Between the Wind and the Water: World Heritage Orkney

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Автор: Caroline Wickham-Jones

Название: Between the Wind and the Water: World Heritage Orkney

Издательство: Windgather Press

Год: 2006

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 178

Язык: Английский

Размер: 95.3 MB

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 center 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 came 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 channeled through these 'dances of stones'.