BEFORE SCOTLAND: A PREHISTORY (PB)

The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and incredible human endeavour. This erudite and engaging narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age through the megalith builders, the Celts and the Picts, to the ascension of King Constantine II in 900AD and the beginning of a unified Scotland. Along the way, Alistair Moffat weaves in topics as diverse and quirky as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence.