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Between the Wind and the Water
World Heritage Orkney
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Artikel-Nr:
9781909686502
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
08.01.2015
Seiten:
178
Autor:
Caroline Wickham-Jones
Gewicht:
548 g
Format:
233x183x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Archaeological sites of Orkney give us an unparalleled glimpse into prehistory. Inscribed as the 'Heart of Neolithic Orkney' World Heritage Site in 1999, four great monuments - the village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness and the burial mound of Maeshowe - are also at the centre of the archipelago's story. This book looks at what makes these monuments so special. Caroline Wickham-Jones explores the Neolithic world in which they were built, how they caome to be a focus through the ages, and what they mean today. Picts, saints, Vikings, antiquarians and tourists populate Orkney's past: a history which is channelled through these 'dances of stones'.