Pollard, A. (1990) Down through the ages: a review of the Oban Cave deposits. Scottish Archaeological Review, 7, pp. 58-74.
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Abstract
The intense interest generated by the Meso remains found in the Oban caves and shell middens eclipsed the evidence of Neo-BA use, possibly funerary (as indicated by more recent discoveries at Raschoille and at Carding Mill Bay (see 91/292). Examination in the wider regional context of Neo-BA monuments suggests the possibility that burial in middens conveyed ancestral legitimacy; and there may have been an integration of resource procurement with funerary practices. Appended is a note on the Risga shell midden in Loch Sunart, with its extensive tool assemblage found in the 1920s.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pollard, Professor Tony |
Authors: | Pollard, A. |
Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
Journal Name: | Scottish Archaeological Review |
Publisher: | Archaeological Review (Scotland) |
ISSN: | 0262-4389 |
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