A Neolithic dugout from a multi-period site near St Albans, Herts, England

With contributions by N. Brown, V. Fryer, R. Holgate, P. Murphy, I. Thompson and R. Wiggins In December 1988 rescue excavations on a multi-period gravel site 5km south-east of St Albans revealed the charred remains of a probable logboat containing cremated human and animal remains. Radiocarbon datin...

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Published in:The International journal of nautical archaeology 2001-12, Vol.30 (2), p.155-195
Main Author: Niblett, Rosalind
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
dugout, logboat, cremation, boat-burial, pit, charcoal, gravel
Europe
Neolithic
Neolithic and chalcolithic
North West Europe
Prehistory and protohistory
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Summary:With contributions by N. Brown, V. Fryer, R. Holgate, P. Murphy, I. Thompson and R. Wiggins In December 1988 rescue excavations on a multi-period gravel site 5km south-east of St Albans revealed the charred remains of a probable logboat containing cremated human and animal remains. Radiocarbon dating indicated a date in the early 4th millennium BC. The site continued to be used sporadically until the Late Iron Age, and there is some indication that it may have continued to have a ritual significance. The excavation also recorded one (possibly two) Early Saxon sunken floor huts, and ovens and ditches associated with medieval Parkbury.
ISSN:1057-2414
1095-9270
DOI:10.1006/ijna.2001.0363