| Title: |
Excavation of medieval graves at St Thomas' Kirk, Hall of Rendall, Orkney
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 138 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
138
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| Number of Pages: |
367 |
| Page Start/End: |
239 - 266 |
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| Licence Type: |
ADS Terms of Use and Access
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
In early 2005 a particularly severe storm exposed human bones on the foreshore immediately east of the ruins of St Thomas' Kirk. The subsequent excavation recovered fourteen individual inhumations. The skeletons exhibited a relatively high number of pathological conditions and evidence of a diet that included fish, meat and dairy products. Isotopic analysis confirms that one of the individuals was from either the outer Hebrides or Northern Shetland while the rest originated from Orkney. The graves were arranged in distinct grave plots on a north/south aligned row, clustered particularly close to the east side of St Thomas' Kirk. Imported medieval pottery, of a type unknown in Orkney or indeed Scotland, was recovered from the graves. Includes sections on: The human bone; The dietary study; The origins study; Discussion of human bone; The medieval pottery. |
| Year of Publication: |
2008
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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| Human Bones (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Fish (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Excavation (Auto Detected Subject) |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
11 Aug 2010 |
