How Long to Read The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32

How Long Does it Take to Read The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 23 minutes to read The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32 by Rachel C. Barrowman

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"This volume is the definitive account of the excavation which led to the discovery of the magnificent hoard of 28 pieces of Pictish silverware on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland in 1958. It includes a reassessment of the original archives and finds, including an ogham stone found on the site in 1876 and a fantastic collection of glass beads, as well as several new small-scale excavations on the site of the chapel and its burial ground. Taken together, this work reveals a long sequence of settlement beginning in the Iron Age. The first church was built on the site in the 8th century, and accompanied by a long cist cemetery with cross-incised stones and shrine sculpture. The church may have continued in use into the 9th or 10th centuries, and the recent work has confirmed that the famous hoard was buried into its floor. There was a degree of continuity between the pre-Christian and Christian burials, with evidence that the site was a special place for burial before the advent of Christianity. The report describes these burials in detail, ending the story sometime between the 11th and end of the 12th centuries, when an adult male who had died a violent death was moved to be buried on the site. Thereafter the site was inundated with wind-blown sand. A new chapel with an accompanying long cist cemetery was then built above the earlier church, and a chancel was added later. The associated graveyard continued in use until around 1840, long after the building was demolished."

How long is The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32?

The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32 by Rachel C. Barrowman is 488 pages long, and a total of 125,904 words.

This makes it 165% the length of the average book. It also has 154% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 28 minutes to read The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32 aloud.

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The Chapel and Burial Ground on St Ninian's Isle, Shetland: Excavations Past and Present: v. 32 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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