Excavations at Underhoull, Unst, Shetland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11008585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Small (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 98 |
| Pages | 225-248 |
| Publication date | 1967-11-30 |
| 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.098.225.248 |
| OpenAlex | W2977410152 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
A site near the Broch of Underhoull had three periods of occupation, the earliest indicated by a very fragmentary hut floor and associated narrow souterrain; on a similar horizon were pottery fragments comparable with some from Jarlshof (EIA phase). The second occupation, indicated by a hut floor with two hearths, had industrial purposes, including iron working and manufacture of stone vessels. Amber and cannel coal were among the prolific small finds: a clear stratigraphical break divided this horizon from the Viking occupation, when a level platform was constructed for an almost boat-shaped longhouse paralleled at Jarlshof (Norse 1). Mixed farming was carried on and pebble line-sinkers suggest fishing. Soapstone vessels did duty for pottery, as at Jarlshof. This occupation seems to have begun in 9th cent and flourished in 10th. A few of the finds from all periods are figured
Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Hearth · Horizon · Pebble · Pottery · Shetland · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forestry · Geology · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Paleontology
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| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2025 (43) |
| Highly cited | No |