Detalhes do projeto
Description of project aims
Excavation and post-excavation
Key funding - quote all funding agency(s)
Funded by Orkney Islands Council, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Orkney Archaeology Society, LEADER European Funding and individual sponsors.
In 2006, I discovered a prehistoric settlement site during a walkover survey of the island of Wyre. This was then the subject of several seasons of survey and excavation (2007-2013). To date, five Early Orkney dwellings (both timber and stone-built) with associated middens, working areas and a domestic stone quarry have been revealed on the site. Significant numbers of round-based pottery, stone tools, flint, and fifteen polished axe heads have been recovered, which, along with a large volume of carbonised cereals, represents one of the most significant Early Orkney domestic assemblages in Scotland.
In 2006, I discovered a prehistoric settlement site during a walkover survey of the island of Wyre. This was then the subject of several seasons of survey and excavation (2007-2013). To date, five Early Orkney dwellings (both timber and stone-built) with associated middens, working areas and a domestic stone quarry have been revealed on the site. Significant numbers of round-based pottery, stone tools, flint, and fifteen polished axe heads have been recovered, which, along with a large volume of carbonised cereals, represents one of the most significant Early Orkney domestic assemblages in Scotland.
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Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU
Em 2015, os estados membros da ONU acordaram 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) globais para acabar com a pobreza, proteger o planeta e garantir a prosperidade para todos. O projeto contribui para o(s) seguinte(s) ODS:
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Responsible consumption and production -
Life on land
Impressão digital
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Northern Neolithic Network
Thomas, A. (Speaker)
1 fev. 2010 → 2 fev. 2010Atividade: Participation in conference
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Neolithic Orkney 2000-2010 Research Symposium
Thomas, A. (Speaker)
12 nov. 2010Atividade: Participation in conference
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The Creation of Homes in the Earliest Farming Period in Eurasia
Thomas, A. (Participant)
27 fev. 2010Atividade: Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Resultado de pesquisa
- 3 Article
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Scotland's first farmers: New insights into early farming practices in North-west Europe
Bishop, R., Gröcke, D., Ralston, I., David, C., Lee, D., Shepherd, A., Thomas, A., Rowley-Conwy, P. & Church, M., 14 set. 2022, Em: Antiquity. 18 p.Resultado de pesquisa: Article › revisão de pares
Acesso abertoFicheiro10 Citações (Scopus)178 Transferências (Pure) -
Neolithic settlement at the woodland's edge: palynological data and timber architecture in Orkney, Scotland
Farrell, M., Bunting, M. J., Lee, D. H. J. & Thomas, A., 30 nov. 2014, Em: Journal of Archaeological Science. 51, p. 225-236 12 p.Resultado de pesquisa: Article › revisão de pares
26 Citações (Scopus) -
Orkney’s First Farmers: Early Neolithic Settlement on Wyre
Lee, D. & Thomas, A. S., 30 mai. 2012, Em: Current Archaeology. 268, July 2012, p. 12-19 8 p.Resultado de pesquisa: Article › revisão de pares