Crawford, B. E. and Ballin-Smith, B. (1999). 5 Papa Stour: the excavations at the Biggings. In: n.e. The Biggings Papa Stour Shetland: the history and archaeology of a royal Norwegian farm. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 62-96.
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5 Papa Stour: the excavations at the Biggings | ||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
The Biggings Papa Stour Shetland: the history and archaeology of a royal Norwegian farm | ||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series | ||||
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15 | ||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
268 | ||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
62 - 96 | ||||
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
This chapter describes how the location of the excavations was chosen, summarises the six seasons of excavation and the manner in which the trenches were laid out. There then follows a detailed archaeological description. The stratigraphy of the main site (east end) is separated into seven phases: phase 1 - earliest activity represented by pits and a stone alignment; phase 2 - the first wooden building, the dyngja; phase 3 - the new wooden building, the stofa; phase 4 - later use of the phase 3 stofa; phase 4-5 - pit construction within the stofa area; phase 5 - building of a new stone structure; phase 6 - 19th-century features and building of the croft-house, the gorl; phase 7 - modern features. In the western half of the main site seven phases of activity were identified: phase 2 - remnant structures: a skali (hall) and possible eldhus (cookhouse); phase 3 - further construction: a new eldhus and skali; phase 3-4 - pit construction and abandonment of phase 3 skali; phase 4 - construction of a new dwelling-house and ancillary building; phase 4-5 - further pit construction; phase 5 - further new construction, a re-aligned dwelling-house; phase 6 - final activities in the western area. | ||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1999 | ||||
ISBN International Standard Book Number |
0 903903 15 6 | ||||
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06 Jan 2016 |
