Stephen Carter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3642001 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Carter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Carter |
| SIGNATURE | CARTER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oxford Archaeology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4670-0884 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 48 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 48 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Psychological Wellbeing and Employability of Retrenched Workforce During Covid-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has triggered several employment-related issues, followed by different response strategies. With retrenchment measures being a common response strategy during economic downturns, many individuals have been faced with unemployment. This study aimed to explore the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic related retrenchment on the psychological wellbeing of the Malaysian workforce, using a qualitative research approach and bas…
Perinatal Women’s Views of Pharmacist-Delivered Perinatal Depression Screening
Internationally, 20% of women experience perinatal depression (PND). Healthcare providers including general practitioners and midwives are critical in providing PND screening and support; however, the current workforce is unable to meet growing demands for PND care. As accessible and trusted primary healthcare professionals, pharmacists could provide PND care to complement existing services, thereby contributing to early detection and interventio…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress (K6) Scale in a Community Sample of People Living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Fraternal Forms and Forest Figures
This essay explores Norman O. Brown's conception of politics and metapolitics. Brown describes politics via Freud's family romance, as a sphere of conflict between fathers and sons. The first part of the argument focuses on Brown's notion of the fraternal—collectivities organized via metaphorical extensions of brotherhood—as a central, underemphasized, and socially ambiguous aspect of his understanding of politics. The second part discusses Brown…
I Am Resisting Narrative Here”
Set in spring 1975 during the final months of the US war in Southeast Asia, Joan Didion's novel Democracy (1984) incorporates and dismantles four narrative tropes undergirding the projection of American power during the Cold War: first, the so-called Puritan errand into the wilderness, made central by scholars such as Perry Miller in the 1950s; second, the frontier, revitalized by Kennedy's 1960 New Frontier campaign; third, the United States as …
Our “Most Signal” Failure
This essay treats a question addressed by many readers of Henry Adams: How should we understand his response to the administration of Ulysses S. Grant? Though some critics suggest that Adams's reaction is misguided, petty, or even irrational, analysis of his postwar writings indicates that his critique of Grant rests upon a diagnosis of a shift in the temporality of politics following the US Civil War. Taking Grant as exemplary of this more thoro…
The willingness of informal caregivers to assist their care‐recipient to use H ome M edicines R eview
OBJECTIVES: Informal caregivers experience daily hassles - a form of persistent stress, as a consequence of caregiving. This study aimed to develop and test a new theoretical model of health information-seeking behaviour, the Knowledge Hassles Information Seeking Model (KHISM). KHISM hypothesized that the knowledge hassles of caregivers - daily stressors experienced while dealing with tasks which require knowledge about the safety and effectivene…
Mobile apps usage by Malaysian business undergraduates and postgraduates
Purpose – This qualitative, exploratory study uses constructs from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and construct variables from literature, as a basis to ascertain similarities and differences in the behaviour by business undergraduates (UGs) and postgraduates (PGs) of mobile apps and the purpose of this paper is to suggest implications for consumer behaviour theory and marketing practice for the two groups of students. Design/methodology/a…
How Themes in Literature Can Inform Sociological Theory, Research, and Teaching
Finds assemblages from developer-funded archaeological investigations
This paper is based on the experience of the author who has worked since 1996 in a commercial archaeological company, Headland Archaeology. In that time the company has recovered roughly 200 finds assemblages from 500 projects that involved archaeological excavation. A few high-value assemblages have been collected but the majority are of very limited value. How do we make the most of these widely different situations? Our current approach tends …
A 5th Century bc Iron Age Chariot Burial from Newbridge, Edinburgh
The remains of the first Iron Age chariot burial in Britain outside Yorkshire were discovered during the winter of 2000–1, near the Bronze Age burial mound of Huly Hill, at Newbridge, Edinburgh. Excavated by Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd with the assistance of the National Museums Scotland, the chariot proved unique beyond just its burial location. The Newbridge chariot was buried intact, a method consistent with the burial practices of Continent…
Iran's Interests in Afghanistan and their Implications for Nato
The past decade has seen several lurches back and forth between discussions of cooperation and conflict between Iran and the United States and NATO in Afghanistan. In the late 1990s, amid warming relations between Iran and the United States, officials from both countries participated in the sixplus-two framework on Afghanistan, a United Nations -initiated forum for countries with interests in Afghanistan to discuss ways to solve the political and…
Rock art from a Bronze Age burial at Balblair, near Inverness
This report presents the findings of archaeological excavations undertaken on the heavily denuded remains of a Bronze Age burial cairn at Balblair, near Inverness, during 2004. Little information was recovered about the cairn, other than a ground plan, and the single central cist had been opened and emptied in the past, leaving only a few sherds of Food Vessel-style pottery with which to date the monument. The cist itself proved to be of much gre…
Bronze Age banks at the Black Crofts, North Connel, Argyll, a synthesis and re-assessment
The excavation and publication of the Bronze Age banks discovered at the Black Crofts, North Connel, in the years around 1970 may be considered a landmark in prehistoric archaeology in Scotland and, in particular, the study of archaeology under blanket peat. Investigations at the site continued up to 1978 but the results of this later work were never fully published. Recent archaeological investigations, triggered by housing developments in the B…
Catpund
A prehistoric house was excavated in advance of industrial quarrying at Catpund, Shetland. Although little of the internal stratigraphy of the house remained beneath a modern cabbage enclosure (planticrub), the form of the house survived. The artefacts found in and around the house indicate the domestic activities which took place there, and the farming methods employed in the vicinity. A thorough analysis of the artefactual evidence suggests tha…
Excavation of a Bronze Age kerbed cairn at Olcote, Breasclete, Near Calanais, Isle of Lewis
An archaeological excavation was carried out by the Centre for Field Archaeology (CFA) from October to December 1995 of a Bronze Age kerbed cairn at Olcote, Breasclete, Isle of Lewis (NGR: NB 2180 3475). The cairn was discovered by CFA during an evaluation of a dense scatter of worked and unworked quartz made by local archaeologists, Margaret and Ron Curtis. The remains lay in the path of the improvement of the single track road through Breasclet…
The Road to Audacity
Being audacious and adventurous can be inspiring, yet many of us hesitate to follow this path because of our concerns for comfort and security. In this bold book, Carter and Kourdi examine a radical n
Road to Audacity
The Road from Morocco
The impulse for this book came in a small room in a tower on the roof of a Kasbah, looking out over the dry, dusty, snow-capped mountains of the High Atlas. I was staying there as the result of a determination to do something totally different to create a more liberating approach to the way organisations regenerate themselves. I was seeking new ideas and places that would stimulate radical and innovative thinking: a place where people could think…
An Iron Age chariot burial from Scotland
The chance discovery of a chariot burial shows Iron Age Scotland to be in direct contact with the European continent
Contract archaeology in Scotland
IntroductionThe subject matter for this article is a large one and could be approached in a number of different ways. I have chosen to focus on some of the more distinctive characteristics of contract archaeology as it is currently practised in Scotland. This may encourage comparison with the situation elsewhere but it is not my intention to 'compare and contrast'. I will leave it up to the reader, if they wish, to set their own experiences again…
No. 39 Arnol
The detailed recording of No. 39 Arnol was instigated by Historic Scotland prior to its consolidation as part of an extended visitor centre based around the nearby Blockhouse Museum at No. 42. Although occupied as a dwelling for a relatively short time, probably between the 1880s card 1920s, the building was modified many times. The original structure seems to have been constructed to a typical blackhouse pattern with an adjoining barn, byre/dwel…
Plant Use in the Mesolithic
Sand Fiold
Sand quarrying in 1989 at Sand Fiold, Sandwick, in Orkney resulted in the accidental discovery of a rock-cut chamber containing a cist. Subsequent excavation revealed that this cist had a number of unusual features. The cist slabs had been fitted together exceptionally well and the completed cist was designed to be re-opened by the removal of a side slab. Within the chamber, access was provided to the opening side of the cist and a relieving stru…
Jerablus-Tahtani, Syria, 1996
The fifth season of University of Edinburgh/British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History-sponsored excavations at Jerablus–Tahtani in the neighbourhood of Carchemish, north Syria, was devoted to investigations of its Early Bronze Age occupation, Period 2 of the site's history. In order to evaluate occupation between the Uruk retraction and the construction of the fort initially reported in Levant 28, 1996, 7–9, in situ pre-fort deposits…
Plant Use in the Mesolithic
Soil Pollen and Soil Micromorphological Analyses of Old Ground Surfaces on Biggar Common, Borders Region, Scotland
A 5th Century bc Iron Age Chariot Burial from Newbridge, Edinburgh
The remains of the first Iron Age chariot burial in Britain outside Yorkshire were discovered during the winter of 2000–1, near the Bronze Age burial mound of Huly Hill, at Newbridge, Edinburgh. Excavated by Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd with the assistance of the National Museums Scotland, the chariot proved unique beyond just its burial location. The Newbridge chariot was buried intact, a method consistent with the burial practices of Continent…
Mobile apps usage by Malaysian business undergraduates and postgraduates
Purpose – This qualitative, exploratory study uses constructs from the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and construct variables from literature, as a basis to ascertain similarities and differences in the behaviour by business undergraduates (UGs) and postgraduates (PGs) of mobile apps and the purpose of this paper is to suggest implications for consumer behaviour theory and marketing practice for the two groups of students. Design/methodology/a…
How Themes in Literature Can Inform Sociological Theory, Research, and Teaching
Sand Fiold
Sand quarrying in 1989 at Sand Fiold, Sandwick, in Orkney resulted in the accidental discovery of a rock-cut chamber containing a cist. Subsequent excavation revealed that this cist had a number of unusual features. The cist slabs had been fitted together exceptionally well and the completed cist was designed to be re-opened by the removal of a side slab. Within the chamber, access was provided to the opening side of the cist and a relieving stru…
The excavation of a Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic features near Ratho, Edinburgh
Excavations near Ratho in early summer 1993 yielded evidence for Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic activity on the site. Neolithic features consisted of a small number of pits containing fragments of carinated bowls; the Bronze Age funerary remains were more extensive, including a ring-ditch which enclosed two cremations in cordoned urns, and one unurned cremation. There were also additional dispersed cists and pits containing burnt bone, …
Carn Dubh, Moulin, Perthshire
Excavation of a Bronze Age kerbed cairn at Olcote, Breasclete, Near Calanais, Isle of Lewis
An archaeological excavation was carried out by the Centre for Field Archaeology (CFA) from October to December 1995 of a Bronze Age kerbed cairn at Olcote, Breasclete, Isle of Lewis (NGR: NB 2180 3475). The cairn was discovered by CFA during an evaluation of a dense scatter of worked and unworked quartz made by local archaeologists, Margaret and Ron Curtis. The remains lay in the path of the improvement of the single track road through Breasclet…
Contract archaeology in Scotland
IntroductionThe subject matter for this article is a large one and could be approached in a number of different ways. I have chosen to focus on some of the more distinctive characteristics of contract archaeology as it is currently practised in Scotland. This may encourage comparison with the situation elsewhere but it is not my intention to 'compare and contrast'. I will leave it up to the reader, if they wish, to set their own experiences again…
The sands of Breckon, Yell, Shetland
The Sands of Breckon on the north coast of Yell, in Shetland, has been the site of archaeological discoveries since the 1860s. In 1982, in response to continuing erosion of the sands, an archaeological survey was commissioned by (SDD) Historic Buildings and Monuments, now Historic Scotland. This provided the first comprehensive account of the archaeology of the area and prompted a series of small-scale excavations in the following year, also fund…
The investigation of two cropmark sites near Inverness
An archaeological assessment of the proposed line of the Inverness Southern Distributor Road led to the excavation of two cropmark sites, the Hilton `pit alignments' and the Glendruidh `timber halls or enclosures'. Neither site was located in excavation. It is concluded that the pit alignment cropmark could be the product of recent agricultural activity, but the cause of the Glendruidh cropmark, and therefore the existence of the timber halls or …
The Politics of Solzhenitsyn
The Politics of Solzhenitsyn
Avatars of the Turtles
The Prehistoric Occupation of Carradale, Kintyre
A concentration of archaeological features at Achnasavil, Carradale, which has been recorded since 1985, is being rapidly destroyed by river erosion. Limited excavations were carried out in 1991 in order to date and characterise the nature of the site. Four periods of activity have been identified: cultivation in the Neolithic period; an occupation in the early Bronze Age; a domestic settlement in the late Bronze Age; and an Iron Age occupation. …
The Monitoring of an Eroding Prehistoric Site at Achnasavil,Carradale, Kintyre
Recent changes in the course of the Carra Water have revealed archaeological features in the river bank at Achnasavil, Carradale. They include pits, post-holes or slots and hearths probably of late Bronze Age and early Iron Age date
The excavation of plough-truncated features at Loanleven, Perthshire
Visions of empire
Real Simulacra Redux
On American Time
Soil Pollen and Soil Micromorphological Analyses of Old Ground Surfaces on Biggar Common, Borders Region, Scotland
The investigation of two cropmark sites near Inverness
An archaeological assessment of the proposed line of the Inverness Southern Distributor Road led to the excavation of two cropmark sites, the Hilton `pit alignments' and the Glendruidh `timber halls or enclosures'. Neither site was located in excavation. It is concluded that the pit alignment cropmark could be the product of recent agricultural activity, but the cause of the Glendruidh cropmark, and therefore the existence of the timber halls or …
Dalginross and Dun
Limited excavations at Dalginross, Comrie, Perthshire, uncovered an entrance of the Stracathro type and showed that the camp was of two phases of construction; at Dun, Angus, only the enclosure ditches were identified. There are specialist contributions by Stephen Carter `Micromorphological analysis' (283--5) and Sheila Boardman `Charred plant material' (285, 288--9 & microfiche)
Tulloch Wood, Forres, Moray
A 27ha area of prehistoric settlement and field systems was surveyed at Tulloch Wood in 1990. Sample excavation was carried out in 1991 and fifteen radiocarbon dates were obtained from beneath a range of monument types. Negative features overlain by later banks and cairns were found to be Mesolithic in date, but may not have been man--made. The earliest dated surface feature is a clearance cairn which is no older than c 2000 bc A coaxial bank sys…
Literary Patronage in Late Medieval Japan
The Culture of Disbelief
Excavations at Pluscarden Priory, Moray
This report, prefaced by a brief history of Pluscarden Priory, and by a description of the church, describes excavations on the western side of the Priory. Features investigated include the western end of the nave, a series of burials, a stone-lined pit containing a rich organic deposit, and walls associated with the medieval monastic complex. The excavation was arranged and funded by Historic Scotland
Excavation of an early church and a women's cemetery at St Ronan's medieval parish church, Iona
St Ronan's was the medieval parish church of lona. Excavation within the church recorded remains of an earlier building and graves of various dates, from the early medieval to the modern period. The sex of earlier remains could not be determined, but all of the later skeletal remains were of women or children, and records attest to the use of the site as a women's cemetery until the mid-18th century. The discussion considers the antiquity and ori…
The excavation of a Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic features near Ratho, Edinburgh
Excavations near Ratho in early summer 1993 yielded evidence for Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic activity on the site. Neolithic features consisted of a small number of pits containing fragments of carinated bowls; the Bronze Age funerary remains were more extensive, including a ring-ditch which enclosed two cremations in cordoned urns, and one unurned cremation. There were also additional dispersed cists and pits containing burnt bone, …
Carn Dubh, Moulin, Perthshire
Abbey, market and cemetery
A general review of the topography and archaeology of Coupar Angus, particularly the Cistercian Abbey site. Early settlement evidence and cemetery data are noted. There are details of `Soil sample analysis' by Stephen Carter (1062--3), and `Human skeletal remains' by Tanya O'Sullivan~(1063). `Appendix 1: modern accounts and images of Coupar Angus' (1065--6), `Appendix 2: primary sources' (1066), and `Appendix 3: finds catalogue' (1067) conclude p…
Jerablus-Tahtani, Syria, 1996
The fifth season of University of Edinburgh/British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History-sponsored excavations at Jerablus–Tahtani in the neighbourhood of Carchemish, north Syria, was devoted to investigations of its Early Bronze Age occupation, Period 2 of the site's history. In order to evaluate occupation between the Uruk retraction and the construction of the fort initially reported in Levant 28, 1996, 7–9, in situ pre-fort deposits…
A multiproxy approach to the function of postmedieval ridge-and-furrow cultivation in upland northern Britain
The remains of agricultural activity preserved beneath current rough pasture in the uplands of Tweed dale in southern Scotland are subjected to multidisciplinary analysis by archaeological survey, documentary research, and palaeoecological reconstruction through pollen analysis, supported by 210 Pb and other forms of dating. The survey showed the features to represent grooved rig, a form of ploughing presumed to be related to cereal cultivation i…
The sands of Breckon, Yell, Shetland
The Sands of Breckon on the north coast of Yell, in Shetland, has been the site of archaeological discoveries since the 1860s. In 1982, in response to continuing erosion of the sands, an archaeological survey was commissioned by (SDD) Historic Buildings and Monuments, now Historic Scotland. This provided the first comprehensive account of the archaeology of the area and prompted a series of small-scale excavations in the following year, also fund…
Excavations at St Andrews, Castlecliffe, 1988-90
Excavation to the immediate west of the castle revealed considerable evidence of occupation (probably not continuous) dating from c. 1200 to at least the mid-sixteenth century. Most of the structures uncovered were associated with the medieval burgh not the castle. The first timber buildings gave way to a fourteenth-century tannery, probably when the castle was in ruins and unoccupied. The tannery gave way to two phases of residential buildings, …
Sand Fiold
Sand quarrying in 1989 at Sand Fiold, Sandwick, in Orkney resulted in the accidental discovery of a rock-cut chamber containing a cist. Subsequent excavation revealed that this cist had a number of unusual features. The cist slabs had been fitted together exceptionally well and the completed cist was designed to be re-opened by the removal of a side slab. Within the chamber, access was provided to the opening side of the cist and a relieving stru…
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