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2023
Book chapter
Lithics
Evidence for earlier prehistoric activity in the vicinity of Iron Age settlements is common in the north-east region, and the sites of Morley Hill and Lower Callerton are no exceptions. Pre-Iron Age activity tends to be scattered and smaller in scale, often appearing as a series of discrete pits, only...Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
Lithics, Mesolithic , Lower Callerton, Morley Hill , Bronze Age, Neolithic, and earlier prehistory
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2022
Book chapter
Lithics
A total of seven flaked lithic artefacts and a flaked and ground stone axehead were recovered during the excavations at Morley Hill (Table 2.1).Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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2023
Book review
Review of: The Circular Archetype in Microcosm: the carved stone balls of late Neolithic Scotland. Chris L Stewart-Moffitt
Carved stone balls are on of Scotland's most intriguing Neolithic artefacts.Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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Lecture
The gunflint industry in Brandon and beyond: no flash in the pan
Breckland in the east of England has long been synonymous with man's use of knapped (carefully broken and shaped) flint. In the stone age, millions of axe heads and arrowheads were produced from the large flint mine pits at Grime's Graves, near what is now the Breckland town of Brandon....Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
axe heads, arrowheads, gunflints, Grime's Graves, flint mine, and flintknapper
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2022
Journal article
'Polished stone axehead' In: Claire Christie, Magnar Dalland. The excavation of a prehistoric settlement at Lower Slackbuie, Inverness
The expansion of Inverness southwards has led to the uncovering of a landscape rich in archaeological activity, dating from the Neolithic period onwards. The abundance of archaeological evidence as been interpreted as indicating that the area was a hub for prehistoric activity (Hatherley & Murray 2021). The excavation of an...Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
Grooved Ware, axe, linseed, scraper, flax, palisade, roundhouse, Carinated Bowl, and bangle
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2022
Book chapter
Struck lithics
The extensive excavations at Bar Pasture recovered only a modest lithic assemblage of just 327 struck flints (Table 11). A sizeable quantity of burnt unworked flint (that is not discussed in detail here) was also recovered. The greater part of the assemblage dates from the Chalcolithic (Beaker) and Early Bronze...Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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2021
Book chapter
Working Stone, Making Communities – Technology and Identity in Prehistoric Orkney
Working Stone, Making Communities took as its focus the prehistoric and ethnographic stone tool of Orkney. The basic aim was to determine, as comprehensively as possible, the history and composition of relevant asspemblages from across the region. We were also commited to communicating the results of our work to profrssional/specialist...Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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2021
Journal article
Gunflints in Brandon: no flash in the pan
An onscure industry was once critical to British power, but collapsed after Waterloo, leaving families oiut of work and men dying of silicosis. Hugo Anderson-Whymark has been researching the extraordinary story of a craft that grew rich on guns and survived on a myth of antiquity.Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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Conference paper (unpublished)
Capturing the moment: using photogrammetry for public engagement on archaeological sites and excavations
Scottish archaeology has long been at the forefront of innovative visualisation techniques, our settlement record rich in upstanding sites and relict landscapes of earth and stone. In recent years there has been a subtle gear change in the use of 3D visualisation within cultural heritage management and interpretation. In particular,...Anderson-Whymark, Hugo
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