Ruby Cerón-Carrasco
Biographic Data
| ID | 6048615 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruby Cerón-Carrasco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruby |
| FAMILY NAME | Cerón-Carrasco |
| SIGNATURE | CERÓN-CARRASCO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tuesday Morning’, the schoolboy and Mann
The rediscovery of human remains, correspondence and other unpublished excavation archival material in the Glasgow Museums collection of Ludovic McLellan Mann prompted the reappraisal of a short archaeological investigation undertaken in April 1931 at Holm Park, near Ballantrae, Ayrshire, by a schoolboy, Eric French and his biology teacher, William Hoyland. This article offers a re-evaluation of their fieldwork which exposed two inhumation burial…
Calling Time on Oronsay
For over 120 years, the shell middens of western Scotland and the series of open-air sites on Oronsay have been the focus of debate in European Mesolithic studies. This paper challenges the significance of Oronsay in light of results from the geophysical survey and test-excavation of a new limpet and periwinkle shell midden dated to the late 5th or start of the 4th millennium cal bc at Port Lobh, Colonsay that offers fresh evidence to re-evaluate…
The fauna of Tell Nebi Mend (Syria) in the Bronze and Iron Age—a diachronic overview. Part 2
The diversity of wild mammals and birds remains excavated from Tell Nebi Mend indicates the presence of wetlands in the vicinity of the Tell, as well as access to woodland, steppe and desert. The Late Bronze Age assemblages revealed differences in hunting and fowling strategies employed by the people using the east and west sides of the Tell, those on the east having a marked preference for large, perhaps prestigious, mammals, aurochsen, wild boa…
An archaeological excavation of a medieval fishermen's midden at Castle Hill Pumping Station, Banff
An archaeological excavation in the footprint of a proposed pumping station at the foot of the seaward slope of Castle Hill, Banff, revealed the remains of a late medieval coastal processing centre. Several features were uncovered including an extensive spread of midden material dating between the 11 th and 13 th centuries, a series of shallow enclosure ditches and a later rectangular building. Contained within the midden were knives, animal and …
Eldbotle; the archaeology and environmental history of a medieval rural settlement in East Lothian
Excavations on the Archerfield Estate, East Lothian, have uncovered evidence in the form of buildings and enclosures, for the lost village of Eldbotle, a settlement which was in use from the 5th century AD to the 18th century, but at its peak during the 13th and 14th centuries. Excavated rural settlements of this date are rare in Scotland so this has been used as a rare opportunity to explore the impact of national political and environmental eve…
Excavation of a burnt mound at Meur, Sanday, Orkney
In early 2005 a cluster of orthostat stones was exposed by coastal erosion at Meur, Sanday, Orkney. The excavation revealed a stone trough within the centre of an open space defined by walls. It was associated with at least one compartment and a secondary corbelled cistern with an overflow drain and was surrounded by a mound of dark soil and burnt stones. This burnt mound structure, comparable with other burnt mounds in the Northern Isles, was oc…
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
Salvage excavation was carried out on an archaeological site, discovered during the North Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment Survey in 1998, in dunes at Sangobeg, near Durness in northern Sutherland. The excavation, conducted in 2000, uncovered the fragmentary remains of probable Norse-period settlement, including stone walling, a hearth and occupation deposits that had been truncated by erosion. Sealed beneath the Norse-period remains was the bu…
Excavation of a burnt mound at Meur, Sanday, Orkney
In early 2005 a cluster of orthostat stones was exposed by coastal erosion at Meur, Sanday, Orkney. The excavation revealed a stone trough within the centre of an open space defined by walls. It was associated with at least one compartment and a secondary corbelled cistern with an overflow drain and was surrounded by a mound of dark soil and burnt stones. This burnt mound structure, comparable with other burnt mounds in the Northern Isles, was oc…
Excavations at Geirisclett chambered cairn, North Uist, Western Isles
This report describes the results of excavations undertaken within the burial chamber and entrance area of the chambered cairn at Geirisclett, North Uist, Western Isles in 1996–7. The chamber of this cairn had been investigated by Erskine Beveridge in the early years of the 20th century, and the work described here was conducted because of the threat of tidal scouring of any remains which had survived previous attention. The excavation revealed e…
Excavation of a burnt mound and associated structures at Ceann nan Clachan, North Uist
First excavation of a burnt mound site in the Western Isles, not thought to be part of a domestic site. Cellular building closely paralleled by a recently excavated building at Cladh Hallan in South Uist. Various possible funcions are suggested including cooking place, smoke-house, or sweat-lodge. There are notes on
Archaeo-ichthyological Evidence for Long-term Socioeconomic Trends in Northern Scotland
Fishing
Evidence from fish remains recovered from two sites in the Northern Isles of Scotland is compared to modern data on fish ecology and ethnographic evidence to assess seasonality in terms of resource availability and its implications for economic activities.
Fishing
Evidence from fish remains recovered from two sites in the Northern Isles of Scotland is compared to modern data on fish ecology and ethnographic evidence to assess seasonality in terms of resource availability and its implications for economic activities
Excavations at Pluscarden Priory, Moray
This report, prefaced by a brief history of Pluscarden Priory, and by a description of the church, describes excavations on the western side of the Priory. Features investigated include the western end of the nave, a series of burials, a stone-lined pit containing a rich organic deposit, and walls associated with the medieval monastic complex. The excavation was arranged and funded by Historic Scotland
Archaeo-ichthyological Evidence for Long-term Socioeconomic Trends in Northern Scotland
Excavations at Geirisclett chambered cairn, North Uist, Western Isles
This report describes the results of excavations undertaken within the burial chamber and entrance area of the chambered cairn at Geirisclett, North Uist, Western Isles in 1996–7. The chamber of this cairn had been investigated by Erskine Beveridge in the early years of the 20th century, and the work described here was conducted because of the threat of tidal scouring of any remains which had survived previous attention. The excavation revealed e…
Calling Time on Oronsay
For over 120 years, the shell middens of western Scotland and the series of open-air sites on Oronsay have been the focus of debate in European Mesolithic studies. This paper challenges the significance of Oronsay in light of results from the geophysical survey and test-excavation of a new limpet and periwinkle shell midden dated to the late 5th or start of the 4th millennium cal bc at Port Lobh, Colonsay that offers fresh evidence to re-evaluate…
Excavation of a burnt mound and associated structures at Ceann nan Clachan, North Uist
First excavation of a burnt mound site in the Western Isles, not thought to be part of a domestic site. Cellular building closely paralleled by a recently excavated building at Cladh Hallan in South Uist. Various possible funcions are suggested including cooking place, smoke-house, or sweat-lodge. There are notes on
Excavations at Pluscarden Priory, Moray
This report, prefaced by a brief history of Pluscarden Priory, and by a description of the church, describes excavations on the western side of the Priory. Features investigated include the western end of the nave, a series of burials, a stone-lined pit containing a rich organic deposit, and walls associated with the medieval monastic complex. The excavation was arranged and funded by Historic Scotland
Fishing
Evidence from fish remains recovered from two sites in the Northern Isles of Scotland is compared to modern data on fish ecology and ethnographic evidence to assess seasonality in terms of resource availability and its implications for economic activities.
Fishing
Evidence from fish remains recovered from two sites in the Northern Isles of Scotland is compared to modern data on fish ecology and ethnographic evidence to assess seasonality in terms of resource availability and its implications for economic activities
Archaeo-ichthyological Evidence for Long-term Socioeconomic Trends in Northern Scotland
Excavation of a burnt mound and associated structures at Ceann nan Clachan, North Uist
First excavation of a burnt mound site in the Western Isles, not thought to be part of a domestic site. Cellular building closely paralleled by a recently excavated building at Cladh Hallan in South Uist. Various possible funcions are suggested including cooking place, smoke-house, or sweat-lodge. There are notes on
Excavations at Geirisclett chambered cairn, North Uist, Western Isles
This report describes the results of excavations undertaken within the burial chamber and entrance area of the chambered cairn at Geirisclett, North Uist, Western Isles in 1996–7. The chamber of this cairn had been investigated by Erskine Beveridge in the early years of the 20th century, and the work described here was conducted because of the threat of tidal scouring of any remains which had survived previous attention. The excavation revealed e…
Excavation of a burnt mound at Meur, Sanday, Orkney
In early 2005 a cluster of orthostat stones was exposed by coastal erosion at Meur, Sanday, Orkney. The excavation revealed a stone trough within the centre of an open space defined by walls. It was associated with at least one compartment and a secondary corbelled cistern with an overflow drain and was surrounded by a mound of dark soil and burnt stones. This burnt mound structure, comparable with other burnt mounds in the Northern Isles, was oc…
A Pictish burial and Late Norse/Medieval settlement at Sangobeg, Durness, Sutherland
Salvage excavation was carried out on an archaeological site, discovered during the North Sutherland Coastal Zone Assessment Survey in 1998, in dunes at Sangobeg, near Durness in northern Sutherland. The excavation, conducted in 2000, uncovered the fragmentary remains of probable Norse-period settlement, including stone walling, a hearth and occupation deposits that had been truncated by erosion. Sealed beneath the Norse-period remains was the bu…
Excavation of a burnt mound at Meur, Sanday, Orkney
In early 2005 a cluster of orthostat stones was exposed by coastal erosion at Meur, Sanday, Orkney. The excavation revealed a stone trough within the centre of an open space defined by walls. It was associated with at least one compartment and a secondary corbelled cistern with an overflow drain and was surrounded by a mound of dark soil and burnt stones. This burnt mound structure, comparable with other burnt mounds in the Northern Isles, was oc…
Eldbotle; the archaeology and environmental history of a medieval rural settlement in East Lothian
Excavations on the Archerfield Estate, East Lothian, have uncovered evidence in the form of buildings and enclosures, for the lost village of Eldbotle, a settlement which was in use from the 5th century AD to the 18th century, but at its peak during the 13th and 14th centuries. Excavated rural settlements of this date are rare in Scotland so this has been used as a rare opportunity to explore the impact of national political and environmental eve…
The fauna of Tell Nebi Mend (Syria) in the Bronze and Iron Age—a diachronic overview. Part 2
The diversity of wild mammals and birds remains excavated from Tell Nebi Mend indicates the presence of wetlands in the vicinity of the Tell, as well as access to woodland, steppe and desert. The Late Bronze Age assemblages revealed differences in hunting and fowling strategies employed by the people using the east and west sides of the Tell, those on the east having a marked preference for large, perhaps prestigious, mammals, aurochsen, wild boa…
An archaeological excavation of a medieval fishermen's midden at Castle Hill Pumping Station, Banff
An archaeological excavation in the footprint of a proposed pumping station at the foot of the seaward slope of Castle Hill, Banff, revealed the remains of a late medieval coastal processing centre. Several features were uncovered including an extensive spread of midden material dating between the 11 th and 13 th centuries, a series of shallow enclosure ditches and a later rectangular building. Contained within the midden were knives, animal and …
Calling Time on Oronsay
For over 120 years, the shell middens of western Scotland and the series of open-air sites on Oronsay have been the focus of debate in European Mesolithic studies. This paper challenges the significance of Oronsay in light of results from the geophysical survey and test-excavation of a new limpet and periwinkle shell midden dated to the late 5th or start of the 4th millennium cal bc at Port Lobh, Colonsay that offers fresh evidence to re-evaluate…
Tuesday Morning’, the schoolboy and Mann
The rediscovery of human remains, correspondence and other unpublished excavation archival material in the Glasgow Museums collection of Ludovic McLellan Mann prompted the reappraisal of a short archaeological investigation undertaken in April 1931 at Holm Park, near Ballantrae, Ayrshire, by a schoolboy, Eric French and his biology teacher, William Hoyland. This article offers a re-evaluation of their fieldwork which exposed two inhumation burial…
Archaeology (13 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (12 works) · Geography (12 works) · Excavation (10 works) · Geology (8 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (7 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (6 works) · Fishery (5 works) · Fishing (5 works) · Geology (5 works)