University of the Highlands and Islands

The principle for which archaeologists attempt to reconstruct past lives and their
experience within structures can be both varied, over-complicated and without at times a
scientific basis.

Actors in a space

Simple Boundary graph (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness
Structure 12
Small flake unworked (157,1825,2770,2978,3931,3892),
light green talc (166),
bracelet (1055),

classified as unworked, bracelet material, serpantine piece, working debris and very
green stone, pink, green/blue
(1055,1079,1089,1654,1809,1936,2754,2770,2755,2985,3570,3589,3594,3624,3653
,3682,3692,3930,3728,3944,3931,4643); indicating processing area, although all
objects are not indicative of a workshop

Steatite unworked (4704)

Burnt material (3653)
Dockrill 508-

Descriptions in Comment Appendix Three very vague

A large amount of material listed above as singular items or multiple fragments.

Structure 8
Small fragments (1874)
Bracelet material (1069,2698)
Unworked fragment (1069,1965,2672)
Worked debris (1069)
Unworked cobble (1069)
Raw material (1600)
Steatite (1762)
Burnt material (2672)
Grey and soapy raw material (2698)
Broken fragment (2698)
Unworked (1989)
Simple plan (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness
Convex breakup plan (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness
 Convex graph (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness

Axial map of circulation (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness
Axial graph of circulation (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5 Old Scatness
 carrier
definedspace
space
transitional space

Justified access map with labelled spaces (Hillier etal 1984) of structure 14 phase 5
Old Scatness
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Hillier, B., Hanson, J. and Peponis, J., 1984. What do we mean by building function?. E & FN
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Ingold, T., 2016. Lines: a brief history. Routledge.