tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29592142496928901862024-03-15T11:01:51.938+00:00Robert M Chapple, ArchaeologistAn irregularly updated blog about archaeology and all forms of semi-related madnessRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.comBlogger484125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-24035573203720462112023-08-01T20:56:00.009+01:002023-08-06T16:37:53.484+01:00Devalue the Currency! Tackling the toxicity of academic plagiaristsI don’t know who first came up with the idea of canning
worms – taking, say, 500g of worms and placing them securely inside a tin can.
It’s clearly a terrible product, but it has given us a really useful
phrase. The idea that you can start off trying to solve a problem only to
discover that it’s a whole lot worse than you ever imagined. Well … I had what
I thought was a simple problem. Andrew Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-50353427949324159212023-04-14T16:03:00.002+01:002023-04-14T16:03:18.551+01:00Archaeology 360: Kilmacduagh Monastery. Part III: The Round Tower and CathedralIf you've travelled with me on this 3D, 360-degree tour of Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway, you’ll have seen the O'Heyne's Church [here] and The Glebe House & Temple Mary [here] (and if not, why not? … go back & check them out … I’ll wait!). Well, now it’s time to move on to the concluding part and visit the Round Tower and Cathedral – the twin jewels of this delightful monastic site. The most Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway, Ireland53.048213399999987 -8.897295824.737979563821142 -44.0535458 81.358447236178833 26.258954199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-35107426650490846722023-03-14T12:52:00.003+00:002023-03-16T13:49:54.017+00:00Archaeology 360: Kilmacduagh Monastery. Part II: The Glebe House & Temple MaryFollowing my visiting O'Heyne's Church [here] I moved on to some of the other sites of Kilmacduagh. First stop was to the Glebe House and then to the ruin of Temple Mary. The Glebe House is believed to have been the Bishop's residence and was restored some years ago. With the key, borrowed from a nearby resident, the visitor can venture inside and explore building. Although the rooms are Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-27898305514308699212023-03-07T16:36:00.004+00:002023-03-16T13:49:32.820+00:00Archaeology 360: Kilmacduagh Monastery. Part I: O'Heyne's ChurchThe monastery of Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway, is believed to have been founded in the 7th century by St Colman. None of the surviving buildings date to that early period, but many fine examples of medieval architecture survive here. I've broken this tour down into several segments, the first one being a visit to the 13th century remains of the O'Heyne's Church [Irish Stones].I’ve compiled the Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway, Ireland53.048213399999987 -8.897295824.737979563821142 -44.0535458 81.358447236178833 26.258954199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-30708208521294905372023-02-24T00:45:00.001+00:002023-02-24T00:45:50.524+00:00 Archaeology 360: St. Patrick's High Cross, Carndonagh, Co DonegalFirst there were cross slabs (slabs of stone with crosses
carved on them, like at Fahan
Mura) and eventually there were the great High Crosses (like at Kells, Co.
Meath). But … somewhere between the two lies St Patrick’s Cross at Carndonagh,
Co. Donegal. Although art historians still argue over the dating of the
sequence, it is generally thought that the cross at Carndonagh dates to the
middle ofRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com2Gort Glebe, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal, Ireland55.2506229 -7.266890500000000626.940389063821158 -42.4231405 83.560856736178849 27.889359499999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-78860023751398692722023-02-10T11:20:00.001+00:002023-02-10T11:20:24.773+00:00Archaeology 360: Temple of Deen Court Tomb, Co DonegalCourt tombs are typically composed of a stone-built burial
chamber, paired with an open courtyard (hence the name). Built during the 4th
millennium BC, around 390 examples survive in Ireland [Wiki]. The example at Larahirrel,
outside the village of Bocan, is pretty well preserved with an identifiable
court and chamber stones surviving in situ, even if most of the cairn material
is long gone. The Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Laraghirril, Co. Donegal, Ireland55.2667886 -7.156980626.956554763821153 -42.3132306 83.577022436178851 27.9992694tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-1244311044520746162023-01-28T19:56:00.002+00:002023-01-29T11:16:35.020+00:00Archaeology 360: Fahan Mura, Co DonegalAt first glimpse, there’s little remarkable about Fahan Mura
graveyard. Sure, there was a monastery here from the 6th century,
but nothing identifiable survives above ground and the standing ruins date to
the 16th and 17th centuries. Throw a stone in rural
Ireland and it has a decent chance of landing in a similar churchyard. What
sets this site apart, however, is the absolutely magnificent 7th
Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Figary, Fahan, Co. Donegal, Ireland55.0876125 -7.472412326.777378663821153 -42.6286623 83.397846336178844 27.683837699999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-60839053032137046832022-12-19T00:44:00.001+00:002022-12-19T00:44:08.263+00:00Crannogs and binoculars hang from the head of the mule … | Part IV | May 23 2012-November 28 2016 & Conclusions< Back to IndexMay 23 (pp 250-6)
Document 44 is seven-page typed letter on Roads Service
headed paper, from McKinley & Keenan to Cooney. They state that ‘To avoid
duplication and to assist you, we do not propose to submit a formal statement
as such, but instead would make the following comments against the points
listed in your letter.’
Under the heading ‘Relationships and Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74, UK54.343824299999987 -7.631533626.033590463821142 -42.7877836 82.654058136178833 27.5247164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-8484386180865804022022-12-18T00:36:00.001+00:002022-12-18T00:36:48.605+00:00Crannogs and binoculars hang from the head of the mule … | Part III | July 18-May 8 2012 < Back to IndexJuly 18 (p 207)
This is the second email from O’Keeffe to J White in Document 29.
O’Keeffe admits that he has not visited the site in person, but that Gormley
did on the previous day and had reported ‘significant progress by the
archaeologists on site, and that the main excavation works are nearly
complete’. However, there may be a ‘need for a few extra days to complete Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74, UK54.343824299999987 -7.631533626.033590463821142 -42.7877836 82.654058136178833 27.5247164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-17027876340355574512022-12-17T12:14:00.001+00:002022-12-17T12:14:40.035+00:00Crannogs and binoculars hang from the head of the mule … | Part II | January 2011-July 17 2012 < Back to Index2011
January 10 – 25 (pp 81-99) Trial Excavation
Document 16 is the report on the licenced test
excavation/trial trenching of the crannog. It was issued in February 2011 but
was carried out from January 10 to 25. In the Field Survey portion Hurl
describes the crannog: ‘Using Fredengren’s (2002, 79-81) criteria, the crannog
can be classified as a low, even, roughly Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74, UK54.343824299999987 -7.631533626.033590463821142 -42.7877836 82.654058136178833 27.5247164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-86622021271926116222022-12-16T08:27:00.001+00:002022-12-16T08:27:10.008+00:00Crannogs and binoculars hang from the head of the mule … | Part I | Introduction & July 2006-December 2010< Back to IndexIn November 2016, as soon as they were released, I began
making my way through Bob Dylan’s massive 36 CD set The 1966 Live
Recordings. As the name suggests, it contains every surviving recording from Dylan’s 1966
world tour of Australia, Europe, and the US. For anyone who’s not a Dylan fan,
it should be pointed out that the 1966 tour was the first tour when he ‘went
electric’, Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74, UK54.343824299999987 -7.631533626.033590463821142 -42.7877836 82.654058136178833 27.5247164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-5190028279689943942022-12-15T08:21:00.004+00:002022-12-19T00:45:48.398+00:00Crannogs and binoculars hang from the head of the mule … | IndexWelcome to this four-part blog post examining the Roads Service email archive relating to the Drumclay crannog fiasco.Part I | Introduction & July 2006-December 2010Part II | January 2011-July 17 2012Part III | July 18-May 8 2012Part IV | May 23 2012-November 28 2016 & ConclusionsRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74, UK54.343824299999987 -7.631533626.033590463821142 -42.7877836 82.654058136178833 27.5247164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-18765488570013607372022-10-29T18:07:00.009+01:002022-10-31T13:18:15.262+00:00The Tale of The Archaeologist and The Keeper: Clearly a Fictitious FableI’m giving up on this archaeology blog and from now on I’ll
be using it to showcase my creative writing. Please read my latest piece of
fiction:* * *
Narrator: Let me take you back in time!
The European: How far back?
Narrator: All the way Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com2Dublin, Ireland53.3498053 -6.260309725.039571463821154 -41.4165597 81.660039136178852 28.8959403tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-67597143426857263882022-08-25T17:14:00.010+01:002022-08-25T22:23:17.890+01:00Archaeology 360: Kilfenora Cathedral & Crosses, Co. Clare1998: Rowan Atkinson and assorted clerics on east window of chancelThere are many fine and gorgeous archaeological and historic
sites of all ages in the Burren, Co. Clare, but among my personal favourites is
Kilfenora. Very little is known of St. Fachanan beyond the tradition that he
founded the first church here in the 6th century and that he is
remembered as the first Bishop of Kilfenora. Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Creggaun, Kilfenora, Co. Clare, Ireland52.9899429 -9.21832724.679709063821157 -44.374577 81.300176736178855 25.937922999999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-68086219601044727942022-08-18T18:48:00.004+01:002022-08-18T20:43:08.435+01:00Archaeology 360: Trim Castle, Co. MeathTrim Castle sits on the banks of the River Boyne and is mostly famous as one of the locations where Mel Gibson's 1995 movie Braveheart was set. At various times in the movie Trim stood in for the City of York and parts of London. This is unfortunate as the castle should be better know as one of the locations where Samuel Fuller's 1980 movie The Big Red One, starring Lee Marvin and Mark Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Castle St, Trim, Co. Meath, C15 HN90, Ireland53.5544205 -6.789399299999998625.244186663821154 -41.9456493 81.864654336178845 28.3668507tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-68740096814501861592022-05-26T11:41:00.000+01:002022-05-26T11:41:16.374+01:00Archaeology 360: The Hill of Tara, Co. Meath I’ve taken my 360-degree 3D Vuze camera to some sites that
are interesting and important to me, but they’re hardly well known. That
changes now! A while back I had the opportunity to go to Tara, Co. Meath
and play around up there. Unfortunately, the camera wasn’t as excited to be
on this important site as I was, and insisted on repeatedly cutting out after only a sort amount of time filmingRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Ross, Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland53.5678607 -6.579981725.257626863821152 -41.7362317 81.87809453617885 28.5762683tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-62553233643435783692022-05-17T18:17:00.003+01:002022-05-17T18:17:14.738+01:00Archaeology 360: Killora Church & Graveyard, Co. GalwayThere’s something of an inevitability about it … if I start
talking about Killogilleen [here],
you can be sure that I’ll soon get around to blathering on about Killora. So,
as I was pottering about east Galway with my 3D 360 Vuze camera, it was no
surprise that I’d follow up my visit to Killogilleen with one to Killora. What
I say about one I repeat about the other … there’s noting ostensibly Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Killora, Carrigeen, Co. Galway, Ireland53.2234077 -8.734177124.913173863821157 -43.8904271 81.533641536178848 26.4220729tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-90525754435894839142022-05-13T15:52:00.003+01:002022-05-13T15:52:50.289+01:00Archaeology 360: Killogilleen Church & Graveyard, Co. GalwayThere’s probably nothing to really recommend a visit to
Killogilleen church and graveyard, near Craughwell, Co. Galway. It’s rather
typical of traditional burial sites in rural west of Ireland … there’s a ruined
15th century church, there’s dated memorials going back to the 1600s,
and continuing as late as the 1980s. You seen one you seen ‘em all! Right? …
not this time!Back in 1996 I was Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Killogilleen, Co. Galway, Ireland53.1931217 -8.70222579999999924.882887863821153 -43.8584758 81.503355536178844 26.4540242tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-25522546562833555212022-04-15T10:36:00.000+01:002022-04-15T10:36:20.323+01:00Archaeology 360: Tullyhogue Fort, Co. TyroneI don't really keep a list of archaeological sites that I'd love to see fully excavated, but if I did Tullyhogue Fort, Co. Tyrone would be up there! Today, it's a series of grassy banks with a wonderfully waterlogged ditch. It would be a pain to excavate safely, but the potential for well preserved organic artefacts and environmental evidence could be huge! The site probably started off in Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Tullyhogue, Cookstown BT80 8UD, UK54.6063807 -6.723677326.296146863821157 -41.8799273 82.916614536178855 28.4325727tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-38992997655372698872022-04-05T16:51:00.000+01:002022-04-05T16:51:21.898+01:00Archaeology 360: Portora Castle, Co. FermanaghI've been busy ... busy being happy.Busy being happy and not writing ...I've been making gin [here]I've been making bowls [here]I've even got some bees [here]but most of all, I've been watching movies [here]... so many movies!However, it's time to start releasing some of the movies that I've made of archaeological sites around the countryside. With that in mind, here's a meditative wander throughRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Enniskillen BT74 5GH, UK54.3560212 -7.65913426.045787363821155 -42.815384 82.666255036178853 27.497116tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-71735194634542734882021-11-17T14:59:00.002+00:002021-11-19T09:57:44.675+00:00Some Hand Crafted Christmas Gift Ideas for ArchaeologistsChristmas is coming and I wanted
to put together a blog post to highlight the work of archaeologists (including
recovering archaeologists) and affiliated fellow travelers involved in various
artistic and craft activities. In a world already overrun with mass-produced items
that rely on increasingly extended and strained supply lines, I wanted to
highlight some handcrafted items that will inspire Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Belfast, UK54.597285000000007 -5.9301226.287051163821161 -41.08637 82.907518836178852 29.22613tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-80787456586644718002021-09-25T17:47:00.000+01:002021-09-25T17:47:02.515+01:00Archaeology 360: Monea Castle, Co FermanaghMonea castle is one of Northern Ireland's iconic castles. It lies in gently undulating countryside, about 4 km to the west of Lough Erne. The major building work of the castle was carried out between 1616 and 1618. However, a Survey of 1619 noted that it was 'a strong Castle of Lime & Stone, being 54ft long & 20ft broad; but hath no Bawne unto it'. This 'Bawn', or outer defensive wall, Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Castletown Rd, Enniskillen BT74 8EQ, UK54.3926296 -7.747433300000000926.082395763821154 -42.9036833 82.702863436178845 27.4088167tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-26527559202188440452021-09-17T18:33:00.000+01:002021-09-17T18:33:15.370+01:00Archaeology 360: Errigal Keerogue, Co. TyroneDr Chris Lynn & Giant Pillar of Light at Errigal Keerogue, 2000Historical sources suggest that a St Chiarog founded a christian monastery here in the 6th century, but there has probably a been a religious site of some description on this esporgent hill in rural Tyrone for as long as there have been humans to want religion. Today it is a quiet spot, quite a bit off theRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com054 Errigal Rd, Dungannon BT70 2DE, UK54.4586288 -7.098153226.148394963821154 -42.2544032 82.768862636178852 28.0580968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-28784893468205420652021-09-11T20:13:00.000+01:002021-09-11T20:13:30.564+01:00Archaeology 360: Killadeas, Co Fermanagh Killadeas is a little town in Co. Fermanagh, on the eastern
shore of Lough Erne. In the little graveyard of the modern Church of Ireland
church. Our little 360-degree tour starts near the large upright Early
Christian Cross inscribed stone (with possible bullaun mortar holes on its the
back), moves on the pillar/standing stone, past the cross-base (that looks like
a large stone donut set onRobert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com0Killadeas, Enniskillen BT94, UK54.4337184 -7.6810126.123484563821151 -42.83726 82.743952236178842 27.47524tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2959214249692890186.post-46678211955107018202021-09-03T09:41:00.002+01:002021-09-05T16:38:34.434+01:00Filming & presenting an archaeological excavation: Thoughts on Must FarmThe photos and videos that came out of the excavations at Must
Farm, near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire, during the most recent excavations (2015-16) were some of the most exciting prehistoric
images I’ve seen in years – the incredible preservation of features and artefacts stunned both professional archaeologists and the interested public alike.
Those excavations uncovered the remains of Robert M Chapplehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173915109971387439noreply@blogger.com253 Kings Delph, Whittlesey, Peterborough PE7 2PD, UK52.554913799999987 -0.177679224.244679963821142 -35.3339292 80.865147636178833 34.9785708