The history of a Scottish lowland crannog: excavations at Buiston, Ayrshire 1989--90

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Title:

Series:

STAR Monograph

Volume:

Number of Pages:

326

Publication Type:

Monograph Chapter (in Series)

Abstract:

Extensive occupation deposits survived, despite drainage of the surrounding loch and subsequent excavation in the nineteenth century. Radiocarbon dating indicated that Buiston crannog was built during the Roman period, but dendrochronological analysis of the structural timbers showed that most of the surviving occupation deposits related to a short period of activity in the seventh century AD. Settlement on the crannog consisted, at any one time, of a single round-house within a defensive perimeter. A wide range of organic artefacts complemented the assemblage recovered in the earlier excavations. The natural environment, nature of the settlement, the status of its inhabitants and their relationship to the elite of British Strathclyde are among the themes explored. Chapters deal with: chronology; the Romano--British and earlier crannog; the early historic crannog and the natural environment, followed by details of its construction, occupation and economy; the whole concludes with a discussion. Within this there are contributions on:

Author:

Anne Crone

Editor:

Anne Crone

Publisher:

Scottish Trust for Archaeological Research

Year of Publication:

2000

ISBN:

0951934465

Subjects / Periods:

Crannogs (BIAB)
Houses (Round) (BIAB)
Early Medieval (BIAB)
Roman (BIAB)

Note:

Is Portmanteau: 1

Source:

BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))

Created Date:

10 Jul 2001

Chapter Title	Author / Editor	Page Start/End
Basal deposits	Richard Tipping	13 - 14
The sedimentary history of Buiston Loch	Richard Tipping Roy Thompson Robert Young	36 - 47
Dendrochronological dating	Anne Crone	48 - 55
Radiocarbon dating	Anne Crone Magnar Dalland John W Barber	55 - 58
Soil micromorphological analysis	Stephen P Carter	58 - 60
Palynological interpretation of the F110 series	Coralie M Mills	60 - 64
Summary: the history of the crannog	Anne Crone	64 - 66
Micromorphological analysis of the turves	Stephen P Carter	67 - 68
Palynological analysis of the turves	Coralie M Mills	68 - 70
The logboat	Anne Crone	70 - 72
Summary and discussion	Anne Crone	72 - 74
Land use in the region during crannog construction and use	Richard Tipping	75 - 0
The macroplant evidence	Timothy G Holden	75 - 76
Evidence from beetles and other insects	Harry Kenward Mike Hill Deborah Jaques Alex Kroupa Frances Large	76 - 78
Woodland reconstruction	Anne Crone Richard A Brunning	78 - 82
Interpretation and discussion	Anne Crone	82 - 83
Wood studies 1: species composition and wood use on the crannog	Richard A Brunning	84 - 0
Wood studies 2: the evidence for woodland management	Richard A Brunning	84 - 89
Wood studies 3: structural analysis, toolkit and woodworking techniques	Anne Crone	89 - 99
The coleoptera	Harry Kenward Mike Hill Deborah Jaques Alex Kroupa Frances Large	99 - 101
The fly puparia	Peter Skidmore	101 - 102
Summary and interpretation	Anne Crone	102 - 105
Discussion	Anne Crone	105 - 110
Context, dating and taphonomy	Anne Crone	111 - 0
The wooden artefacts	Anne Crone	111 - 128
The leatherwork	W Groenman-van Waateringe	128 - 133
The cordage	Anne Crone	133 - 134
The textiles	Thea Gabra-Sanders	133 - 0
The hanging-bowl	Robert B K Stevenson Paul Wilthew	134 - 138
The metalwork	Allan Wilson	138 - 140
The glass vessels	Ewan Campbell Mike Heyworth	140 - 0
The glass beads	Julian Henderson	140 - 141
The worked bone	Graeme Wilson	141 - 0
The coarse stone	Ann Clarke	142 - 143
The chipped stone	Bill Finlayson	143 - 0
Integrating the artefact assemblages from the nineteenth- and twentieth-century excavations	Ann MacSween	143 - 151
The macroplant assemblage	Timothy G Holden Sheila Boardman	151 - 155
The faunal assemblage	Tanya O'Sullivan	155 - 156
Interpretation and discussion	Anne Crone Ann MacSween	156 - 159
Buiston and environmental studies	Coralie M Mills	162 - 164
Off-site analyses	Richard Tipping Roy Thompson Robert Young	171 - 172
Dendrochronology		173 - 193
Soil analysis	Stephen P Carter	194 - 202
On-site pollen analyses	Coralie M Mills	203 - 207
Waterlogged macroplant analysis	Timothy G Holden	208 - 229
Coleoptera analysis	Harry Kenward Mike Hill Deborah Jaques Alex Kroupa Frances Large	230 - 247
Wood studies	Richard A Brunning	248 - 251
Diptera analysis	Peter Skidmore	252 - 254
Wooden artefacts		255 - 263
Leather finds	W Groenman-van Waateringe	263 - 0
Textiles	Thea Gabra-Sanders	263 - 0
The hanging bowl: metallurgical analysis	Paul Wilthew	263 - 264
Metalwork	Allan Wilson	264 - 0
Vessel glass	Ewan Campbell	264 - 265
Glass beads	Julian Henderson	265 - 0
Coarse stone	Ann Clarke	266 - 267
Worked bone	Graeme Wilson	266 - 0
Catalogue of material from Munro's excavations at Buiston Crannog	Ann MacSween	267 - 274
Charred macroplant analysis	Sheila Boardman	275 - 281
Chipped stone	Bill Finlayson	276 - 0
Faunal analysis	Tanya O'Sullivan	282 - 284
Moss analysis	Andrew McMullen	285 - 291
Parasitic nematode eggs: assessment report	John B Carrott	299 - 0

Crone, A., ed. (2000). The history of a Scottish lowland crannog: excavations at Buiston, Ayrshire 1989--90. Edinburgh: Scottish Trust for Archaeological Research.

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