<<The>> Viking Age in Scotland studies in Scottish Scandinavian archaeology

## Provides an overview of recent discoveries from Viking Age and Norse Scotland * Twenty years after the last major holistic contribution by EUP, this book will be central to shaping studies of Viking and Norse Scotland, becoming an essential purchase for students, educators, and the general reader alike * Brings together results from excavations and other research from the past 20 years to give readers an overarching view of Viking Scotland from a variety of geographical locations and contexts * Thematic approach aids the book’s flow, allowing readers to understand individual sites and related data * Provides a ‘way in’ for new researchers to current and recently-published findings written by the foremost experts in the field * Offers journalists and media up-to-date and peer-reviewed background studies on finds like the Galloway Hoard, aiding outreach and public understanding of research __The Viking Age in Scotland__ reviews two decades of research that have taken place since the last archaeological survey of the Vikings in Scotland, published in 1998. Advances in scientific analysis have greatly improved our understanding of Scandinavian daily life between the late eighth and fifteenth centuries, and new discoveries like the Galloway Hoard are extending our knowledge of Viking Age and Norse Scotland’s international connections. Consequently, this book brings the study of Scottish Scandinavian archaeology into the new century, updating researchers on the latest finds and theories. In an engaging but scholarly volume that flows between chapters, expert authors guide the reader through the latest interdisciplinary research, from arrival and settlement to death and burial, via economy and exchange, power and politics, and environmental impact. Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Viking Scotland, and a key resource for teachers and students. Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements The Contributors Preface A Dedication to Colleen Batey Foreword Before Vikings in Scotland: A Brief History of Viking-Age Archaeology in Scotland Part I. The Arrival of the Vikings and Native–Norse Interactions 1. Landnám and Landscape in Viking Orkney 2. What Does Landnám Look Like? Excavations at Swandro and Old Scatness 3. The Tarbat Peninsula in Northern Pictland: Portmahomack as a Case Study in Native–Norse Interaction during the 9th to 11th Centuries 4. Echoes of Native–Norse Relationships in the Archaeology at St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland Part II. Scandinavian Settlement 5. The Use of Space in Norse Houses: Some Observations from the Hebrides 6. Hamar and Underhoull, Unst: Settlement in Northernmost Scotland 7. Investigating the Origins of Steatite Vessels across the Viking Diaspora 8. Machair Bharabhais, Leòdhas: A Scandinavian Settlement in its Context Part III. Place-names: Interactions with the Landscape 9. Norse Settlement in the Southern Hebrides: The Place-name Evidence from Islay 10. Understanding the Norse Period through Place-name Evidence: A Case Study from the Island of Mull 11. The Church and Gaelic–Norse Contact in the Hebrides Part IV. Environmental Impact and Land Use 12. Isotope Zooarchaeology in Viking Scotland: Previous Research, Possibilities and Future Directions 13. Feasts, Food and Fodder: Viking and Late Norse Farming Systems in Scotland 14. Norse Shielings in Scotland: An Example of Cultural Contact Part V. Power and the Political Landscape 15. Thing-sites and the Political Landscape in the North 16. The Brough of Birsay, Orkney 17. The Earl’s Bu, Orphir, Orkney 18. Revisiting Tuquoy – Still Full of Surprises . . . 19. The Lewis Hoard of Gaming Pieces – Evoking and Reassembling a Viking Past? Part VI. Economy and Exchange 20. The Viking-Age Silver and Gold of Scotland 21. The Galloway Hoard 22. Viking and Norse Bullion Economies in Scandinavian Scotland 23. Small Finds, Big Questions: Two Decades of Research on Combs in Viking-Age Scotland Part VII. Death and Burial 24. The ‘Pagan Norse Graves of Scotland’ Research Project James Graham-Campbell, Caroline Paterson and 25. Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan: A Viking Boat Burial 26. Carrick, Mid Ross: A Viking Cemetery on Loch Lomond Afterword: Major Advances and Future Directions Index