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ABCD: 1178

Saevar Howe 77 Birsay, Orkney

Site code:

1178

Site details:

Location: Saevar Howe 77, Birsay, Orkney, 1983, Orkney, Scotland HY2460270
Period: Viking overlying Pictish
Category: settlement site
Notes: -
Topography: sandy hillock on edge of dunes/coastal
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Dickson C A. 1983. The macroscopic plant remains. 114 and fiche. In: Hedges J W. 1983. Trial excavations on Pictish and Viking settlements at Seavar Howe, Birsay, Orkney. Glasgow Archaeol. J. 10. 73-124. Scotland, Orkney

Processed by

CAD - Dickson, Camilla: Glasgow Univ (nee Lambert)

Samples:

Sample	Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
1178a	PR.SE.AS	Phase IIb/	house floors	nr	norse 9th c	800	900

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