03053nam 2200721Ia 450 991045735950332120200520144314.01-322-98130-21-280-53841-497866105384160-7486-2698-09780748626984(CKB)1000000000351135(EBL)267198(OCoLC)475991613(SSID)ssj0000209254(PQKBManifestationID)11194186(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209254(PQKBWorkID)10265533(PQKB)10424900(MiAaPQ)EBC267198(MiAaPQ)EBC5292125(Au-PeEL)EBL267198(CaPaEBR)ebr10131978(CaONFJC)MIL729412(Au-PeEL)EBL5292125(CaONFJC)MIL53841(OCoLC)1028941747(EXLCZ)99100000000035113520060712d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNeolithic Scotland[electronic resource] timber, stone, earth and fire /Gordon NobleEdinburgh Edinburgh University Press20061 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7486-2338-8 0-7486-2337-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 pastConclusion: timber, stone, earth and fireBibliography; Index; 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.Excavations (Archaeology)ScotlandMegalithic monumentsScotlandNeolithic periodScotlandScotlandAntiquitiesScotlandHistoryTo 1057Electronic books.Excavations (Archaeology)Megalithic monumentsNeolithic period936.1101Noble Gordon853424MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457359503321Neolithic Scotland2481139UNINA