Dunwell, A. J., Armit, I. and Johnson, M. (2003). Excavations at Geirisclett chambered cairn, North Uist, Western Isles. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 133. Vol 133, pp. 1-33.

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Title:		 Excavations at Geirisclett chambered cairn, North Uist, Western Isles
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 133
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Volume:		 133
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Page Start/End:		 1 - 33
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Abstract:		 Report describing the results of excavations undertaken within the burial chamber and entrance area of the chambered cairn. The chamber had been investigated in the early years of the twentieth century, and the work described here was conducted because of the threat of tidal scouring of any remains which had survived previous attention. The excavation revealed evidence of disturbed Neolithic and Beaker funerary deposits within the two compartments of the chamber. The burial chamber appears to have been used over the same time period both by humans as a burial place and by otters as a holt. the application of palaeoenvironmental studies has allowed the formation processes of the deposits and artefacts in the chamber to be understood, permitting the character of the burial rites to be better appreciated. The past and present landscape setting of the chambered cairn is considered briefly. Includes sections on: Lithic material, The human remains, Animal bone, Fish remains, Carbonized plant macrofossils.
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Author:		 Andrew J Dunwell
Ian Armit ORCID icon
Melanie Johnson ORCID icon
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Year of Publication:		 2003
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
Neolithic (BIAB)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
Artefacts (Auto Detected Subject)
Beaker Funerary (Auto Detected Subject)
Chambered Cairn (Auto Detected Subject)
FUNERARY SITE (Monument Type England)
Chambered Cairns (BIAB)
Palaeoenvironmental Studies (Auto Detected Subject)
Burial Chamber (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 01 Oct 2004