Research Catalog

Title

Between land and sea : excavations at Dun Vulan, South Uist / Mike Parker Pearson and Niall Sharples with Jacqui Mulville and Helen Smith.

Author

Parker Pearson, Michael, 1957-

Publication

Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, c1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Sharples, Niall M.
• Mulville, Jacqui
• Smith, Helen, 1956-

Description

xxvi, 379 p. : ill., maps, plans; 31 cm.

Series Statement

Sheffield environmental and archaeological campaign in the Hebrides ; v. 3

Uniform Title

Sheffield environmental and archaeological research campaign in the Hebrides (Series) v. 3

Subject

• Excavations (Archaeology) > Scotland
• Iron age > Scotland
• Brochs
• Excavations (Archaeology) > Scotland > Dun Vulan
• Dun Vulan (Scotland)
• South Uist (Scotland) > Antiquities.\
• Dun Vulan (Scotland) > Antiquities

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-376) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. South Uist in the Iron Age / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples -- 2. The Broch. The Foundations and the Construction of the Walls / M. Parker Pearson. The Wall Chamber and Stairs / M. Parker Pearson. The Gallery, Cross-Passage and Scarcement / M. Parker Pearson. The Entrance Passageway / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / M. Parker Pearson and E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Metalwork and Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson. The Glass Beads / M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Date of Construction / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples -- 3. The Landscape around the Broch. The Sequence beneath the Beach / M. Parker Pearson. The Sequence beneath the Midden / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J.Mulville. The Pollen / B. Brayshay. The Beetles / T. Roper. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Wood / M. Taylor and M. Parker Pearson -- 4. Deposition within the Broch: The Chamber, Gallery, Passage and Interior. Deposition in the Wall Chamber / M. Parker Pearson. The Filling of the Gallery / M. Parker Pearson. The Covering of the Entrance Passage / M. Parker Pearson. The Cellular Building Rebuilt within the Broch / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson. The Glass, Glass Beads and Amber Bead / M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Pollen Analysis of the Gallery Deposits / B. Brayshay -- 5. The Area Adjacent to the Broch. The Revetment Wall around the Broch / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples. The Sand Wall / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples. Formation of the Midden / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples. The Stratigraphic Sequence / M. Parker Pearson, M. Giles and N. Sharples. The Southwestern Part of the Midden / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples. The Composition of the Midden Layers / M. Parker Pearson, M. Giles and N. Sharples. Deposits West of the Broch / M. Parker Pearson and D. Gilbertson. Rubble North of the Broch / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Metalwork and Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson and D. Dungworth. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Micromorphological Analysis of Sediments / J.-L. Schwenninger. The Chronology of the Midden / N. Sharples and M. Parker Pearson -- 6. Buildings A, B and C East of the Broch (the 'Platform'). The Deposits below the Platform / M. Parker Pearson. Building A / M. Parker Pearson. Building B / M. Parker Pearson. Building C / M. Parker Pearson. The Perimeter Wall / M. Parker Pearson. Deposits East of the Stone Buildings / M. Parker Pearson. The Latest Deposits over the Stone Buildings / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Metalwork / M. Parker Pearson. The Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson. The Human Skeletal Remains / A. Chamberlain and M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Micromorphological Analysis of Sediments / J.-L. Schwenninger. The Chronology of the 'Platform' / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples -- 7. The Waterlogged Deposits and Associated Structures. The East-West Revetment Wall / M. Parker Pearson. The Circular Cell / M. Parker Pearson. The Waterlogged Deposits / M. Parker Pearson. The Stratigraphic Sequence / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Metalwork / M. Parker Pearson. The Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Wood / M. Taylor. The Leather / M. Parker Pearson. The Beetles / T. Roper. The Pollen / B. Brayshay. The Micromorphological Analysis of Sediments / J.-L. Schwenninger. The Character and Content of the Waterlogged Peat Layers / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples -- 8. After Abandonment. The Broch Interior / M. Parker Pearson. The Building Northeast of the Broch Wall / M. Parker Pearson. The Deposits in Front of the Entrance / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / M. Parker Pearson. The Worked Bone Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson. The Metalwork / M. Parker Pearson. The Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Chemical and Magnetic Analysis of Soils / P. Marshall and H. Smith -- 9. The Pottery and Other Artefacts. Summary of Ceramic Phases / M. Parker Pearson. The Pottery / E. LaTrobe-Bateman. The Worked Bone and Antler Assemblage / M. Parker Pearson, A. Brossler and P. Collins [et al.]. The Metalwork / M. Parker Pearson and J. Mattes. The Industrial Waste / D. Dungworth. The Stone Tools / M. Parker Pearson, N. Sharples and J. Mattes [et al.]. The Pumice / M. Parker Pearson. The Worked Wood and Wooden Items / M. Taylor -- 10. The Faunal Remains. The Mammal Bones / J. Mulville. The Fish Bones / R. Ceron-Carrasco and M. Parker Pearson. The Bird Bones / J. Cartledge and C. Grimbly. The Human Skeletal Remains / A. Chamberlain -- 11. The Environmental Analyses. The Pollen / B. Brayshay. The Beetles / T. Roper. The Plant Remains / H. Smith. The Soil Micromorphology / J.-L. Schwenninger. The Chemical and Magnetic Analysis of Soils / M. Giles, J. Moore and M. Parker Pearson -- 12. Solving the Problem of the Brochs / M. Parker Pearson and N. Sharples.

ISBN

1850758808

OCLC

• 41464951
• SCSB-9899554

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library