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Crannogs and Later Prehistoric Settlement in Western Scotland
Graeme Cavers
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The focus of this research is on the later prehistoric period, from the earliest constructional origins of western Scotland crannogs in the late Bronze Age through to their apparent emergence as status dwellings in the Early Historic period after the midfirst millennium AD. The aim is to investigate the ways in which crannogs functioned as settlements, both on a practical, economic as well as a symbolic and socio-cultural level. Throughout, the primary concern is with contextualisation, considering crannogs within their correct chronological and cultural context through the critical analysis of dating evidence as well as the identification of the relevant ritual and symbolic themes- i.e. the Iron Age veneration of water. It is argued in this book that the stereotypical view of a crannog that has largely been derived from the results of work carried out on Irish crannogs has been misleading in the case of the Scottish sites, tending towards a view of crannogs as high-status strongholds, often as royal seats. Though crannogs were certainly a significant feature of the Early Historic period in Scotland, there is as yet no evidence of direct connections to royalty in this period and, based on the currently available evidence, the characterisation of crannogsas high status sites is misguided in the context of their late Bronze and Iron Age origins.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Table of Contents
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PREFACE
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
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CHAPTER TWO: THEORETICAL CONTEXT
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CHAPTER THREE: ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY
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CHAPTER FOUR: DISTRIBUTION AND DATING
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CHAPTER FIVE: PHYSICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ORIGINS
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CHAPTER SIX: CONSTRUCTION, OCCUPATION AND TAPHONOMY - THE USE, REUSE AND ABANDONMENT OF CRANNOGS
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CHAPTER SEVEN: SOUTH WEST SCOTLAND
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CHAPTER EIGHT: ARGYLL
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CHAPTER NINE: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
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PLATES
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REFERENCES
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APPENDIX ONE: CRANNOG SURVEYS
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APPENDIX TWO GAZETTEER OF CRANNOG SITES IN SCOTLAND
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Published: 2010
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407306407 (paperback)
- 9781407321806 (ebook)
BAR Number: B510