Life on the Edge: The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Iain Crawfords Udal, North Uist (Hardcover)

Beverley Ballin Smith

ISBN 10: 1784917702 / ISBN 13: 9781784917708

Edité par Archaeopress, Oxford, 2018

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Hardcover. The discovery of archaeological structures in North Uist in 1974 after storm damage led to the identification by Iain Crawford of a kerb cairn complex, with a cist and human remains. Six years later he went back, and over the next three years excavated another cist with human remains in its kerbed cairn, many bowl pits dug into the blown sand, and down to two late Neolithic structures and a ritual complex. He intensively studied the environmental conditions affecting the site and was among the first archaeologists in Scotland to understand the climate changes taking place at the transition between late Neolithic and the early Bronze Age. The deposition of blown sand and the start of the machair in the Western Isles, including the rise in sea-level and inundations into inhabited and farmed landscapes, are all part of the complex story of natural events and human activities. Radiocarbon dating and modern scientific analyses provide the detail of the story of periods of starvation suffered by the people that were buried on the site, of the movement away of the community, of their attempts of bringing the new land back into cultivation, of a temporary tent-like structure, and of marking their territory by the construction of enduring monuments to the dead. Excavations in North Uist dating from 1974-1984 identified two cists with human remains in kerbed cairns, many bowl pits dug into the blown sand, two late Neolithic structures and a ritual complex. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Life on the Edge: The Neolithic and Bronze Age of Iain Crawfords Udal, North Uist (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: Archaeopress, Oxford
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1784917702
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781784917708
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

The discovery of archaeological structures in North Uist in 1974 after storm damage led to the identification by Iain Crawford of a kerb cairn complex, with a cist and human remains. Six years later he went back, and over the next three years excavated another cist with human remains in its kerbed cairn, many bowl pits dug into the blown sand, and down to two late Neolithic structures and a ritual complex. He intensively studied the environmental conditions affecting the site and was among the first archaeologists in Scotland to understand the climate changes taking place at the transition between late Neolithic and the early Bronze Age. The deposition of blown sand and the start of the machair in the Western Isles, including the rise in sea-level and inundations into inhabited and farmed landscapes, are all part of the complex story of natural events and human activities. Radiocarbon dating and modern scientific analyses provide the detail of the story of periods of starvation suffered by the people that were buried on the site, of the movement away of the community, of their attempts of bringing the 'new' land back into cultivation, of a temporary tent-like structure, and of marking their territory by the construction of enduring monuments to the dead.

À propos de l?auteur

Beverley Ballin Smith Took Up The Mantle Left By Iain Crawford And Has Brought This First Monograph On His Udal Project Area To Publication. She Has Extensive Experience Of Working On, And Publishing, Other Large Multi-Period Sites. She Is An Archaeologist Who Lived And Worked On Orkney For Many Years And Has First-Hand Experience Of The Archaeology Of Shetland, The Uk, Faroes, Denmark, Norway And Sweden, And Is Now Based In Scotland. Beverley Is The Publications Manager At Guard Archaeology Ltd And Editor Of Aro (Archaeology Reports Online), With The Aim Of Disseminating Information To Relevant Audiences. She Undertakes Specialist Analysis Of Prehistoric Pottery And Coarse Stone Tools. She Has Been A Member Of The Chartered Institute For Archaeologists For Nearly All Her Professional Life; She Served On The Former Ifa Council, Was Vice Chair For Outreach, A Member Of The Validation Committee And Was A Cifa Board Director. She Is A Member Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of London And Also A Member Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland, Where She Has Been Vice President. She Is Currently President Of Archaeology Scotland And A Research Associate At National Museums Scotland.