A Lateglacial archaeological site in the far north-west of Europe at Rubha Port an t-Seilich, Isle of Islay, western Scotland: Ahrensburgian-style artefacts, absolute dating and geoarchaeology

• Published in: Journal of Quaternary Science
• Main Authors: Mithen, Steve, Wicks, Karen, Pirie, Anne, Riede, F., Lane, C., Banerjea, Rowena, Cullen, V., Gittins, Matt, Pankhurst, Nick
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Greenland; Islay; The Arch
• Online Access: https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/41609/; https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/41609/1/MITHEN_et_al-2015-Journal_of_Quaternary_Science.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2781

The exact pattern, process and timing of the human re-colonization of northern Europe after the end of the last Ice Age remain controversial. Recent research has provided increasingly early dates for at least pioneer explorations of latitudes above 54°N in many regions, yet the far north-west of the...