Catpund

a prehistoric house in Shetland

Authors

  • Beverley Ballin-Smith Author
  • Torben Ballin Contributor
  • Camilla Dickson Contributor
  • Stephen Carter Contributor
  • Paul Sharman Contributor
  • John Arthur Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2005.7.1-46

Keywords:

Enclosure, Artefacts, Bone, Vessel, Leather

Abstract

A prehistoric house was excavated in advance of industrial quarrying at Catpund, Shetland (NGR: HU 4242 2725). Although little of the internal stratigraphy of the house remained beneath a modern cabbage enclosure (planticrub), the form of the house survived. The artefacts found in and around the house indicate the domestic activities which took place there, and the farming methods employed in the vicinity. A thorough analysis of the artefactual evidence suggests that the house was in use some time during the middle to late Bronze Age. This report considers the structural and environmental evidence for the house together with discussions on its form, the distribution of artefacts and dating.

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Published

01-01-2005

Issue

Vol. 7 (2005): Catpund: a prehistoric house in Shetland

Section

Full issue

How to Cite

“Catpund: A Prehistoric House in Shetland”. 2005. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 7 (January): 1-46. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2005.7.1-46.