Excavation of a Bronze Age wicker container, Gearraidh na h'Aibhne, Isle of Lewis

Authors

  • Paul R J Duffy Author
  • Christopher Burgess Contributor
  • Mark Holmes Contributor
  • Jennifer Miller Contributor
  • Susan Ramsay Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2006.19.1-16

Keywords:

Radiocarbon, Wood Growthring Analysis, Sphagnum, Pit, Hazel, Bog Body, Hazel Pieces, Basket, Lewisian Gneiss

Abstract

An archaeological excavation was carried out at Gearraidh na h'Aibhne near Calanais on the Isle of Lewis (NGR: NB 2333 3068) by Northamptonshire Archaeology, working for Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) as part of the Historic Scotland Human Remains Call Off Contract. The site, initially interpreted as a cist potentially containing a bog body, was identified during annual peat cutting. Excavation demonstrated that the feature was in fact an oval pit containing a quantity of hazel branches, capped with a number of flat slabs of Lewisian Gneiss. Several similar stones had been placed in the base of the feature, overlying more hazel branches.

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Published

01-01-2006

Issue

Vol. 19 (2006): Excavation of a Bronze Age wicker container, Gearraidh na h'Aibhne, Isle of Lewis

Section

Full issue

How to Cite

“Excavation of a Bronze Age Wicker Container, Gearraidh Na h’Aibhne, Isle of Lewis”. 2006. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 19 (January): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2006.19.1-16.