26th June 2012, 01:36 PM
i dont think we should get bogged down with slight variation in profiles or the surviving contents - though evidence for long process silting would be interesting?
mostly the material evidence comes from the upper fills, occasionally spliced between sterile silts suggesting the open pits had a use but the pits are deliberatly backfilled with charcoal rich stuff potentially from feasting or the entire pit is sterile
ive seen similar postholes in ia pits and ive seen postholes adjacent to neo pits which i reckon to have been 'sign posts' but i wouldnt discount some kind of superstructure even if it is a house - though i have yet to see evidence for a permanent abode.
have you got ant neo hearths or fire pits with burnt edges?
as for tree throws they make great camp sites when the tree root provides a readymade bivouak.
the pits are everyday and commonplace but they are not evidence for permanent settlement
and the irish evidence is completely different - as if neolithicisation got there first (cartoon reality is from an older civilisation obviously)
whilst life on a small rocky island is never likely to be very mobile is it?
mostly the material evidence comes from the upper fills, occasionally spliced between sterile silts suggesting the open pits had a use but the pits are deliberatly backfilled with charcoal rich stuff potentially from feasting or the entire pit is sterile
ive seen similar postholes in ia pits and ive seen postholes adjacent to neo pits which i reckon to have been 'sign posts' but i wouldnt discount some kind of superstructure even if it is a house - though i have yet to see evidence for a permanent abode.
have you got ant neo hearths or fire pits with burnt edges?
as for tree throws they make great camp sites when the tree root provides a readymade bivouak.
the pits are everyday and commonplace but they are not evidence for permanent settlement
and the irish evidence is completely different - as if neolithicisation got there first (cartoon reality is from an older civilisation obviously)
whilst life on a small rocky island is never likely to be very mobile is it?
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers