SAIR43The Excavation of Bronze Age Roundhouses at Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire
by Ross White and Phil Richardson
with contributions by T Bjarke Ballin, M Hastie, M Johnson, D McLaren, J Thoms, A Jackson and M Cressey.
ISBN 978 090 390 356 1
Published in September 2010 by The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, in association with The Council for British Archaeology and Historic Scotland, in Adobe Acrobat format. Available free of charge (see Terms & Conditions of Use).
Abstract
Excavations in summer 2005 to the north of Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, revealed the remains of at least three Bronze Age ring-ditch roundhouses and associated features, together apparently forming elements of an area of open settlement. The excavations were conducted in advance of the construction of a new bypass road around the north of Oldmeldrum, related to new housing development. George Wimpey (East Scotland Ltd) funded the project.
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Report content
| i | Title Page |
| iii | Table of Contents |
| v | List of Illustrations |
| vi | List of Tables |
| 1 | Abstract |
| 2 | Introduction |
| 3 | Archaeological Results |
| 3.1 | House 1 |
| 3.2 | House 2 |
| 3.3 | House 3 |
| 3.4 | Feature Group 1 (possible roundhouse) |
| 3.5 | Feature Group 2 (possible roundhouse) |
| 3.6 | Pit 006 |
| 3.7 | Pit 004 |
| 4 | Finds and Environmental Evidence |
| 4.1 | Prehistoric pottery by Melanie Johnson |
| 4.2 | Fired clay by Melanie Johnson |
| 4.3 | The lithic assemblage by Torben Bjarke Ballin |
| 4.4 | Coarse stone by Adam Jackson |
| 4.5 | The vitrified material by Dawn McLaren |
| 4.6 | Bone remains by Jennifer Thoms |
| 4.7 | Charred plant remains by Mhairi Hastie |
| 4.8 | Charcoal analysis by Mike Cressey |
| 4.9 | Radiocarbon dating |
| 5 | Discussion |
| 6 | Acknowledgements |
| 7 | References |
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