Project Gutenberg 2016-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 289 Munro, Robert 1835 1920 05040163 Ancient Scottish Lake-Dwellings or Crannogs With a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England Produced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ancient Scottish Lake-Dwellings or Crannogs" by Robert Munro is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the fascinating archaeological discoveries regarding ancient lake-dwellings in Scotland, specifically focusing on the crannogs—artificial islands often constructed in freshwater bodies. The book aims to present a comprehensive overview of these structures, combining recent findings with historical references to better understand their significance within the prehistoric context of Scotland. At the start of the volume, the author discusses the nature of prehistoric archaeology and the exceptional circumstances that preserve the remains of ancient human activities. Munro emphasizes the importance of lacustrine deposits and how they have contributed to our understanding of past civilizations. He further outlines the intent of the book, which is to compile a complete compendium of existing knowledge on Scottish lake-dwellings, touching on previous studies and laying the groundwork for the exploration of these archaeological sites. Overall, the opening portion introduces the reader to the overarching themes of preservation, historical significance, and the methodological approach of the research presented throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Scotland -- Antiquities Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings -- Scotland Prehistoric peoples -- Scotland GN Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 817373 2025-09-21T05:02:10.738493 text/html 761928 2024-10-23T00:44:11 text/html 5848092 2025-09-21T05:02:25.834410 application/epub+zip 5855593 2025-09-21T05:02:14.089470 application/epub+zip 311002 2025-09-21T05:02:12.432450 application/epub+zip 6079190 2025-09-21T05:02:33.399853 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6003986 2025-09-21T05:02:24.153425 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487486 2022-09-23T21:00:00.598142 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 609495 2025-09-21T05:02:07.910475 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 589588 2024-10-23T00:44:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16976 2025-09-21T05:02:33.584847 application/rdf+xml 12006 2025-09-21T05:02:12.629463 image/jpeg 2282 2025-09-21T05:02:12.530457 image/jpeg 6637992 2025-09-21T05:02:11.283486 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia