{"id":69,"date":"2019-04-17T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2019-04-17T13:26:32","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T13:26:32","slug":"excavations-during-construction-phase-of-the-bypass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Excavations during construction phase of the bypass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The construction phase involved a team of GUARD Archaeologists\nmonitoring the topsoil stripping and dealing with any archaeology as it was\nencountered. Following on from the 11 areas expanded earlier, and using the\nfindings from the evaluation to highlight areas of greater archaeological\npotential, the construction phase revealed further archaeology extending\noutwith each key area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14_West-Challoch-Bridge-Mesolithic-site-being-excavated-and-sampled-using-a-0.5-m-grid-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" width=\"338\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14_West-Challoch-Bridge-Mesolithic-site-being-excavated-and-sampled-using-a-0.5-m-grid-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14_West-Challoch-Bridge-Mesolithic-site-being-excavated-and-sampled-using-a-0.5-m-grid-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14_West-Challoch-Bridge-Mesolithic-site-being-excavated-and-sampled-using-a-0.5-m-grid-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/14_West-Challoch-Bridge-Mesolithic-site-being-excavated-and-sampled-using-a-0.5-m-grid-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><figcaption>West Challoch Mesolithic site being excavated and sampled using a 0.5m grid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the removal of topsoil to the south and west of the original Mesolithic site revealed a continuation of Mesolithic features, including further structural remains, bringing the total potential house structures to three. Employing a grid system across the area, lithic artefacts were recovered in layers and their distribution mapped. Significant quantities of lithic material were recovered &#8211; over 13,500 pieces not including the material recovered from the first house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/16_Jet-bead-Jewellery-from-East-Challoch-Farm-Neolithic_early-Bronze-Age-site-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71\" width=\"307\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/16_Jet-bead-Jewellery-from-East-Challoch-Farm-Neolithic_early-Bronze-Age-site-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/16_Jet-bead-Jewellery-from-East-Challoch-Farm-Neolithic_early-Bronze-Age-site-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/16_Jet-bead-Jewellery-from-East-Challoch-Farm-Neolithic_early-Bronze-Age-site-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/16_Jet-bead-Jewellery-from-East-Challoch-Farm-Neolithic_early-Bronze-Age-site-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><figcaption>Jet bead Jewellery from East Challoch Farm Neolithic early Bronze Age site<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Further Neolithic archaeology was uncovered in proximity to the East Challoch site and dates to the Beaker period (c. 2500 BC) burial contexts were encountered with finds such as Jet bead jewellery, Beaker pottery and flint artefacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_A-ring-barrow-on-the-Bronze-Age-Cemetery-Complex-at-Boreland-Cottage-Upper-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_A-ring-barrow-on-the-Bronze-Age-Cemetery-Complex-at-Boreland-Cottage-Upper-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_A-ring-barrow-on-the-Bronze-Age-Cemetery-Complex-at-Boreland-Cottage-Upper-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_A-ring-barrow-on-the-Bronze-Age-Cemetery-Complex-at-Boreland-Cottage-Upper-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10_A-ring-barrow-on-the-Bronze-Age-Cemetery-Complex-at-Boreland-Cottage-Upper-2-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A ring barrow on the Bronze Age Cemetery Complex at Boreland Cottage Upper<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In proximity to the Boreland Cottage Upper site, further Bronze Age cremations and related features were uncovered. The expansion of the Iron Age site at Myrtle Cottage revealed a kiln and other features related to the Iron Age settlement site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/19_Kiln-structure-at-Myrtle-cottage-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/19_Kiln-structure-at-Myrtle-cottage-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/19_Kiln-structure-at-Myrtle-cottage-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/19_Kiln-structure-at-Myrtle-cottage-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/DunragitBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/19_Kiln-structure-at-Myrtle-cottage-1-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kiln structure at Myrtle Cottage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The construction phase involved a team of GUARD Archaeologists monitoring the topsoil stripping and dealing with any archaeology as it was encountered. Following on from the 11 areas expanded earlier, and using the findings from the evaluation to highlight areas of greater archaeological potential, the construction phase revealed further archaeology extending outwith each key area. 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