Wright, D. and Brophy, K. (2021). Possible Neolithic ard marks and field boundaries at Wellhill and Cranberry, Perth and Kinross, and an evaluation of current physical evidence for Neolithic farming in Scotland. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150. Vol 150, Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 23-47.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Possible Neolithic ard marks and field boundaries at Wellhill and Cranberry, Perth and Kinross, and an evaluation of current physical evidence for Neolithic farming in Scotland
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150
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Volume Volume number and part Volume:	150
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	23 - 47
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Although the Neolithic period is defined by farming, physical evidence for processes associated with farming are rare, with agricultural practices usually indicated by environmental and biomolecular proxies for domesticates such as pollen evidence, ceramic residues and lipids, animal bones, plant remains and stable isotope studies. This paper will, we hope, invigorate discussion on the recognition, interpretation and significance of physical traces of farming in Scotland. The starting point will be the summary of two excavations, Wellhill and Cranberry, both Perth and Kinross, in 2014 and 2016 respectively, part of the Strathearn Environs and Royal Forteviot (SERF) project. These cropmark sites revealed evidence for possible Neolithic farming in the form of possible ard marks and field ditches. There follows a synthesis of physical evidence for Neolithic farming in Scotland, drawing together evidence for ard marks, field boundaries, cultivation ridges, cultivated middens, and soils. Recommendations are made for recognising and interpreting such features on excavations, and the potential benefits of giving a higher profile to the act of farming in our narratives about Neolithic lifeways in Scotland and beyond are briefly explored.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Dene Wright Kenneth Brophy
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2021
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	Ard marks Field boundaries Cultivation soils Perth and Kinross Cranberry Wellhill Neolithic Dunning Scotland
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	02 Feb 2022