THE CRANNOGS OF SCOTLAND: An Underwater Archaeology - The prehistoric artificial islands in the lochs of Scotland known as crannogs can best be explored by the techniques of underwater archaeology. This book explains the methods of working underwater and reveals exciting discoveries from a number of prehistoric settlement sites. The cold water of lochs creates conditions for the perfect preservation of materials that would not survive on land. In particular the underwater excavation of the 2,500-year-old early Iron Age Oakbank Crannog in the Highlands of Scotland shows what can be found on thousands of other sites: timber floors and wooden walls of houses, bracken and ferns laid on the floors to make the house comfortable, household utensils and agricultural implements- even butter in a wooden butter dish.

Condition: Good - Author: Dr. Nicholas Dixon - Publisher: Tempus - Pages: 191 - Paperback