Michael Cressey

Biographic Data

ID6049663
NAMEMichael Cressey
GIVEN NAMESMichael
FAMILY NAMECressey
SIGNATURECRESSEY M
AFFILIATIONSOxford Archaeology
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX1

  • A cremation pit at Howford, Strichen, Aberdeenshire

    Moira Greig, Moira K Greig et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2017

    A small emergency excavation was undertaken under extreme conditions in 1984 after receiving a report that a Bronze Age urn was visible in an eroded embankment after a heavy frost. Cremated remains of a female adult and infant, 11 burnt flints, a possible fragment of ivory and five pierced clay ornaments were subsequently recovered from the remains of a cremation pit, but no urn was recorded. A radiocarbon determination 3510 ± 30 BP (SUERC-33727)…

  • Eighteenth-century glass and pottery manufacture at Morison’s Haven, Prestongrange, East Lothian

    Michael Cressey, Melanie Johnson et al.ARTICLEPost-Medieval Archaeology2012References: 1

    This paper presents the results of archaeological investigations of the remains of an 18th-century glassworks at Prestongrange Museum, near Prestonpans, East Lothian. The site is part of an industrial complex previously known as Morison’s Haven, named after its associated tidal harbour. It has a long history of coal extraction that was established as early as the 13th century, and includes industries such as glassmaking, salt, pottery and brick a…

  • Excavations at Gilmerton Cove, Edinburgh, 2002

    Melanie Johnson, Richard Oram et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2007

    A research project was undertaken at Gilmerton Cove, Edinburgh by CFA Archaeology Ltd in advance of its development as a visitor attraction by City of Edinburgh Council. Historical research indicates that the Cove was built in the early 18th century. Excavation revealed hitherto unknown details of the layout of the Cove, including the presence of features cut into the rock floors; a well or cistern; a sump; and a second entrance

  • The excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery at Seafield West, near Inverness, Highland

    Michael Cressey, Alison Sheridan et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2004Cited by: 2

    Excavations in 1996 in advance of a major commercial development at Seafield West revealed a Bronze Age cemetery. Inside a ring-ditch were two adjacent graves with wooden coffins, one a boat-shaped hollowed tree-trunk, the other plank-built. Both had probably contained crouched inhumation burials. Grave goods in the former included a bronze dagger of ‘Butterwick’ type whose scabbard of wood and cattle hide produced a date of 3385 ± 45 BP (1870–15…

  • Three long cist burials at Easter Broomhouse, near Dunbar, East Lothian

    Michael Cressey, Richard Strachan et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2004

    Three long cist burials were discovered during road widening along the A1 near Dunbar. As a result of plough damage only one, poorly-preserved skeleton survived, identified as either a female adult or a young, slightly-built male. An unusually early radiocarbon date (1850 ± 45 BP) derived from the remains of this individual, must be viewed with caution due to poor collagen survival. The work was commissioned by Historic Scotland on behalf of the …

  • The excavation of two burnt mounds and a wooden trough near Beechwood Farm, Inshes, Inverness, 1999

    Michael Cressey, Richard Strachan et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Society of…2004

    An archaeological watching brief undertaken during topsoil stripping operations in the course of sewer construction led to the identification of two burnt mounds and a series of unrelated pits. Subsequent archaeological excavation of one of the mounds revealed the remains of a waterlogged timber trough, the contents of which afforded the preservation of environmental information concerning its use and later abandonment. The trough was radiocarbon…