Section through hearth at A on map.
1. Blown sand, 6", full of fisherman's rubbish and modern shells.
2. Black sand, 3", with seals' bones. Polished pottery.
3. Pure white sand, 7", (sterile).
4 & 5. Closely packed black soil. 4, about 6" thick, contains quantities of Neolithic pottery and flints, limpet shells and seals' bones. 5, which continues down to the rock is sterile.
A, B, C. Shows hearth in section. |