The Viking Age in Scotland : Studies in Scottish Scandinavian Archaeology / edited by Tom Horne, Elizabeth Pierce and Rachel Barrowman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horne, Tom, 1971- editor.

Pierce, Elizabeth, editor.

Barrowman, Rachel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Scotland.

Archaeology.

Vikings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 340 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

<i>The Viking Age in Scotland</i> reviews two decades of research that have taken place since the last archaeological survey of the Vikings in Scotland, published in 1998. Advances in scientific analysis have greatly improved our understanding of Scandinavian daily life between the late eighth and fifteenth-centuries, and new discoveries like the Galloway Hoard are extending our knowledge of Viking Age and Norse Scotland's international connections. Consequently, this book brings the study of Scottish Scandinavian archaeology into the new century, updating researchers on the latest finds and theories. In an engaging but scholarly volume that flows between chapters, expert authors guide the reader through the latest interdisciplinary research, from arrival and settlement to death and burial, via economy and exchange, power and politics, and environmental impact. Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Viking Scotland, and a key resource for teachers and students.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

The Contributors

Preface

A Dedication to Colleen Batey

Foreword

Before Vikings in Scotland: A Brief History of Viking-Age Archaeology in Scotland

Part I. The Arrival of the Vikings and Native–Norse Interactions

1. Landnám and Landscape in Viking Orkney

2. What Does Landnám Look Like? Excavations at Swandro and Old Scatness

3. The Tarbat Peninsula in Northern Pictland: Portmahomack as a Case Study in Native–Norse Interaction during the 9th to 11th Centuries

4. Echoes of Native–Norse Relationships in the Archaeology at St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland

Part II. Scandinavian Settlement

5. The Use of Space in Norse Houses: Some Observations from the Hebrides

6. Hamar and Underhoull, Unst: Settlement in Northernmost Scotland

7. Investigating the Origins of Steatite Vessels across the Viking Diaspora

8. Machair Bharabhais, Leòdhas: A Scandinavian Settlement in its Context

Part III. Place-names: Interactions with the Landscape

9. Norse Settlement in the Southern Hebrides: The Place-name Evidence from Islay

10. Understanding the Norse Period through Place-name Evidence: A Case Study from the Island of Mull

11. The Church and Gaelic–Norse Contact in the Hebrides

Part IV. Environmental Impact and Land Use

12. Isotope Zooarchaeology in Viking Scotland: Previous Research, Possibilities and Future Directions

13. Feasts, Food and Fodder: Viking and Late Norse Farming Systems in Scotland

14. Norse Shielings in Scotland: An Example of Cultural Contact

Part V. Power and the Political Landscape

15. Thing-sites and the Political Landscape in the North

16. The Brough of Birsay, Orkney

17. The Earl’s Bu, Orphir, Orkney

18. Revisiting Tuquoy – Still Full of Surprises . . .

19. The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces – Evoking and Reassembling a Viking Past?

Part VI. Economy and Exchange

20. The Viking-Age Silver and Gold of Scotland

21. The Galloway Hoard

22. Viking and Norse Bullion Economies in Scandinavian Scotland

23. Small Finds, Big Questions: Two Decades of Research on Combs in Viking-Age Scotland

Part VII. Death and Burial

24. The ‘Pagan Norse Graves of Scotland’ Research Project James Graham-Campbell, Caroline Paterson and

25. Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan: A Viking Boat Burial

26. Carrick, Mid Ross: A Viking Cemetery on Loch Lomond

Afterword: Major Advances and Future Directions

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Oct 2023).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-8585-5

1-4744-8584-7

OCLC:

1356960579