Description
Book SynopsisSark came briefly to prominence in 1719 when the Sark hoard was found – a pot containing Gaulish coins and embossed silver plaques. It was brought to England and disappeared. The Archaeological Survey of Sark began in 2004 with a view to studying the island in the context of Atlantic maritime networks to explore the themes of remoteness and connectivity. Fieldwork organized through the School of Archaeology, University of Oxford has been carried out annually and continues. A complete gazetteer of nearly 100 sites has been compiled together with a full listing of all the artefacts recovered. Notable are the large number of Neolithic stone axes, many made from the local dolerite, and the widespread use of local serpentine to make amulets Sark: a sacred island contains full reports on eight archaeological excavations including details of an early Neolithic settlement, a middle Neolithic ritual site, a Beaker cist burial a Mid–Late Bronze Age settlement, a Gallo-Roman ritual site (from which the Sark hoard came) and an early Medieval farm. Results of surveys of a Dark Age monastery and 16th century French fortifications are also given.
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables
Part 1 Sark through time 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Island 1.3 The Island Story in Outline 1.4 The Discovery of the Island’s Archaeological Heritage 1.5 The Archaeology of Sark: the Sites 1.6 The Archaeology of Sark: Material Culture 1.7 Sark in the Wider World: Remoteness and Connectivity
Part 2 The Excavations 2.1 Tanquerel Field (Site GS22): 2005–8 and 2011–14 2.2 Gaudinerie Field (Site GS21): 2009–11 2.3 The Seigneurie (Site GS67): 2013–16 2.4 Little Sark Standing Stone (Site LS3): 2015–17 2.5 The Mill Mound (Site GS2.3): 2015 2.6 Clos de La Tour (Site GS27): 2015 2.7 Eperquerie Quarry (Site GS11.1): 2007 2.8 The Plaisance (Site GS63): 2016 .
Part 3 Supporting Data 3.1 Gazetteer of Sites and Finds
by Barry Cunliffe and Andrew Prevel 3.2 Geophysical Surveys: 2005 and 2009
by Andy Payne 3.3 Radiocarbon Dates
by Mike Dee 3.4 Petrographical Sampling of Artefacts and
in situ Rocks from Sark
by R.A. Ixer 3.5 Analysis of an Early Bronze Age axe from Little Sark
by Peter Bray and Brian Gilmour 3.6 Chemical analysis of Late Bronze Age Metalwork from Tanquerel Field
by Peter Northover 3.7 The Discovery of the Sark Hoard
by Richard Axton Bibliography
Part 4 Online data prepared by Wendy Morrison
