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V.—The Neolithic Remains of Colonsay, in the Western Isles of Scotland1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

W. B. Wright  and
Angus M. Peach
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The more exact investigation of the distribution and mode of occurrence of Neolithic remains has received a much needed stimulus from the publication of Professor Brögger's memoir dealing with the position of the strandlines in South-Eastern Norway during the stone age of that country. It has been clearly demonstrated in this important work that it is possible to distinguish, even in the relatively short-lived Neolithic culture, certain phases of chronological value, and to correlate these phases, by means of the distribution of the implements which characterize them, with the successive stages in the elevation of the land which affected Scandinavia in postglacial times. It has become clear, therefore, that the careful registration and description of Neolithic relics may lead to the most important scientific results, and it will be realized by all who indulge in archæological collecting that an exact determination of the locality of any find and of the relations it bears to the superficial deposits of the neighbourhood, more especially to the old shorelines which border the coasts of the British Isles, is of the utmost importance.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , April 1911 , pp. 164 - 175
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1911

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Published by permission of the Director of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

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page 169 note 1 In connexion with this account of the circumstances of the find, however, it must be noted that even with an excessive estimate of the size of the outlet and of the rate of flow in it the surface of the lake could not have been lowered anything like 2 feet in less than twenty-four hours.

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page 170 note 2 We have found a small scraper at about the same level in the Kiloran sand-hills and two worked fragments of flint on the surface of the ‘25-foot’ beach in Port nan Fliuchan (Uragaig), as well as some rude chips on the links near Machrins. The latter are not obviously Neolithic, and none of the other cases are good enough to give much assistance.

page 171 note 1 Mr. T. C. Cantrill informs me that he has found a number of such elongated pebbles, averaging 6 inches in length, on flint chipping-floors in Pembrokeshire, and believes they are flaking-tools.

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