King's Seat, Dunkeld: Excavations of a Royal Centre of the Southern Picts, 2017-21

King's Seat fort near Dunkeld, once lost to archaeology, was rediscovered in 2015 and revealed as a high-status Pictish royal site. Excavations uncovered metalworking, trade, and feasting evidence. Its later abandonment reflects shifts in power and religious influence, linking prehistory to medieval Scotland.

Riassunto

King’s Seat fort near Dunkeld, once lost to archaeology, was rediscovered in 2015 and revealed as a high-status Pictish royal site. Excavations uncovered metalworking, trade, and feasting evidence. Its later abandonment reflects shifts in power and religious influence, linking prehistory to medieval Scotland.

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• Autori: Andy Heald, Cathy MacIver, David Strachan
• Editore: Archaeopress
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2025, ritardato
• EAN: 9781805831174
• ISBN: 978-1-80583-117-4
• Pagine: 246
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Preistoria e protostoria, mondo antico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Medioevo