Excavation of two Early Bronze Age short cists and a prehistoric pit at Lindsayfield, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Melanie Johnson (Author)

Sue Anderson (Contributor)

Torben Bjarke Ballin (Contributor)

Mhairi Hastie (Contributor)

Alison Sheridan (Contributor)


Keywords:
pottery, coal beads, flint artefacts, human bone, pit
Location(s):
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Early Bronze Age, prehistoric

Abstract


Two short cists of Early Bronze Age date, containing prehistoric flint artefacts and shale/cannel coal beads, were discovered during topsoiling operations for the Aberdeen to Lochside Natural Gas Pipeline, to the south of Lindsayfield, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire (NGR: NO 8195 8412). Cremated human bone from one of the cists was radiocarbon dated to the first half of the 2nd millennium BC. A pit which contained broadly contemporary prehistoric flint artefacts and pottery was found nearby.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2016.63.1-13

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Published
01-01-2016
How to Cite
Johnson, Melanie, Sue Anderson, Torben Bjarke Ballin, Mhairi Hastie, and Alison Sheridan. 2016. “Excavation of Two Early Bronze Age Short Cists and a Prehistoric Pit at Lindsayfield, Near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire”. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 63 (January):1-13. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2016.63.1-13.
Issue
Vol. 63 (2016): Excavation of two Early Bronze Age short cists and a prehistoric pit at Lindsayfield, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2016.63.1-13