Caroline Wickham-Jones
Biographic Data
| ID | 1344820 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Caroline Wickham-Jones |
| GIVEN NAMES | Caroline |
| FAMILY NAME | Wickham-Jones |
| SIGNATURE | WICKHAM-JONES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Archaeology, School of Geosciences University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Working at the Sharp End
As an academic whose research area, while undoubtedly Mesolithic, includes few early sites and little preserved bone and antler, this handsome volume introduces me, tantalisingly, to a whole world
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Archaeological Investigation of a Bedrock-Dominated Shallow-Marine Landscape
Investigation of shallow-marine environments for submerged prehistoric archaeology can be hampered in many localities by extensive bedrock exposure and thus limited preservation potential. Using the concept of ‘seamless archaeology’ where land-based archaeology is integrated across the intertidal zone through to the offshore, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential. This approach taken in the Bay of Firth, Orkney uses geophysics, historical ar…
Archaeology and fiction
In the summer of 2006 author Margaret Elphinstone, embarking on a novel set in the prehistoric period (Elphinstone 2009), sought out archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones to discover more about Mesolithic Scotland. The resulting process proved to be more than a simple question and answer session: over three years, the two of us, novelist and archaeologist, each renegotiated the boundaries of our perceptual frameworks. This paper is intended to exa…
The Mesolithic in Scotland
This paper reviews recent trends and developments in the study of the Mesolithic period in Scotland and places them in their historical context. The last decade has witnessed a flourishing of research activity, not just in terms of discovery and excavation, but also artefact studies, dating programmes, and other types of research. The contribution of development-led projects is challenging traditional interpretations that have relied heavily on t…
Scotland's First Settlers
BackgroundThe Mesolithic occupation of Scotland began soon after the end of the last glaciation, between 10,000 and 9000 years ago. Considerablc research has been undertaken in the past two decades (Mithen 2000; Pollard & Morrison 1996; Woodman 1989; Young 2000); much has been published, more is awaited, and work continues apace. Mesolithic sites occur throughout Scotland, though recent archaeological activity has been concentrated on the western…
Excavation Publication and the Internet
This paper describes my experiences when writing up an excavation report for publication on the Internet. Internet publication is a relatively new phenomenon to archaeology and it is something that we are only just beginning to get accustomed to. I had little previous experience of the Internet and no experience of working with hypertext. I was very naive and I had a lot to learn. Perhaps my experience can benefit others. In addition, electronic …
A small mesolithic site at Fife Ness, Fife, Scotland
In the summer of 1996 work to build a new golf course on the coast at Crail in Fife, Scotland, uncovered a small patch of dark soil associated with microliths. Excavation revealed an arc of seven pits or post-holes, a hearth site and several other pit-like features. There was a small lithic assemblage, and also a quantity of carbonised hazelnut shell, samples of which were sent off for radiocarbon assay. The site was remarkable for several reason…
The excavation and restoration of the Camster Long chambered cairn, Caithness, Highland, 1967-80
Pre-cairn activity was identified and light was cast on the structural sequence of the cairn. The validity of the current reconstruction is discussed. There are notes on `The pottery' by Audrey S Henshall (155--60) and `The flaked stone' by Caroline Wickham-Jones (160--71)
A Neolithic ring-mound at Midtown of Pitglassie, Auchterless, Aberdeenshire
In Autumn 1978, excavation took place on a small round mound at Midtown of Pitglassie where digging in the 1950s had produced Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery and lithics. The excavation was organized by the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate of the Department of the Environment, now Historic Scotland, with whose assistance this report is published. The excavation revealed an original annular mound, composed of circular banks of stone, earth and turf…
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
A discoidal flint knife from near Huntly, Aberdeenshire
The exact findspot of this artefact is unknown but it is presumed to have come from near Huntly, Aberdeenshire (now Gordon District) as it was passed to the present owner, Mr G Sutherland, from a collection in that area.This is a fine discoidal knife of grey-brown flint.It measures 97 mm by 78 mm by 17 mm (illus 1).It has been carefully made: first a suitable flake was selected and then shaped with the use of soft hammer percussion.Flakes were re…
The excavation of a late Neolithic henge-type enclosure at Balfarg, Markinch, Fife, Scotland, 1977-78
Recent work on Coll and Skye
The excavation of a late Neolithic henge-type enclosure at Balfarg, Markinch, Fife, Scotland, 1977-78
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Archaeological Investigation of a Bedrock-Dominated Shallow-Marine Landscape
Investigation of shallow-marine environments for submerged prehistoric archaeology can be hampered in many localities by extensive bedrock exposure and thus limited preservation potential. Using the concept of ‘seamless archaeology’ where land-based archaeology is integrated across the intertidal zone through to the offshore, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential. This approach taken in the Bay of Firth, Orkney uses geophysics, historical ar…
Scotland's First Settlers
BackgroundThe Mesolithic occupation of Scotland began soon after the end of the last glaciation, between 10,000 and 9000 years ago. Considerablc research has been undertaken in the past two decades (Mithen 2000; Pollard & Morrison 1996; Woodman 1989; Young 2000); much has been published, more is awaited, and work continues apace. Mesolithic sites occur throughout Scotland, though recent archaeological activity has been concentrated on the western…
A small mesolithic site at Fife Ness, Fife, Scotland
In the summer of 1996 work to build a new golf course on the coast at Crail in Fife, Scotland, uncovered a small patch of dark soil associated with microliths. Excavation revealed an arc of seven pits or post-holes, a hearth site and several other pit-like features. There was a small lithic assemblage, and also a quantity of carbonised hazelnut shell, samples of which were sent off for radiocarbon assay. The site was remarkable for several reason…
The excavation and restoration of the Camster Long chambered cairn, Caithness, Highland, 1967-80
Pre-cairn activity was identified and light was cast on the structural sequence of the cairn. The validity of the current reconstruction is discussed. There are notes on `The pottery' by Audrey S Henshall (155--60) and `The flaked stone' by Caroline Wickham-Jones (160--71)
Recent work on Coll and Skye
A Neolithic ring-mound at Midtown of Pitglassie, Auchterless, Aberdeenshire
In Autumn 1978, excavation took place on a small round mound at Midtown of Pitglassie where digging in the 1950s had produced Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery and lithics. The excavation was organized by the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate of the Department of the Environment, now Historic Scotland, with whose assistance this report is published. The excavation revealed an original annular mound, composed of circular banks of stone, earth and turf…
Recent work on Coll and Skye
The excavation of a late Neolithic henge-type enclosure at Balfarg, Markinch, Fife, Scotland, 1977-78
A discoidal flint knife from near Huntly, Aberdeenshire
The exact findspot of this artefact is unknown but it is presumed to have come from near Huntly, Aberdeenshire (now Gordon District) as it was passed to the present owner, Mr G Sutherland, from a collection in that area.This is a fine discoidal knife of grey-brown flint.It measures 97 mm by 78 mm by 17 mm (illus 1).It has been carefully made: first a suitable flake was selected and then shaped with the use of soft hammer percussion.Flakes were re…
Excavations in the ceremonial complex of the fourth to 2nd millennium BC at Balfarg/Balbirnie, Glenrothes, Fife
The portions of the Balfarg/Balbirnie ceremonial complex excavated between 1983 and 1985 are described and related to the portions dug previously: Balbirnie stone circle (76/3594) and Balfarg henge (83/10516).The prehistoric ceremonial use of the area seems to have lasted from early in the third millennium until late in the second millennium BC (in terms of uncalibrated radiocarbon dates). The sequence began with pit-digging and pottery depositio…
A Neolithic ring-mound at Midtown of Pitglassie, Auchterless, Aberdeenshire
In Autumn 1978, excavation took place on a small round mound at Midtown of Pitglassie where digging in the 1950s had produced Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery and lithics. The excavation was organized by the Ancient Monuments Inspectorate of the Department of the Environment, now Historic Scotland, with whose assistance this report is published. The excavation revealed an original annular mound, composed of circular banks of stone, earth and turf…
A small mesolithic site at Fife Ness, Fife, Scotland
In the summer of 1996 work to build a new golf course on the coast at Crail in Fife, Scotland, uncovered a small patch of dark soil associated with microliths. Excavation revealed an arc of seven pits or post-holes, a hearth site and several other pit-like features. There was a small lithic assemblage, and also a quantity of carbonised hazelnut shell, samples of which were sent off for radiocarbon assay. The site was remarkable for several reason…
The excavation and restoration of the Camster Long chambered cairn, Caithness, Highland, 1967-80
Pre-cairn activity was identified and light was cast on the structural sequence of the cairn. The validity of the current reconstruction is discussed. There are notes on `The pottery' by Audrey S Henshall (155--60) and `The flaked stone' by Caroline Wickham-Jones (160--71)
Excavation Publication and the Internet
This paper describes my experiences when writing up an excavation report for publication on the Internet. Internet publication is a relatively new phenomenon to archaeology and it is something that we are only just beginning to get accustomed to. I had little previous experience of the Internet and no experience of working with hypertext. I was very naive and I had a lot to learn. Perhaps my experience can benefit others. In addition, electronic …
The Mesolithic in Scotland
This paper reviews recent trends and developments in the study of the Mesolithic period in Scotland and places them in their historical context. The last decade has witnessed a flourishing of research activity, not just in terms of discovery and excavation, but also artefact studies, dating programmes, and other types of research. The contribution of development-led projects is challenging traditional interpretations that have relied heavily on t…
Scotland's First Settlers
BackgroundThe Mesolithic occupation of Scotland began soon after the end of the last glaciation, between 10,000 and 9000 years ago. Considerablc research has been undertaken in the past two decades (Mithen 2000; Pollard & Morrison 1996; Woodman 1989; Young 2000); much has been published, more is awaited, and work continues apace. Mesolithic sites occur throughout Scotland, though recent archaeological activity has been concentrated on the western…
A Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Archaeological Investigation of a Bedrock-Dominated Shallow-Marine Landscape
Investigation of shallow-marine environments for submerged prehistoric archaeology can be hampered in many localities by extensive bedrock exposure and thus limited preservation potential. Using the concept of ‘seamless archaeology’ where land-based archaeology is integrated across the intertidal zone through to the offshore, a multi-disciplinary approach is essential. This approach taken in the Bay of Firth, Orkney uses geophysics, historical ar…
Archaeology and fiction
In the summer of 2006 author Margaret Elphinstone, embarking on a novel set in the prehistoric period (Elphinstone 2009), sought out archaeologist Caroline Wickham-Jones to discover more about Mesolithic Scotland. The resulting process proved to be more than a simple question and answer session: over three years, the two of us, novelist and archaeologist, each renegotiated the boundaries of our perceptual frameworks. This paper is intended to exa…
Working at the Sharp End
As an academic whose research area, while undoubtedly Mesolithic, includes few early sites and little preserved bone and antler, this handsome volume introduces me, tantalisingly, to a whole world
Archaeology (12 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Excavation (8 works) · Geology (7 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Geology (5 works) · Mesolithic (5 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 works)