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UNINA9910784464703321 |
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Autore |
Noble Gordon |
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Titolo |
Neolithic Scotland [[electronic resource] ] : timber, stone, earth and fire / / Gordon Noble |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-322-98130-2 |
1-280-53841-4 |
9786610538416 |
0-7486-2698-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Excavations (Archaeology) - Scotland |
Megalithic monuments - Scotland |
Neolithic period - Scotland |
Scotland Antiquities |
Scotland History To 1057 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; Contents; Figures; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE Scotland in the Neolithic: an introduction; CHAPTER TWO Islands in the fast lane: the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition; CHAPTER THREE Burning down the house: the destruction of timber structures; CHAPTER FOUR Planting trees, planting people: long and round barrows in eastern Scotland and beyond; CHAPTER FIVE Megalithic architecture in Atlantic Scotland; CHAPTER SIX The emergence of monument complexes; CHAPTER SEVEN The architecture of monumental landscapes; CHAPTER EIGHT The Early Bronze Age: deconstructing and rebuilding the past |
Conclusion: timber, stone, earth and fireBibliography; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Offers an account of the Neolithic period in Scotland from its early traces around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age. This work interprets Scottish material in the context of debates and issues in European archaeology, and outlines the chronology of the Neolithic in Europe. |
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