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The excavation of a bronze age cemetery at Seafield West, near Inverness, Highland
Excavations in 1996 in advance of a major commercial development at Seafield West revealed a Bronze Age cemetery. Inside a ring-ditch were two adjacent graves with wooden coffins, one a boatshaped hollowed tree-trunk, the other plank-built. Both had probably contained crouched inhumation burials. Grave goods in the former included a...Cressey, M ; Sheridan, J A
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Book chapter
Late Neolithic pottery
This report provides an account of the excavations of a cropmark enclosure and other prehistoric remains at Dryburn Bridge, near Innerwick in East Lothian. The excavations were directed over two seasons in 1978 and 1979 by Jon Triscott and David Pollock, and were funded by the Ancient Monuments Branch, Scottish...Sheridan, J A
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Ancient Glass in the National Museums Scotland
Ancient Glass in National Museums Scotland catalogues the extensive collection of glass vessels, objects and fragments from late Bronze Age to the Middle Ages to be found in National Museums Scotland. The collection has been assembled over the past 150 years and is based largely on East Mediterranean pieces. An...Lightfoot, C S
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Insights into Portobello: its harbour and its industries
From the 18th century onwards, the town of Portobello was home to a number of thriving industries, including pottery, brick-making and tile-making, each of which have left their traces for archaeologists to investigate.Haggarty, George ; Roy, Mike
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Shipwreck ceramics: a major research resource
Haggarty, George
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Pacific collections in Scottish museums: unlocking their knowledge and potential
Eve Haddow and Chantal Knowles share the results of a major review of Pacific collections held by museums across the countryHaddow, Eve
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Dr Norman Tebble
Shaw, Mark R
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Book chapter
Form and function of the musteloids
The musteloids are the most diverse super-family among carnivores, ranging from little known, exotic, and highly-endangered species to the popular and familiar, and include a large number of introduced invasives. They feature terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal, and aquatic members, ranging from tenacious predators to frugivorous omnivores, span weights from a 100g...Kitchener, Andrew C ; Meloro, Carlo ; Williams, Terrie M
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The world to Edinburgh: The National Museum of Scotland through the ages
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the National Museum of Scotland this book showcases over 100 of its treasures, from the departments of Scottish History and Archaeology, Art and Design, Science and Technology, Natural Sciences and World CulturesLidchi, Henrietta