Robert M Chapple, Archaeologist

Books ( Source ) Greetings dear reader and welcome, once again, to my personal trawl through the archaeological (mostly Irish) papers on Academia.edu. Before we begin, please take a moment to check out Stuart Rathbone’s rather excellent new book Archaeological Boundaries. Discussions, Experiments and Unprovoked Attacks . While you can download it for free from the Leanpub site, it’d be lovely if you felt moved to contribute a few pounds/euros/dollars … whatever you’ve got! Anyway, here’s my latest list of ‘what’s good to read’ – enjoy! Philip Macdonald Archaeological Excavation at Inisloughlin, County Antrim: Identifying the Gaelic Fort of 'Enishlanghen' Stephen Cameron, Philip Macdonald, & Brian Sloan Two Assemblages of Worked Flint from Linford, County Antrim Spencer Carter Lithics Report | Analysis of a lithic find from Weaverthorpe, North Yorkshire, for East Riding Archaeology Michelle Comber Trade and Communication Networks in Earl...

[If you like what I write, please consider throwing something in the  Tip Jar  on the right of the page. Alternatively, using  The Reading Room  portal (top of page) for shopping with Amazon brings in some advertising revenue and costs you nothing] < Back to the contents page Following Dr. Eileen Reilly’s excellent presentation on on the insect and parasite evidence , session chair, Jackie McDowell, invited Dr. Emily Murray to the podium. Dr Murray was introduced as an experienced field archaeologist and zooarchaeologist, based at Queen’s University, Belfast. She noted that the Drumclay assemblage is extremely important for a number of reasons, not least of which is the rarity of large collections of animal bone from crannogs. While important crannog excavations were carried out in the past, there were largely undertaken in the period before the development of modern methods and techniques. The size of the assemblage also makes it important – animal bon...

Books ( Source ) Hello & welcome once again to my continuing eclectic ramble through archaeology papers on Academia.edu that I find interesting and deserving of attention. Once again, I’d ask you to take a look at Stuart Rathbone’s latest book on Irish archaeology: Archaeological Boundaries. Discussions, Experiments and Unprovoked Attacks . I do realise that I’m somewhat biased (I’m his editor and general co-conspirator), but I do genuinely believe that this is among the most important books ever published on Irish archaeology and showcases Stuart’s abilities as a paradigm-altering thinker. As if that wasn’t enough, the book is available as a pay-what-you-think-is-fair downloadable PDF from Leanpub. If that whetted you taste for more, have a look at this latest collection of good reads (and start off with a couple of other Rathbone papers! Stuart Rathbone (re)Building Stonegenge. Investigating the curious desire to replicate a Wiltshire monument Stuart R...

[If you like what I write, please consider throwing something in the  Tip Jar  on the right of the page. Alternatively, using  The Reading Room  portal (top of page) for shopping with Amazon brings in some advertising revenue and costs you nothing] < Back to the contents page Jackie McDowell, the chairperson for this session, welcomed Dr. Eileen Reilly to the podium and introduced her as a post-Doctoral research fellow at UCD. Reilly initially studied archaeology, following up with a graduate degree in environmental studies, specialising in insects. Reilly explained that she’d be discussing issues surrounding dirt and hygiene at Drumclay and comparing the evidence with data from other sites, chiefly Fishamble Street in Dublin and Deer Park Farms, Co. Antrim. She stated that she would ‘discuss some of the more intimate aspects of people’s lives during the Early Medieval period, the conditions in which they lived and how they managed that living space.’ ...