90 Fig. 9: Palimpset with multiple episodes <strong>of</strong> quarried blocks, Beorgs <strong>of</strong> Uyea. Photo: Gabriel Cooney
91 During September 2011, following up on earlier reconnaissance work, selected areas <strong>of</strong> North Roe were inspected as part <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> definition <strong>and</strong> planning <strong>of</strong> a project investigating Neolithic felsite quarrying in North Roe. <strong>The</strong> foci <strong>of</strong> this project will be: felsite quarrying technology <strong>and</strong> organization; felsite blank, preform <strong>and</strong> tool technology <strong>and</strong> organization; felsite exchange within North Roe/Shetl<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong> beyond; dating <strong>the</strong> exploitation <strong>of</strong> felsite; <strong>and</strong> finally, building on <strong>the</strong> evidence-base <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> project, <strong>the</strong> social role <strong>of</strong> felsite in Neolithic Shetl<strong>and</strong>. As previous years’ archaeological activity in North Roe (Ballin 2011a; 2011b) had shown that felsite dykes in <strong>the</strong> central (Lakel<strong>and</strong>s) parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> peninsula had been prospected by prehistoric people, but not subjected to organized exploitation, work focused on selected locations on <strong>the</strong> Beorgs <strong>of</strong> Uyea ridge (nor<strong>the</strong>rn North Roe) <strong>and</strong> along <strong>the</strong> elongated summit <strong>of</strong> Midfield (sou<strong>the</strong>rn North Roe) east <strong>of</strong> Ronas Hill. Scrutiny <strong>of</strong> axehead <strong>and</strong> knife rough-outs <strong>and</strong> production waste, as well as <strong>the</strong> different types <strong>of</strong> felsite available in <strong>the</strong> selected areas, indicates that axeheads <strong>and</strong> Shetl<strong>and</strong> knives were manufactured in both locations. However, it was also possible to characterize <strong>the</strong> two areas as having different potential value for archaeological investigation. <strong>The</strong> Beorgs <strong>of</strong> Uyea, for example, is defined by extensive exploitation, probably over a prolonged period <strong>of</strong> time, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> deposits <strong>of</strong> quarrying waste have a clear palimpsest appearance (Fig. 9). By contrast, <strong>the</strong> Midfield summit, or ridge, is characterized by <strong>the</strong> presence <strong>of</strong> many discrete, probably single-event, workshops <strong>and</strong> clusters <strong>of</strong> workshops. Looking at Midfield in more detail, it was possible to define two main areas <strong>of</strong> activity, associated with two parallel felsite dykes. Midfield 1 (western dyke) is characterized by two main quarry pits <strong>and</strong> one main large workshop, probably representing repeated exploitation (although not to a degree comparable to that seen at <strong>the</strong> Beorgs), relating to combined axehead <strong>and</strong> knife production. Midfield 2 (eastern dyke), on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r h<strong>and</strong>, is characterized by four or five quarry pits along a felsite outcrop (Fig. 10), with discrete, probably single-event workshops, located on ei<strong>the</strong>r side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dyke. This eastern dyke follows <strong>the</strong> l<strong>and</strong>scape contours, <strong>and</strong> workshops defined by coarse waste from axehead production were found on <strong>the</strong> eastern (downslope) side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dyke, whereas workshops defined by finer waste from knife production were found on <strong>the</strong> western (up-slope) side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> dyke (Fig. 11). <strong>The</strong> Midfield 2 quarry pits <strong>and</strong> workshops have been identified as an initial <strong>Nordlige</strong> <strong>Verdener</strong> Shetl<strong>and</strong>sprojekt
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