The land before symbol stones
A geophysical survey of Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, and the excavation of a Middle Bronze Age structure near the Craw Stane, Barflat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11008809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meggen Gondek (0000-0002-8418-549X, University of Chester, corresponding author), Gordon Noble (0000-0003-4670-5658, University of Aberdeen), Susan Ramsay (0009-0006-4923-2883), Alison Sheridan (0009-0001-1736-3647) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 145 |
| Pages | 125-151 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-30 |
| 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.145.125.151 |
| OpenAlex | W2558600913 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 16 |
This article outlines the results of two related but distinct aspects of fieldwork: a geophysical survey of the Rhynie cropmark complex and a small targeted excavation conducted in 2005–6, which are both part of the Rhynie Environs Archaeological Project (REAP). The geophysical surveys included a substantial gradiometer and a smaller resistivity survey that aimed to characterise and explore the extent and survival of archaeology around the Craw Stane Pictish symbol stone (NJ42NE 35) and two other symbol stone findspots. The results showed several discrete anomalies; one of these was targeted by a small-scale excavation and proved to be a burnt Middle Bronze Age timber structure. This article describes the geophysical survey results and the excavation of the MBA structure and sets both within their landscape context
Archaeology · Cartography · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Geophysical survey · Gradiometer · Linguistics · Scale (ratio · Symbol (formal · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Geophysics · Historical and Archaeological Studies · History
Lesmoir Castle and the Church of Essie
Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork
Excavations in the Dairy Park, Dunrobin, Sutherland, 1977
New light on oblong forts
New evidence for the activities of Pictish potentates in Aberdeenshire
Early ecclesiastical sites in Scotland
Low cairns, long cists and symbol stones
The Church and other bells of Aberdeenshire
Excavations at Sueno's Stone, Forres, Moray
Cemeteries of platform cairns and long cists around Sinclair's Bay, Caithness
Excavation of a Neolithic enclosure and an Iron Age settlement at Douglasmuir, Angus
Croft Moraig and the Chronology of Stone Circles
Reading the Multiple Lives of Pictish Symbol Stones
The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland
Between prehistory and history
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |