Meggen Gondek
Biographic Data
| ID | 1170534 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Meggen Gondek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Meggen |
| FAMILY NAME | Gondek |
| SIGNATURE | GONDEK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8418-549X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The symbol carving process as a mnemonic manipulator of ‘deep’ genealogy in Early Medieval Scotland
Scotland's corpus of Early Medieval carved stone monuments is a rich dataset for explorations of cultural connections, power and ideology. This article explores how meaning and significance might be interpreted from the reuse of prehistoric stone monuments in the Pictish period via close examination of the materiality, landscape and transformation processes of one case study from Nether Corskie, Aberdeenshire. Technologies of transformation of th…
A Powerful Place of Pictland
Many thanks to the students, staff and volunteers who have made Rhynie 2011–17 possible and to Rhynie Woman who have brought so much to the community element of the project. Fieldwork at Rhynie has been funded by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust, British Academy, Historic Environment Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service. The writing …
Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. XII
This recent addition to the impressive Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture focuses on the relatively tight geographic region of the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The structure reflects the CASSS standard of introductory chapters covering earlier research; geology; historical background; a discussion of key styles and motifs of ornament; general overviews of monument types and groupings; and a discussion bringing various strands together, …
The land before symbol stones
This article outlines the results of two related but distinct aspects of fieldwork: a geophysical survey of the Rhynie cropmark complex and a small targeted excavation conducted in 2005–6, which are both part of the Rhynie Environs Archaeological Project (REAP). The geophysical surveys included a substantial gradiometer and a smaller resistivity survey that aimed to characterise and explore the extent and survival of archaeology around the Craw S…
Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Volume IX
These two most recent additions to the impressive Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture span a large geographical area across western England and the Welsh border, leaving only a strip in the centre of the country and Cornwall still to come in the programme of high quality and expert cataloguing and contextualising that characterises the Corpus project. The overall structure echoes past volumes, with short introductory chapters covering existing …
Between prehistory and history
The development of small-scale kingdoms in the post-Roman world of northwestern Europe is a key stage in the subsequent emergence of medieval states. Recent excavations at Rhynie in north-eastern Scotland have thrown important light on the emergence of one such kingdom, that of the Picts. Enclosures, sculptured 'symbol stones' and long-distance luxury imports identify Rhynie as a place of growing importance during the fifth to sixth centuries AD.…
Glendalough
Glendalough: City of God. Edited by Charles Doherty, Linda Doran and Mary Kelly." Archaeological Journal, 168(1), p. 433
St Ninian and the Earliest Christianity in Scotland
(2009). St Ninian and the Earliest Christianity in Scotland: Papers from the Conference Held By the Friends of the Whithorn Trust in Whithorn on September 15th 2007. Edited by Jane Murray. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 166, No. 1, pp. 251-252
Portmahomack
Early Historic sculpture and landscape
The burial ground at Cladh a’Bhile in Mid-Argyll contains a collection of 29 carved stones, which is the second highest concentration of recorded Early Historic sculpture in Argyll. The descriptive recording and analysis of this sculpture has been the main focus of previous study, particularly as the site presently retains its function as a burial ground. The sculpture itself currently offers limited scope for interpreting what Cladh a’Bhile was …
Investing in Sculpture
THE SCULPTED STONES of Scotland have been used as a means of exploring Early-medieval art and ideology. Archaeological studies have also considered stone monuments within their physical setting, using landscapes to inform their social and political meanings. The following study looks at carved monuments in the context of their distribution and the relative amount of investment involved in their production. To understand the latter, a system of as…
Between prehistory and history
The development of small-scale kingdoms in the post-Roman world of northwestern Europe is a key stage in the subsequent emergence of medieval states. Recent excavations at Rhynie in north-eastern Scotland have thrown important light on the emergence of one such kingdom, that of the Picts. Enclosures, sculptured 'symbol stones' and long-distance luxury imports identify Rhynie as a place of growing importance during the fifth to sixth centuries AD.…
A Powerful Place of Pictland
Many thanks to the students, staff and volunteers who have made Rhynie 2011–17 possible and to Rhynie Woman who have brought so much to the community element of the project. Fieldwork at Rhynie has been funded by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust, British Academy, Historic Environment Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service. The writing …
Investing in Sculpture
THE SCULPTED STONES of Scotland have been used as a means of exploring Early-medieval art and ideology. Archaeological studies have also considered stone monuments within their physical setting, using landscapes to inform their social and political meanings. The following study looks at carved monuments in the context of their distribution and the relative amount of investment involved in their production. To understand the latter, a system of as…
Investing in Sculpture
THE SCULPTED STONES of Scotland have been used as a means of exploring Early-medieval art and ideology. Archaeological studies have also considered stone monuments within their physical setting, using landscapes to inform their social and political meanings. The following study looks at carved monuments in the context of their distribution and the relative amount of investment involved in their production. To understand the latter, a system of as…
Early Historic sculpture and landscape
The burial ground at Cladh a’Bhile in Mid-Argyll contains a collection of 29 carved stones, which is the second highest concentration of recorded Early Historic sculpture in Argyll. The descriptive recording and analysis of this sculpture has been the main focus of previous study, particularly as the site presently retains its function as a burial ground. The sculpture itself currently offers limited scope for interpreting what Cladh a’Bhile was …
Portmahomack
St Ninian and the Earliest Christianity in Scotland
(2009). St Ninian and the Earliest Christianity in Scotland: Papers from the Conference Held By the Friends of the Whithorn Trust in Whithorn on September 15th 2007. Edited by Jane Murray. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 166, No. 1, pp. 251-252
Glendalough
Glendalough: City of God. Edited by Charles Doherty, Linda Doran and Mary Kelly." Archaeological Journal, 168(1), p. 433
Between prehistory and history
The development of small-scale kingdoms in the post-Roman world of northwestern Europe is a key stage in the subsequent emergence of medieval states. Recent excavations at Rhynie in north-eastern Scotland have thrown important light on the emergence of one such kingdom, that of the Picts. Enclosures, sculptured 'symbol stones' and long-distance luxury imports identify Rhynie as a place of growing importance during the fifth to sixth centuries AD.…
Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. Volume IX
These two most recent additions to the impressive Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture span a large geographical area across western England and the Welsh border, leaving only a strip in the centre of the country and Cornwall still to come in the programme of high quality and expert cataloguing and contextualising that characterises the Corpus project. The overall structure echoes past volumes, with short introductory chapters covering existing …
The land before symbol stones
This article outlines the results of two related but distinct aspects of fieldwork: a geophysical survey of the Rhynie cropmark complex and a small targeted excavation conducted in 2005–6, which are both part of the Rhynie Environs Archaeological Project (REAP). The geophysical surveys included a substantial gradiometer and a smaller resistivity survey that aimed to characterise and explore the extent and survival of archaeology around the Craw S…
Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture. XII
This recent addition to the impressive Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture focuses on the relatively tight geographic region of the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The structure reflects the CASSS standard of introductory chapters covering earlier research; geology; historical background; a discussion of key styles and motifs of ornament; general overviews of monument types and groupings; and a discussion bringing various strands together, …
A Powerful Place of Pictland
Many thanks to the students, staff and volunteers who have made Rhynie 2011–17 possible and to Rhynie Woman who have brought so much to the community element of the project. Fieldwork at Rhynie has been funded by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust, British Academy, Historic Environment Scotland, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service. The writing …
The symbol carving process as a mnemonic manipulator of ‘deep’ genealogy in Early Medieval Scotland
Scotland's corpus of Early Medieval carved stone monuments is a rich dataset for explorations of cultural connections, power and ideology. This article explores how meaning and significance might be interpreted from the reuse of prehistoric stone monuments in the Pictish period via close examination of the materiality, landscape and transformation processes of one case study from Nether Corskie, Aberdeenshire. Technologies of transformation of th…
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