Bradley, R., Watson, A., Scott, R. and Jack, A. (2017). Littleferry, Sutherland: an earlier prehistoric coastal site in context. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 147. Vol 147, pp. 17-28.
| Title: | Littleferry, Sutherland: an earlier prehistoric coastal site in context | ||||||||||||
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| Issue: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 147 | ||||||||||||
| Series: | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | ||||||||||||
| Volume: | 147 | ||||||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 17 - 28 | ||||||||||||
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| Abstract: | The paper considers the significance of one of the largest collections of earlier prehistoric artefacts associated with a Scottish dune system. It came from a narrow spit, formerly an offshore island, at the mouth of Loch Fleet and was dominated by large numbers of arrowheads dating from the Early Neolithic period and the Beaker phase. They seem to have been made there, and many were unfinished. The original findspots are inaccessible today, but a programme of field walking in the surrounding area confirmed their exceptional character. Perhaps this remote location was chosen as a production site because of the specialised roles played by the artefacts made there. The results of this project are compared with similar evidence from the Culbin and Luce Sands. | ||||||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 2017 | ||||||||||||
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| Created Date: | 28 Nov 2018 |
