With or without Corners
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Thoughts on recent excavations of Neolithic and Bronze Age structures by Eachtra in Ireland
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- 23. Perimeter of post-line 24.2 m. Area inside post-holes 45 sq.m. Area inside the wall 63.8 sq.m. Site excavation Digitized plan Analysis of internal geometry Hypothesis of reconstruction Structure A
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- 25. Foundation trench: House settings: Perimeter: 61.7 m. Elevation: 102.5 m. Surface: 12.5 sq.m. Slope: 0.1-1.5 degree Volume: 1.42 cubic m. (about) Aspect: Lightly exposed Length: 29.9 m. (entrance excl.) to N-NW Entrance: 1.8 m. Orientation of entrance: 70 degree E-NE Width min: 0.22 m. Width max: 0.72 m. Surface enclosed by trench : Area: 72 sq.m. Kilshanny 1 Ballynamona 2 Foundation trench: House settings: Perimeter: 56.05 m. Elevation: 103.8 m. Surface: 4.5 sq.m. Slope: 0.1-2.5 degree Volume: 0.57 cubic m. (about) Length: 27.8 m. (entrance excl.) Entrance: 3.2 m. Orientation of entrance: 110 degree E-SE Width min: 0.12 m. Width max: 0.24 m. Surface enclosed by trench : Area: 72.15 sq.m.
Editor's Notes
- This talk is based on the work of a team of field archaeologists, px archaeologists and Project Archaeologists. It is based on relatively poorly preserved dryland archaeology sites and a Multiple Working Hypothesis approach to excavation – archaeological excavation as a science and this talk is an illustration of the gradual development of hypotheses of interpretation; with hypotheses being developed during excavation, reviewed and tested in postex, and again as newer excavations take place. In recent years have encountered a range of structures of varying preservation and complexity with the two most common being rectilinear Neolithic structures and round BA – this talk outlines our engagement with and developing understanding of those structures. An understanding which is connected to the ability to easily produce 3D models of the structures, requiring us to make a greater effort in our structural interpretations. The development of hypotheses took place within a changing technological context – in the last three years we have been recording our excavations directly into a GIS and we have also been importing some of the older excavations into the GIS and this, along with the increased ease in 3D modelling capability, has spurred on our interpretations. Interestingly, it appears that 3D modelling has been more stimulating than the previous 2D reconstruction drawings we had done. The combination of hypothesis led excavation and technological developments will result in the development of toolsets for analysing and categorising structures and has aided in the reinterpretation of previous hypotheses.