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Title From machair to mountains : archaeological survey and excavation in South Uist / edited by Mike Parker Pearson.

Publication Info. Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, [2012]
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 428 pages :) : illustrations, maps.
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Series Sheffield environmental and archaeological research campaign in the Hebrides ; v. 4
Sheffield environmental and archaeological research campaign in the Hebrides (Series) ; v. 4.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Part I. Survey -- The machair survey / Mike Parker Pearson -- The blacklands survey : Cill Donnain and Gearraidh Bhailteas townships / Andrew Fleming -- The mountains survey : Loch Aoineart / John Moreland -- The chambered cairns of South Uist / Vicki Cummings, Cole Henley and Niall Sharples -- Duns, brochs and crannogs : Medieval use / John Raven -- The shielings survey : central South Uist / John Raven -- Upland settlement in southern South Uist / Rachel Grahame -- Part II. Excavation -- Loch a' Choire Neolithic settlement / Cole Henley -- Early Bronze Age Settlements at Machair Mheadhanach and Cill Donnain / Mike Hamilton and Niall Sharples -- The Beaker-period and Early Bronze Age settlement at Sligeanach, Cill Donnain / Niall Sharples -- Excavations of an Iron Age islet settlement in Upper Loch Bornish / Pete Marshall and Mike Parker Pearson -- Excavations on Aisgernis and Frobost machair / Mike Parker Pearson -- Excavations at Cille Donnain church / Mike Parker Pearson -- Excavations at Medieval Gearraidh Bhailteas (Garryvaltos), Milton / James Symonds -- Excavations at A Beinn na Mhic Aongheis (the Hill of the Son of Angus), Bornais / Mike Parker Pearson, Pete Marshall and Helen Smith -- Excavation of early modern, early historic and prehistoric sites in Kirkidale / John Moreland -- Part III. Historical and Geographical Studies -- Locheynort (Loch Aoineart) in the historical period / Gill MacLean -- The ethnohistory of Hebridean agriculture / Helen Smith -- Part IV. Conclusion -- Settlement, agriculture and society in South Uist before the Clearances / Mike Parker Pearson -- Appendix -- English-Gaelic glossary of place-names.
Subject Archaeological surveying -- Scotland -- South Uist.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Scotland -- South Uist.
Archaeology and history -- Scotland -- South Uist.
South Uist (Scotland) -- Antiquities.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology.
Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
Archaeological surveying. (OCoLC)fst00812919
Archaeology and history. (OCoLC)fst00813004
Excavations (Archaeology) (OCoLC)fst00917564
Scotland -- South Uist. (OCoLC)fst01242633
Added Author Parker Pearson, Michael, 1957-
Other Form: Print version: From machair to mountains. Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, ©2012 (DLC) 2011042902
ISBN 9781842178874 (electronic book)
1842178873 (electronic book)
9781842178850 (electronic book)
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