n.a. (1994). 3. The early Iron Age settlement: development to roundhouse and broch. In: n.e. Howe: Four Millennia of Orkney Prehistory Excavations 1978-1982. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 26-39.
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3. The early Iron Age settlement: development to roundhouse and broch | ||
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Howe: Four Millennia of Orkney Prehistory Excavations 1978-1982 | ||
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09 | ||
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305 | ||
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26 - 39 | ||
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The earliest Iron Age phases on the site (Phases 3-6) follow a chronological break after the Neolithic (Phase 2), bridged only by the deposition of fragments of two Beaker vessels. Activities on the site over this period, from the 6th century BC to the start of the first century cal AD, cover the two main areas of the original tomb mound and the outlying ditch. Three main events took place in the area of the tomb mound: stone was robbed from the central cairn and entrance passage of the Phase 2 tomb; a roundhouse was constructed over the remains of this tomb and, finally, the collapse and demolition of the roundhouse was followed by the construction of a broch, Broch 1. Within the area of the Phase 2 tomb ditch, four main events could be recognised: an enclosure gully was dug into the upper fills of the ditch which were Iron Age in date; this gully was then replaced by another similar gully backed by a stone wall; partial replacement of the second gully and wall by a clay-cored rampart and rock-cut ditch was followed by numerous modifications to this rampart and ditch. Between these two main groups of contexts lay the scattered and fragmentary remains of successive contemporary settlements. Most of the Iron Age structures occurred to the S of the old tomb mound. There is no evidence for major breaks in the occupation sequence of the settlement between Phases 3-6 and it has therefore been assumed that these phases represent stages in the development of a single Iron Age settlement whose plan remained consistent through to Phase 7. | ||
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1994 | ||
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0903903091 | ||
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