ARO62: ‘A Hoard, Spear Moulds and a Bear, Oh my!’ a Late Bronze Age Settlement at Greenside farm, Rosemarkie

By Iraia Arabaolaza, Rachel Buckley, Sam Williamson and Alun Woodward

With contributions by Torben Bjarke Ballin, Beverley Ballin Smith, Gemma Cruickshanks, Leanne Demay, Mollie Dogherty, Amanda Gilmore, Susanna Harris, Matthew Knight, Laura Muser, Peter Northover, Brendan O’Connor, Susan Ramsay, Catherine Smith and Bob Will

Rosemarkie revealed exceptional archaeology. An important early Bronze Age burial containing a bear bone was followed by a slightly later cist grave and then later by a settlement of Bronze Age roundhouses. The largest roundhouse was surrounded by a palisade with evidence of metalworking within. A hoard of bronze ornaments and bracelets tied together and packed with organic materials was buried close to this Late Bronze Age settlement.

Key Words: Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, roundhouses, metalwork hoard, bear bone

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