D D A Simpson
Biographic Data
| ID | 246238 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D D A Simpson |
| GIVEN NAMES | D D A |
| FAMILY NAME | Simpson |
| SIGNATURE | SIMPSON D D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Excavation at Orquil souterrain, St Ola, Orkney
In July 1971 a souterrain was excavated at Orquil, St Ola, Orkney. Although it is generally typical of many Orcadian souterrains, a lower subsidiary pit feature was identified during the course of excavation which appears to be a novel feature of souterrain construction
Excavation of a double cist burial from Gyre Farm, Orphir, Orkney
Excavations at Kaimes Hill, Ratho, City of Edinburgh, 1964 -72
Kaimes Hill, City of Edinburgh, has been the focus for both antiquarian and modern archaeological research since at least the mid-nineteenth century and has produced evidence for activity dating from the Mesolithic through to the medieval period. The paper assimilates this evidence, provides a complete account of the excavations undertaken over the ramparts, `hut circles', prehistoric ritual and funerary monuments by D D A Simpson between 1964--7…
Post-Beaker Period Death and Burial at Northton, Isle Of Harris, Scotland
The prehistoric site of Northton, Isle of Harris, is best known for the important settlement evidence that it has produced. A total of 15 burials, however, have also been recovered from the site. These have recently been subject to a new programme of osteological and palaeopathological analysis and radiocarbon dating, the results of which indicate that the burials date from the immediate post-Beaker period through to the later Iron Age. As such, …
Post-Beaker Period Death and Burial at Northton, Isle Of Harris, Scotland
The prehistoric site of Northton, Isle of Harris, is best known for the important settlement evidence that it has produced. A total of 15 burials, however, have also been recovered from the site. These have recently been subject to a new programme of osteological and palaeopathological analysis and radiocarbon dating, the results of which indicate that the burials date from the immediate post-Beaker period through to the later Iron Age. As such, …
Excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles
Survey and excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles in 1965, identified two midden deposits which date to the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Two ‘pit’ burials containing Late Bronze Age human inhumations were also discovered during the course of the excavation
The Ballygalley houses, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Mineral chemical provenance of Neolithic pitchstone artefacts from Ballygalley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
A large number of pitchstone fragments and artefacts have recently been discovered at a Neolithic settlement site in Ballygalley, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. They consist predominantly of flakes and un‐reworked lumps and cores, with only one complete tool being found. Since no sources of workable pitchstone exist in Ireland, the source must have been the abundant pitchstone volcanic rocks found on the Hebridean Islands of northwest Scotland. Th…
Crown’ Antler Maceheads and the Later Neolithic in Britain
This paper is a study of the 58 recorded antler maceheads of the so-called ‘crown’ type, their technology, distribution, dating, and possible origins and relationships. An illustrated catalogue is appended
Excavations at Grandtully, Perthshire
The site is defined by a series of pits and scoops dug into a gravel terrace. Two phases of activity are represented, a Late Neolithic phase with pottery deposited, perhaps ritually, in a number of pits and a subsequent Early Bronze Age flat cemetery containing urned and simple cremation deposits. Includes a report on the cremations by C B Denston. Au
Scotland
Orkney and Shetland
The Chambered Tombs of Scotland
(1973). The Chambered Tombs of Scotland: Vol. II. By Audrey Shore Henshall. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 130, No. 1, pp. 325-326
Excavation of a Stone Circle at Croft Moraig, Perthshire, Scotland
The concentration of prehistoric monuments, broadly of the later third and early second millennium B.C., in the upper Tay valley, has been noted by more than one archaeologist in recent years (Stewart, 1958–9; Coles, J. M. and Simpson, 1965). The multiple stone circle to be described lies no more than 2 miles (3·2 km) from the north-eastern end of Loch Tay at Kenmore, and 4 miles (6·2 km) west of Aberfeldy, at Nat. Grid Ref. NN/797472 (fig. 1). I…
Excavations at Kaimes Hillfort, Midlothian, 1964-1968
Excavations at Kintraw, Argyll
Timber Mortuary Houses and Earthen Long Barrows
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Archaeology
Excavation of a Round Barrow on Overton Hill, North Wiltshire
The barrow is No. 6b in L. V. Grinsell's list for the parish of West Overton (V.C.H. Wilts. , 1, Part I, 1957). It stood some 400 feet to the north of the most northerly member of the conspicuous group of bowl and bell barrows that straddles the A.4 road on Overton, or Sevenbarrow, Hill, 41⁄2 miles west of Marlborough (SU 11966835). Its position is marked on the OS. 6-inch map (SU 16NW), but not on the 1-inch (Sheet 157). The height above sea-lev…
A Neolithic Settlement in the Outer Hebrides
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The Excavation of a Neolithic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland
In the thirty-mile stretch of the valley of the Tay, between its exit from Loch Tay and its entry into the more low-lying regions near Dunkeld, is a remarkable concentration of prehistoric monuments (fig. 1) which can be matched in Scotland only in the Crinan district of Argyll. The majority of sites lie on the flood plain and alluvial gravels of the valley floor, and comprise a series of standing stones, stone circles and round barrows. Until re…
A Leatherworker's Grave from North Wiltshire
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A short cist burial on north Uist and some notes on the prehistory of the Outer Isles in the second millennium BC
Excavation of a Round Barrow on Overton Hill, North Wiltshire
The barrow is No. 6b in L. V. Grinsell's list for the parish of West Overton (V.C.H. Wilts. , 1, Part I, 1957). It stood some 400 feet to the north of the most northerly member of the conspicuous group of bowl and bell barrows that straddles the A.4 road on Overton, or Sevenbarrow, Hill, 41⁄2 miles west of Marlborough (SU 11966835). Its position is marked on the OS. 6-inch map (SU 16NW), but not on the 1-inch (Sheet 157). The height above sea-lev…
Excavation of a Stone Circle at Croft Moraig, Perthshire, Scotland
The concentration of prehistoric monuments, broadly of the later third and early second millennium B.C., in the upper Tay valley, has been noted by more than one archaeologist in recent years (Stewart, 1958–9; Coles, J. M. and Simpson, 1965). The multiple stone circle to be described lies no more than 2 miles (3·2 km) from the north-eastern end of Loch Tay at Kenmore, and 4 miles (6·2 km) west of Aberfeldy, at Nat. Grid Ref. NN/797472 (fig. 1). I…
The Excavation of a Neolithic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland
In the thirty-mile stretch of the valley of the Tay, between its exit from Loch Tay and its entry into the more low-lying regions near Dunkeld, is a remarkable concentration of prehistoric monuments (fig. 1) which can be matched in Scotland only in the Crinan district of Argyll. The majority of sites lie on the flood plain and alluvial gravels of the valley floor, and comprise a series of standing stones, stone circles and round barrows. Until re…
Excavations at Grandtully, Perthshire
The site is defined by a series of pits and scoops dug into a gravel terrace. Two phases of activity are represented, a Late Neolithic phase with pottery deposited, perhaps ritually, in a number of pits and a subsequent Early Bronze Age flat cemetery containing urned and simple cremation deposits. Includes a report on the cremations by C B Denston. Au
Excavations at Kintraw, Argyll
Excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles
Survey and excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles in 1965, identified two midden deposits which date to the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Two ‘pit’ burials containing Late Bronze Age human inhumations were also discovered during the course of the excavation
Timber Mortuary Houses and Earthen Long Barrows
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A Neolithic Settlement in the Outer Hebrides
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Excavations at Kaimes Hill, Ratho, City of Edinburgh, 1964 -72
Kaimes Hill, City of Edinburgh, has been the focus for both antiquarian and modern archaeological research since at least the mid-nineteenth century and has produced evidence for activity dating from the Mesolithic through to the medieval period. The paper assimilates this evidence, provides a complete account of the excavations undertaken over the ramparts, `hut circles', prehistoric ritual and funerary monuments by D D A Simpson between 1964--7…
Post-Beaker Period Death and Burial at Northton, Isle Of Harris, Scotland
The prehistoric site of Northton, Isle of Harris, is best known for the important settlement evidence that it has produced. A total of 15 burials, however, have also been recovered from the site. These have recently been subject to a new programme of osteological and palaeopathological analysis and radiocarbon dating, the results of which indicate that the burials date from the immediate post-Beaker period through to the later Iron Age. As such, …
Crown’ Antler Maceheads and the Later Neolithic in Britain
This paper is a study of the 58 recorded antler maceheads of the so-called ‘crown’ type, their technology, distribution, dating, and possible origins and relationships. An illustrated catalogue is appended
Archaeology
A short cist burial on north Uist and some notes on the prehistory of the Outer Isles in the second millennium BC
A Leatherworker's Grave from North Wiltshire
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The Excavation of a Neolithic Round Barrow at Pitnacree, Perthshire, Scotland
In the thirty-mile stretch of the valley of the Tay, between its exit from Loch Tay and its entry into the more low-lying regions near Dunkeld, is a remarkable concentration of prehistoric monuments (fig. 1) which can be matched in Scotland only in the Crinan district of Argyll. The majority of sites lie on the flood plain and alluvial gravels of the valley floor, and comprise a series of standing stones, stone circles and round barrows. Until re…
Excavation of a Round Barrow on Overton Hill, North Wiltshire
The barrow is No. 6b in L. V. Grinsell's list for the parish of West Overton (V.C.H. Wilts. , 1, Part I, 1957). It stood some 400 feet to the north of the most northerly member of the conspicuous group of bowl and bell barrows that straddles the A.4 road on Overton, or Sevenbarrow, Hill, 41⁄2 miles west of Marlborough (SU 11966835). Its position is marked on the OS. 6-inch map (SU 16NW), but not on the 1-inch (Sheet 157). The height above sea-lev…
A Neolithic Settlement in the Outer Hebrides
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Archaeology
Excavations at Kintraw, Argyll
Timber Mortuary Houses and Earthen Long Barrows
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Excavations at Kaimes Hillfort, Midlothian, 1964-1968
Excavation of a Stone Circle at Croft Moraig, Perthshire, Scotland
The concentration of prehistoric monuments, broadly of the later third and early second millennium B.C., in the upper Tay valley, has been noted by more than one archaeologist in recent years (Stewart, 1958–9; Coles, J. M. and Simpson, 1965). The multiple stone circle to be described lies no more than 2 miles (3·2 km) from the north-eastern end of Loch Tay at Kenmore, and 4 miles (6·2 km) west of Aberfeldy, at Nat. Grid Ref. NN/797472 (fig. 1). I…
The Chambered Tombs of Scotland
(1973). The Chambered Tombs of Scotland: Vol. II. By Audrey Shore Henshall. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 130, No. 1, pp. 325-326
Orkney and Shetland
Scotland
Excavations at Grandtully, Perthshire
The site is defined by a series of pits and scoops dug into a gravel terrace. Two phases of activity are represented, a Late Neolithic phase with pottery deposited, perhaps ritually, in a number of pits and a subsequent Early Bronze Age flat cemetery containing urned and simple cremation deposits. Includes a report on the cremations by C B Denston. Au
Crown’ Antler Maceheads and the Later Neolithic in Britain
This paper is a study of the 58 recorded antler maceheads of the so-called ‘crown’ type, their technology, distribution, dating, and possible origins and relationships. An illustrated catalogue is appended
The Ballygalley houses, Co. Antrim, Ireland
Mineral chemical provenance of Neolithic pitchstone artefacts from Ballygalley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
A large number of pitchstone fragments and artefacts have recently been discovered at a Neolithic settlement site in Ballygalley, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. They consist predominantly of flakes and un‐reworked lumps and cores, with only one complete tool being found. Since no sources of workable pitchstone exist in Ireland, the source must have been the abundant pitchstone volcanic rocks found on the Hebridean Islands of northwest Scotland. Th…
Post-Beaker Period Death and Burial at Northton, Isle Of Harris, Scotland
The prehistoric site of Northton, Isle of Harris, is best known for the important settlement evidence that it has produced. A total of 15 burials, however, have also been recovered from the site. These have recently been subject to a new programme of osteological and palaeopathological analysis and radiocarbon dating, the results of which indicate that the burials date from the immediate post-Beaker period through to the later Iron Age. As such, …
Post-Beaker Period Death and Burial at Northton, Isle Of Harris, Scotland
The prehistoric site of Northton, Isle of Harris, is best known for the important settlement evidence that it has produced. A total of 15 burials, however, have also been recovered from the site. These have recently been subject to a new programme of osteological and palaeopathological analysis and radiocarbon dating, the results of which indicate that the burials date from the immediate post-Beaker period through to the later Iron Age. As such, …
Excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles
Survey and excavation at Manish Strand, Ensay, Western Isles in 1965, identified two midden deposits which date to the later Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Two ‘pit’ burials containing Late Bronze Age human inhumations were also discovered during the course of the excavation
Excavations at Kaimes Hill, Ratho, City of Edinburgh, 1964 -72
Kaimes Hill, City of Edinburgh, has been the focus for both antiquarian and modern archaeological research since at least the mid-nineteenth century and has produced evidence for activity dating from the Mesolithic through to the medieval period. The paper assimilates this evidence, provides a complete account of the excavations undertaken over the ramparts, `hut circles', prehistoric ritual and funerary monuments by D D A Simpson between 1964--7…
Excavation at Orquil souterrain, St Ola, Orkney
In July 1971 a souterrain was excavated at Orquil, St Ola, Orkney. Although it is generally typical of many Orcadian souterrains, a lower subsidiary pit feature was identified during the course of excavation which appears to be a novel feature of souterrain construction
Excavation of a double cist burial from Gyre Farm, Orphir, Orkney
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