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Land of the Ilich - Journey's into Islay's Past (Hardcover)
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Land of the Ilich - Journey's into Islay's Past (Hardcover)
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As an archaeologist, Steven Mithen has worked on the Hebridean
island of Islay over a period of many years. In this book he
introduces the sites and monuments and tells the story of the
island's people from the earliest stone age hunter-gatherers to
those who lived in townships and in the grandeur of Islay House. He
visits the tombs of Neolithic farmers, forts of Iron Age chiefs and
castles of medieval warlords, discovers where Bronze Age gold was
found, treacherous plots were made against the Scottish crown, and
explores the island of today, which was forged more recently by
those who mined for lead, grew flax, fished for herring and
distilled whisky - the industry for which the island is best known
today. Although an island history, this is far from an insular
story: Islay has always been at a cultural crossroads, receiving a
constant influx of new people and new ideas, making it a microcosm
for the story of Scotland, Britain and beyond.
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