Scottish Odysseys
The Archaeology of Islands
Published on 8. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7524-4168-9 (ISBN)
Description
This multi-authored work is the result of a conference held by the Scottish Archaeological Forum in October 2005 to discuss and assess new discoveries and reinterpretations of material relating to the island archaeology of Western Europe, especially the Scottish islands. Scottish Odysseys begins with an introductory chapter by noted expert in island studies, Andrew Fleming, on Iconic and Mythic islands. The other chapters look at different aspects of the subject - in particular Shetland, North and South Uist and Lewis, as well as more general studies of Late Bronze Age metalworking in the Scottish Islands and the economics of an Iron Age infrastructure in the Northern Isles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-4168-9 (9780752441689)
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Persons
Gordon Noble is the British Academy Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Glasgow. Tessa Poller is currently working on the Dun Eistean Archaeology Project. John Raven currently works for Historic Scotland. Lucy Verrill is a freelance archaeologist. All the editors completed PhDs in aspects of Scottish history looking in part at the Scottish islands.