A01=Jane Kenney
Anglesey
Author_Jane Kenney
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- ISBN 9781789256895
- Dimensions: 210 x 297mm
- Publication Date: 15 Jun 2021
- Publisher: Oxbow Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Holy Island is a small island just off the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales, which is rich in archaeology of all periods. Between 2006 and 2010, archaeological excavations in advance of a major Welsh Government development site, Parc Cybi, enabled extensive study of the island’s past. Over 20 hectares were investigated, revealing a busy and complex archaeological landscape, which could be seen evolving from the Mesolithic period through to the present day. Major sites discovered include an Early Neolithic timber hall aligned on an adjacent chambered tomb and an Iron Age settlement, the development of which is traced by extensive dating and Bayesian analysis. A Bronze Age ceremonial complex, along with the Neolithic tomb, defined the cultural landscape for subsequent periods. A long cist cemetery of a type common on Anglesey proved, uncommonly, to be late Roman in date, while elusive Early Medieval settlement was indicated by corn dryers. This wealth of new information has revolutionised our understanding of how people have lived in, and transformed, the landscape of Holy Island. Many of the sites are also significant in a broader Welsh context and inform the understanding of similar sites across Britain and Ireland.
Jane Kenney is a senior archaeologist at Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. She obtained her PhD from Edinburgh University in 1993, and excavated on sites of all periods in Britain and abroad before settling in north-west Wales. Since then she has been fortunate enough to run two large-scale excavations, including Parc Cybi, on both of which Early Neolithic buildings were found.
