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Understanding the initial colonization of Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Bill Finlayson
Bill Finlayson*
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Centre for Field Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Old High School, 12 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT, Scotland
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Abstract

Discussion of the colonization of Scotland in the post-glacial period has long perplexed scholars, because of drowned coasts and archaeological evidence. This paper presents data and new speculation on the subject.

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sea levelflintspost-glacialMesolithicScotlandpopulation
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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 282 , December 1999 , pp. 879 - 884
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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