Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond
Neolithic crannogs: rethinking settlement, monumentality and deposition in the Outer Hebrides and beyond
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DOI：
10.15184/aqy.2019.41
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发表时间：
2019-06-01
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1.8
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Sturt, Fraser
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作者：
Garrow, Duncan;Sturt, Fraser
人工小岛在苏格兰随处可见。传统上被认为不早于铁器时代，最近的研究现在已经确定了几个外赫布里底新石器时代的克兰诺格。对这些遗址的调查和挖掘首次表明，克兰诺格是新石器时代的一个普遍特征，它们可能是特殊的地点，物质文化沉积在周围的水中就证明了这一点。这些发现挑战了目前关于新石器时代定居、纪念性和沉积实践的概念，同时表明苏格兰和爱尔兰其他“未确定日期”的克兰诺格可能有新石器时代的起源。
Artificial islets, or crannogs, are widespread across Scotland. Traditionally considered to date to no earlier than the Iron Age, recent research has now identified several Outer Hebridean Neolithic crannogs. Survey and excavation of these sites has demonstratedfor the first time-that crannogs were a widespread feature of the Neolithic and that they may have been special locations, as evidenced by the deposition of material culture into the surrounding water. These findings challenge current conceptualisations of Neolithic settlement, monumentality and depositional practice, while suggesting that other 'undated' crannogs across Scotland and Ireland could potentially have Neolithic origins.