An edition of The chambered cairns of Orkney (1989)

The chambered cairns of Orkney

an inventory of the structures and their contents

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An edition of The chambered cairns of Orkney (1989)

The chambered cairns of Orkney

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Cover of: Chambered Cairns of Orkney
Chambered Cairns of Orkney: An Inventory of the Structures and Their Contents (The Chambered Cairns of Scotland)
April 30, 1990, Edinburgh University Press
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The chambered cairns of Orkney
The chambered cairns of Orkney: an inventory of the structures and their contents
1989, Edinburgh University Press
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Table of Contents

List of abbreviations. vi
Acknowledgements. vi
Part One. Introduction Page 1 1. The objectives, and recording methods for the Inventory Page 3 2. The development of the study of Orcadian chambered cairns Page 6 3. The present and past environment, and the location of cairns Page 9
The present environment
The neolithic environment
The location and distribution of cairns
4. The structure of the Orkney-Cromarty group cairns Page 19
General description and the passages
The chambers
The round and rectangular cairns
Short horned, and long, cairns
The relationship of cairns and chambers
Multi-period construction
5. The structure of the Maes Howe-group cairns Page 37
General description
The chambers
The cairns
The passages
Procedures for building
The decorated stones
Maes Howe
6. The use and sealing of the chambers, and the history of the cairns Page 52
Introduction
Pre-cairn structures
The use of Orkney-Cromarty chambers
The use of Maes Howe-type chambers
The sealing of the chambers
Later history of the cairns
7. The contents of the cairns and associated artefacts Page 64
Introduction
Artefacts from the period of use of the Orkney-Cromarty chambers
Artefacts possible post-dating the use of the Orkney-Cromarty chambers
Artefacts from Maes Howe-type chambers and cairns
The decorated stones at maes Howe-type cairns
Human and animal bones from both groups of cairns
Evidence for cereals
8. Orientation, dating and relationships Page 85
Orientation
Dating
The relationships of Orkney-Cromarty-type cairns, Unstan ware habitation sites and long cairns
The relationships of Maes Howe-type cairns and Grooved Ware habitation sites
The relationship of Orkney-Cromarty cairns and the Unstan Ware communities with Maes Howe-type cairns and the Grooved Ware communities
The significance of the tombs and their closure
Part Two. The Inventory of chambered cairns in Orkney Page 101
List of references. 187
Index. 190

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index.

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Classifications

Library of Congress
GN776.22.G7 D39 1989, GN776.22.G7D39 1989, DA880.O6

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Hardcover
Pagination
198 p. :
Number of pages
198

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Open Library
OL1945906M
Internet Archive
chamberedcairnso0000davi
ISBN 10
0852245475
LCCN
90169177, gb89041972
OCLC/WorldCat
19848451
Library Thing
4828589
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