HIS SCOT BOOK OF CELTIC SCOTLAND by Ian Armit

HIS SCOT BOOK OF CELTIC SCOTLAND by Ian Armit

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Written in a style designed to appeal to general as well as academic readers, this book examines the nature of "Celticness" and, through the evidence of ancient monuments, objects and written accounts, explores the essence of prehistoric Scotland.

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HIS SCOT BOOK OF CELTIC SCOTLAND by Ian Armit

This authoritative and handsomely illustrated book is aimed at the general reader who wants to know about the mysteriouspeople who inhabited Scotland from the Bronze Age onwards. They created wonderful works of art in gold and silver and theirbrochs and hillforts are scattered over the Scottish landscape. Many modern-day Scots are descended from them. Using theresults of modern archaeology and historical sources, Ian Armit answers the key questions about who the Celts were, wherethey came from, their relationship with other Celtic tribes throughout Europe, their customs and beliefs and their daily life. It is afascinating story told with flair and clarity by one of Britain's leading experts on the Celts.
Armit, Ian: - Ian Armit is Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bradford. The author of more than eighty academic articles, he has also written numerous books, including Anatomy of an Iron Age Roundhouse, Towers in the North: The Brochs of Scotland and Celtic Scotland.
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ISBN 13 9780713475388
ISBN 10 0713475382
Title HIS SCOT BOOK OF CELTIC SCOTLAND
Author Ian Armit
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Batsford Ltd
Year published 1997-08-05
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.