Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (16 page)

The upper part of a two-piece round container used in distillation. A downward-sloping spout allows a condensed distillate to run into another vessel.

 
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Hunter-gatherer tradition found in western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands from about 3000 bcdown to ad 1800. Characterized by a distinctive core and flake stone industry and an elaborate bone-working tradition. Most distinctive are the bifacially trimmed projectile points, tanged and untanged knives, and adzes. Among the bone artefacts special note may be made of the finely worked harpoon heads and figurines. The subsistence base was marine mammals and sea fish such as cod and halibut. Houses were elliptical or rectangular in plan, dug about 0.5m into the ground, roofed with driftwood and sod, and probably entered through an opening in the roof.

 
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King of Scotland. Born
c.
1077, fifth son of Malcolm III and Margaret. Married Sybilla, illegitimate daughter of Henry I of England. Died in ad 1124 aged 47, having reigned seventeen years.

 
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King of Scotland. Born 1198, son of William I. Married:

(1) Joan, daughter of John, king of England;
(2) Marie, daughter of Ingelram de Coucy .

Died in 1249 aged 50, having reigned 34 years.

 
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King of Scotland. Born 1241, son of Alexander II and Marie. Married:

(1) Margaret, daughter of Henry III of England;
(2) Yoland, daughter of the count of Dreux .

Killed accidentally in ad 1285 aged 44, having reigned 36 years.

 
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Leader of the Macedonians. Born in 356 bc , Alexander was tutored in his early years by Aristotle before succeeding his father Philip as king of Macedonia and the mainland of Greece in 336 bc. Early in his reign he set about releasing the Greeks from Persian domination, but continued his campaigns into a programme of imperialist aggrandizement that eventually created a massive, albeit short-lived, empire from India to Egypt. After his death from fever in 323 bc his hastily constructed dominion fell apart, the most lasting tribute to his achievement being the town of Alexandria, which he founded in Egypt in 331 bc.

 
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