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Sheridan, J A

doi:10.9750/issn.1473-3803.2016.62

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“…During the medieval period some of these images were intended to Christianise places with pagan associations but others simply marked land boundaries and that practice continues to the present day (Alves 2001). It is revealing that, not long ago, some of these motifs were mistaken for prehistoric petroglyphs (Anati 1968).…”

Section: Activities Shared With Chambered Tombsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

BRADLEY

2023

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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Discussions of contacts between Britain and Ireland usually focus on monuments and on portable artefacts such as Grooved Ware, Beakers, and metalwork. New research on insular rock art suggests that it originated in the Middle to Late Neolithic period and continued to be used and re-used into the Early Bronze Age. This paper considers its relationship with decorated passage graves and other structures. It argues that the distribution of rock art sheds further light on connections between these islands. Estuaries, bays, and landing places were important, but the siting of pecked motifs indicates other links along three overland routes between the North Sea and the Irish Sea. Certain practices were shared between megalithic tombs and recently excavated rock carvings. It is possible that they expressed similar beliefs at a time when long distance travel was important.

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Section: Activities Shared With Chambered Tombsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

BRADLEY

2023

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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“…As this study has demonstrated, national soil datasets can provide some broad indications of risk that are of value to heritage managers, but major factors are missing, and the mapping resolution is ultimately too low for site-specific management [141] (pp. [54][55][56][57][58][59][60].…”

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Risk and Resources: An Evaluation of the Ability of National Soil Datasets to Predict Post-Depositional Processes in Archaeological Sites and Heritage at Risk

Reid

Milek

2021

Heritage

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Previous studies have demonstrated the vast range of physical, chemical and biological processes that influence the preservation of archaeological sites, yet characterisation at the site-level remains largely unexplored. National datasets on soil type, land use and erosion modelling have the potential to predict localised impacts but remain an untapped resource in the evaluation of heritage at risk. Using early medieval Scotland as a case study, this paper explores in detail some of the primary factors which have impacted the archaeological record and the degree to which site-based evidence contained in excavation reports compares with national datasets (Land Cover Map 2015, Soil Information for Scottish Soils and Soils of Scotland Topsoil pH) and coastal erosion models (Dynamic Coast National Coastal Change Assessment and Coastal Erosion Susceptibility Model). This provides valuable information on the preservation of Scotland’s early medieval settlement, as well as a methodology for using national datasets in the remote assessment of post-depositional factors across the broader archaeological landscape. Results indicate that agriculture, bioturbation and aggressive soil conditions are among the most significant factors impacting Scotland’s archaeological remains. While the national datasets examined have the potential to inform heritage management strategies on these processes, their use is limited by a number of theoretical and methodological issues. Moving forward, site-specific studies that characterise the preservation environment will be crucial in developing baseline assessments that will advance both local and global understandings of destructive factors and soil-mediated decay.

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“…Together, the sites add to the emerging evidence that Mesolithic Scotland encompassed more than the activities of coastal hunter-gatherers. Although a scattering of inland sites has been known for some time, such as Ben Lawers, Loch Doon, and Loch Garten (Affleck 1986;Saville 2007;Atkinson 2016)the latter on the northern edge of the Cairngorm massif, at the other end of the passes along which the Dee and Geldie sites are locatedthe coastal bias of existing interpretations and the focus on shell middens and associated environments has long been cause for comment (Wickham-Jones 2009;Saville & Wickham-Jones 2012).…”

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“…However, our understanding of Mesolithic lifeways in Britain is still hampered by this evidential gap. While upland sites are reasonably common in some areas (Spikins 2002;Preston 2013), in Scotland, a country dominated in some regions by its highlands, such sites are still rarely documented, isolated, and poorly contextualised (Edwards 1996;Atkinson 2016).…”

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New Evidence for Upland Occupation in the Mesolithic of Scotland

Wickham-Jones¹,

Noble²,

Fraser³

et al. 2020

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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This paper discusses the evidence for periodic human activity in the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland from the late 9th millennium to the early 4th millennium cal bc. While contemporary paradigms for Mesolithic Europe acknowledge the significance of upland environments, the archaeological record for these areas is not yet as robust as that for the lowland zone. Results of excavation at Chest of Dee, along the headwaters of the River Dee, are set into a wider context with previously published excavations in the area. A variety of site types evidences a sophisticated relationship between people and a dynamic landscape through a period of changing climate. Archaeological benefits of the project include the ability to examine novel aspects of the archaeology leading to a more comprehensive understanding of Mesolithic lifeways. It also offers important lessons in site survival, archaeological investigation, and the management of the upland zone.

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Cited by 5 publications

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Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

Long Distance Connections Within Britain and Ireland: the Evidence of Insular Rock Art

Risk and Resources: An Evaluation of the Ability of National Soil Datasets to Predict Post-Depositional Processes in Archaeological Sites and Heritage at Risk

New Evidence for Upland Occupation in the Mesolithic of Scotland

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