Archaeology thesis and dissertation collection
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Oria Kastro, an insular medieval settlement and fortress on Kythnos: an architectural, archaeological, and historical investigation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)The thesis concerns Oria Kastro a medieval fortified settlement on the island of Kythnos in the western Cyclades. Nested on top of a remote cliff on the north-western coast the Kastro (kastro meaning castle in Greek) ... -
Quantitative analysis of the Early Christian churches of Central Lycia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Since the publication of R. Martin Harrison’s seminal work, ‘Churches and chapels of Central Lycia’ in 1963, numerous scholars have focused on the region, attracted by the large number of extant remains. From large-scale ... -
Hate or glory: a categorical and experimental consideration of Bronze Age halberds in Scotland in relation to MBA weaponry
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Despite being one of the largest collections of their type in Europe, the Early Bronze Age halberds in Scotland have not been catalogued or analysed since Coles’ 1968-9 work. Accordingly, every halberd in Scotland was ... -
Potential of mechanical and physicochemical analysis of human cortical bone for forensic age estimation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2021-07-31)Age estimation remains one of the most challenging tasks for forensic practitioners when establishing the biological profile of unknown skeletonised remains. Morphological methods based on developmental markers of bones ... -
Urbes Thraciarum in Late Antiquity: an archaeological assessment of the cities of Thracia from Diocletian to Maurice (284-602)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2020-11-30)This thesis is a critical analysis of the archaeological remains of the major urban centres of the late antique province of Thracia between the late 3rd and early 7th century. The first part presents the material ... -
Identifying the disappeared: testing a novel method for sorting commingled human remains
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-11-29)Individualisation of commingled remains is the first step towards identification of skeletal remains, and thus to returning a loved one to their family or community after tragedy and to providing closure. Currently, there ... -
Bone histopathology: the effects of pathology on bone microstructure and implications for histological age estimation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)Age estimation is a vital part of the creation of a biological profile for the purposes of identifying unknown individuals. Numerous macroscopic methods of analysing bone have been developed for this purpose. In some ... -
Geoarchaeology of burnt mounds: site formation processes, use patterns, and duration
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)Burnt mounds, accumulations of fire-cracked stone and fuel residues dating largely from the Bronze Age, are a widespread and numerous site type across Britain and Ireland. However, the function, duration, and depositional ... -
First analysis of multiple blunt force weapon-tools using skin-skull-brain models to evaluate inter-personal violence in the European Neolithic
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)The study of violence-related head trauma is often complicated as a variety of weapons can produce similar forms of injury, which has limited the analysis of some forms of violence during the Neolithic in Europe. The ... -
Landscape archaeology of St Kilda
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)The archipelago of St Kilda has received more attention from writers than any other in Scotland. Its allure to the Scottish romantic ideal, coupled with its central importance in widely held notions of Scotland’s remote ... -
Feasting and shared drinking practices in the Early Bronze Age II-III (2650-2000 BC) of north-central and western Anatolia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2014-11-26)Feasting and shared drinking are long suspected to have been practiced in Anatolian settlements during the Early Bronze Age (EBA). New drinking vessels of metal and ceramic seem meant for drinking together with others. ... -
From tribes to kingdoms? Society and change in South-West Scotland 0 – 600 AD
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)The prehistory and early history of Scotland have been the subject of academic interest since the antiquarian period, but most of this interest has been focused on the Eastern, Northern and Atlantic regions of Scotland. ... -
A contribution to the Later Prehistoric and Early Medieval (400 BC - AD 650) settlement record of Galloway
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-02)This critical review concerns a sequence of two archaeological excavations and a regional synthesis undertaken between 2003 and 2012 and subsequently published between 2007 and 2016. The various projects were focussed ... -
Western European radiocarbon dates and holocene marine changes, with special reference to concepts involving Scottish archaeological material
(The University of Edinburgh, 1971)The concept of a single "25 foot raised beach" has dominated opinion on the relationship between Scottish archaeological material and sea level change for most of the present century. Recent work has however demonstrated ... -
Funerary rites afforded to children in earlier Bronze Age Britain: case studies from Scotland, Yorkshire and Wessex
(The University of Edinburgh, 2012)This thesis discusses the evidence for funerary practices afforded to children in the Earlier Bronze Age in Britain (circa 2500BC to 1400BC) focusing on three key case study areas: Scotland, Yorkshire and Wessex. A long ... -
Signs of shared complexity: glyptic and large scale transformations in the 4th-3rd Milennia Near East
(The University of Edinburgh, 2003)Important social transformations took place during the late 4th - early 3rd millennia BC in the greater Near East. These changes were reflected in the archaeological record, but a component of these transformations was ... -
The medieval castle in Scotland: Rhind lectures in archaeology, 1925-26
(The University of Edinburgh, 1929)THIS volume is based upon the lectures under the Rhind Bequest which, by invitation of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, were delivered by the author in the early part of 1926. The material has been revised and ... -
Predictive modelling and quantitative GIS-based analysis of ritual and settlement landscapes of Neolithic mainland Scotland, c.4000-2500 BC
(The University of Edinburgh, 2009)Monument sites dominate mainland Scottish Neolithic research because so few settlements are known, less than sixty to date. Mostly found by chance, these sites are highly fragmented, difficult to recognise and resistant ... -
The final revival of the Aegean Bronze Age: a case study of the Argolid, Corinthia, Attica, Euboea, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese during LH IIIC Middle
(The University of Edinburgh, 2005)My thesis examines the post palatial phase of Late Helladic IIIC Middle. The beginning of this period is marked with the collapse of the Mycenaean system dating roughly to 1200 B.C., while after its final phase the Early ... -
Prehistoric Cypriot mud buildings and their impact on the formation of archaeological sites
(The University of Edinburgh, 1996)The current research grew out of work on the Erimi Culture sites in the west of Cyprus at Lemba Lakkous, Kissonerga Mosphilia and Kissonerga Mylouthkia dating from c3500-2500/2300 B.C. The need to understand the nature ...
