Bronze Age World

Reading ancient testimony

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Type: journal article and scientific study
Publication: Antiquity, vol. 79, no. 305, 529–546

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date assertion Scottish Highlands and islands archaeological search region — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
date assertion Cladh Hallan — date assertion
informs · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: very high
informs · provides evidence and date · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
date assertion Settlement continuity and composite mummification at Cladh Hallan — date assertion
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · dates · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
entity Scottish Highlands and islands archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
entity Cladh Hallan
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · defines or contextualizes · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
geography assertion Cladh Hallan — geography assertion
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · locates or defines geometry · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Site map and excavation area.
event Settlement continuity and composite mummification at Cladh Hallan
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · provides evidence and date · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
claim The terms Celt, Briton, Pict, Gael, English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish should not be projected as stable ethnic identities onto 1600–800 BCE communities without period-specific …
Evidence confidence: very high
supports · supports claim · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.
relationship Cladh Hallan — within archaeological search frame — Scottish Highlands and islands archaeological search region
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports relationship · Abstract; scientific methods; discussion and conclusion
Reports the unusual composite and curated human remains from Cladh Hallan and evaluates mummification.