Silent Steps

Early history of Scotland
 
Human inhabitation in Scotland dates back to prehistoric times since the end of the ice ages. The country had been home to humans all through the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age with civilizations growing up. Though few written records of the period exist many artifacts are available of [...]

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Beginning from a period around 8000 B.C. human settlements had been formed in Ireland. This began with the arrival of the hunter-gatherers. It is the descendants of such settlers or the groups that arrived later that were responsible for giving rise to the Neolithic sites like the one that can be found at Newgrange. The [...]

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The Celtic belief system that prevailed in Europe in pre-Christian Roman times had a special place for symbolism. Intricate Celtic symbols that were an expression of religious beliefs conjure up images of the rich Celtic cult of the days long gone by. These are often perceived to be shrouded in mystery and obscurity.
 
Symbols and geometric [...]

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