The Biography of a Settlement
An Analysis of Middle Iron Age Deposits and Houses at Howe, Orkney
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11611149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Waddington (Bangor University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-96 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00665983.2014.11078262 |
| OpenAlex | W2060476074 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 38 |
The extensively excavated enclosed broch village at Howe, near Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, was one of the most important excavations of the latter half of the twentieth century in Scotland. The near-complete excavation of such an extensive and well-preserved settlement, with a large material assemblage, allows a detailed analysis of depositional practices. Little attempt was made in the published report to explore the spatial and contextual distributions of finds, and this article reconsiders the evidence, providing an analysis of settlement deposits during the main phase of occupation in the Middle Iron Age. The study aims to develop a broader understanding of the nature of settlement space on this highly structured and complex settlement. The analysis has demonstrated that a number of patterns are visible in the deposition of materials, and the temporality of the deposits suggest that the majority of depositional events were connected with major structural changes on the site. Transitional moments in the lifecycle of the settlement were thus marked in specific ways by the occupants. The analysis highlights the entangled nature of people, objects and constructed spaces in the Iron Age
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Iron Age · Mainland · Sedimentary depositional environment · Settlement (finance · Temporality · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History · Paleontology · Scottish History and National Identity
The Domestication of Europe
Architecture and Order
Prehistoric Materialities
Inside-out and back-to-front
Ritual and the roundhouse
Prey into Hunter
About the House
Ritual and Rationality
Using and Abandoning Roundhouses
Beyond the Grave
Houses, Lifecycles and Deposition on Middle Bronze Age Settlements in Southern England
A place for the dead
Houses of Commons, Houses of Lords
The Origin and Development of the Broch and Wheelhouse Building Cultures of the Scottish Iron Age
The Useful Dead
Food, Sex and Death
Ancestors and identity in the later prehistory of Atlantic Scotland
Prehistoric histories
Analysis of spatial patterns in buildings (access analysis) as an insight into social structure
Too many ancestors
Evidence for mummification in Bronze Age Britain
Growing Metaphors
Spatiality past and present
To build and to abandon
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2016 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |