Cropmark record MAB64829 - POTARCH
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Summary
A line of possible pits visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6045 9747 (349m by 379m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO69NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kincardine O Neil |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
A line of possible pits visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Fieldwalking in May and June 2017 as part of the Mesolithic Deeside Project recovered a total of 88 lithics, mainly of Mesolithic date. They include seven cores, 11 retouched tools, 38 flakes and 13 blades. A number of burnt flints were also found. They showed a linear distribution within the field, bordering a palaeochannel which runs parallel to the present Dee. Test pitting was undertaken in February 2022, comprising 46 test pits of which almost half were targeted on the cropmark features. A total of 150 worked flints were recovered, the assemblage differing slightly in composition to that from the fieldwalking in part reflecting the difference in collection methods, with larger numbers of smaller flints more readily identified in the test pitting. Analysis of the assemblages by A Clark concluded that the lithics represent activities involving making and use of flint tools from the Late Mesolithic into the Neolithic. Though flakes dominate the assemblage more blades were found in the excavations, possibly suggesting area of blade production and/.or use that has not been too disturbed by ploughing. The relative large number of scrapers (eight) compared to other areas field-walked by the project suggests some form of processing activity located on the edge of the paleochannel. Several periods of activity are represented: two blades date to the Mesolithic whilst the notched blades could be Late Mesolithic or Early Neolithic. Most of the scrapers are end scrapers which most likely dates them to the Neolithic or Bronze Age.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2019, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 19, 2018, p.11 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6524.
WICKHAM-JONES, C, 2021, PREHISTORIC COMMUNITIES OF THE RIVER DEE: MESOLITHIC AND OTHER LITHIC SCATTER SITES OF CENTRAL DEESIDE, ABERDEENSHIRE'. (Bibliographic reference). SAB3453.
CAMERON, A, 2022, FIELD NW OF POTARCH HOTEL: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT INCLUDING REPORT ON LITHICS (Bibliographic reference). SAB8538.
CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY, 2022, FIELD NW OF POTARCH HOTEL: METHOD STATEMENT FOR TEST PITTING, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8261.
CLARKE, A, 2024, PREHISTORIC COMMUNITIES OF THE RIVER DEE: MESOLITHIC AND OTHER LITHIC SITES OF CENTRAL DEESIDE, ABERDEENSHIRE 2020-2022
(Bibliographic reference). SAB8671.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO69NW0065;
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Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB3453 Bibliographic reference: WICKHAM-JONES, C. 2021. PREHISTORIC COMMUNITIES OF THE RIVER DEE: MESOLITHIC AND OTHER LITHIC SCATTER SITES OF CENTRAL DEESIDE, ABERDEENSHIRE'. . Y.
- --- SAB6524 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2019. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 19, 2018. p.11.
- --- SAB8261 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2022. FIELD NW OF POTARCH HOTEL: METHOD STATEMENT FOR TEST PITTING. WSI.
- --- SAB8538 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, A. 2022. FIELD NW OF POTARCH HOTEL: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT INCLUDING REPORT ON LITHICS. Y.
- --- SAB8671 Bibliographic reference: CLARKE, A. 2024. PREHISTORIC COMMUNITIES OF THE RIVER DEE: MESOLITHIC AND OTHER LITHIC SITES OF CENTRAL DEESIDE, ABERDEENSHIRE 2020-2022 . Y.
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Record last edited
Aug 7 2024 3:08PM
