The medieval Kirk, cemetery and hospice at Kirk Ness, North Berwick : the Scottish Seabird Centre excavations 1999-2006 / / Thomas Addyman, Tanja Romankiewicz, Kenneth Macfadyen, Alasdair Ross and Nicholas Uglow ; with specialist contributions by John Borland [and twenty-one others] |
Autore | Addyman Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Oakville : , : Oxbow Books, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (197 p.) |
Disciplina | 941.3/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Archaeology, Medieval - Scotland - North Berwick
Excavations (Archaeology) - Scotland - North Berwick |
ISBN | 1-84217-845-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures in Text; List of Tables in Text; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; This publication; Topography; Geology; The site; Historical introduction; Archaeological works in 1999-2006; Chapter 2: Iron Age; The archaeological evidence; Discussion; Chapter 3: Kirk Ness in the Early Medieval Period; Introduction; Phase 2a: Early structure (5th-early 7th centuries); Phase 2b: The corn-dryingkiln (mid 7th-early 9th centuries); Phase 2c: The use of the open area to the west of the early building
Phase 2d: Post-built structures within the upper levels of the cultivation soilsAnglian Kirk Ness? - An archaeological and historical contextualisation; Chapter 4: Kirk Ness in the Medieval and Early Post-Reformation Period; Introduction; Historical context; Earlier cartographic sources for the church; Earlier antiquarian sources for the church; Later commentary and discovery; James Richardson and the excavation of the old kirk site in 1951-2; Circumstances and progress of the 1951-2 excavation; The architecture and archaeology of St Andrew's Kirk - a synthesis; Church artefacts Burials within the church and the surrounding cemeteryEvidence for the hospital and domestic occupation in the later medieval period; Chapter 5: Kirk Ness - Later History; Introduction; The demise of the old kirk; Continuing coastal erosion; The impact of quarrying on the foreshore; Later archaeological remains at the north end of Anchor Green; A small and decayed burgh?; A question of ownership and proprietorial improvements; The boatyard; The Rocket Patrol; The Biarritz of the north; Consolidation and presentation of the old kirk site: 1954-6 and 1977 The building of the Scottish Seabird CentreChapter 6: Conclusion; Extent of the site; Archaeological survival; The significance of excavated remains and further archaeological potential; In conclusion; Appendices: Specialists Reports; Appendix B: Coarse stone, vitrified material and lead; Appendix E: Metal, worked bone and the weapon used to stab SK605; Appendix F: Small finds from James Richardson's excavation, now held at East Lothian Council Museums Services; Appendix G: Textile covering button; Appendix I: The human remains; Appendix J: The mammal and bird bones Appendix L: Palaeoenvironmental sample assessmentAppendix M: Analysis of soil thin sections; Appendix N: Radiocarbon dating, Marine Reservoir Effect (MRE), and Bayesian modelling; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910552996803321 |
Addyman Thomas | ||
Oxford ; ; Oakville : , : Oxbow Books, , [2013] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Medieval Kirk, Cemetery and Hospice at Kirk Ness, North Berwick / Thomas Addyman, Kenneth Macfadyen, Tanja Romankiewicz |
Autore | Addyman Thomas |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [s.l.] : , : Oxbow Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
History / Europe / Medieval
Social Science / Archaeology History / Europe Social sciences |
ISBN | 1-78925-889-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910645994903321 |
Addyman Thomas | ||
[s.l.] : , : Oxbow Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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