Marine Crannogs : the archaeological and palaeoenvironmental potential, with special reference to Redcastle marine crannog, Beauly Firth, Scotland
Marine crannogs are archaeological remains distributed around the Scottish coastline.T he two groupso f sites discussedin this thesisa re located in the intertidal zone of the upper reaches of the Firth of Clyde and the Beauly Firth. As a result of their wet surroundingst hey have beena ssociatedw ith freshwaterc rannogsa lthough little is known of their origins, function and structural design. Evidence from early investigations has indicated that substantial remains are preserved beneath the intertidal deposits. Intertidal fieldwork techniques have been developed in this thesis to enable these sites to be surveyed, investigated and to sample some of the archaeologya nd palacoenvironmentael videncep reservedo n them. Evidence from previous investigations of these sites is used to re-locate them and survey was undertaken to identify additional sites. The results from the surveys of the existing marine crannogs are used to indicate the variety of locations, types of remains and other characteristics of these sites. On the basis of these results, one site was chosen for additional research. Sampling and excavation on the focus site indicates primary and subsequent structural remains and particular sedimentary
Hale, Alexander Gustav Corbyn
Marine Crannogs : the archaeological and palaeoenvironmental potential, with special reference to Redcastle marine crannog, Beauly Firth, Scotland. Marine crannogs are archaeological remains distributed around the Scottish coastline.T he two groupso f sites discussedin this thesisa re located in the intertidal zone of the upper reaches of the Firth of Clyde and the Beauly Firth. As a result of their wet surroundingst hey have beena ssociatedw ith freshwaterc rannogsa lthough little is known of their origins, function and structural design. Evidence from early investigations has indicated that substantial remains are preserved beneath the intertidal deposits. Intertidal fieldwork techniques have been developed in this thesis to enable these sites to be surveyed, investigated and to sample some of the archaeologya nd palacoenvironmentael videncep reservedo n them. Evidence from previous investigations of these sites is used to re-locate them and survey was undertaken to identify additional sites. The results from the surveys of the existing marine crannogs are used to indicate the variety of locations, types of remains and other characteristics of these sites. On the basis of these results, one site was chosen for additional research. Sampling and excavation on the focus site indicates primary and subsequent structural remains and particular sedimentary
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