Edwards, K. J. and Mithen, S. J. (1995). The colonization of the Hebridean Islands of Western Scotland: evidence from the palynological and archaeological records. World Archaeol 26 (3). Vol 26(3), pp. 348-365.

Title:

The colonization of the Hebridean Islands of Western Scotland: evidence from the palynological and archaeological records

Issue:

World Archaeol 26 (3)

Series:

World Archaeology

Volume:

26 (3)

Page Start/End:

348 - 365

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Journal

Abstract:

The earliest known settlement in Scotland is Kinloch (Rhum) where deposits date to c 8,500 BP. This presents an anomaly for northern Europe, for in other regions settlement at a similar latitude is known from a much earlier date. While Mesolithic settlement is likely to have been established across the whole of Scotland by the eighth millennium, attempts to locate earlier settlement are most profitably directed towards the Hebridean islands due to factors of topography, raw material availability and modern land use. Two types of data from the Isle of Islay which suggest that people may have arrived prior to 9,000 BP are described: possible evidence for disturbance to vegetation at c 10,000 BP and the discovery of a tanged point, of a type found in Ahrensburgian assemblages from northern Europe, which dates to between 11,000--10,000 BP.

Author:

Kevin J Edwards
Steven J Mithen

Year of Publication:

1995

Subjects / Periods:

Modern (Auto Detected Temporal)
9000 Bp (Auto Detected Temporal)
	SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
Bp (Auto Detected Temporal)

Source:

BIAB (The British Archaeological Bibliography (BAB))

Created Date:

20 Jan 2002