Modelling an island landscape in the North Atlantic Iron Age. The interpretation of monuments and resources in order to understand local factors influencing settlement and social organisation.

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Authors Lamb, Deborah E.S.

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Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5445 Acknowledgements I hesitate to name individuals for fear of accidentally omitting one. This thesis owes much to many; but if there are errors, I made them. At Bradford: My supervisors, Steve Dockrill, Julie Bond and Gerry McDonnell, for their advice and friendship, and especially for their consideration of the particular needs of an extra-mural student The staff and students of Bradford University, for friendliness and practical support in Bradford and In Shetland: Allen and his geological friends for a stimulating introduction to rocks and formation processes, also Derek for geological identification Brian, Angus, Mark and Joanne at the Shetland Archives, for introducing a wealth of information in bite-size chunks The crofters of Burra and Trondra, for access, advice and reminiscences Jonathan for photographs Keith and Kelly for administrative support Kenn for bringing me armfuls of old maps of Burra Laurina and John of the Burra History Group, for masses of information Mike for advice on draughtsmanship Val and her staff at the Shetland Amenity Trust, for providing me with information from the Sites & Monuments Record Susan Msalila, for saving my hard disk The late Tommy, Ian and the rest of the staff at the Shetland Museum for giving me exceptional access to artefacts and books, even when they were moving premises , for enthusiasm and encouragement At Cambridge: Dorothy, for enthusiasm and encouragement The fellows and students of Girton College, Cambridge, for accommodation, enjoyable meals and many stimulating conversations The Haddon Library and the Classics Library, Cambridge, for cheerful staff and permission to borrow books The University Library, Cambridge, who take pride in making their treasures accessible And in other places: Brian Inkster, Solicitor, for access to and assistance with documents from the Burra and Trondra Estate Hannes Schroder for assistance with carbon dating Caithness Archaeological Trust for the opportunity to take part in a broch-building experiment Hazel and Graeme of EASE Archaeology for early sight of their reports on Bayanne and Burland, and for the opportunity to dig on a broch site in Andy Heald of the National Museum of , for the opportunity to dig on broch sites in Caithness and take part in a partial broch reconstruction Rosemary for stupendous IT support and unflagging encouragement