Excavation of pits containing decorated Neolithic pottery and early lithic material of possible Mesolithic date at Spurryhillock, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Derek Alexander (Author)

T G Cowie (Contributor)

B Finlayson (Contributor)

C Clarke (Contributor)


Keywords:
Pits, Lithic Material, Ditch, Linear Feature, Artefacts, Pottery, Cropmark
Period(s):
Neolithic, Mesolithic

Abstract


This report describes a number of pits and a linear feature close to the scheduled cropmark site at Farrochie. The remains of a shallow curvilinear ditch and eight pits were recovered in one area which produced evidence for possible Mesolithic and Neolithic activity. In another trench a number of truncated pits with no associated artefacts were recorded. There are notes on: `The chipped stone' by B Finlayson (20); `Palaeoenvironmental results' by C Clarke (20--1); and `The Neolithic pottery sherds' by T G Cowie (22--4).

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Published
30-11-1998
How to Cite
Alexander, D., Cowie, T. G., Finlayson, B., & Clarke, C. (1998). Excavation of pits containing decorated Neolithic pottery and early lithic material of possible Mesolithic date at Spurryhillock, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 127, 17–27. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.127.17.27
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