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Beschreibung
The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite severe coastal erosion, eight houses and a workshop have survived largely intact, with their stone furniture still in place. This is the best-preserved settlement of its period in northern Europe, and thousands of artefacts were discovered during excavations of the [...] lived here? How did they live? And why did they ultimately abandon the village? In this lively account, Dr David Clarke, who led major excavations at Orkney''s Skara Brae, describes the details of the site and explores some of the enigmas posed by this extraordinary survival.
The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite severe coastal erosion, eight houses and a workshop have survived largely intact, with their stone furniture still in place. This is the best-preserved settlement of its period in northern Europe, and thousands of artefacts were discovered during excavations of the [...] lived here? How did they live? And why did they ultimately abandon the village? In this lively account, Dr David Clarke, who led major excavations at Orkney''s Skara Brae, describes the details of the site and explores some of the enigmas posed by this extraordinary survival.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Historic Scotland: Official Souvenir Guide
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781849170741
ISBN-10: 1849170746
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Historic Scotland
Hersteller: Historic Environment Scotland
Historic Scotland: Official Souvenir Guide
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 242 x 192 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Historic Scotland
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.07.2020
Gewicht: 0,217 kg
Artikel-ID: 124265331