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A Tale of the Unknown Unknowns

A Tale of the Unknown Unknowns A Mesolithic Pit Alignment and a Neolithic Timber Hall at Warren Field, Crathes, Aberdeenshire

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Publisher's Synopsis

The site of Warren Field in Scotland revealed two unusual and enigmatic features; an alignment of pits and a large, rectangular feature interpreted as a timber building. Excavations confirmed that the timber structure was an early Neolithic building and that the pits had been in use from the Mesolithic. This report details the excavations and reveals that the hall was associated with the storage and or consumption of cereals, including bread wheat, and pollen evidence suggests that the hall may have been part of a larger area of activity involving cereal cultivation and processing. The pits are fully documented and environmental evidence sheds light on the surrounding landscape.

About the Publisher

Oxbow Books

Founded in 1983 Oxbow Books is a major specialist publisher and book distributor in the UK, European and Commonwealth markets. As a publisher, Oxbow Books produces high-quality publications in the fields of archaeology, the ancient world and the Middle Ages. The publishing list at Oxbow Books also includes the Windgather Press imprint - a collection of accessible and attractive books on landscape history, landscape archaeology, and the history of Britain's countryside. Many publishers from the USA, UK, Europe and beyond also trust Oxbow Books as a valued distribution partner. As well as specialising in archaeology, the ancient world and the Middle Ages, Oxbow's distribution operation offers books in many subject areas from literature and culture to modern humanities and art.

Book information

ISBN: 9781842173473
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941.24
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 132
Weight: 772g
Height: 284mm
Width: 219mm
Spine width: 15mm