The excavation of two Bronze Age burial cairns at Bu Farm, Rapness, Westray, Orkney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11007352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Barber (corresponding author), Alan Duffy (0000-0002-8697-9285), Jerry O'Sullivan, Kath McSweeny, Coralie Mills (0000-0001-9575-1955), Tanya O'Sullivan, Tanya O’Sullivan |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Pages | 103-120 |
| Publication date | 1997-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1564 • E-ISSN: 2056-743X |
| Publisher | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9750/psas.126.103.120 |
| OpenAlex | W2187162313 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Excavation recorded two large cairns with dry stone kerbs and a third, miniature cairn of similar construction.Each of the large cairns contained a central, slab-built cist.Burnt deposits with bone inclusions underlay the basal slabs of both cists.The third, smaller cairn covered a pit which also contained burnt deposits.The cremated remains from the two larger cairns appear to represent a single adult in each case.Faunal remains from Cairn 1 include bones of a range of mammals, birds and fish.Radiocarbon dates indicate that the cairns were built in the mid-to late second millennium BC
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze · Bronze Age · Excavation · Geography · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases
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