A sediment-based multiproxy palaeoecological approach to the environmental archaeology of lake dwellings (crannogs), central Ireland
A sediment-based multiproxy palaeoecological approach to the environmental archaeology of lake dwellings (crannogs), central Ireland
A multiproxy study of Ballywillin Crannog, Lough Kinale, central Ireland is presented. The methodology used reveals the wealth of information that a multiproxy approach can contribute in lake settlement studies. Plant macrofossils, pollen and spores, diatoms, chironomids and Coleoptera from a lake core are used to reconstruct local and regional vegetation change and lake history to establish the age and function of the crannog. The palaeoecological evidence suggests that Ballywillin Crannog was constructed around AD 620, with its most intensive period of occupation after AD 1150. Cereals and a range of gathered fruits and nuts were brought onto and cooked on the crannog, and cereal grains were possibly stored there.
pollen, plant macrofossils, diatoms, chironomids, coleoptera, crannog, environmental archaeology, late holocene, Ireland
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O'Brien, Charlotte
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Brown, Anthony
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Dinnin, Mark
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Caseldine, Chris
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Langdon, Pete
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July 2005
O'Brien, Charlotte
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Selby, Katherine
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Ruiz, Zoe
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Brown, Anthony
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Dinnin, Mark
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Caseldine, Chris
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Langdon, Pete
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O'Brien, Charlotte, Selby, Katherine, Ruiz, Zoe, Brown, Anthony, Dinnin, Mark, Caseldine, Chris, Langdon, Pete and Stuijts, Ingelise
(2005)
A sediment-based multiproxy palaeoecological approach to the environmental archaeology of lake dwellings (crannogs), central Ireland.
The Holocene, 15 (5), .
(doi:10.1191/0959683605hl845rp).
Abstract
A multiproxy study of Ballywillin Crannog, Lough Kinale, central Ireland is presented. The methodology used reveals the wealth of information that a multiproxy approach can contribute in lake settlement studies. Plant macrofossils, pollen and spores, diatoms, chironomids and Coleoptera from a lake core are used to reconstruct local and regional vegetation change and lake history to establish the age and function of the crannog. The palaeoecological evidence suggests that Ballywillin Crannog was constructed around AD 620, with its most intensive period of occupation after AD 1150. Cereals and a range of gathered fruits and nuts were brought onto and cooked on the crannog, and cereal grains were possibly stored there.
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Submitted date: 17 March 2004
Published date: July 2005
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An innovative and transferable methodology for the investigation of crannogs allowing the transfer of traditional palaeo techniques into an archaeological environment is detailed. It has international significance with exceptionally high quality data. Co-wrote paper and provided half of the data. Fourth most accessed paper between January 2005 and August 2006.
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pollen, plant macrofossils, diatoms, chironomids, coleoptera, crannog, environmental archaeology, late holocene, Ireland
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Charlotte O'Brien
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Katherine Selby
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Zoe Ruiz
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Anthony Brown
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Chris Caseldine
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Ingelise Stuijts
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