Mesolithic Lives in Scotland

Scotland's mesolithic past is varied and complex, yet its stories are rarely told. This book seeks to redress some of this loss. Introducing a rich variety of evidence, from pollen analysis through to deliberate deposition of human bones, Graeme Warren's account focuses on understandings of landscape, skilled practices such as seafaring, scales of community, and the routines that constituted the fundamental rhythms of life. Other discussions include environmental and landscape change, appropriate scales and methods of analysis, and interpreting mesolithic stone tool manufacture.