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Oxford J Archaeol 22 (2)
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Title:
Oxford J Archaeol 22 (2)
Series
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Series:
Oxford Journal of Archaeology
Volume
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Volume:
22 (2)
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Publication Type:
Journal
Editor
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Editor:
Barry Cunliffe
Helena Hamerow
Nicholas Purcell
Andrew Sherratt
Publisher
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Publisher:
Blackwell Publishing
Year of Publication
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Year of Publication:
2003
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Source:
BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date:
15 Aug 2003
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Abstract
An Ahrensburgian-type tanged point from Shieldaig, Wester Ross, Scotland, and its implications
Torben Bjarke Ballin
Alan Saville
115 - 131
A newly recognized tanged flint point from Shieldaig in north-west Scotland is described and discussed in terms of its potential as an indicator of Lateglacial human settlement.
Processing the dead in Neolithic Orkney
Stuart Reilly
133 - 154
Megalithic tombs are a characteristic feature of Neolithic Orkney and have formed the focus of numerous studies. This article examines the surviving human skeletal remains found within these cairns in the hope of determining how the dead were processed during this period of prehistory. It is shown that the fate of the body was a long and complicated affair, which involved elements of both direct interment and excarnation. It is argued that the archaeological evidence reveals that in most cases an articulated corpse was directly interred in a tomb and then subsequently dismembered until only the skull remained. This process seemingly occurred amongst several cairns during the earlier Neolithic, and during the later Neolithic the practice was restricted to the confines of a single exclusive passage grave.