Moore on Beer
Okay: It’s not exactly TED. But anyway, here’s our (Billy & Dec’s) presentation at the 2008 NRA Seminar (Dining and Dwelling) which is due for publication next month. Entitled: ‘Fulachta fiadh and the beer experiment: suggested future research strategies.’ Any Chinese viewers, please forgive Declan. Also note Erratum: Dr. Patrick McGovern, sometimes referred to as […]
Ancient Egyptian Barley
Via our daily Google Alert email we learned of some interesting research into ancient barley at the University of Warwick, where ‘boffins’ have recovered significant DNA information ‘from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed for over 3000 years seeing off: 5 changes in civilisation, water shortages and a much more popular form of […]
New Archaeological Guidelines
VIA Brian Dolan’s informative Blog – Seandalaiocht (wordpress won’t allow me to use a fada): New archaeological guidelines have just been launched by the Minister for the Environment, John Gormley. They relate to development by the Irish Concrete Federation as well as Eirgrid and ESB Networks. Online versions are available from Archaeology.ie here. Launching the […]
IAI (un)employment survey
The results of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland’s (IAI) recent employment survey are now online here. And, although not unexpected, it makes for a very sobering read. Although not necessarily definitive, given that the survey numbers account for only 27% of the total estimated amount of archaeologist employed in 2007 (459 of an estimated […]
9,000 Year Old Beer – Chateau Jiahu
Via Archaeoblog: 9,000-year-old brew hitting the shelves this summer This summer, how would you like to lean back in your lawn chair and toss back a brew made from what may be the world’s oldest recipe for beer? Called Chateau Jiahu, this blend of rice, honey and fruit was intoxicating Chinese villagers 9,000 years ago—long […]
When on Google Earth 44
As Nigel solved When on Google Earth 43 (WhenonGE) at Looting Matters, we are delighted to present WhenonGE 44… So once again here are the rules: Q: What is When on Google Earth? A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go! Q: How do you play it? A: Simple, […]
When on Google Earth 37
HINT: It might be an Antipadean site…. As Billy solved When on Google Earth 36 (WhenonGE) at Ferhans Blog (site not located in his garden this time), we are delighted to present WhenonGE 37… Q: What is When on Google Earth? A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go! […]
Drumaskibbole Fulacht Part 2
Author of original report and Site Director: Tom Rogers During Construction works for the realignment of the R284 from Drumaskibbole to Ballygawley in County Sligo, Tom Rogers of Moore Group excavated a fulacht fiadh and two stone trackways (along with a number of assorted other features). This is part 2 of a 2 part post […]
When on Google Earth 29
Q: What is When on Google Earth? A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go! Q: How do you play it? A: Simple, you try to identify the site in the picture. Q: Who wins? A: The first person to correctly identify the site, including its major period of […]
Drumaskibbole Fulacht Part 1
Author of original report and Site Director: Tom Rogers During Construction works for the realignment of the R284 from Drumaskibbole to Ballygawley in County Sligo, Tom Rogers of Moore Group excavated a fulacht fiadh and two stone trackways (along with a number of assorted other features). Slightly south of Drumaskibbole the road bends sharply, first […]
Dig & Calliope
The latest issues of DIG and Calliope Magazines feature Declan & Billy making beer, for the kids… DIG Magazine is an American Kids Magazine. In their own words: “Travel into the past with DIGTM as archaeologists and historians explore the mysteries of ancient civilizations. Full of exclusive scoops and photos seen nowhere else, each issue […]
Beer
This arrived to us via Max Nelson in Canada – we made the January/February edition of ‘Beer’ Magazine – The USA’s ‘Newsstands #1 selling Beer Magazine‘. Thanks Max… Here’s a gratuitous scan of the Cover Girl: Here’s a snippet of the editorial from Beer ‘History 201’ – ‘The Luck of the Irish’: And a lovely […]
When on Google Earth #9
Note: Guest post from Southie Sham Q: What is When on Google Earth? A: It’s a game for archaeologists, or anybody else willing to have a go! Q: How do you play it? A: Simple, you try to identify the site in the picture. Q: Who wins? A: The first person to correctly identify the […]
Four Stone Hearth 62
The next Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival will be at the Swedish Osteological Society blog on the 11th March…. Send your submissions to them now….
More on the Barnhill Roundhouse
Part one of the Roundhouse report here… The round house was basically defined by an inner semi-circular, contiguous footing trench with a single outer ring of postholes. Unfortunately the entire site to the east had been excavatedby machine for the foundation of the reservoir leaving only the western half of the house remaining. The internal […]
Long list of references
This is the third part of a three part post on excavations carried out at Barnhill, Co. Clare. The first part is here and consists of details of a Bronze Age Round house which was excavated. The second part is here and is a detailed osteological report prepared by Sarah Porteus for Moore Group. This […]
Four Stone Hearth 61
Happy Kuwait Day, Happy People Power Day and, above all, Happy Feast Day of Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani (who it has to be said really had a truly miserable life). But before you get your spirituality on, welcome to the desultory confines of the 61st Four Stone Hearth (4SH) Blog Carnival where, as someone once […]
4SH
FINAL CALL FOR 4SH SUBMISSIONS Still some room at the inn….
Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival – Call for submissions We’ve had a few great submissions for the next editon of the 4SH Blog Carnival so far, but we’re still looking for more. The Carnival will be up here on Wednesday evening (25th Feb.) so step on up and get your links in to us at […]
Of the people, By the people, For the people
Guest Post from Southie Sham. Here’s a second guest post from Southie Sham. Southie’s our man in North Dakota in ‘A-Merry-Ka’ and is a Principle Investigator archaeologist. An Irishman, he’ll occasionally post his sometimes skewed thoughts on living in the New World and North American Archaeology. Today SS compares Irish and American approaches to planning […]
Bronze Age Roundhouse in Clare – Pt 2 – The Burials
This is the second part of a three part post on excavations carried out at Barnhill, Co. Clare. The first part is here and consists of details of a Bronze Age Round house which was excavated. The third part will comprises a bibliography for further reading and is located here. This part (II) is derived […]
4SH 61 at Moore Group
The 60th session of the four stone hearth blog carnival is up at Middle Savagery. As usual there’s a lot of great reading material and Colleen’s pointed to some great anthroblogs I hadn’t encountered before. Head on over by clicking here…. We’ll be hosting the next one on the 25th of February so, as Colleen […]
Bronze Age Roundhouse in Clare – Pt 1
During the course of archaeological monitoring of groundworks for a proposed reservoir site at Barnhill Wood, Dromoland, Co. Clare, a number of archaeologically significant features were uncovered. These features consisted of in situ articulated human remains, fire shattered stone, charcoal enriched material, associated pits and occasional burnt bone. This a part one of a three […]
4SH at A Very Remote Period Indeed
This session of the Four Stone Hearth Blog Carnival is up today at at A very remote period indeed. Some very interesting stuff, including a link to a somewhat heated commentary pursuant to Afarensis’ post on the Odyssey people and their underwater archaeology credentials. The Four Stone Hearth is a blog carnival that specializes in […]
