1. Can we refine our dating of the evolution of Carinated Bowl pottery, to assess the speed of its ‘style drift’?
2. Is there scope for improving the dating of Middle Neolithic pottery through dating of burnt-on or absorbed organic residue?
3. Can the dating of Late Neolithic Grooved Ware be improved, for example by dating more sherds with burnt-on or absorbed organic residue?
4. For how long was Impressed Ware in use after Grooved Ware began to be used?
5. How did Grooved Ware evolve over time in south-east Scotland?
6. Is there scope for reassessing flint scatters from south-east Scotland to determine whether chronologically diagnostic finds are present – finds that could help to shed light on settlement patterns?
7. How does the distribution of arrowheads (Early Neolithic leaf-shaped, Middle and Late Neolithic tranchet and Late Neolithic oblique) compare with the distribution of stone and flint axeheads and other artefact types – and can these inform on settlement patterns?
8. How extensive is the distribution of Yorkshire flint in south-east Scotland?
9. Can we refine the dating of stone and flint axeheads in south-east Scotland? In particular, can we build a reliable typochronology of flint axeheads? Can the phenomenon of all-over-polished, slender faceted axeheads be understood better?
10. What proportion of the Neolithic axeheads in south-east Scotland are made of locally or regionally available stone types, and what proportion are of non-local stone, including flint? Answering this will require petrological examination (non-destructive) of the entire set of axeheads.
11. Do the concentrations of Early and Middle Neolithic lithic finds at Craigsford Mains, Scottish Borders and of Middle and Late Neolithic lithic finds in the area near Overhowden henge, Scottish Borders indicate areas of settlement? Excavation at Craigsford Mains and further excavation at Airhouse (near Overhowden) would be required to check whether there are any Neolithic cut features at these locations.