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Celtic Scotland : Iron Age Scotland in its European context / Ian Armit.

Title
Celtic Scotland : Iron Age Scotland in its European context / Ian Armit.
Author
Armit, Ian
Publication
Edinburgh, [Scotland] Birlinn Limited, [2016]

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Description
xvii, 173 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
"This [book] ... is aimed at all those who want to know about the inhabitants of Scotland from 1000 BC to AD 400. These Iron Age people created finely decorated objects of bronze and gold, and built elaboorate brochs and hillforts that still dominate much of the Scottish landscape today. Whilst Celtic mythology and religion have featured prominently in popular culture for many years, much of this is based on supposition and tradition. ..."--Back cover.
Subject
  • To 1057
  • Celts > Scotland
  • Civilization, Celtic
  • Celtic antiquities
  • Celts
  • Scotland > Antiquities, Celtic
  • Scotland > History > To 1057
  • Scotland
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-166) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1.Celtic Scotland? -- 2. Ancestral lands -- 3. House and home -- 4. Warring Celts -- 5. ̀Celtic cowboys' and the myth of Caledon -- 6. Identity and power -- 7. Death and belief -- 8. The clash with Rome -- 9. Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 1780272928
  • 9781780272924
OCLC
  • 962480516
  • SCSB-10562176
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library