Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond

Garrow, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3164-2618 and Sturt, F. (2019) Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond. Antiquity, 93 (369). pp. 664-684. ISSN 0003-598X doi: 10.15184/aqy.2019.41

Abstract/Summary

This paper outlines work on a group of newly-identified Neolithic crannogs in the Outer Hebrides. Methods employed included underwater/aerial photogrammetry, geophysics, diver surveys and terrestrial excavation. Our results demonstrate conclusively, for the first time, that artificial islets were a widespread feature of the Neolithic in this region; they appear to have been special purpose locations which saw significant deposition of material culture into the water. Our findings challenge current conceptualisations of Neolithic settlement, monumentality and depositional practice more widely. They also suggest the possibility that other ‘undated’ crannogs across Scotland and Ireland could potentially have Neolithic origins as well.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/80628
Identification Number/DOI	10.15184/aqy.2019.41
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Archaeology
Publisher	Antiquity Publications
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