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Before Scotland: The Story of Scotland Before History

by Alistair Moffat · 2005

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Before Scotland transforms prehistory into gripping narrative history, demonstrating that the history of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavour.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thisanthropologyanthropologyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
ancient worldancient worldMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
archaeologyarchaeologyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisScotlandScotlandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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