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Excavation of Neolithic enclosures at Cowie Road, Bannockburn, Stirling, 1984-5

@inproceedings{Rideout1997ExcavationON,
  title={Excavation of Neolithic enclosures at Cowie Road, Bannockburn, Stirling, 1984-5},
  author={James Rideout and Ann Clarke and Trevor G. Cowie and Mike Cressey and David Hall and Timothy G. Holden and D. Jordan and James Rideout and P. N. Tavener},
  year={1997}
}
Excavations undertaken in 1984 and 1985 on cropmark sites identified as pit and post alignments revealed a bow-ended pit-defined enclosure dated to late fifth to mid fourth millennium cal BC, a post-defined enclosure dated to the mid fourth to early third millenium cal BC, and possible domestic activity. The pits of the enclosure showed up to three phases of use with deposits containing Carinated Bowl-type pottery in the later phases. Medieval or post-medieval rig and furrow overlay the site… 
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