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The Neolithic of Mainland Scotland

Kenneth Brophy

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Description:Archaeologists show us how the Neolithic human lived in mainland ScotlandWhat was life like in Scotland between 4000 and 2000BC? Where were people living? How did they treat their dead? Why did they spend so much time building extravagant ritual monuments? What was special about the relationship people had with trees and holes in the ground? What can we say about how people lived in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age of mainland Scotland where much of the evidence we have lies beneath the ploughsoil, or survives as slumped banks and ditches, or ruinous megaliths?Each contribution to this volume presents fresh research and radical new interpretations of the pits, postholes, ditches, rubbish dumps, human remains and broken potsherds left behind by our Neolithic forebears.Key features*Contributions from established and new academics*Up-to-date assessments of ceramics and their context across the 3rd millennium BC in Scotland*Re-evaluation of burial practices across the British Isles from a Scottish context*First publication of key datasets – benchmarks for future researchWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Neolithic of Mainland Scotland. To get started finding The Neolithic of Mainland Scotland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Archaeologists show us how the Neolithic human lived in mainland ScotlandWhat was life like in Scotland between 4000 and 2000BC? Where were people living? How did they treat their dead? Why did they spend so much time building extravagant ritual monuments? What was special about the relationship people had with trees and holes in the ground? What can we say about how people lived in the Neolithic and early Bronze Age of mainland Scotland where much of the evidence we have lies beneath the ploughsoil, or survives as slumped banks and ditches, or ruinous megaliths?Each contribution to this volume presents fresh research and radical new interpretations of the pits, postholes, ditches, rubbish dumps, human remains and broken potsherds left behind by our Neolithic forebears.Key features*Contributions from established and new academics*Up-to-date assessments of ceramics and their context across the 3rd millennium BC in Scotland*Re-evaluation of burial practices across the British Isles from a Scottish context*First publication of key datasets – benchmarks for future researchWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Neolithic of Mainland Scotland. To get started finding The Neolithic of Mainland Scotland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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