Paton, K. (2015). Historic Scotland Human Remains Call Off Contract Mayback Boat Burial: Archaeological Excavation Report. AOC Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1049228. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Historic Scotland Human Remains Call Off Contract Mayback Boat Burial: Archaeological Excavation Report
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Series:		 AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 AOC archaeology undertook an archaeological excavation of an inhumation within a boat at Mayback, Papa Westray, Orkney under the terms of the Historic Scotland Human Remains Call-off Contract. The human remains were identified by Mr Anderson of Mayback while he was excavating a service trench through the base of a newly built plant room attached to the S end of his cottage. His excavations had disturbed an upper leg bone and some other long bones of a definite human inhumation. The archaeological works were conducted in order to save the remains from further disturbance by the planned construction works within and out with the plant room. They revealed a possibly disarticulated skeleton within a wide linear cut that was lined with stone along the top of its S edge. Over 180 iron nails that represent the remains of a boat, along with an iron shield boss were found within the grave. Evidence from the position of the skeleton and a number of the nails may indicate the burial had been disturbed in antiquity. The excavations were able to excavate the majority of the grave, but some of the boat remains and stone lining is still in-situ under the foundations of the cottage and the plant room. It is highly unlikely that any human remains or large artefacts remain on site, with the likelihood that only a few nails from the boat would be present within the in-situ material.
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Author:		 K Paton
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Publisher:		 AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Orkney Islands Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2015
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Site: Mayback Boat Burial
County: Orkney
Parish: PAPA WESTRAY
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 349547, 1052360 (Easting, Northing)
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EARLY MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) NAILS (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) SHIELD BOSS (Find)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) BOAT BURIAL (Monus)
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OASIS Id: aocarcha1-220557
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Created Date:		 08 Oct 2018