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Lake Dwellings after Robert Munro. Proceedings from the Munro International Seminar (Paperback)
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Lake Dwellings after Robert Munro. Proceedings from the Munro International Seminar (Paperback)
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Dr Robert Munro (1835-1920) was a distinguished medical
practitioner who, in his later life, became a keen archaeologist.
His particular interests lay in the lake-dwelling settlements of
his native Scotland, known as crannogs, as well as those then being
discovered across Europe. In 1885 Robert Munro undertook a review
of all lacustrian research in Europe, travelling widely to study
collections and visit sites. The results of this work formed the
basis for the prestigious Rhind Lectures at the Society of
Antiquaries of Scotland in 1888. These were then published as The
Lake-Dwellings of Europe, a landmark publication for archaeology
and one that cemented Munro s archaeological reputation. In 1910
Robert Munro offered the University of Edinburgh a financial gift
with which to fund lectures in Anthropology and Prehistoric
Archaeology. Over the past century this has been done through the
Munro Trust. In 2010, the year of the centenary of the Munro Trust,
the University of Edinburgh and the Society of Antiquaries of
Scotland jointly celebrated the occasion with a gathering of
Continental and British scholars. The papers presented in this
publication are the results of that international seminar. This
book will engage all those interested in European lake dwellings,
wetland archaeology and the history of archaeology in the 19th
century. The collected papers explore the historical context of
Munro s work, as well as introducing current research from across
Europe. The book will appeal to both the professional and the
interested amateur, of which Munro himself represented such an
exciting synthesis."
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