Gillian Varndell
Biographic Data
| ID | 1149009 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Varndell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Varndell |
| SIGNATURE | VARNDELL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | British Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Crow Down Hoard, Lambourn, West Berkshire
The discovery of a hoard of five middle Bronze Age gold objects during a metal‐detecting rally on the Lambourn Downs in 2004 precipitated an archaeological investigation into their character, provenance and context. This article describes the objects themselves, their composition, how they were made and their archaeological background. It also reports the result of forensic archaeological work undertaken on them. The parallels for the objects and…
Ringing the changes: When Terminology Matters
Under the old Treasure Trove laws, small, single items of precious metal were frequently dismissed by Coroners as casual losses (although they still had to be reported). This meant that numbers of small items never went to inquest, as one of the criteria for Treasure was that in all likelihood objects had been buried with the intention to recover them (the animus revertendi). This criterion was removed when the new Act was passed some five years …
An Engraved Chalk Plaque from Hanging Cliff, Kilham
An engraved chalk plaque found in the fill of a Roman ditch at Kilham, North Yorkshire bore decoration akin to that on some Grooved Ware pottery. A case is made for its inclusion within a small series of similar plaques of likely Late Neolithic date
A Bronze Age gold torc from Sudbrook, Lincs
An important find of a Bronze Age gold bar‐torc from Sudbrook, Lincs. is described. Study of its closer parallels suggests that it belongs to a sub‐group of the much larger family of bar‐torcs known from Britain, Ireland and France during the Middle to later Bronze Age
The discovery of the past: The origins of archaeology
This study investigates the ways in which mankind, from antiquity to the 19th century, became conscious of the past. From Nabonidus, King of Babylon, to Jefferson, via St Augustine, Petrarch and Newton, the book looks at the various ways in which the past has been used as a means of both understanding and manipulating the present. The work presents archaeological research and discovery through the extensive use of quotations from primary sources
Excavation of a Bronze Age Cemetery at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria
Excavations at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria (NY035353) took place in 1983 and 1985–87. The site of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery was discovered whilst fieldwalking a crop-mark enclosure site; this site had been trial excavated in 1956 and shown to be a Romano-British settlement. During the excavations 28 burials were discovered, 26 being cremations and two inhumations. Both inhumations, one a Beaker burial and the other a cist burial with a Food…
An Engraved Chalk Plaque from Hanging Cliff, Kilham
An engraved chalk plaque found in the fill of a Roman ditch at Kilham, North Yorkshire bore decoration akin to that on some Grooved Ware pottery. A case is made for its inclusion within a small series of similar plaques of likely Late Neolithic date
Excavation of a Bronze Age Cemetery at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria
Excavations at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria (NY035353) took place in 1983 and 1985–87. The site of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery was discovered whilst fieldwalking a crop-mark enclosure site; this site had been trial excavated in 1956 and shown to be a Romano-British settlement. During the excavations 28 burials were discovered, 26 being cremations and two inhumations. Both inhumations, one a Beaker burial and the other a cist burial with a Food…
The Crow Down Hoard, Lambourn, West Berkshire
The discovery of a hoard of five middle Bronze Age gold objects during a metal‐detecting rally on the Lambourn Downs in 2004 precipitated an archaeological investigation into their character, provenance and context. This article describes the objects themselves, their composition, how they were made and their archaeological background. It also reports the result of forensic archaeological work undertaken on them. The parallels for the objects and…
Ringing the changes: When Terminology Matters
Under the old Treasure Trove laws, small, single items of precious metal were frequently dismissed by Coroners as casual losses (although they still had to be reported). This meant that numbers of small items never went to inquest, as one of the criteria for Treasure was that in all likelihood objects had been buried with the intention to recover them (the animus revertendi). This criterion was removed when the new Act was passed some five years …
A Bronze Age gold torc from Sudbrook, Lincs
An important find of a Bronze Age gold bar‐torc from Sudbrook, Lincs. is described. Study of its closer parallels suggests that it belongs to a sub‐group of the much larger family of bar‐torcs known from Britain, Ireland and France during the Middle to later Bronze Age
Excavation of a Bronze Age Cemetery at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria
Excavations at Ewanrigg, Maryport, Cumbria (NY035353) took place in 1983 and 1985–87. The site of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery was discovered whilst fieldwalking a crop-mark enclosure site; this site had been trial excavated in 1956 and shown to be a Romano-British settlement. During the excavations 28 burials were discovered, 26 being cremations and two inhumations. Both inhumations, one a Beaker burial and the other a cist burial with a Food…
The discovery of the past: The origins of archaeology
This study investigates the ways in which mankind, from antiquity to the 19th century, became conscious of the past. From Nabonidus, King of Babylon, to Jefferson, via St Augustine, Petrarch and Newton, the book looks at the various ways in which the past has been used as a means of both understanding and manipulating the present. The work presents archaeological research and discovery through the extensive use of quotations from primary sources
A Bronze Age gold torc from Sudbrook, Lincs
An important find of a Bronze Age gold bar‐torc from Sudbrook, Lincs. is described. Study of its closer parallels suggests that it belongs to a sub‐group of the much larger family of bar‐torcs known from Britain, Ireland and France during the Middle to later Bronze Age
An Engraved Chalk Plaque from Hanging Cliff, Kilham
An engraved chalk plaque found in the fill of a Roman ditch at Kilham, North Yorkshire bore decoration akin to that on some Grooved Ware pottery. A case is made for its inclusion within a small series of similar plaques of likely Late Neolithic date
Ringing the changes: When Terminology Matters
Under the old Treasure Trove laws, small, single items of precious metal were frequently dismissed by Coroners as casual losses (although they still had to be reported). This meant that numbers of small items never went to inquest, as one of the criteria for Treasure was that in all likelihood objects had been buried with the intention to recover them (the animus revertendi). This criterion was removed when the new Act was passed some five years …
The Crow Down Hoard, Lambourn, West Berkshire
The discovery of a hoard of five middle Bronze Age gold objects during a metal‐detecting rally on the Lambourn Downs in 2004 precipitated an archaeological investigation into their character, provenance and context. This article describes the objects themselves, their composition, how they were made and their archaeological background. It also reports the result of forensic archaeological work undertaken on them. The parallels for the objects and…
Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works) · History (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Bronze (3 works) · Bronze Age (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)