Tomb of the Eagles

Tomb of the Eagles
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Publisher : New Amsterdam Books
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9781461732686
ISBN-13 : 1461732689
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Book Synopsis Tomb of the Eagles by : John W. Hedges

Download or read book Tomb of the Eagles written by John W. Hedges and published by New Amsterdam Books. This book was released on 1998-04-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isbister in the Orkneys is one of those extraordinary archaeological sites where the remains of Neolithic man and his works have been so well preserved that they give us an amazingly clear picture of the life and people of 5000 years ago. In Tomb of the Eagles John W. Hedges describes vividly the activities of a tribe which had as its totem the magnificent white-tailed sea eagle. For these people the building and use of the tomb was symbol and expression of their identity. It was here that the dead joined their ancestors–but only after the flesh had been stripped from their bones. It was here, too, that offerings were made. Here broken pots were piled; fish, eagles and joints of meat mouldered; and the hands of the living sorted the heaped bones of the dead.


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