UID:
almafu_9959229513702883
Format:
1 online resource (254 p.)
ISBN:
90-8890-294-1
Content:
Between 2008 and 2011 excavations were undertaken by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit at Tremough, near Penryn, Cornwall. The site is situated on a plateau overlooking the Carrick Roads, historically one of the busiest waterways in Cornwall. The excavations led to a large number of significant archaeological features being uncovered ranging from Neolithic pits to Bronze Age structures and late prehistoric enclosures. Foremost of these sites were a Middle Bronze roundhouse (circa 1500-1300 cal BC) and a large circular Late Bronze Age enclosure (circa 1000-800 cal BC). Importantly, the roundhouse was found to contain stone moulds associated with the production of socketed tools and pins, and traces of metalworking were found inside the building. As such, the excavations have provided the first evidence for metalworking inside a Middle Bronze Age roundhouse in southern England, as well as radiocarbon dating for a range of metalwork forms. As part of the project, finds of metalwork from other roundhouses in the South West region have been reassessed. The Late Bronze Age enclosure is the first of its type to be found in the South West of Britain. It encircled a large number of pits and postholes, some of which were associated with rectangular post-built structures. A carefully made cairn of burnt stone beside a large pit and a second large pit containing burnt stone and pottery were also investigated. These may have been associated with cooking or perhaps with a small-scale episode of metalworking, as the tip of a sword mould was found in one of the pits. The significance of the investigated sites is fully discussed with regard to their relationships with other prehistoric sites on the plateau and in terms of their wider context with other sites in the South West and beyond.
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Description based upon print version of record.
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List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Summary; Background to the investigations; Introduction; Report structure; Terminology used in this report; Overview of work undertaken on the site; Location and setting; The plateau; Geology; PAC building; AIR building and Car Park 4; Results from the excavations; PAC building; Early Neolithic pits ; Prehistoric 'tree-throws'; AIR building; Structure 1; Additional features; Car Park 4; Roundhouse 1; Roundhouse 2; Stone spread/bank and buried soil/old land surface; Enclosure 1; Area south of Car Park 4: Enclosure 2; The prehistoric ceramics
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IntroductionEarly Neolithic pottery from the PAC building; Details of the assemblage; Comment on the PAC assemblage; The pottery from the AIR building and Car Park 4; Introductory comments; Structure 1 ; Roundhouse 1; Roundhouse 2; Adjacent features; Enclosure 1; The prehistoric worked stone artefacts; Structure 1; Roundhouse 1; Enclosure 1 and associated structures; The moulds and metalwork; The moulds; The moulds from Roundhouse 1; The clay moulds from Pit [124] in Enclosure 1; Clay moulds from other contexts in Enclosure 1; The copper-alloy objects ; Copper-alloy objects from Roundhouse 1
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Geochemical analysis of samples from Tremough Preparation; Methods of analysis; Results and discussion ; The lithics; Flint from the PAC building, including Early Neolithic pits [102] and [105]; Raw material sources; Comments by context; Lithics from Roundhouses 1 and 2 and Enclosure 1; Raw material sources; Comments by type; Discussion; The charred plant remains; Charred plant remains; Results ; Early Neolithic pits ; Structure 1 (Earlier Bronze Age); Pit [37] (Romano-British); Roundhouse 1 (Middle Bronze Age); Enclosure 1: ditch and internal features (Late Bronze Age)
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Crop plants and weed assemblagesTriticum sp (wheat); Hordeum sp. (Barley); Avena sp. (Oats); Vicia faba (Celtic Bean); Wild plants; Arable weeds; Grassland taxa; Discussion; Comparison with other earlier and Middle Bronze Age sites in Cornwall; Key to charred plant remains; The charcoal; Methodology; Early Neolithic pits [102] and [105] ; Results; Discussion; Bronze Age ; Results; Structure 1; Roundhouse 1; Late Bronze Age Enclosure 1; Discussion; Woodland resources; Origin of the charcoal assemblages; Conclusions; Radiocarbon dating; Dating strategy; Results from dating programme
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Earlier Neolithic period (circa 3900-3350 cal BC)Earlier Bronze Age period (circa 2400-1400 cal BC); Middle Bronze Age period (circa 1500-1100 cal BC); Late Bronze Age Period (circa 1100-800 cal BC); Discussion: pits, deposition metalworking and circularity; Early Neolithic pits; The PAC building pits; Early Bronze Age activity; Earlier Bronze Age Structure 1; Leaving the structure behind; The setting of Structure 1; Structure 1, a summary; Middle Bronze Age settlement; Roundhouse 1: A 'life' history; Metalworking in the roundhouse and beyond; The setting of Roundhouse 1
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Roundhouse 1, a summary
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8890-293-3
Language:
English
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Electronic books.
