Sand 1 Rock Shelter
Excavation
K. Hardy, 1999-2000.
Curation
?
Burials
MNI: 2+ (isolated teeth: 1 adult, 1 juvenile).
Finds
Lithic artefacts, prehistoric pottery, polished stone axe, worked bone and shell artefacts, glass beads, post-medieval pottery and glass, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Bronze Age | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
3615 bp (AA-50698) on human tooth
External References
Bibliography
Hardy, K. & Wickham-Jones, C. (2000) Inner Sound, Highland, survey and excavation. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1: 44.
Hardy, K. & Wickham-Jones, C., editors (2009) Mesolithic and later sites around the Inner Sound, Scotland: the work of the Scotland’s First Settlers project 1998-2004. Scottish Archaeological Internet Report 31. Available at: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk
Article Author Graham Mullan