n.a. (1999). 3 The excavation of the settlement. In: n.e. Kebister: The Four-thousand-year-old Story of One Shetland Township. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 79-137.
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3 The excavation of the settlement | ||
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Kebister: The Four-thousand-year-old Story of One Shetland Township | ||
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series | ||
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14 | ||
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332 | ||
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79 - 137 | ||
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The site as it appeared before excavation is described. This is followed by an account of progress of the project and the limitations of the archaeological evidence. Perhaps the greatest lies in the dictation of excavation area and sequence by the progress of development, with consequent effects on the pace of archaeological work. The areas were excavated in an illogical sequence, and often in haste, particularly Areas 1-3. The results of excavation are presented area by area. The account of the excavated evidence concludes with a presentation of the radiocarbon and other dating evidence, leading to a proposed phasing for the excavated site as a whole (chapter 4). In total c 850 square metres were excavated, in six adjoining areas. The main feature in Area 1 was a 16th-century teind barn which impacted greatly on stratigraphic relationships. The earliest structure in Area 2 was wooden and used for habitation. Other features in Area 2 included a manufacturing zone and a stone building possibly used for metalworking. In a final phase the area was cultivated and field clearance cairns were established. The earliest feature on Area 3 was an extensive cobbled surface. The other main feature was a sub-circular or D-shaped house with a sunken interior. Features in Area 4 included a series of field soils, a substantial prehistoric boundary wall and a post-medieval stone structure thought to be a sheep-pen. Features in Area 5 included cultivation soils, miscellaneous features and a complex multi-cellular building of Iron Age date. Area 6 had been much disturbed though Iron Age features included a stone-built structure, a deep sequence of cultivation soils and many pits, presumably for a combination of domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes. These were overlaid by medieval cultivation soils and a possible industrial pit and hearth complex. | ||
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1999 | ||
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0903903148 | ||
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25 Nov 2015 |
