers all of the main events in Scottish history.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007554990
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
From prehistoric Scotland to the 2014 referendum for independence, this little ebook covers all of the main events in Scottish history.
Scotland: A History from Earliest Times
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 085790874X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century. Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.
Publisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 085790874X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century. Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.