Timothy Kinnaird

Biographic Data

ID983433
NAMETimothy Kinnaird
GIVEN NAMESTimothy
FAMILY NAMEKinnaird
SIGNATUREKINNAIRD T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of St Andrews
ORCID0000-0001-6530-314X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS99
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • Land Tenure and Resilience in Early Iron Age northern Denmark investigated using high-definition dating

    Open AccessKaren Povlsen, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2026

    The Early Iron Age in southern Scandinavia is often seen as a period of landscape degradation and unsustainable economic practices: Celtic fields expand and the open land with heath and grass pasture reaches a peak, sometimes with episodes of sand drift. However, past land tenure may have been more resilient than such conceptualisations imply. At Aalborg Barracks, northern Jutland, Denmark, an Early Iron Age landscape with Celtic fields, a fence,…

  • Dating and Characterising the Transformation of a Monastic Landscape. A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Agrarian Spaces of Samos Abbey (NW Spain)

    Open AccessJosé Carlos Sánchez-Pardo, Noemí Silva-Sánchez et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2026

    Funding: This research was supported by ARPAMED (PID2020-119365GA-I00) and ECOLOC (EUR2021-122009) research projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science

  • Sediment talks, or

    Open AccessDoris Jetzinger, Jakob Gallistl et al.ARTICLEArchéoSciences2025References: 1

    Multi-method approach including geophysics, coring, and (p)OSL profiling and dating, Merits of analysing all four dimensions of sediment archives, Dynamic landscape history accentuated by erosion and hillslope processes

  • The Perils of Pits

    Open AccessVincent Gaffney, Eamonn Baldwin et al.ARTICLEInternet Archaeology2025References: 10

    In 2020, a series of large features were identified, set within two arc-like structures, to the north and south of Durrington Walls henge (Gaffney et al. 2020). Based on geophysical survey and borehole investigation, combined with the results of previous, commercial fieldwork, 15 features were interpreted as either large pits or probable pits. Five additional features were identified from aerial photography or topographic modelling as being of po…

  • The power of the past

    Open AccessDuncan W Wright, Oliver Creighton et al.ARTICLEEarly Medieval Europe2025

    The repurposing of earlier sites and monuments is an enduringly popular theme in early medieval archaeology, but in England it has attracted little interest among Late Saxon and early post‐Conquest studies. From the tenth century, however, an increasingly prevalent pattern is discernible of secular lords locating their power centres in relation to earlier features. A variety of evidence for such correlations is presented here, demonstrating reuse…

  • Dating Druminnor

    Open AccessColin Shepherd, Aayush Srivastava et al.ARTICLEMedieval Archaeology2025References: 8

  • The earliest evidence of blue pigment use in Europe

    Open AccessIsobel Wisher, T Birch et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2025References: 45

    Blue pigments are absent in Palaeolithic art. This has been ascribed to a lack of naturally occurring blue pigments or low visual salience of these hues. Using a suite of archaeometric approaches, the authors identify traces of azurite on a concave stone artefact from the Final Palaeolithic site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim, Germany. This represents the earliest use of blue pigment in Europe. The scarcity of blue in Palaeolithic art, along with later p…

  • Unearthing the Histories of Agrarian Landscapes

    Open AccessTimothy Kinnaird, Tim C Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2025Cited by: 4References: 2

    This article presents an interdisciplinary programme for research on historic landscapes that has emerged since 2020 in the framework of the project Terraces as Sustainable Agricultural Environments (‘TerraSAgE’). While the methodology has been tested in specific Mediterranean case studies, it is also applicable in other locations and regions. Our integrated approach provides new insights into the development of terraced agrarian landscapes and t…

  • Lost and found

    Open AccessNives Doneus, Michael Doneus et al.ARTICLEPrilozi Instituta za arheologiju…2024

    The introduction of airborne laser scanning (ALS) technology in the Mediterranean region over the past decade has significantly increased opportunities for archaeological research. Archaeological remote sensing has proven to be a versatile tool with numerous applications beyond simple site mapping. One approach is the large-scale interpretation of ALS data, which allows for the analysis of the stratigraphic information contained within the data. …

  • Environmental reconstruction and formation processes in a large Mesolithic lithic scatter at Nethermills of Crathes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Open AccessRichard Tipping, Richard Bates et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2022References: 18

  • Urban gardens in Antiquity

    Open AccessGenevieve Holdridge, Ian A Simpson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science…2022References: 19

    In the Eastern Mediterranean, where some of the earliest known urban cities are located, relatively little is known about urban soils in archaeological contexts. Red Mediterranean Soil (RMS) is a hallmark of the Mediterranean region while the impact of long-term urbanization on RMS material is understudied. In this article we present evidence of RMS from the longue durée cityscape of Jerash, Jordan, to determine how humans have used, modified and…

  • How Waun Mawn stone circle was designed and built, and when the Bluestones arrived at Stonehenge

    Open AccessMike Parker Pearson, J Pollard et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2022Cited by: 2

    In response to Timothy Darvill's article, ‘Mythical rings?’ (this issue), which argues for an alternative interpretation of Waun Mawn circle and its relationship with Stonehenge, Parker Pearson and colleagues report new evidence from the Welsh site and elaborate on aspects of their original argument. The discovery of a hearth at the centre of the circle, as well as further features around its circumference, reinforces the authors’ original interp…

  • Urbanization and Riverine Hinterlands

    Tom Brughmans, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Archaeology2021

    Rivers have always been a magnet for human settlement, providing resources, such as water, food, and energy, and communication and travel routes. Climate- and human-made changes to the environment can easily affect the fragile balance between the ‘natural’ and the ‘urban’, causing droughts, floods, and other changes in riverine systems that challenge economic, environmental, and social sustainability. This is especially true in semi-arid regions …

  • Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Pit Circuit at Durrington Walls, UK

    Open AccessChris Gaffney, Vincent Gaffney et al.ARTICLEArchéoSciences2021References: 4

    Comprehensive geophysical assessment of huge pits; ERT, GPR, mag and EM.– Novel approach to testing and interpreting pits via coring.– Largest pit circuit confirmed in both the Stonehenge landscape and the UK

  • Agricultural terraces in the Mediterranean

    Open AccessSam Turner, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2021Cited by: 30References: 37

    The history of agricultural terraces remains poorly understood due to problems in dating their construction and use. This has hampered broader research on their significance, limiting knowledge of past agricultural practices and the long-term investment choices of rural communities. The authors apply OSL profiling and dating to the sediments associated with agricultural terraces across the Mediterranean region to date their construction and use. …

  • The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales

    Open AccessMike Parker Pearson, J Pollard et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2021Cited by: 2References: 21

  • The development of historic field systems in northern England

    Open AccessSoetkin Vervust, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLELandscape History2020

    This project has received funding from the FWO and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 665501

  • A Massive, Late Neolithic Pit Structure associated with Durrington Walls Henge

    Open AccessVincent Gaffney, Eamonn Baldwin et al.ARTICLEInternet Archaeology2020Cited by: 4References: 17

    A series of massive geophysical anomalies, located south of the Durrington Walls henge monument, were identified during fluxgate gradiometer survey undertaken by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project (SHLP). Initially interpreted as dewponds, these data have been re-evaluated, along with information on similar features revealed by archaeological contractors undertaking survey and excavation to the north of the Durrington Walls henge. Analysis …

  • Landscape archaeology, sustainability and the necessity of change

    Open AccessSam Turner, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEWorld Archaeology2020Cited by: 8References: 67

    Participatory workshops on Naxos were funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AH/P014453/1), Newcastle University and the European Commission (H2020 657050), which also supported development of the Rescaper Tracker mobile app. Ongoing field research is part of the TerraSAgE project (funded by UKRI-AHRC, AH/T000104/1). An exploratory visit to Jiayuguan was supported by the Wall-to-Wall initiative and the Chinese Academy of Cultural …

  • Optically stimulated luminescence profiling and dating of earthworks

    Open AccessSoetkin Vervust, Timothy Kinnaird et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2020Cited by: 3References: 13

  • Dynamic beach response to changing storminess of Unst, Shetland

    John Preston, D C W Sanderson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Island and Coastal…2019Cited by: 2References: 15

    We present major new findings on the stability of Norse landing places on the island of Unst, Shetland, using a combination of geomorphology, OSL dating, fetch analysis, and sediment transport modeling. Islanders needed reliable access to the sea, and exploited sandy beaches as safe landing places. The persistence of beaches was important for long-term continuity of settlement and could be threatened by stormy conditions. Sediment modeling undert…

  • Urban-Riverine Hinterland Synergies in Semi-Arid Environments

    Open AccessAchim Lichtenberger, Rubina Raja et al.ARTICLEJournal of Field Archaeology2019Cited by: 3References: 88

    This interdisciplinary study addresses issues of urban-riverine hinterland relationships in semi-arid environments over millennia at Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan, presenting research that stimulates new lines of enquiry with much broader implications than those relating to this single site. Through the presentation of new data on wadi-sediment responses to social and environmental change, we assess ways in which urban settlements, their hinterlands, a…

  • Changes and continuities in a Mediterranean landscape

    Open AccessSam Turner, Jordi Bolòs et al.ARTICLELandscape Research2018Cited by: 4References: 33

    To understand why historic landscapes changed in the past researchers need to identify when and where changes took place, but in rural landscapes, the origins and development of many historic elements including field systems, roads, terraces and other earthworks remain poorly understood. This paper outlines a practical interdisciplinary method using GIS-based historic landscape characterisation (HLC) to integrate data from different sources and m…

  • Chronostratigraphy of an Eroding Complex Atlantic Round House, Baile Sear, Scotland

    Open AccessTimothy Kinnaird, Tom Dawson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Island and Coastal…2017Cited by: 1References: 1

    A high-resolution chronostratigraphy has been established for an eroding Atlantic round house at Sloc Sàbhaidh (North Uist, Scotland), combining detailed OSL profiling and dating of sediments encompassing the main bracketing events associated with the monument, radiocarbon AMS dates on bone recovered from excavated features and fills within it, and TL dates on pottery and burnt clay. Concordant OSL and radiocarbon evidence place construction of t…

  • Optically-stimulated luminescence profiling and dating of historic agricultural terraces in Catalonia (Spain)

    Open AccessTimothy Kinnaird, Jordi Bolòs et al.ARTICLEJournal of Archaeological Science2016Cited by: 23References: 3

    Dating agricultural terraces is a notoriously difficult problem for archaeologists. The frequent occurrence of residual material in terrace soils and the potential for post-depositional disturbance mean that conventional artefactual and lab-based dating methods often provide unreliable dates. In this paper we present a new technique using luminescence field profiling coupled with OSL dating to produce complete (relative) sequences of dates for se…