A Neolithic ceremonial complex in Galloway : excavations at Dunragit and Droughduil, 1999-2002 / Julian Thomas.

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Thomas, Julian [author.]

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TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2015Description: 1 online resource (viii, 190 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, plansContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781782979715
1782979719

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Neolithic ceremonial complex in Galloway.DDC classification:

936.1401 22

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GN776.22.G7 T46 2015eb

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Contents:

List of figures and tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Julian Thomas -- Context: the prehistory of Luce Bay / Julian Thomas -- Dunragit: features revealed by excavation / Julian Thomas and Matthew Leivers -- Droughduil Mote / Julian Thomas, David Sanderson and Colin Kerr -- Relative sea-level change and experiencing the Droughduil Mound / Richard Tipping, David Smith and Jason Jordan -- Prehistoric pottery / Matthew Leivers with Julian Thomas -- Lithics from Dunragit / Elizabeth Healey -- Cremated bone / Jacqueline I. McKinley -- Soil micromorphology of post-hole fills from Dunragit / Helen lewis -- Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian modelling / Derek Hamilton and Julian Thomas -- Discussion / Julian Thomas -- Bibliography -- Index.

Summary: A complex enclosure identified by aerial photography at Dunragit Galloway, was demonstrated by excavation to have been of Late Neolithic date, and comprised three concentric timber ramped post-rings, 120-300 m in diameter. The two outer post-rings each comprised large uprights interspersed with smaller members, probably forming a continuous palisade. Each was a single-phase structure and the posts had rotted out. The inner ring had largely been made up of large, freestanding posts, most of which had rotted away, but some of which had been deliberately removed, the post-holes being considerably.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.

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A complex enclosure identified by aerial photography at Dunragit Galloway, was demonstrated by excavation to have been of Late Neolithic date, and comprised three concentric timber ramped post-rings, 120-300 m in diameter. The two outer post-rings each comprised large uprights interspersed with smaller members, probably forming a continuous palisade. Each was a single-phase structure and the posts had rotted out. The inner ring had largely been made up of large, freestanding posts, most of which had rotted away, but some of which had been deliberately removed, the post-holes being considerably.

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