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Abstract
Iron Age studies in Britain operate in a world populated by roundhouses. Post-ring evidence is generally interpreted in domestic contexts. However, research on later prehistoric roundhouses in northeast Scotland has identified a small but significant number of round structures in unusual locations, with unusual architectural details and a distinct lack of domestic material. Some of these relate to Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age stone circles, for which Richard Bradley’s work in the wider region has highlighted progressive biographies of construction and reuse. This paper, rooted in architectural design theory, selects a particular case study, the multiple timber post-rings at Candle Stane, Aberdeenshire, to highlight the complexities in interpreting these interesting yet enigmatic buildings. The architectural approach develops alternative reconstructions that lead to new perspectives on later prehistoric architecture as event-based and concerned with process. These processes only gradually lead to an architectural end product, which displays distinctly non-domestic connotations. The research not only highlights the usefulness of data derived from rescue work for academic study, but the advocated approach of reconstructing in alternatives also lends itself for developing innovative approaches in Higher Education to teach visual competence.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 17-42 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Antiquaries Journal |
Volume | 98 |
Early online date | 4 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 4 Oct 2018 |
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Building Ancient Lives: new perspectives on the past for a sustainable future
Romankiewicz, T. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/15 → 30/04/18
Project: Research
Activities
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Zur Dynamik prähistorischer Architektur: Neue Konzepte zum Hausbau im Nordwesten Europas in der Bronze- und Eisenzeit
Romankiewicz, T. (Invited speaker)
23 Apr 2019Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Zur Dynamik in prähistorischer Architektur. Hausbau von Wessex zu den Western Isles, von Friesland nach Fünen
Romankiewicz, T. (Invited speaker)
13 Jun 2018Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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42e colloque international de l'Association Francaise pour l'Etude de l'Age du Fer (AFEAF), Prague, CZ: “Unité et diversité du monde celtique”
Romankiewicz, T. (Speaker)
9 May 2018 → 13 May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Profiles
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Tanja Romankiewicz
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Chancellor's Fellow and Lecturer in Archaeology
- Archaeology
Person: Academic: Research Active