书 名：Before Scotland: A Prehistory / 苏格兰之前：史前史

作 者：Alistair Moffat

出 版：Thames & Hudson ，2023

装 帧：平装，400页

语 种：英语

尺 寸：12.9*20 cm

《苏格兰之前》以开创性的视角审视了早期苏格兰，将史前历史转化为引人入胜的叙事。

这片最终成为苏格兰的土地的故事，是戏剧性的地质事件和令人印象深刻的人类奋斗史的交织。阿利斯泰尔·莫法特的扣人心弦的。叙事从冰河时代末期的大融冰开始，这次融冰对塑造苏格兰壮丽的景观起到了关键作用；接着讲述了巨石建造者、凯尔特人和皮克特人的故事；一直到康斯坦丁二世国王的登基。

莫法特以其机智和娴熟的手法，将众多特色内容巧妙地穿插其中，这些内容包括舞蹈女孩的洞穴壁画、自然避孕方法、亚特兰蒂斯神话，以及琐罗亚斯德教的寂静之塔等多样话题——所有这些都是对整体画卷的有价值、有时略显奇特的补充。这部作品既博学又有趣，《苏格兰之前》改变了我们对这一被忽视时期的理解，对于任何对构成苏格兰迷人过去的人民、事件和遗迹感兴趣的人来说，都是必读之作。

A pioneering look at early Scotland that transforms prehistory into gripping narrative.

The story of the land that became Scotland is one of dramatic geological events and impressive human endeavor. Alistair Moffat’s gripping narrative ranges from the great thaw at the end of the Ice Age, which was instrumental in shaping Scotland’s magnificent landscape; through the megalith builders, the Celts, and the Picts; to the ascension of King Constantine II.

Moffat deploys his knowledge with wit and deftness, interweaving the story with numerous special features on topics as diverse as cave drawings of dancing girls, natural birth control, the myth of Atlantis, and the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence―all of them valuable, sometimes quirky, additions to the whole picture. Erudite and entertaining, Before Scotland transforms our understanding of a neglected period and is essential reading for anyone interested in the people, events, and monuments that make up Scotland’s captivating past.