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ancient history
ancient monuments
archaeology
Author_Ian Armit
brochs
Category=NHC
Category=NHD
Category=NK
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excavation
field survey
monuments
radiocarbon dating
scotland
scottish history
the brochs of scotland
tower
Product details
- ISBN 9780752419329
- Weight: 470g
- Dimensions: 172 x 248mm
- Publication Date: 29 May 2002
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The brochs are among the best-known ancient monuments in Scotland. However, despite a long and colourful history of research, it is only in the last 20 years that the results of field survey, excavation and radiocarbon dating have begun to flesh out a picture of their evolution and development from around 600 BC to AD 100.
This well-illustrated book describes the current state of our knowledge, probes the long-running controversies over their origins and function, and provides an annotated list of the most accessible and best-preserved broch sites. Individual chapters cover: Beginnings; Anatomy of a broch tower; Broch landscapes, broch people; Lords of the north; Lords of the south; Beyond the brochs.
