Raisen, P. and Rees, T. (1996). Excavations of three cropmark sites at Melville Nurseries, Dalkeith. Glasgow Archaeological Journal. Vol 19, pp. 31-50.

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Title:		 Excavations of three cropmark sites at Melville Nurseries, Dalkeith
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Issue:		 Glasgow Archaeological Journal
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Series:		 Glasgow Archaeological Journal
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Volume:		 19
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Page Start/End:		 31 - 50
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Three sites were excavated in 1989 in advance of the A7 Dalkeith Western Bypass. The first comprised two parallel linear cropmarks, which are interpreted as flanking ditches to a possible track of unknown date. The second site proved to be an unenclosed roundhouse, formed by a ring-groove with external and internal postholes; radiocarbon dates and a saddle quern suggest an Early Iron Age date. The third cropmark revealed a palisaded enclosure that surrounded an inner enclosure formed by a slot with a shallow internal gully; radiocarbon and ceramic evidence suggests either a later Bronze Age or Iron Age date. Two bipartite pits at the northern edge of the palisaded enclosure were dated to the Roman period. There are specialist reports in Appendices: `Appendix 1: The pottery report' by Ann MacSween (45--6); `Appendix 2: The coarse stone report' by Ann Clarke (46); `Appendix 3: The flint report' by Bill Finlayson (46); `Appendix 4: The charred plant remains' by Sheila Boardman (46--8); `Appendix 5: The calibrated radiocarbon dates' by Anne Crone (48); `Appendix 6: Burnt clay report' by Elizabeth Slater (49); `Appendix 7: Analysis of the routine soil samples' (49--50) and `Appendix 8: Micromorphology of the palisade trench' (50) both by Stephen Carter.
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Author:		 Peter Raisen
Thomas Rees ORCID icon
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Other Person/Org:		 Brendan O C O'Connor (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 1996
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Palisaded Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject)
Later Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Cropmark (Auto Detected Subject)
Enclosure (Auto Detected Subject)
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Charred Plant Remains (Auto Detected Subject)
Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Saddle Quern (Auto Detected Subject)
Cropmarks (Auto Detected Subject)
Postholes Radiocarbon Dates (Auto Detected Subject)
Track (Auto Detected Subject)
Gully Radiocarbon (Auto Detected Subject)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
Flint (Auto Detected Subject)
1989 (Auto Detected Temporal)
SHERD (Object England)
Ceramic (Auto Detected Subject)
Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Palisade Trench (Auto Detected Subject)
PIT (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002