Cook, M., Ellis, C., Sheridan, A., Barber, J. W., Bonsall, C., Bush, H., Clarke, C. M., Crone, A., Engl, R., Fouracre, L., Heron, C., Jay, M., McGibbon, F., MacSween, A., Montgomery, J., Pellegrini, M., Sands, R., Saville, A., Scott, D. D., Å oberl, L. and Vandorpe, P. (2010). Excavations at Upper Largie Quarry, Argyll & Bute, Scotland. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 76. Vol 76, pp. 165-212. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0079497X00000499.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Excavations at Upper Largie Quarry, Argyll & Bute, Scotland
Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report Subtitle:	New Light on the Prehistoric Ritual Landscape of the Kilmartin Glen
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 76
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	The Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	76
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	380
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	165 - 212
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Excavations were carried out intermittently between 1982 and 2005, by various excavators, in advance of quarrying activity at Upper Largie, Kilmartin Glen, Argyll & Bute. They revealed abundant evidence of prehistoric activity, dating from the Mesolithic to the Middle Bronze Age, on a fluvioglacial terrace overlooking the rest of the Glen, although some evidence was doubtless destroyed without record during a period of unmonitored quarrying. Several undated features were also discovered. Mesolithic activity is represented by four pits, probably representing a temporary camp; this is the first evidence for Mesolithic activity in the Glen. Activity of definite and presumed Neolithic date includes the construction, and partial burning, of a post-defined cursus. Copper Age activity is marked by an early Beaker grave which matches counterparts in the Netherlands in both design and contents, and raises the question of the origin of its occupant. The terrace was used again as a place of burial during the Early Bronze Age, between the 22nd and the 18th century, and the graves include one, adjacent to the early Beaker grave, containing a unique footed Food Vessel combining Irish and Yorkshire Food Vessel features. At some point/s during the first half of the 2nd millennium bc '“ the oakbased dates may suffer from 'old wood' effect '“ three monuments were constructed on the terrace: a pit, surrounded by pits or posts, similar in design to the early Beaker grave; a timber circle; and a post row. The latest datable activity consists of a grave, containing cremated bone in a Bucket Urn, the bone being dated to 1410'“1210 cal bc; this may well be contemporary with an assemblage of pottery from a colluvium spread. The relationship between this activity and contemporary activities elsewhere in the Glen is discussed.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Martin Cook Clare Ellis Alison Sheridan John W Barber Clive Bonsall Helen Bush Ciara M Clarke Anne Crone R Engl Lynne Fouracre Carl Heron Mandy Jay Fiona McGibbon Ann MacSween Janet Montgomery Maura Pellegrini Rob Sands Alan Saville Douglas D Scott Lucija Å oberl Patrice Vandorpe
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) Posts (Auto Detected Subject) Bone (Auto Detected Subject) GRAVE (Monument Type England) Early Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) GRAVE (Monument Type England) PIT (Monument Type England) SHERD (Object England) FUNERARY SITE (Monument Type England) Middle Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) Beaker Grave (Auto Detected Subject) Timber Circle (Auto Detected Subject) Camp (Auto Detected Subject) PIT (Monument Type England) Copper Age (Auto Detected Temporal) Cremated Bone (Auto Detected Subject)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (biab_online)
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0079497X00000499
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	11 Feb 2015