Report on the excavation of a Neolithic mound at Boghead, Speymouth Forest, Fochabers, Moray, 1972 and 1974

Authors

  • H A W Burl
  • Margaret M Burl Contributor
  • Audrey S Henshall Contributor
  • Dorothy A Lunt Contributor
  • A C Maclean Contributor
  • P A Rowley-Conwy Contributor
  • K Manchester Contributor
  • J C C Romans Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.114.35.73

Keywords:

Sherds, Mound, Mound Cist, Grimstonlyles Hill Wares, Mound Beneath Mound Many Sherds Cremated Bones, Cremation, Flints

Abstract

?Iron Age skeletons at top of mound; cist with cremation. Long before that, Beaker sherds were placed in pit by old mound. Beneath mound, many sherds, cremated bones, and flints in thick black layer. Pollen, soil, and 14C dates indicate early Neo agriculture by people with Grimston/Lyles Hill wares.

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Published

30-11-1985

Issue

Vol. 114 (1985)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Report on the excavation of a Neolithic mound at Boghead, Speymouth Forest, Fochabers, Moray, 1972 and 1974. (1985). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 114, 35-73. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.114.35.73

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