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

Paul R J Duffy (Author)

Christopher Burgess (Contributor)

Mark Holmes (Contributor)

Jennifer Miller (Contributor)

Susan Ramsay (Contributor)


Keywords:
Radiocarbon, Wood Growthring Analysis, Sphagnum, Pit, Hazel, Bog Body, Hazel Pieces, Basket, Lewisian Gneiss
Location(s):
Western Isles, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Bronze Age

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.

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

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Published
01-01-2006
How to Cite
Duffy, Paul R J, Christopher Burgess, Mark Holmes, Jennifer Miller, and Susan Ramsay. 2006. “Excavation of a Bronze Age Wicker Container, Gearraidh Na h’Aibhne, Isle of Lewis”. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 19 (January):1-16. https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2006.19.1-16.
Issue
Vol. 19 (2006): Excavation of a Bronze Age wicker container, Gearraidh na h'Aibhne, Isle of Lewis
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2006.19.1-16