Professor Karen Milek karen.b.milek@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Soil micromorphology
Milek, Karen
Authors
Contributors
Niall Sharples
Editor
Abstract
Four micromorphology samples were analysed from the primary occupation deposits within a structure connected to a corn-drying kiln at the site of Bornais, on the island of South Uist, in the Outer Hebrides. The floors were composed predominantly of peat ash, which alternated with lenses of course shell sand originating from the machair sands the structure had been dug into. The peat had been well-humified prior to burning, and contained well-sorted, fine silicate sands that must have been deposited into the developing peat by wind. In addition to peat, there were small quantities of wood ash and dung ash, and the ubiquitous presence of non-metallurgical slag (vitrified ash) attested to the high temperatures achieved in the kiln.
Citation
Milek, K. (2005). Soil micromorphology. In N. Sharples (Ed.), . Oxbow Books
Publication Date | 2005 |
---|---|
Deposit Date | Aug 30, 2017 |
Pages | 98-104 |
Series Title | A Norse Farmstead in the Outer Hebrides: Excavations at Mound 3, Bornais, South Uist |
You might also like
Downloadable Citations
About Durham Research Online (DRO)
Administrator e-mail: dro.admin@durham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search