ISBN: 9780748608584

Recent excavations have revealed that the Hebrides-the Isle of Skye and the Western Isles-have their own regional archaeology, as distinctive as other better-known areas such as Wessex an… Mehr…

Recent excavations have revealed that the Hebrides-the Isle of Skye and the Western Isles-have their own regional archaeology, as distinctive as other better-known areas such as Wessex and Orkney. Tracing the history of human settlement and society in Skye and the Western Isles, this book brings new material to a wide audience for the first time. It examines the monuments and their context from the time of the first hunter-gatherers to the post-medieval period, including descriptions of the Recent excavations have revealed that the Hebrides-the Isle of Skye and the Western Isles-have their own regional archaeology, as distinctive as other better-known areas such as Wessex and Orkney. Tracing the history of human settlement and society in Skye and the Western Isles, this book brings new material to a wide audience for the first time. It examines the monuments and their context from the time of the first hunter-gatherers to the post-medieval period, including descriptions of the stunning Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis and the great broch towers found along the Western coastline. With illustrations and material from recent excavations, it recounts the area's history from prehistoric times to the Clearances and the subsequent devastating emigration to North America and Canada. No other book gives such an accessible and up-to-date account of this important region's archaeological history-The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles will appeal to all those who can trace their ancestry to Skye, Lewis, Harris, the Uists or Barra. Books, History~~Europe~~Great Britain, Archaeology-of-Skye-and-the-Western-Isles~~Ian-Armit, , , , , , , , , , Edinburgh University Press<

1996, ISBN: 9780748608584

Edinburgh University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Revised ed. 264 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-04-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1.14 kg, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategori… Mehr…

Edinburgh University Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, Auflage: Revised ed. 264 Seiten, Publiziert: 1996-04-23T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 1.14 kg, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Antike, Geschichte, Gesellschaft & Individuum, Lexika, Hand- & Jahrbücher, Schule & Lernen, Archäologie, Naturwissenschaften & Technik, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Großbritannien, Skandinavien, Klassische Antike, Epochen, Geschichte allgemein, Format: Illustriert, Edinburgh University Press, 1996<

1996, ISBN: 9780748608584

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Edinburgh University Press]

1996, ISBN: 9780748608584

Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Edinburgh University Press]