Kirby, M. (2020). Excavations at Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2020.89.

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Title:		 Excavations at Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre
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Subtitle:		 Iron Age and Roman discoveries to the north of Inveresk Roman Fort, East Lothian
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Series:		 Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
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Volume:		 89
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Number of Pages:		 160
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Publication Type:		 Monograph (in Series)
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Abstract:		 An excavation was undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd (CFA) between August and November 2010 on the site of the new Musselburgh Primary Health Care Centre. The site, which lies to the south of Inveresk Road, is centred on NGR 33430 67224. Until its demolition, the area had been occupied by BruntonWireworks. The Scheduled Monument of Inveresk Roman Fort lies at the top of the steep slope c 50m to the south of the excavation site.The excavation identified six phases of activity on the site, the earliest being a Mesolithic flint scatter (Clarke & Kirby forthcoming). The area was used as a burial ground in the Iron Age and a ring ditch may also be of prehistoric date. Later, six Roman inhumation burials (four of which had been decapitated) anda horse burial were interred, and a possible Roman fortlet was constructed. Across the site, a network of interconnected ditches formed part of a Roman-period field system, which cut through the rampart of the possible fortlet, and through a number of the graves. Along the southern boundary of the site a largeaccumulation of Roman midden deposits overlay features associated with the field system, although it may have started to build up while the latter was still in use. A post-built structure was also found, one post of which cut a ditch of the field system.The midden deposits extended along the full length of the southern boundary of the site, measuring 110m long by up to 20m wide. Numerous artefacts were recovered, representing the rubbish and discarded personal belongings of the fort occupants. The pottery included samian bowls with personal names scratchedon the bases. Evidence from these, together with isotopic analysis of the human skeletons, shows that the ethnic origin of those living in the fort was diverse, as would be expected for the Roman army.
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Author:		 Magnus Kirby ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Other Person/Org:		 Sue Anderson (Author contributing) ORCID icon
Ann Clarke (Author contributing)
H E M Cool (Author contributing)
Mike Cressey (Author contributing)
Alexandra Croom (Author contributing)
Gemma Cruikshanks (Author contributing)
Clare Ellis (Author contributing)
Jane A Evans (Author contributing) ORCID icon
Darren R Gröcke (Author contributing) ORCID icon
Kay F Hartley (Author contributing)
Eniko Hudak (Author contributing)
Fraser Hunter (Author contributing)
Melanie Johnson (Author contributing) ORCID icon
Dawn McLaren (Author contributing)
Janet Montgomery (Author contributing)
Joanna Moore (Author contributing)
Geoff Nowell (Author contributing)
V Pashley (Author contributing)
Alice Rose (Author contributing)
Jennifer Thoms (Author contributing)
Roger S O Tomlin (Author contributing)
Felicity C Wild (Author contributing)
Paul T Bidwell (Author contributing) ORCID icon
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Year of Publication:		 2020
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ISBN:		 2056-7421
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District: East Lothian
Country: Scotland
Place: Musselburgh
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IRON AGE (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
ROMAN (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
BURIAL (Monument Type Scotland)
RAMPART (Monument Type Scotland)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type Scotland)
MIDDEN (Monument Type Scotland)
POTTERY (Object Scotland)
IRON (Object Scotland)
ANIMAL BONES (Object Scotland)
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DOI: https://doi.org/doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2020.89
URI: https://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/issue/view/301
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Created Date:		 17 Aug 2020