Open AccessA possible Neolithic settlement at Kinbeachie, Black Isle, Highland
Author(s) -
Gordon Barclay,
Stephen Carter,
Magnar Dalland,
Mhairi Hastie,
Timothy G. Holden,
Ann MacSween,
Caroline Wickham-Jones
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.131.57.85
Subject(s) - pottery , archaeology , radiocarbon dating , excavation , settlement (finance) , geography , geology , world wide web , computer science , payment
Account of the discovery and excavation of a site comprising a scatter of pits or post-holes, including a rectangular arrangement of post-holes interpreted as a timber building. Pottery, worked stone and carbonized crop plants were recovered and the site is interpreted as a relatively short-lived agricultural settlement. Radiocarbon dating suggests an occupation date of between 3,500 and 2,920 cal BC. The report discusses the wider issues of the dating of Scottish Late Neolithic Impressed Ware and its relationship to other styles of pottery, the use of flint in Neolithic Scotland and the nature of settlement in the Neolithic.