The island of Arran, located to the west of central Scotland, has a dense concentration of Neolithic chambered cairns. The aim of this study is to determine by using a simulation analysis the extent to which thirteen factors influenced the distribution of cairns. Overall, proximity to arable land is
Late-Glacial Events in the Island of Arran, Scotland
โ Scribed by Alastair M. D. Gemmell
- Book ID
- 125044749
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1972
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 349 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-0894
- DOI
- 10.2307/20000619
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