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Chronologically the book encompasses the Earlier Neolithic, from around 4000 – 3300 BC, and the Later Neolithic, from. 3300 – 2500 BC, terminating with the beginnings of the Beaker. tradition in Scotland. Noble sets out his main themes early.

Chronologically the book encompasses the Earlier Neolithic, from around 4000 – 3300 BC, and the Later Neolithic, from. on. Perhaps most important is the evident tension between the.

Gordon Noble inteprets Scottish material in the context of debates and issues in European archaeology, comparing sites and practices identified in Scotland to those found elsewhere in Britain and beyond. He considers the nature and effects of memory, sea and land travel, ritualisation, island identities, mortuary practice, symbolism and environmental impact.

Download books for free. Gordon Noble's analysis follows the Neolithic period in Scotland from around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age fifteen hundred years later. Download (pdf, . 9 Mb) Donate Read. Epub FB2 mobi txt RTF.

Gordon Nobel produces a useful, general book on the Scottish Neolithic

Gordon Nobel produces a useful, general book on the Scottish Neolithic. He covers the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic he also examines the rise of megalithic and monumental architecture and concludes with the Bronze Age. Nobel has put together a superb book that explains the rise of the Scottish Neolithic and its place in the Isles. 2 people found this helpful.

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Home Browse Books Book details, Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire. Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire. Gordon Noble inteprets Scottish material in the context of debates and issues in European archaeology, comparing sites and practices identified in Scotland to those found elsewhere in Britain and beyond.

Gordon Noble's analysis follows the Neolithic period in Scotland from around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age .

Gordon Noble's analysis follows the Neolithic period in Scotland from around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age fifteen hundred years later. Author(s) :Gordon Noble (2006).

Briefly, the nine chapters cover an introduction to Scottish Neolithic studies and the geography of Scotland; ‘islands in the fast lane’, which postulates an early role for west-coast islands in settlement; ‘burning down the house’, in which fire is much to the fore in the end-game of buildings and monuments; ‘planting trees, planting people’ on long and round barrows in eastern.

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G. Noble, Neolithic Scotland: Timber, Stone, Earth and Fire (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006), ISBN 0748623388, p. 17. ^ A. Moffat, Before Scotland: The Story of Scotland Before History (London: Thames & Hudson, 2005), ISBN 0500287953, pp. 109–13. A. Moffat, Before Scotland: The Story of Scotland Before History (London. Thames & Hudson, 2005), ISBN 0500287953, p. 154.