Project Gutenberg 2011-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Farrer, James 1812 1879 Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys Maes-Howe Description of Maes-Howe -- The excavation of Maes-Howe -- Barrows at Bookan -- Mounds at Stennes -- Barrow at Tenstone. Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys" by James Farrer is a historical publication written in the mid-19th century. This book documents the findings from the excavation of Maes-howe, a notable Neolithic burial site in Orkney, Scotland. The primary focus of the book is the discovery and analysis of Runic inscriptions that were found within the site, shedding light on the cultural and historical significance of the chamber. In the text, Farrer recounts the process of excavation undertaken in 1861, detailing the structure of Maes-howe, its dimensions, and the various chambers contained within. He describes the methodology used during the excavation alongside observations made by prominent antiquarians. As the excavation progresses, inscriptions begin to emerge, indicating Viking presence and various engravings of notable names, including references to mythological figures and potential historical individuals. The book ultimately aims to provide insight into the significance of these inscriptions, speculating on their origins, dating, and context within Viking history while hoping to inspire further scholarly interest in Runic literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/34816/34816-h/images/cover.jpg en Inscriptions, Runic -- Scotland -- Orkney Orkney (Scotland) -- Antiquities Maes Howe (Scotland) PD Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - General 107207 107200 2024-09-14T13:48:56.497457 2023-09-15T08:33:01.871149 text/html text/html 102097 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3937525 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3912637 2024-09-14T13:49:01.714450 application/epub+zip 3905249 2024-09-14T13:48:57.550450 application/epub+zip 75523 2024-09-14T13:48:56.948439 application/epub+zip 3976267 2024-09-14T13:49:04.632399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3950737 2024-09-14T13:49:00.638419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109814 2022-09-16T05:17:02.980615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77520 77312 2024-09-14T13:48:55.801445 2023-09-15T08:33:01.317129 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 77329 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 28653 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 77349 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28614 2021-01-07T09:38:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20626 2024-09-14T13:49:04.784398 application/rdf+xml 12961 2024-09-14T13:48:57.044442 image/jpeg 1955 2024-09-14T13:48:56.996435 image/jpeg 4193699 2024-09-14T13:48:56.698467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog