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ABCD: 1224

Brough of Birsay 74-82 Orkney (Mainland)


Site code:
1224


Site details:
Location: Brough of Birsay 74-82, Orkney (Mainland), 1986, Orkney, Scotland HY2390285
Period: early Christain-Norse
Category: settlement ?monastic
Notes: -
Topography: island coastal
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography
Donaldson A M. 1986. Carbonised seeds and grains. 216-9. In: Hunter J R. Rescue excavations on the Brough of Birsay 1974-82. Soc. Antiq. Scotland Monograph Series No. 4. Edinburgh. Scotland, Orkney

Processed by
AMD - Donaldson, A M: Durham Univ

Samples:
Sample Period Context Type Sediment Period Earliest date Latest date
1224a PR.SE.MS phase 1 features ? early Christian/Norse 650 850
1224b PR.SE.MS phase 2.1 features ? norse 850 900
1224c PR.SE.AS phase 2.2 features ? norse/early med 900 1200
1224d PR.SE.AS phase 3 features ? medieval 1000 1100
1224e PR.MD:PM phase 4 features ? ?post-med ? ?

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