Landscapes of Production: Understanding the Landscape Context of Felsite Production in Neolithic Shetland
Impact of Research
The project is closely aligned to key research questions from the Scottish Archaeological Research Framework (ScARF) (www.scottishheritagehub.com). Specifically, it will have an impact on understanding a largely understudied period of prehistory in Shetland, exploring questions of land-use, settlement and island adaptation.
Major grants and funding
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (https://www.socantscot.org/).
Publications
Recent papers:
Cooney, G., Megarry, W., Markham, M., Gilhooly, B., O’Neill, B., Gaffrey, J., Sands, R., Nyland, A., Ballin, T B, Murray, J. and Sheridan, J A. (2019) Tangled up in blue: the role of riebeckite felsite in Neolithic Shetland. In: Mining and quarrying in Neolithic Europe: A social perspective. Neolithic Studies Group Seminar Papers (16). Oxbow, Oxford, pp. 49-65.
Megarry, W.; Graham, C.; Gilhooly, B.; O’Neill, B.; Sands, R.; Nyland, A.; Cooney, G. (2018) Debitage and Drones: Classifying and Characterising Neolithic Stone Tool Production in the Shetland Islands Using High Resolution Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery. Drones 2, 12.
Collaborators
The project includes a collaborative research team from Queen's University Belfast (QUB), University College Dublin (UCD) and Archaeology Shetland:
Hazel Mosley, QUB https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/hazel-mosley
Prof Gabriel Cooney, University College Dublin https://people.ucd.ie/gabriel.cooney
Archaeology Shetland https://www.archaeologyshetland.org/
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 11.4: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage