Scotland, Archaeology and Early History

James Neil Graham Ritchie, Anna Ritchie

Edinburgh University Press, 1991 - History - 206 pages

Scotland is unusually rich in field monuments and objects surviving from early times. This comprehensive survey of Scotland's prehistoric and early historic archaeology covers the full chronological range from the earliest inhabitants to the union of the Picts and Scots in AD 843. Fully illustrated throughout, this book will help both students and visitors to monuments to understand the lifestyles of Scotland's early societies.

About the author

Graham Ritchie worked for over thirty years with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, latterly as head of archaeology. He is currently president of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and also a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Scotland, Archaeology and Early History; Volume 99 of Ancient peoples and places
• Authors: James Neil Graham Ritchie, Anna Ritchie
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 1991
• ISBN: 0748602917, 9780748602919
• Length: 206 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Great Britain / General; History / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland; Social Science / Archaeology