Wood and Fire
Scotland’s Timber Cursus Monuments
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11613620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth Brophy (0000-0002-2315-7110, University of Glasgow, corresponding author), Kirsty Millican (0000-0001-5260-2204, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 172 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-324 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-14 |
| 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 | 10.1080/00665983.2015.1025589 |
| OpenAlex | W2032803379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 35 |
This paper offers the first comprehensive overview of Scotland’s early Neolithic timber cursus monuments. This small group of sites has, in recent years, been viewed as a significant element of the early Neolithic repertoire in northern Britain, and forerunner to the later earthwork cursus monuments found across the British Isles; but as yet their treatment has been at a largely superficial level. The article draws together the evidence from excavations, cropmarks and the authors’ own fieldwork. As well as describing the monuments, the study also offers a new interpretation of the construction, role and destruction of these monuments within the context of the woodland world of lowland Scotland in the first half of the fourth millennium BC
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |