The early medieval origin of Perth, Scotland

Hall, D.W., Cook, G.T. , Hall, M.A., Muir, G.K.P. , Hamilton, D. and Scott, E.M. (2007) The early medieval origin of Perth, Scotland. Radiocarbon, 49(2), pp. 639-644.

Abstract

The radiocarbon results (and Bayesian modeling) of 15 samples of carbonized food residues removed from the external surface of rim sherds of cooking pots indicate that shellyware pottery first appeared in Perth, Scotland, around cal AD 9101020 (95% probability) and that it had disappeared by cal AD 10201140 (95% probability). Previously, it had been suggested that this pottery could not date to before AD 1150. These data, together with 14C analyses carried out on leather artifacts and a sample of wattle from a ditch lining, also demonstrate that there was occupation in Perth about 100 yr or more prior to the granting of royal burgh status to Perth in the 1120s.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Scott, Professor Marian and Cook, Professor Gordon and Muir, Dr Graham
• Authors: Hall, D.W., Cook, G.T., Hall, M.A., Muir, G.K.P., Hamilton, D., and Scott, E.M.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre; College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Statistics
• Journal Name: Radiocarbon
• Publisher: University of Arizona
• ISSN: 0033-8222
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2007 Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona
• First Published: First published in Radiocarbon 49(2):639-644
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License