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Conference paper (unpublished)
'In Search of Our Ancestors': the Mary Boyle Story
Saville, Alan
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Book chapter
Residues at the Neolithic flint extraction site at Den of Boddam, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Papers representing the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint Mining in Pre- and Protohistoric Times (Madrid, 14-17 October 2009). Contents: 1) Setting the Context. A brief introduction to the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the UISPP Commission on Flint mining in Pre-...Saville, Alan
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An Corran, Staffin, Skye: a rockshelter with Mesolithic and later occupation
The An Corran rockshelter, on the north-east coast of the Trotternish peninsula, Skye, contained a series of shell midden and other deposits with evidence for human occupation from Mesolithic and later periods. A rescue investigation of the site in the winter of 1993-94, immediately prior to anticipated total destruction by...Saville, Alan ; Hardy, Karen ; Miket, Roger ; Ballin, Torben Bjarke
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Journal article
Howburn farm: excavating Scotland's first people
At Howburn Farm in South Lanarkshire, a scattering of flints, discovered by the Biggar Archaeology Group, turned out to be evidence of the earliest human habitation in Scotland.Ward, T ; Saville, Alan
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Book chapter
Portable antiquities
This work is an introduction to the structure and context of archaeology in Britain. It reviews the vital issues facing archaeologists during a period in which the discipline has become increasingly diverse, and analyzes the questions of principle and practice that have arisen.Saville, Alan
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Book chapter
The illustration of Mesolithic artefacts and its contribution to the understanding of Mesolithic technology
"Mesolithic Horizons" marks the publication of the proceedings of the seventh international conference on 'The Mesolithic in Europe' (Belfast 2005)...This is an enormous compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140 papers drawn from the whole of Europe, ranging from the European Arctic to many parts of the...Saville, Alan
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Book chapter
Excavations at Maybury Park, Edinburgh (1990–2). Section 4: Lithic Artefacts
This paper presents the results of a series of excavations carried out by the City of Edinburgh Council Archaeology Service between 1990 and 1992 in advance of the Edinburgh Park development. Following a programme of test excavations, seven areas were opened up for excavation. Three of these contained significant archaeology...Moloney, Colm ; Lawson, John A ; Saville, Alan
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Speculating on the significance of an axehead and a bead from Luce Sands, Dumfries & Galloway, South-West Scotland.
This volume of edited papers is dedicated to Peter Woodman in celebration of his contribution to archaeology, providing a glimpse of the many ways in which he has touched the lives of so many. The 21 papers cover many aspects of predominately Mesolithic archaeology in Ireland, mainland Britain and North-west...Saville, Alan
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Journal article
Howburn, Near Biggar, South Lanarkshire: Preliminary Notice of a Scottish Inland Early Holocene Lithic Assemblage
This paper draws preliminary attention to the recent discovery of evidence for early Holocene human presence at Howburn, near Biggar, in the interior of southern Scotland. Implement types invite comparison with so-called Star Carr type Early Mesolithic assemblages of the 10th millennium BP, or possibly with even earlier technological traditions.Saville, Alan ; Ballin, Torben Bjarke ; Ward, T