The Viking Age in Scotland

Name: The Viking Age in Scotland | Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
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Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology

Tom Horne Elizabeth Pierce Rachel Barrowman(Editor)

Edinburgh University Press

Published on 18. January 2023

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292 pages

978-1-4744-8582-1 (ISBN)

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The Viking Age in Scotland reviews two decades of research that have taken place since the last archaeological survey of the Vikings in Scotland, published in 1998. Advances in scientific analysis have greatly improved our understanding of Scandinavian daily life between the late eighth and fifteenth centuries, and new discoveries like the Galloway Hoard are extending our knowledge of Viking Age and Norse Scotland's international connections. Consequently, this book brings the study of Scottish Scandinavian archaeology into the new century, updating researchers on the latest finds and theories.
In an engaging but scholarly volume that flows between chapters, expert authors guide the reader through the latest interdisciplinary research, from arrival and settlement to death and burial, via economy and exchange, power and politics, and environmental impact. Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Viking Scotland, and a key resource for teachers and students.

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Every section has contrasting articles that provide something of the 'bigger picture', with more detailed analysis from key sites, landscapes and datasets. This makes it an ideal publication for those new to the subject, such as students who may require orientation on the diversity and complexity of archaeological evidence and its use alongside other sources. -- Duncan W. Wright * Medieval Archaeology * This is a splendid collection of recent and ongoing research [...] a 'must-have' book for those who are absorbed by Scandinavian Scotland. -- James Petre * West Highland Notes and Queries * This volume is an essential guide for anyone seeking an overview of recent work in Viking Age Scotland since the publication of Colleen Batey's and James Graham-Campbell's ground breaking tome 'Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey'. The range of papers handily organised by topic, is testament to exciting leaps forward in?research and discovery across multiple disciplines. -- Professor Clare Downham, Institute of Irish Studies This handsomely produced book acts as a 20-year celebration of the earlier Vikings in Scotland: an archaeological study by James Graham-Campbell and Colleen Batey, and as a continuation of that still indispensable work. The book includes 28 papers over its 340 pages [...] allowing for wide coverage over the thematic sections of Native-Norse interactions, Scandinavian settlement, place names, environmental impact and land use, power and the political landscape, economy, and death and burial. -- Shane McLeod * The Past * This wide-ranging work provides fresh insights from recent fieldwork and scientific analysis -- P Yeoman * British Archaeology *

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List of Tables List of FiguresList of Abbreviations Acknowledgements The Contributors PrefaceA Dedication to Colleen BateyForeword by Judith Jesch

Before Vikings in Scotland - A Brief History of Viking-age Archaeology in ScotlandOlwyn Owen

Part I. Arrival of the Vikings and Native-Norse Interactions

1. Landnam and Landscape in Viking OrkneyDavid Griffiths

2. What Does Landnam Look Like? Excavations at Swandro and Old ScatnessStephen J. Dockrill and Julie M. Bond

3. The Tarbat Peninsula in Northern Pictland: Portmahomack as a Case Study in Native-Norse Interaction during the 9th to 11th Centuries Cecily Spall

4. Echoes of Native-Norse Relationships in the Archaeology at St Ninian's Isle, ShetlandRachel Barrowman

Part II. Scandinavian Settlement

5. The Use of Space in Norse Houses: Some Observations from the HebridesNiall Sharples

6. Hamar and Underhoull, Unst: Settlement in Northernmost ScotlandJulie M. Bond and Stephen J. Dockrill

7. Investigating the Origins of Steatite Vessels across the Viking DiasporaAmanda K. Forster and Richard E. Jones

8. Machair Bharabhais, Leodhas: a Scandinavian Settlement in its ContextMary Macleod Rivett and Trevor Cowie

Part III. Place-names: Interactions with the Landscape

9. Norse Settlement in the Southern Hebrides: the Place-name Evidence from IslayAlan Macniven

10. Understanding the Norse Period through Place-names Evidence: a Case Study from the Island of MullAlasdair C. Whyte

11. The Church and Gaelic-Norse Contact in the HebridesThomas Owen Clancy

Part IV. Environmental Impact and Land Use

12. Isotope Zooarchaeology in Viking Scotland: Previous Research, Possibilities and Future DirectionsJennifer R. Jones

13. Feasts, Food and Fodder: Viking and Late Norse Farming Systems in ScotlandIngrid Mainland

14. Norse Shielings in Scotland: An Example of Cultural ContactRyan Foster

Part V. Power and the Political Landscape

15. Thing-sites and the Political Landscape in the NorthAlexandra Sanmark

16. The Brough of Birsay, OrkneyChristopher D. Morris

17. The Earl's Bu, Orphir, OrkneyColleen E. Batey

18. Revisiting Tuquoy - Still Full of Surprises...Olwyn Owen

19. The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces - Evoking and Reassembling a Viking Past? Mark A. Hall and David H. Caldwell

Part VI. Economy and Exchange

20. The Viking-Age Silver and Gold of ScotlandJames Graham-Campbell

21. The Galloway HoardMartin Goldberg

22. Viking and Norse Bullion Economies in Scandinavian ScotlandTom Horne

23. Small Finds, Big Questions: Two Decades of Research on Combs in Viking-Age ScotlandSteven P. Ashby

Part VII. Death and Burial

24. The 'Pagan Norse Graves of Scotland' Research ProjectJames Graham-Campbell, Caroline Paterson and Stephen Harrison

25. Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan: A Viking Boat BurialColleen E. Batey

26. Carrick, Mid Ross: A Viking Cemetery on Loch LomondColleen E. Batey

Afterword: Major Advances and Future DirectionsColleen E. Batey and James Graham-Campbell

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