A tanged point and two blade technologies from Rubha Port an t-Seilich, Isle of Islay, western Scotland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9362162 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inger Marie Berg‐Hansen (0000-0001-6900-0330, Museum of History and Art, corresponding author), Inger Marie Berg-Hansen, Karen Wicks (0000-0002-7801-8708, University of Reading), Steven Mithen (0000-0002-3391-7443, University of Reading) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Lithic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-0472 • E-ISSN: 2055-0472 |
| Publisher | University of Edinburgh (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2218/jls.2892 |
| OpenAlex | W2968813231 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
We describe a tanged point and a blade technology from Rubha Port an t-Seilich, Isle of Islay, Scotland that provides further support to a Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene presence in Scotland prior to the establishment of the narrow blade Mesolithic industry. The existing evidence for a Late Pleistocene or early Holocene presence comes from isolated finds of tanged points (Tiree, Shieldig, Brodgar), undated assemblages from disturbed contexts that are most likely Late Pleistocene in date (Howburn, Kilmefort Cave), and undated assemblages containing broad blade microliths (e.g., Glenbatrick, Morton). This article provides a summary of recent excavations and the stratigraphy at Rubha Port an t-Seilich, and a detailed analysis the lithic blade blank production at the site, which is, we believe, the first application of a chaîne opératoire based approach to a Scottish assemblage. The study includes comparisons with contemporary assemblages from north-western Europe. The significance of the Rubha Port an t-Seilich finds is threefold: (1) the relative large size of the assemblage that allows a technological analysis; (2) the finds partially derive from a stratified context below a narrow blade assemblage, associated with radiocarbon dates 9301-7750 cal. BP; and (3) further excavation can increase the sample size and potentially expose an in situ Late Pleistocene or early Holocene cultural horizon
Archaeology · Assemblage (archaeology · Blade (archaeology · Cave · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Holocene · Lithic technology · Mesolithic · Pleistocene · Radiocarbon dating · Stone tool · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology · Stratigraphy
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| Citations per year | 0.57 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |