Wessex Archaeology
January 2010 Ref: 71503January 2010 Ref: 71503
Baliscate ChapelIsle of Mull
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Baliscate, Isle of Mull Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Baliscate, Isle of Mull Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
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BACKGROUND...................................................................................................11.1Introduction...............................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology................................................11.3Historical Background.............................................................................12PREVIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK...........................................................23AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...................................................................................34METHODS...........................................................................................................34.1Landscape Survey....................................................................................34.2Geophysical Survey.................................................................................34.3Evaluation Trenches................................................................................45RESULTS............................................................................................................45.1Introduction...............................................................................................45.2Landscape Survey....................................................................................45.3Geophysical Survey.................................................................................55.4Evaluation Trenches................................................................................65.5Area 1.........................................................................................................7
Trench 1 (
Figure 4
)....................................................................................7 Trench 3 (
Figure 4
)....................................................................................8 Trench 8 (
Figure 4
)....................................................................................9Trench 2 (
Figure 6
)....................................................................................9Trench 7 (
Figure 6
)....................................................................................9
5.6Area 2.........................................................................................................9
Trench 4 (
Figure 7
)....................................................................................9Trench 5 (
Figure 7
)..................................................................................10 Trench 6 (
Figure 8
)..................................................................................10
6FINDS................................................................................................................106.1Introduction.............................................................................................106.2Pottery.....................................................................................................106.3Slag..........................................................................................................126.4Metalwork................................................................................................126.5Human Bone...........................................................................................126.6Other Finds.............................................................................................127PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE.........................................................127.1Introduction.............................................................................................127.2Results.....................................................................................................137.3Discussion..............................................................................................138DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................148.1Prehistoric...............................................................................................148.2Early Christian........................................................................................148.3Medieval to Post-medieval.....................................................................169RECOMMENDATIONS.....................................................................................1610ARCHIVE...........................................................................................................1611REFERENCES..................................................................................................17
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