Papers by C Stephen Briggs
The Welsh History Review, 1994
The aim of the conference hosted by IFA Wales/Cymru Group was to stimulate debate on a national r... more The aim of the conference hosted by IFA Wales/Cymru Group was to stimulate debate on a national research strategy for Welsh archaeology. The result was two intensive days of discussion by archaeologists representing all aspects of Welsh archaeology on themes ranging from the need for research frameworks and the organization of Welsh archaeology to initial thoughts regarding what the priorities might be. The 26 papers published here from the conference cover all topical buzzwords in research agenda development - 'sustainability', 'social inclusion', 'joined up thinking', and 'sense of place'. As a result, the volume informs and stimulates constructive debates at all levels - from grass-roots to national.
Medieval Archaeology, 1985
THE DISCO VERY ofa Viking-Age burial in the Kilmainham-Islandbridge cemetery, Dublin, comprising ... more THE DISCO VERY ofa Viking-Age burial in the Kilmainham-Islandbridge cemetery, Dublin, comprising skeleton, spear, sword-.fragments and beads, is described .from antiquarian MSS sources. The surviving pieces are detailed and the deposit tentatively dated to the late 9th orearly totn century. The grave-goods indicate one, possibly two, burials, one female. A briefsurvey of similarpagan burials in the British Isles anda close examination ofthisone would suggest a mixed Irish-Scandinavian cultural milieu fir it.
The Antiquaries Journal, 1987
... If the urn is not permitted to leave France it can be weighted and sunk in the Mediterranean ... more ... If the urn is not permitted to leave France it can be weighted and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea from Mr Clement's boat. ... Jantzen estimated that the maximum size of bronze object that could be cast in the seventh century BC had its greatest dimension at no more than 25 cm.: U ...
The Antiquaries Journal, 1987
... Author: Briggs, Stephen; Leahy, Kevin; Needham, Stuart P. Title Article/Chapter: "The La... more ... Author: Briggs, Stephen; Leahy, Kevin; Needham, Stuart P. Title Article/Chapter: "The Late Bronze Age hoard from Brough-on-Humber: a re-assessment" Title of Source: The antiquaries journal AATA Number: 25-2191 Volume Number: 67 Issue Number: 1 Date of Publication ...
are believed to date from the Bronze Age. Radiometric dates place charcoal from excavations betwe... more are believed to date from the Bronze Age. Radiometric dates place charcoal from excavations between 1966 and 1987 firmly in the second millennium BC. Documentation of historic mining in the same area has been felt not to challenge either this dating or the location of what have been seen as distinctly separate prehistoric and historic industrial ventures. The excavated stratigraphies are here re-appraised, demonstrating that the locations of at least some historic 'trials' were coincident with the mineral extraction pits producing Bronze Age charcoal. In the continuing absence of diagnostically Bronze Age cultural debris, it is proposed that the adits mapped and excavated archaeologically are being misascribed Bronze Age origins and that the calibrated charcoal derives from local peat formations, the origin of which was unconnected with mineral extraction. Precisely how and when ancient man first won metals from the earth has long exercised the antiquarian mind. Few problems in the history of technology have provoked so much attention in the recent literature. Those workings encountered during postmedieval industrialization in Britain tended to attract a Roman ascription, and in
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. This content downloaded from 193.61.220.156 on Mon, 13 Apr 2015 11:53:38 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. This content downloaded from 193.61.220.156 on Mon, 13 Apr 2015 08:41:42 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions SUMMARY References to an 1835 find of silver artifacts and coins from near Downpatrick are noted from antiquarian papers of the mid-nineteenth century. The present whereabouts of the discovery are not known, but the precise ascription of a coin to a Baghdad mint, and an illustration of an arm-ring, demonstrate that this was a mixed Viking-Age silver hoard -the first on recordfrom Co. Down. Nineteenth-century sources The following is a transcript of one of several letters from Thomas Benn of Belfast to John Lindsay, the Cork antiquary and numismatist, which have been brought to our notice by Pro fessor Michael Dolley.1 It is dated 'Belfast, 18 June 1845'. 'My dear Sir, I received your much esteemed letter of 14th enclosing the 16th plate of the Scotch Work,
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Papers by C Stephen Briggs