Pits and boots : : excavation of medieval and post-medieval backlands under the Bon Accord Centre, Aberdeen / / Michael Roy.
Pits and Boots derives from excavations carried out in 2007-8, in advance of an extension to the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen, that uncovered the backlands of an area that would have formed part of the industrial quarter of the medieval town. The site is well-dated by dendrochronology, augmented by...
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