The chronology of Glastonbury Lake Village

Marshall, P., Brunning, R., Minnitt, S., Ramsey, C. B., Dunbar, E. and Reimer, P. J. (2020) The chronology of Glastonbury Lake Village. Antiquity, 94(378), pp. 1464-1481. (doi: 10.15184/aqy.2020.167)

Abstract

The Glastonbury Lake Village in Somerset, UK, is made up of 90 mounds comprising 40 roundhouses. Excavations between 1892 and 1907 revealed Iron Age structural and material remains unparalleled in Western Europe. The settlement's exact chronology, however, has remained uncertain. Here, the authors present a programme of radiocarbon and dendrochronological dating and chronological modelling on samples from recent excavations. The results indicate that the site was founded in the early second century cal BC, with the last structures being built just over a century later. This new, robust chronology can be used to date a wide range of associated material culture, and complements chronologies established for other Iron Age sites.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Dunbar, Dr Elaine
• Authors: Marshall, P., Brunning, R., Minnitt, S., Ramsey, C. B., Dunbar, E., and Reimer, P. J.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
• Journal Name: Antiquity
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• ISSN: 0003-598X
• ISSN (Online): 1745-1744
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author(s) 2020
• First Published: First published in Antiquity 94(378):1464-1481
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence