Being an Islander
James H. . Ed(S): Barrett
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Description for Being an Islander
Hardback. Quoygrew - a settlement of farmers and fishers on the island of Westray in Orkney - was continuously occupied from the tenth century until 1937. Editor(s): Barrett, James H. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; HBLC1; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 287 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1642.
Quoygrew - a settlement of farmers and fishers on the island of Westray in Orkney - was continuously occupied from the tenth century until 1937. Focusing on the archaeology of its first 700 years, this volume explores how 'small worlds' both reflected and impacted the fundamental pan-European watersheds of the Middle Ages: the growth of population, economic production and trade from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries and the subsequent economic and demographic retrenchment of the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. Concurrently, it addresses the nature of island societies, with distinctive identities shaped by the interplay of isolation and interconnectedness.
Quoygrew - a settlement of farmers and fishers on the island of Westray in Orkney - was continuously occupied from the tenth century until 1937. Focusing on the archaeology of its first 700 years, this volume explores how 'small worlds' both reflected and impacted the fundamental pan-European watersheds of the Middle Ages: the growth of population, economic production and trade from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries and the subsequent economic and demographic retrenchment of the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries. Concurrently, it addresses the nature of island societies, with distinctive identities shaped by the interplay of isolation and interconnectedness.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902937618
SKU
V9781902937618
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99-15
Reviews for Being an Islander
Overall, this monograph is an exemplary contribution to environmental archaeology in general, and to medieval North Atlantic studies in particular.
David Griffiths Medieval Archaeology Vol. 57 (2013)
David Griffiths Medieval Archaeology Vol. 57 (2013)