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Caroline Wickham-Jones (1955–2022)

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Caroline Wickham-Jones is a lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Aberdeen. She Specialises in the early Settlement of Scotland and is currently researching the changing landscape of Orkney and its impact on the early population of the islands. She is Author of several visa mer books Including Scotland's First Settlers and The Landscape of Scotland. She has worked-on Orkney, Where she now lives, for forty years. visa färre

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Orkney: A Historical Guide av Caroline Wickham-Jones
A deep and somewhat academic (but highly informative) dive into the archeological and other historical sites in Orkney, accompanied by a thorough history through the ages (particularly addressing the Picts), and the relationship tensions with Norway and Scotland.
We traveled there in 2019; I’d heard Orkney described as “the Egypt of the north” but given the ages of findings here that out date the pyramids, maybe Egypt should be called the Orkney of the South.
So many sites here. My initial attraction were the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness, then to learn of Maeshowe (and Viking graffiti- and our tour guide said he would not translate all of it for us, it was too risqué but we could look it up online) and the comet across the hill.
A fascinating place to explore.… (mer)
 
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jimgosailing | Nov 18, 2021 |
Scotland's First Settlers: (Historic Scotland Series) av C. R. Wickham-Jones
Used - Like new, with slight crease on cover.
 
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Lagow | Apr 28, 2020 |
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