Excavations At Cill Donnain
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Excavations At Cill Donnain
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Author : Mike Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2014-06-30
Excavations At Cill Donnain written by Mike Parker Pearson and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with History categories.
The SEARCH (Sheffield Environmental and Archaeological Research Campaign in the Hebrides) project began in 1987 and covers the ScotlandÍs Outer Hebrides. The aim of the project is to investigate how human societies adapted in the long-term to the isolated environment of the Outer Hebrides. The first major excavation on South Uist discovered that what was thought to be a shell midden at Cill Donnain was in fact a wheelhouse, a type of dwelling used in the period c.300 BC _ AD 500; under which lay the remains of a Bronze Age settlement. This settlement was partly investigated by Marik Zvelebil in 1991 and then later by Mike Parker Pearson and Kate MacDonald in 2003. The site itself is situated at the foot of a high steep-sided dune on the eastern edge of a large sand valley, close to the western shore of Loch Cill Donnain. The archaeological report of the excavation at the Cill Donnain wheelhouse shows that, in comparison with contemporary neighbouring settlements, it was unlikely that each was an independent unit and that they were linked by social and economic inter-dependency. The wheelhouse thus provides striking new evidence that contributes to developing theories about the social, material and economic life in the period. This volume presents the extensive archaeological evidence found at the site, including pottery, faunal remains and a variety of bone and metal tools, illustrating that the Cill Donnain landscape is rich in archaeological sites of all periods from the Beaker to the post-Medieval.
Excavations At Cill Donnain
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Author : Mike Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2014-06-30
Excavations At Cill Donnain written by Mike Parker Pearson and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with History categories.
The SEARCH (Sheffield Environmental and Archaeological Research Campaign in the Hebrides) project began in 1987 and covers the Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. The aim of the project is to investigate how human societies adapted in the long-term to the isolated environment of the Outer Hebrides. The first major excavation on South Uist discovered that what was thought to be a shell midden at Cill Donnain was in fact a wheelhouse, a type of dwelling used in the period c.300 BC – AD 500; under which lay the remains of a Bronze Age settlement. This settlement was partly investigated by Marik Zvelebil in 1991 and then later by Mike Parker Pearson and Kate MacDonald in 2003. The site itself is situated at the foot of a high steep-sided dune on the eastern edge of a large sand valley, close to the western shore of Loch Cill Donnain. The archaeological report of the excavation at the Cill Donnain wheelhouse shows that, in comparison with contemporary neighbouring settlements, it was unlikely that each was an independent unit and that they were linked by social and economic inter-dependency. The wheelhouse thus provides striking new evidence that contributes to developing theories about the social, material and economic life in the period. This volume presents the extensive archaeological evidence found at the site, including pottery, faunal remains and a variety of bone and metal tools, illustrating that the Cill Donnain landscape is rich in archaeological sites of all periods from the Beaker to the post-Medieval.
Between Land And Sea
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Author : Michael Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Continuum
Release Date : 1999
Between Land And Sea written by Michael Parker Pearson and has been published by Continuum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Prehistoric stone towers known as brochs are found only in Scotland. Excavations at the broch of Dun Vulan on the island of South Uist have revealed new details of how the Iron Age inhabitants constructed and used these monumental buildings. The innovative integration of scientific and environmental analyses of the broch's interior and its associated settlement contributes to a new understanding of Iron Age cosmology and domestic practice. This book demonstrates how current issues in archaeological theory can be addressed directly through excavation and archaeological science.
South Uist
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Author : Michael Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
South Uist written by Michael Parker Pearson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Archaeology and history of South Uist.
Cladh Hallan Roundhouses And The Dead In The Hebridean Bronze Age And Iron Age
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Author : Mike Parker Pearson
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2021-10-31
Cladh Hallan Roundhouses And The Dead In The Hebridean Bronze Age And Iron Age written by Mike Parker Pearson and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-31 with Social Science categories.
This first of two volumes presents the archaeological evidence of a long sequence of settlement and funerary activity from the Beaker period (Early Bronze Age c. 2000 BC) to the Early Iron Age (c. 500 BC) at the unusually long-occupied site of Cladh Hallan on South Uist in the Western Isles of Scotland. Particular highlights of its sequence are a cremation burial ground and pyre site of the 18th–16th centuries BC and a row of three Late Bronze Age sunken-floored roundhouses constructed in the 10th century BC. Beneath these roundhouses, four inhumation graves contained skeletons, two of which were remains of composite collections of body parts with evidence for post-mortem soft tissue preservation prior to burial. They have proved to be the first evidence for mummification in Bronze Age Britain. Cladh Hallan’s remarkable stratigraphic sequence, preserved in the machair sand of South Uist, includes a unique 500-year sequence of roundhouse life in Late Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain. One of the most important results of the excavation has come from intensive environmental and micro-debris sampling of house floors and outdoor areas to recover patterns of discard and to interpret the spatial use of 15 domestic interiors from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age. From Cladh Hallan’s roundhouse floors we gain intimate insights into how daily life was organized within the house – where people cooked, ate, worked and slept. Such evidence rarely survives from prehistoric houses in Britain or Europe, and the results make a profound contribution to long-running debates about the sunwise organisation of roundhouse activities. Activity at Cladh Hallan ended with the construction and abandonment of two unusual double-roundhouses in the Early Iron Age. One appears to have been a smokery and steam room, and the other was used for metalworking.
Life On The Edge The Neolithic And Bronze Age Of Iain Crawford S Udal North Uist
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Author : Beverley Ballin Smith
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-03-31
Life On The Edge The Neolithic And Bronze Age Of Iain Crawford S Udal North Uist written by Beverley Ballin Smith and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-31 with Social Science categories.
Excavations in North Uist dating from 1974-1984 identified two cists with human remains in kerbed cairns, many bowl pits dug into the blown sand, two late Neolithic structures and a ritual complex.
Playing With Things The Archaeology Anthropology And Ethnography Of Human Object Interactions In Atlantic Scotland
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Author : Graeme Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2018-12-31
Playing With Things The Archaeology Anthropology And Ethnography Of Human Object Interactions In Atlantic Scotland written by Graeme Wilson and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-31 with Social Science categories.
This study represents a reappraisal of the relationship between play — an activity which is most often understood in terms of something ‘set apart’ — and everyday life. Via a series of archaeological, anthropological and ethnographic investigations, it leads towards the conclusion that play is not in fact so separate as is often assumed.
A Norse Settlement In The Outer Hebrides
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Author : Niall Sharples
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2019-12-19
A Norse Settlement In The Outer Hebrides written by Niall Sharples and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-19 with Social Science categories.
The settlement at Bornais in the Western Isles of Scotland is one of the largest rural settlements known from the Norse period in Britain. It spans the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century AD when the Atlantic seaboard was subject to drastic changes. The islands were systematically ravaged by Viking raiders and then colonised by Norse settlers. In the following centuries the islanders were central to the emergence of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles, played a crucial role in the development of the Lordship of the Isles and were finally assimilated into the Kingdom of Scotland. This volume explores the stratigraphic sequence uncovered by the excavation of Bornais mounds 2 and 2A. The excavation of mound 2 revealed a sequence of high status buildings that span the Norse occupation of the settlement. One of these houses, constructed at the end of the eleventh century AD, was a well preserved bow-walled longhouse and the careful excavation and detailed recording of the floor layers has revealed a wealth of finds that provides invaluable insight into the activities taking place in this building. The final house in this sequence is very different in form and use, and clearly indicates the increasing Scottish influence on the region at the beginning of the thirteenth century. The excavation of mound 2A provides an insight into the less prestigious areas of the settlement and contributes a significant amount of evidence on the settlement economy. The area was initially cultivated before it became a settlement local and throughout its life a focus on agricultural activities, such as grain drying and processing, appears to have been important. In the thirteenth century the mound was occupied by a craftsman who produced composite combs, gaming pieces and simple tools. The evidence presented in this volume makes a major contribution to the understanding of Norse Scotland and the colonisation of the North Atlantic in a period of dramatic transformations.
The Economy Of A Norse Settlement In The Outer Hebrides
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Author : Niall Sharples
language : en
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Release Date : 2020-12-31
The Economy Of A Norse Settlement In The Outer Hebrides written by Niall Sharples and has been published by Oxbow Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-31 with Social Science categories.
This book explores the economic evidence for the settlement at Bornais on South Uist. It reports in detail on the large assemblages of material found during the excavations at mounds 2 and 2A. There is important evidence for craft activity, such as bone and antler working and this includes the only comb making workshop from a rural settlement in Britain. A large proportion of the copper alloy, bone and antler assemblages comprise pieces of personal adornment and provide important information on the dress and thereby social relations within the settlement occupation. There is a large assemblage of iron tools and fittings, which provides important information on the activities taking place at the settlement. The information derived from the artefact assemblages is complemented by that provided by the ecofactual material. Large amounts of animal, fish and bird bones plus carbonised plant remains provide detailed information on agricultural practices, and the processing, preparation and consumption of foodstuffs. It is clear that the Norse inhabitants of the settlement had access to a much richer variety of resources than had been exploited before the Viking colonisation of the region. The settlement also had a significantly wider range of connections; material culture indicates contacts to the south with the Irish Sea ports and Bristol, and to the north with Shetland and the Viking homelands of Norway. The evidence produced by these excavations is exceptional and provides an unparalleled opportunity to explore medieval life in the Scandinavian kingdoms of Western Britain.
The Iron Age In Northern Britain
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Author : Dennis W. Harding
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-02-24
The Iron Age In Northern Britain written by Dennis W. Harding and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-24 with Social Science categories.
The Iron Age in Northern Britain examines the archaeological evidence for earlier Iron Age communities from the southern Pennines to the Northern and Western Isles and the impact of Roman expansion on local populations, through to the emergence of historically-recorded communities in the post-Roman period. The text has been comprehensively revised and expanded to include new discoveries and to take account of advanced techniques, with many new and updated illustrations. The volume presents a comprehensive picture of the ‘long Iron Age’, allowing readers to appreciate how perceptions of Iron Age societies have changed significantly in recent years. New material in this second edition also addresses the key issues of social reconstruction, gender, and identity, as well as assessing the impact of developer-funded archaeology on the discipline. Drawing on recent excavation and research and interpreting evidence from key studies across Scotland and northern England, The Iron Age in Northern Britain continues to be an accessible and authoritative study of later prehistory in the region.