n.a. (1994). 4. The middle Iron Age broch and settlement. In: n.e. Howe: Four Millennia of Orkney Prehistory Excavations 1978-1982. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 40-90.
| Title: | 4. The middle Iron Age broch and settlement | ||
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| Issue: | Howe: Four Millennia of Orkney Prehistory Excavations 1978-1982 | ||
| Series: | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series | ||
| Volume: | 09 | ||
| Number of Pages: | 305 | ||
| Page Start/End: | 40 - 90 | ||
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| Abstract: | This period, Phase 7 of the site's occupation, was one of the best preserved on site representing a major percentage of the artefactual and environmental evidence from the site. At the start of this new phase, the previous plan of a defended settlement with broch tower was maintained, but the broch tower was cleared out to be rebuilt as a bigger structure and the Phase 6 buildings were levelled for the construction of a new village of six houses. The good preservation of environmental material provided information on the roofing and fuel used in the houses. Of the artefactual evidence from this period, the metalwork, both iron and copper-alloy, survived particularly well. Construction of the broch, together with the use and subsequent levelling of the new settlement, is described as the earlier Phase 7; Later Phase 7 covers the continued use of some of these structures, their replacement with new buildings and the last major collapse of the broch tower. The earlier and later phases were divided by apparently contemporary fires in broch and settlement. Chronological brackets of the 1st to 4th centuries cal AD have been ascribed to this phase from the radiocarbon determinations. | ||
| Year of Publication: | 1994 | ||
| ISBN: | 0903903091 | ||
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| Created Date: | 14 Oct 2014 |
