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. Synthesizing research from the past century, Noble suggests new directions for the interpretation of this elusive period.
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List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Scotland in the Neolithic; 2 Islands in the fastlane: the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition; 3 Burning down the house: the destruction of timber; structures; 4 Planting trees, planting people: long and round barrows; In eastern Scotland and beyond; 5 Megalithic (big-stone) architecture in Atlantic Scotland; 6 The emergence of monument complexes; 7 The architecture of monumental landscapes; 8 The Early Bronze Age: deconstructing and; rebuilding the past; 9 Conclusions; Bibliography.