Robert M Chapple, Archaeologist

Following on from the popularity of my last trawl through the Academia.edu holdings of Irish archaeology (and other material that caught my interest), I though I'd put together another brief post with more reading suggestions. As always, if there's anything I've missed, or you'd like me to feature some of your writing, just let me know & I'll consider it for future posts. ( Source ) In the meantime: 1) Set up a free Academia.edu account [ here ] 2) Follow me! [ here ]* 3) happy reading! Here is my pick of the best out there: Jessica Smyth: Tara in pieces — change and continuity at the turn of the 3rd millennium BC Damian Shiels: The War of Independence Landscape of Knockraha (PowerPoint Presentation) Damian Shiels: Exploring the Archaeological Opportunities of the Decade of Centenaries (PowerPoint Presentation) Ian Armit et al. : Death, Decapitation and Display? The Bronze and Iron Age Human Remains from the Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, N...

I'd like to introduce Spencer Gavin Smith to the blog. He's a PhD student undertaking an exceptional study of Medieval parks and gardens in Wales and Shropshire. Unfortunately, he's having difficulty finding funding for this important project. Instead of sitting about and whining about it, he has taken the bold move of setting up a gofundme page to help raise the necessary cash through donations. I know that times are tough for everyone right now, but this is a genuinely important topic that Spencer's work is shedding important new light on and I believe that he deserves to be funded. I can claim the honour of having been the first to put my hand in my pocket and make a donation - now I'm asking you to do the same. Even a couple of pounds or dollars, euros or yen, could go a long way in helping this cause! If you can, please donate! Robert M Chapple *           *           * I'd like to thank Robert for inviting me to write...