Scotland After the Ice Age - Environment, Archaeology and History 8000 BC - AD 1000 (Paperback)

This book charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the ice age in an empty land 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9,000 years later. When the icefields and glaciers disappeared forests covered the land and sea level rose to create the Hebridean islands. Elk, aurochs, bear, boar, red deer, beaver and horse crossed the land bridge from Europe to colonise the land, first followed by hunter gatherers and later by waves of Celts, Romans, Scots, and Normans, each marking the landscape in distinctive ways. This book brings together environmental, ecological, historical, geological, and archaeological approaches to show how changing climatic conditions and this sequence of cultural impacts shaped the succession of Scottish landscapes which have led to its present unique, beautiful, fleeting forms and variety. The seventeen authors are scholars from a range of fields, all writing for students and general readers. The first six chapters consider interactions of human ecology, climate, landscape, soils, vegetation and faunal change. The next seven are a chronological narrative history of Scotland's environment over 9,000 years. The final chapter unites these systematic and historical approaches. The book is extensively illustrated with maps and photographs. The paperback edition includes a new and extensive guide to further reading.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Kevin J. Edwards • Ian Ralston
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-7486-1736-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-7486-1736-1
Barcode:	9780748617364

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