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Illustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments, Volume VI, Scotland 1 edition

By V. Gordon Childe

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The book is an introduction to the ancient monuments of Scotland. It's organized in chronological order from the Mesolithic through the Middle Ages. There are descriptions of the most important sites with black and white images interspersed throughout. There is a fold- out map in a pocket inside the back cover. This is a small volume presumably often carried by travelers visiting the monuments described within.

Subjects

ancient monuments, stone circles, Skara Brae, Maes Howe, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, chambered tombs

Places

Scotland, Orkney, Shetland

Times

Prehistory, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Romano-British Period, Celtic Period, The Dark Ages, Norse Period, The Middle Ages

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Illustrated Guide to Ancient Monuments, Volume VI, Scotland
in the ownership or guardianship of The Ministry of Works

Published 1952 by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in Edinburgh, Scotland .
Written in English.

Glossary	5
List of Illustrations	7
Foreward	8
The Physical Background	9
Prehistoric Periods	12
The Earlier Stone Age	12
The Neolithic Age	13
The Bronze Age	23
Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Houses	36
The Iron Age and the Romano-British Period	41
The Roman Occupation	55
The Dark Ages	56
The Celtic Period	57
The Middle Ages	60
Notes	68
Bibliography	127
Index	128
Distribution Map of Monuments	in pocket

The Physical Object

Format	Hardcover
Pagination	131p.
Number of pages	132
Dimensions	7.5 x 5 x .5 inches
Weight	259.6 grams

Contributors

Author
V. Gordon Childe
Author
W. Douglas Simpson

ID Numbers

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OL25412849M

History Created August 20, 2012 · 5 revisions
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Published 1952 by Her Majesty's Stationery Office in Edinburgh, Scotland .
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