Excavations at Northton, Isle of Harris

by Richard A. Gregory, D.D.A. Simpson, E.M. Murphy

This volume presents the site of Northton in the Western Isles of Scotland (at Toe Head on Harris). During excavations in 1965 and 1966 two early horizons were identified beneath and close to the base of the machair sands. With excavation the stratigraphically later of these horizons furnished evidence for a probable stone structure, funerary and faunal remains, and an abundance of artefacts, particularly pottery, which in turn dated the horizon to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841719366
• ISBN13: 9781841719368
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 11.7"