A Guide to Prehistoric Scotland

B. T. Batsford Ltd, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The structural remains which constitute the visible record of the human occupation of Scotland in The prehistoric times are spread in profusion throughout the mainland and the islands. A great many of them, and of the relics of bone, stone, pottery and metal which were used, and in cases made, by their builders, are well known both locally and over a wider field, In some parts of the country, however, little or no systematic recording or investigation of the virtually unlimited store of prehistoric material which these structures and relics represent has been undertaken, so that considerable areas are still archaeologically unexplored and our knowledge of the distribution and nature of even the major classes of monuments is little more than rudimentary. After an introductory chapter, the main body of the work is arranged as far as possible in chronological order, the system adopted being based on the classification of monuments under ten headings. Five of these cover the period from the earliest times down to the middle of the 1st millennium B.C. - the era of the primary exploration and exploitation of the land and its resources - and the other five cover the remaining half millennium, beginning at the time of the arrival of the earliest Celtic peoples & continuing up to the arrival of the Romans during the 1st century A.D. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 223 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing to front endpaper. Gilt titles spine. light wear to edges. illustrated by b/w. drawings, maps & photo's.. Includes bibliography, references & index of monuments. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Archaeology; Scottish Archaeology; Hill Forts; Henges; Scotland; Ancient (BC); Archaeology. Inventory No: 4149. .