Mithen, S. J., Finlayson, B., Finlay, N. and Lake, M. W. (1992). Excavations at Bolsay Farm, a Mesolithic settlement on Islay. Cambridge Archaeol J 2 (2). Vol 2(2), pp. 242-253.

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Title:		 Excavations at Bolsay Farm, a Mesolithic settlement on Islay
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Issue:		 Cambridge Archaeol J 2 (2)
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Series:		 Cambridge Archaeological Journal
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Volume:		 2 (2)
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Page Start/End:		 242 - 253
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Discovered by the Southern Hebrides Mesolithic Project (SHMP) in 1989 the site has currently been subject to two seasons of excavation. The SHMP was established 1988 to provide regional study of Mesolithic settlement in the southern Hebrides, particularly to explore the relationship between Obanian settlement and narrow blade sites. Other factors of relevance include colonisation after the last glacial and the transition to agriculture in western Scotland, which have importance on a national, as well as a regional, scale. Excavations aim to acquire a series of lithic assemblages, excavated and analysed in precisely the same manner as other sites in the project, together with contextual information concerning site size, dating, features and spatial patterning. Evidence recovered included a large flint assemblage similar to other narrow blade sites, elongated pebble tools and prehistoric pottery sherds. Further interpretation is dependant on current post-excavation work.
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Author:		 Steven J Mithen ORCID icon
Bill Finlayson
Nyree Finlay
M W Lake
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Other Person/Org:		 Isabel H Holroyd (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 1992
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Pottery Sherds (Auto Detected Subject)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
1988 (Auto Detected Temporal)
Blade (Auto Detected Subject)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
Pebble Tools (Auto Detected Subject)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
Flint (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002