Visualising burnt areas

Patterns of magnetic susceptibility at Guiting Power 1 round barrow (Glos., UK)

Bibliographic Data

ID12430079
AuthorsAlistair Marshall (corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume5
Issue3
Pages159-177
Publication date1998-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeological Prospection (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1099-0763(199809)5:3<159::aid-arp104>3.0.co;2-d
OpenAlexW2074043233
LanguageEN
Citations received7

The distribution of burning over excavated surfaces within and under the early bronze age round barrow at Guiting Power 1 (Glos., UK: SP 08443 24461) was determined in detail by Bartington coil. The surviving pattern of burning marking the bases of the central primary ring-pyre, and of secondary and satellite box-pyres were obtained, then compared with existing experimental results. The distribution of burnt material incorporated into the core of the mound from rituals carried out as it grew, and the extent of enhancement around the margins of the monument from subsequent activities were also determined. It is clear that the extent and finer structure of directly burnt surfaces, and of indirectly enhanced areas, would have been seriously underestimated if based on subjective visual plotting not supplemented by full instrumental survey. Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Archaeology · Bronze · Geography · Physical geography · Archaeological and Geological Studies · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology

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