Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 33-51 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Wetland Archaeology |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 11 Nov 2016 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Keywords
- loch drainage
- crannogs
- Scotland
- improvement period
- Roy Map
- agricultural practices
- wetland environment
- lake dwellings
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The lost lochs of Scotland : tracking land-use change and its effects on the archaeological record. / Stratigos, Michael J.
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T1 - The lost lochs of Scotland
T2 - tracking land-use change and its effects on the archaeological record
AU - Stratigos, Michael J.
N1 - Acknowledgements I wish to thank a number of people who have supported my endeavours in Scottish archaeology. First, to my parents who have made so much of this work possible. I must thank my partner Claire who has been a constant source of encouragement. Thanks go to my PhD supervisor, Gordon Noble, for his guidance and revisions of endless drafts of this paper, and to Jeff Oliver, Kevin Edwards, Stewart Angus, and two anonymous referees who commented on earlier drafts. And finally I must also thank Fraser Sturt under whose supervision the original idea for this research was developed. Any errors or omissions remain my own.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper examines how loch drainage in eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland has shaped the archaeological record, with particular reference to lake dwellings known as ‘crannogs’. The analysis uses the Roy Military Survey of Scotland (1747–1755) as a baseline for charting changes to lacustrine environment through time. The work is unique for its scale which examines all of mainland Scotland, and the results have revealed unrecognized patterns in the timing and intensity of land-use changes that have impacted lacustrine environments. These patterns are linked to the development of archaeological investigation in Scotland demonstrating that the current distribution of crannogs across the country is an artefact of loch drainage and antiquarian investigation and not representative of the past distribution of these critical sites. This paper presents one way in which we can begin to account for these historic changes to land-use and their impact to our understanding of the archaeological record.
AB - This paper examines how loch drainage in eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland has shaped the archaeological record, with particular reference to lake dwellings known as ‘crannogs’. The analysis uses the Roy Military Survey of Scotland (1747–1755) as a baseline for charting changes to lacustrine environment through time. The work is unique for its scale which examines all of mainland Scotland, and the results have revealed unrecognized patterns in the timing and intensity of land-use changes that have impacted lacustrine environments. These patterns are linked to the development of archaeological investigation in Scotland demonstrating that the current distribution of crannogs across the country is an artefact of loch drainage and antiquarian investigation and not representative of the past distribution of these critical sites. This paper presents one way in which we can begin to account for these historic changes to land-use and their impact to our understanding of the archaeological record.
KW - loch drainage
KW - crannogs
KW - Scotland
KW - improvement period
KW - Roy Map
KW - agricultural practices
KW - wetland environment
KW - lake dwellings
U2 - 10.1080/14732971.2016.1248129
DO - 10.1080/14732971.2016.1248129
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 33
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Wetland Archaeology
JF - Journal of Wetland Archaeology
SN - 1473-2971
IS - 1
ER -