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The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles
Contributor(s): Armit, Ian (Author)
ISBN: 0748606408     ISBN-13: 9780748606405
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
OUR PRICE:   $38.90  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 1996
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Annotation: Recent excavations have revealed that the Hebrides-the Isle of Skye and the Western Isles-have their own regional archaeology, as distinctive as other better-known areas such as Wessex and Orkney.

Tracing the history of human settlement and society in Skye and the Western Isles, this book brings new material to a wide audience for the first time. It examines the monuments and their context from the time of the first hunter-gatherers to the post-medieval period, including descriptions of the stunning Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis and the great broch towers found along the Western coastline. With illustrations and material from recent excavations, it recounts the area's history from prehistoric times to the Clearances and the subsequent devastating emigration to North America and Canada.

No other book gives such an accessible and up-to-date account of this important region's archaeological history- "The Archaeology of Skye and the Western Isles" will appeal to all those who can trace their ancestry to Skye, Lewis, Harris, the Uists or Barra.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient - General
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
Dewey: 936.114
LCCN: 96221609
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.31" W x 9.18" (1.09 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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From the Callanish stones and the great ritual monuments of the Neolithic, the broch towers and the wheelhouses of the Iron Age, through to the arrival of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles, this book explores the history of human settlement and society from the first hunter-gatherers to the Clearances. What emerges is a Hebridean archaeology as distinctive as those of Orkney and Wessex.