Haselgrove, C. (2009). The Traprain Law Environs Project. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Overview of the project's research design and study area.

Describes excavations, noting that settlement fell into three main phases: some Neolithic activity; a major phase of enclosure construction in the Late Bronze Age/Earlier Iron Age; and reoccupation during the Roman Iron Age.

The main phase of occupation was a Late Iron Age enclosure, with a later scooped settlement. Traces of Bronze Age activity were found, and it was noted that one of the latest events on the site was the insertion of a stone cist containing a burial which was apparently considerably earlier than the site itself into a ditch terminal, possibly as an act of closure.

Series of specialist reports on the material culture recovered, followed by a discussion of the assemblages in their regional context (140-156).

Presents the archaeo-botanical evidence from the sites investigated, followed by a report on the faunal remains (noting that the latter were very sparse due to the sub-soil acidity).

Sets out aspects of the detailed investigations reported on earlier in the volume in a regional context.

Publishes the project, carried out between 2000-2004 on plough-levelled sites around the fortified site of Traprain Law on the East Lothian coastal plain in south-east Scotland. The primary aim was to investigate the nature and economy of smaller enclosed settlements in an area of 150km² centred on the hillfort, and to establish the chronological relationship between these sites and the occupation of the hilltop. Subsidiary aims included exploring the extent of Roman influence and testing the effectiveness of geomagnetic survey in a region of complex geology.\r\n\r\nExcavations were carried out at six sites: three enclosures (at Knowes, Standingstone and Whittingehame Tower) were extensively excavated, whilst smaller-scale work was carried out at another three (East Bearford, East Linton and Foster Law). Geomagnetic surveys were conducted at 30 sites and cropmark sites in East Lothian were transcribed and mapped enabling the excavated sites to be placed in a regional context.