Erika B Guttmann

Biographic Data

ID6446539
NAMEErika B Guttmann
GIVEN NAMESErika B
FAMILY NAMEGuttmann
SIGNATUREGUTTMANN E B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Stirling
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS43
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX5

  • Form and function in Shetland prehistoric field systems

    Val Turner, Val E Turner et al.CHAPTERAtlantic Connections and…2017

  • Anthrosols in Iron Age Shetland

    Open AccessErika B Guttmann, Ian A Simpson et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2008Cited by: 6References: 11

    The soils surrounding three Iron Age settlements on South Mainland, Shetland, were sampled and compared for indicators of soil amendment. Two of the sites (Old Scatness and Jarlshof) were on lower‐lying, better‐drained, sheltered land; the third (Clevigarth) was in an acid, exposed environment at a higher elevation. The hypothesis, based on previous regional assessments, soil thicknesses, and excavations at Old Scatness, was that the lowland site…

  • Characterizing anthropic sediments in north European Neolithic settlements

    Open AccessIan A Simpson, Erika B Guttmann et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2006Cited by: 6References: 7

    The creation of anthropic sediments, traditionally referred to under the blanket term midden, through the utilization of settlement waste materials in domestic settlement construction was first recognized during early excavations at the Orcadian Neolithic site of Skara Brae (V.G. Childe, 1931a; 1931b). Prior to the present study there has been no systematic attempt to identify the nature of these sediments at Skara Brae, whose likely occupation d…

  • Archaeological evidence for the first Mesolithic occupation of the Western Isles of Scotland

    Open AccessRichard Gregory, E Murphy et al.ARTICLEThe Holocene2005Cited by: 13References: 6

    The examination of eroding coastal dunes at the prehistoric site of Northton, Harris, has produced the first archaeological evidence of Mesolithic activity in the Western Isles in the form of two midden-related deposits. The first phase of Mesolithic activity is dated to 7060-6650 cal. BC based on AMS dating of charred hazelnut shells. This discovery appears to validate the frequent pollen-based inferences of Mesolithic impact for the area and, a…

  • The management of arable land from prehistory to the present

    Open AccessErika B Guttmann, Ian A Simpson et al.ARTICLEGeoarchaeology2005Cited by: 8References: 8

    The arable soils from two multiperiod settlements were analyzed to identify changes in agricultural methods over time. The settlement middens were also analyzed to determine whether potential fertilizers were discarded unused. Results suggest that in the Neolithic period ( ̃4000–2000 B.C. in the UK) the arable soils at Tofts Ness, Orkney, and Old Scatness, Shetland, were created by flattening and cultivating the settlements' midden heaps in situ.…

  • Joined-Up Archaeology at Old Scatness, Shetland

    Erika B Guttmann, Erika B A Guttmann et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2003

    Excavations on the multi-period settlement at Old Scatness, Shetland have uncovered a number of Iron Age structures with compacted, floor-like layers. Thin section analysis was undertaken in order to investigate and compare the characteristics of these layers. The investigation also draws on earlier analyses of the Iron Age agricultural soil around the settlement and the midden deposits that accumulated within the settlement, to create a 'joined-…

  • Joined-Up Archaeology at Old Scatness, Shetland

    Erika B Guttmann, Erika B A Guttmann et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Archaeology2003Cited by: 1References: 7

    Excavations on the multi-period settlement at Old Scatness, Shetland have uncovered a number of Iron Age structures with compacted, floor-like layers. Thin section analysis was undertaken in order to investigate and compare the characteristics of these layers. The investigation also draws on earlier analyses of the Iron Age agricultural soil around the settlement and the midden deposits that accumulated within the settlement, to create a 'joined-…

  • A Late Bronze Age Landscape at South Hornchurch, Essex

    Open AccessE B A Guttmann, Erika B Guttmann et al.ARTICLEProceedings of the Prehistoric…2000Cited by: 9References: 27

    A 2.5 ha open area excavation at South Hornchurch, Essex (London Borough of Havering) has revealed an extensive Late Bronze Age settlement on the Thames terrace gravels. The site is particularly significant because of the association of a circular ditched enclosure or ringwork with a contemporary field system, as well as clusters of enclosed and unenclosed circular structures. Two enclosures were formed by rings of pits or large post-holes. Place…