Mills, C. M., Crone, A., Edwards, K. J. and Whittington, G. (1994). The excavation and environmental investigation of a sub-peat stone bank near Loch Portain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 124. Vol 124, pp. 155-171.
| Title: | The excavation and environmental investigation of a sub-peat stone bank near Loch Portain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides | ||||||||
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| Issue: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 124 | ||||||||
| Series: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | ||||||||
| Volume: | 124 | ||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 155 - 171 | ||||||||
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| Publication Type: | Journal | ||||||||
| Abstract: | Reports probing, excavation, microfossil analysis, and radiocarbon dating. Radiocarbon dates indicate construction in the first half of the first millennium BC. Pollen analysis revealed contemporary poor heath-grassland with no apparent arable farming. Microscopic charcoal evidence indicates burning activity in the second millennium BC. | ||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 1994 | ||||||||
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| Created Date: | 20 Jan 2002 |
