Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond
Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond
This paper outlines work on a group of newly-identified Neolithic crannogs in the Outer Hebrides. Methods employed included underwater/aerial photogrammetry, geophysics, diver surveys and terrestrial excavation. Our results demonstrate conclusively, for the first time, that artificial islets were a widespread feature of the Neolithic in this region; they appear to have been special purpose locations which saw significant deposition of material culture into the water. Our findings challenge current conceptualisations of Neolithic settlement, monumentality and depositional practice more widely. They also suggest the possibility that other ‘undated’ crannogs across Scotland and Ireland could potentially have Neolithic origins as well.
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Garrow, Duncan
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Sturt, Fraser
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12 June 2019
Garrow, Duncan
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Sturt, Fraser
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Garrow, Duncan and Sturt, Fraser
(2019)
Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond.
Antiquity, 93 (369), .
(doi:10.15184/aqy.2019.41).
Abstract
This paper outlines work on a group of newly-identified Neolithic crannogs in the Outer Hebrides. Methods employed included underwater/aerial photogrammetry, geophysics, diver surveys and terrestrial excavation. Our results demonstrate conclusively, for the first time, that artificial islets were a widespread feature of the Neolithic in this region; they appear to have been special purpose locations which saw significant deposition of material culture into the water. Our findings challenge current conceptualisations of Neolithic settlement, monumentality and depositional practice more widely. They also suggest the possibility that other ‘undated’ crannogs across Scotland and Ireland could potentially have Neolithic origins as well.
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Accepted/In Press date: 9 November 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 12 June 2019
Published date: 12 June 2019
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/426174
ISSN: 0003-598X
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