Engl, R. and Gooder, J. (2021). 'A home by the sea': the excavation of a robust Mesolithic house of the late 9th millennium BC at East Barns, East Lothian. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2021.96. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	'A home by the sea': the excavation of a robust Mesolithic house of the late 9th millennium BC at East Barns, East Lothian
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	96
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	97
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	SAIR_96.pdf (8 MB) : Download
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2021.96
URI The URI (Uniform Resource Indicator) for this resource. URI	http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/issue/view/309
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Monograph (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	In 2001 excavation works undertaken in advance of quarrying at East Barns, East Lothian (NGR: NT 7121 7686), revealed the substantial remains of a robust Mesolithic house structure, securely dated to the late 9th millennium BC. The house was situated within a large, natural hollow whose gradual infilling had effectively sealed the archaeological deposits. The house consisted of a sub-circular sunken floor with the remains of a westfacing entrance and two concentric angled post rings, suggesting episodes of replacement if not actual rebuilding. The remains of interior furniture were also recorded in the form of post holes, a platform, and three probable hearth features. A charred deposit of occupation debris rich in lithics sealed many of the structural features around the internal perimeter of the house. The distribution of this deposit appeared to reflect informal refuse toss/drop zones formed during the occupation of the structure and suggests some form of internal spatial organisation.The house at East Barns joins an increasing group of substantial analogous sites related to Early Mesolithic activity in Scotland and northern England. These substantial house sites reflect increasing socio-economic, cultural and chronological complexity during the Mesolithic. As such the site allows provisional hypotheses to be formed about the scale and nature of Early Mesolithic social and economic adaptation around the North Sea Basin.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	R Engl John Gooder
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Clare Ellis (Author contributing) Randolph R E Donahue (Author contributing) Adrian A Evans (Author contributing) Graeme Carruthers (Author contributing) Gemma Hudson (Author contributing)
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. Locations:	Country: Scotland Location - Auto Detected: North Sea Basin District: East Lothian
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	late 9th millennium BC (Auto Detected Temporal) furniture (Auto Detected Subject) sunken floor (Auto Detected Subject) hearth (Auto Detected Subject) house structure (Auto Detected Subject) BLADE (Object Scotland) LITHIC SCATTER (Monument Type Scotland) post holes (Auto Detected Subject) platform (Auto Detected Subject) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England) CHERT SCATTER (Monument Type Scotland) STRUCTURE (Monument Type Scotland) Early Mesolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) MESOLITHIC (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	ADS Library (ADS Library)
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	04 Aug 2022

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