CONTENTS OF VOL. I.—_The Iron Age._—Viking Burials and Hoards of Silver
and Ornaments—Arms, Dress, etc., of the Viking Time—Celtic Art of the
Pagan Period—Decorated Mirrors—Enamelled Armlets—Architecture and
Contents of the Brochs—Lake-Dwellings—Earth Houses, etc.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.—_The Bronze and Stone Ages._—Cairn Burial of the
Bronze Age and Cremation Cemeteries—Urns of Bronze Age Types—Stone
Circles—Stone Settings—Gold Ornaments—Implements and Weapons of
Bronze—Cairn Burial of the Stone Age—Chambered Cairns—Urns of Stone Age
Types—Implements and Weapons of Stone.
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III. Beehive Houses, etc.
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