Underwater Excavation at Ederline Crannog, Loch Awe, Argyll, Scotland |
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Authors: | M Graeme Cavers Jon C Henderson |
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Institution: | Underwater Archaeology Research Centre, University of Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK |
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Abstract: | A trial excavation was carried out on the near-submerged crannog at Ederline Boathouse, Loch Awe, in July 2004. A trench measuring 3 × 5 m was opened on the northern side, in c .3 m of water. Around 1 m of organic deposits was encountered, along with structural timbers and animal bones. Despite a previous 4th century BC radiocarbon determination from a structural timber, a sherd of E ware from a sealed context gives an Early Historic date for the deposits excavated in 2004. The results from this first intrusive investigation of a Loch Awe crannog demonstrate that these sites are complex and long-lived. © 2005 The Nautical Archaeology Society |
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Keywords: | crannog Iron Age Early Historic Argyll E Ware |
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