A review by lowlandsbeach
Before Scotland: A Prehistory by Alistair Moffat

"It is inadequate to say the prehistoric peoples of Scotland loved their land. Their relationship to it was more complex. They were buried inside it and it was inside them, indivisible" it's my guilty pleasure to be proud of my Scottish heritage. I also loved that DNA research finds that most of us from Scotland have Scottish ancestry back to prehistoric times. Interesting about Dogger land connecting UK to Denmark . Evidence that Prehistoric hunters burned woodland for hunting,to make hunting easier, to create clearings, to promote new growth for grazing. Ancestors possessed to tremendous courage ingenuity and vision shaped the landscape. But also shaping the landscape,  tsunami hit Scotland 5840BC, melting ice caps ocean sand as far east as inverness.  Early ancestors were not necessarily engaged in ceaseless and desperate toil.. What persuaded them to abandon the secure well provided and psychologically liberating advantages of their life style?