Excavation at Orquil souterrain, St Ola, Orkney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11008992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D D A Simpson (Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), E Murphy (0000-0003-0109-5817, Queen's University Belfast), Eileen M Murphy, Richard Gregory (0000-0002-0397-6813), Richard A Gregory, Martha McCartney (Queen's University Belfast) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 137 |
| Pages | 169-178 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-30 |
| 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.137.169.178 |
| OpenAlex | W2604291943 |
| Language | EN |
In July 1971 a souterrain was excavated at Orquil, St Ola, Orkney. Although it is generally typical of many Orcadian souterrains, a lower subsidiary pit feature was identified during the course of excavation which appears to be a novel feature of souterrain construction
Archaeology · Excavation · Feature (linguistics · Geography · Mining engineering · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |