%0 Journal Article %1 noauthororeditor2022prehistoric %A Wickham-Jones, C. %A Noble, G. %A Bates, C.R. %A Cameron, A. %A Clarke, A. %A Collinson, D. %A Duthie, S. %A Kinnaird, T.C. %A Ross, I. %A Sabnis, H. %A Tipping, R. %D 2022 %J Scottish Archaeological Internal Reports %K manuscript myown %P 1-196 %T Prehistoric Communities of the River Dee: Mesolithic and other lithic scatter sites of central Deeside, Aberdeenshire %V 97 %X This volume presents the results of archaeological fieldwork undertaken along the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, by the Mesolithic Deeside voluntary community archaeology group between 2017 and 2019. A total of 42 fields were investigated, from which over 11,000 lithics were recovered, representing at least 15 archaeological sites and a span of human activity covering some 10,000 years from around 12,000 BC to c 2000 BC. Finds from the Late Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age were present. Work comprised fieldwalking, test pitting, specialist analysis, and small-scale excavation. The investigation described here is significant not just for the light it throws on the early prehistoric populations along the River Dee but also for the methodology by which investigation was undertaken, as this provides a potential model for work in other areas. Both aspects are covered in the report. The River Dee flows between postglacial gravel and sand terraces, the structure of which has played an important role for the early settlers of the area, and this is covered in some detail in order to provide the physical background framework for the sites. There are also sections on more specialised geophysical and geoscience techniques where these were undertaken, together with a summary of research on the palaeoenvironmental conditions throughout the millennia of prehistory. The artefactual evidence comprises lithic assemblages which were all catalogued as fieldwork progressed; the contents of each site are presented, together with more detailed analysis of the finds from test pitted sites. Finally, given the rich archaeological record from the area, the results of the present project are set into the wider context of the evidence for prehistoric settlement along the river, and there is consideration of future directions for further fieldwork.

@article{noauthororeditor2022prehistoric, abstract = {This volume presents the results of archaeological fieldwork undertaken along the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, by the Mesolithic Deeside voluntary community archaeology group between 2017 and 2019. A total of 42 fields were investigated, from which over 11,000 lithics were recovered, representing at least 15 archaeological sites and a span of human activity covering some 10,000 years from around 12,000 BC to c 2000 BC. Finds from the Late Upper Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age were present. Work comprised fieldwalking, test pitting, specialist analysis, and small-scale excavation. The investigation described here is significant not just for the light it throws on the early prehistoric populations along the River Dee but also for the methodology by which investigation was undertaken, as this provides a potential model for work in other areas. Both aspects are covered in the report. The River Dee flows between postglacial gravel and sand terraces, the structure of which has played an important role for the early settlers of the area, and this is covered in some detail in order to provide the physical background framework for the sites. There are also sections on more specialised geophysical and geoscience techniques where these were undertaken, together with a summary of research on the palaeoenvironmental conditions throughout the millennia of prehistory. The artefactual evidence comprises lithic assemblages which were all catalogued as fieldwork progressed; the contents of each site are presented, together with more detailed analysis of the finds from test pitted sites. Finally, given the rich archaeological record from the area, the results of the present project are set into the wider context of the evidence for prehistoric settlement along the river, and there is consideration of future directions for further fieldwork. }, added-at = {2022-11-13T16:17:46.000+0100}, author = {Wickham-Jones, C. and Noble, G. and Bates, C.R. and Cameron, A. and Clarke, A. and Collinson, D. and Duthie, S. and Kinnaird, T.C. and Ross, I. and Sabnis, H. and Tipping, R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22c41c84f2c110f1988fd3368529b0bb7/timkinnaird}, interhash = {66c8db90ba645a86df805bd0d20570a7}, intrahash = {2c41c84f2c110f1988fd3368529b0bb7}, issn = {10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2021.97}, journal = {Scottish Archaeological Internal Reports}, keywords = {manuscript myown}, pages = {1-196 }, timestamp = {2022-11-13T16:17:46.000+0100}, title = {Prehistoric Communities of the River Dee: Mesolithic and other lithic scatter sites of central Deeside, Aberdeenshire}, volume = 97, year = 2022 }