Timeline
Key to predominant "Type":
| Letter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| (B) | Bone | Human or animal material including bone, teeth and shells examined using zooarchaeological techniques. |
| (E) | Environmental | Natural occurrences including geological and climatic events. |
| (F) | Building foundations | Disturbed ground, timber remains or worked stone. |
| (M) | Metal | Metals worked by humans into tools, jewellery etc. |
| (O) | Organic material | Biofacts - the dead material of once-living organisms. |
| (P) | Pottery | Usually shards of broken pot - complete artefacts only rarely. |
| (S) | Stone | Stone tools, stone used as a building material, standing stones, or natural stone features. |
Citations in the Type box refer to the information in the entire row.
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