Brown, A. G, Fonville, T., van Hardenbroek, M., Cavers, G., Crone, A., McCormick, F., Murray, E., Mackay, H., Whitehouse, N. J, Henderson, A. C. G., Barratt, P., Davies, K., Head, K., Langdon, P., Alsos, I. G. and Pirrie, D., 2022. New integrated molecular approaches for investigating lake settlements in north-western Europe. ANTIQUITY, 96 (389), 1179-1199.
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DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2022.70
Abstract
Lake settlements, particularly crannogs, pose several contradictions—visible yet inaccessible, widespread yet geographically restricted, persistent yet vulnerable. To further our understanding, we developed the integrated use of palaeolimnological (scanning XRF, pollen, spores, diatoms, chironomids, Cladocera, microcharcoal, biogenic silica, SEM-EDS, stable-isotopes) and biomolecular (faecal stanols, bile acids, sedaDNA) analyses of crannog cores in south-west Scotland and Ireland. Both can be effective methods sets for revealing occupation chronologies and identifying on-crannog activities and practices. Strong results from sedaDNA and lipid biomarker analyses demonstrate probable on-site animal slaughter, food storage and possible feasting, suggesting multi-period, elite site associations, and the storage and protection of valuable resources.
Item Type: | Article |
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ISSN: | 0003-598X |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Ireland; Scotland; lake settlements; molecular archaeology; sedaDNA; lipid biomarkers; crannogs |
Group: | Faculty of Science & Technology |
ID Code: | 37729 |
Deposited By: | Symplectic RT2 |
Deposited On: | 31 Oct 2022 10:40 |
Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2022 10:40 |
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