An edition of The chambered cairns of Orkney
(1989)
The chambered cairns of Orkney
an inventory of the structures and their contents
by J. L. Davidson, James L. Davidson, and Audrey S. Henshall
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Antiquities, Cairns, Megalithic monuments, Neolithic period, Passage Graves culture, European archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology, Archaeology / Anthropology, Sociology, Scotland, Archaeology, Orkney, Orkney (scotland), Europe, antiquities, Tombs, HistoryPlaces
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Chambered Cairns of Orkney: An Inventory of the Structures and Their Contents (The Chambered Cairns of Scotland)
April 30, 1990, Edinburgh University Press
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The chambered cairns of Orkney: an inventory of the structures and their contents
1989, Edinburgh University Press
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Book Details
Table of Contents
List of abbreviations.
vi
Acknowledgements.
vi
Part One.
Introduction
Page 1
1.
The objectives, and recording methods for the Inventory
Page 3
2.
The development of the study of Orcadian chambered cairns
Page 6
3.
The present and past environment, and the location of cairns
Page 9
The present environment
The neolithic environment
The location and distribution of cairns
4.
The structure of the Orkney-Cromarty group cairns
Page 19
General description and the passages
The chambers
The round and rectangular cairns
Short horned, and long, cairns
The relationship of cairns and chambers
Multi-period construction
5.
The structure of the Maes Howe-group cairns
Page 37
General description
The chambers
The cairns
The passages
Procedures for building
The decorated stones
Maes Howe
6.
The use and sealing of the chambers, and the history of the cairns
Page 52
Introduction
Pre-cairn structures
The use of Orkney-Cromarty chambers
The use of Maes Howe-type chambers
The sealing of the chambers
Later history of the cairns
7.
The contents of the cairns and associated artefacts
Page 64
Introduction
Artefacts from the period of use of the Orkney-Cromarty chambers
Artefacts possible post-dating the use of the Orkney-Cromarty chambers
Artefacts from Maes Howe-type chambers and cairns
The decorated stones at maes Howe-type cairns
Human and animal bones from both groups of cairns
Evidence for cereals
8.
Orientation, dating and relationships
Page 85
Orientation
Dating
The relationships of Orkney-Cromarty-type cairns, Unstan ware habitation sites and long cairns
The relationships of Maes Howe-type cairns and Grooved Ware habitation sites
The relationship of Orkney-Cromarty cairns and the Unstan Ware communities with Maes Howe-type cairns and the Grooved Ware communities
The significance of the tombs and their closure
Part Two.
The Inventory of chambered cairns in Orkney
Page 101
List of references.
187
Index.
190
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-189) and index.
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