Edward C Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 1416696 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Edward C Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Edward C |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS E C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bermuda College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 87 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Use of Harris Matrices in Rock Art Research
The Harris Matrix was developed in the 1970s to correctly interpret the sequence of data derived from archaeological excavations. When layers of pigment are applied over surfaces to make rock art, they also form sequences through time. Understanding motif superimpositions is a key to understanding sequential changes in rock art repertoires. The use of the Harris Matrix in rock art research was first proposed by Chippindale and Taçon in the 1990s …
Archaeological Stratigraphy
Archaeology of the Anthropocene
What role will archaeology play in the Anthropocene – the proposed new geological epoch marked by human impact on Earth systems? That is the question discussed by thirteen archaeologists and other scholars from five continents in this thought-provoking forum. Their responses are diverse and wide-ranging. While Edward Harris looks to archaeological stratigraphy for a material paradigm of the Anthropocene, Alice Gorman explores the extent of human …
An Early Agricultural System at Mugumamp Ridge, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Interfaces in archaeological stratigraphy
Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy
The concept of stratigraphy in archaeology
The defences of the Bermuda dockyard
Established in 1809, the Bermuda dockyard was of great importance to the Royal Navy throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as its foremost naval station in the Western North Atlantic. The local defences of the Bermuda dockyard were started in earnest around 1820. This paper explains the evolution of these defences over the ensuing century, and gives some indication of the future of these historic works
American spies at Bermuda’s forts, 1842–52
In 1809, a dockyard was established by the Royal Navy at Bermuda. Over the next decades, Bermuda was refortified by the Royal Engineers. This paper describes the visits of two American officers to Bermuda for the purpose of spying on the new fortifications. Further material on the forts at Bermuda is also presented as the preliminary results of a survey of Bermuda’s forts being undertaken by the author under the auspices of the Bermuda Maritime M…
Excavations at Her Majesty’s Dockyard, Bermuda
This paper records the excavation of two moats of the defences of H.M. Dockyard, Bermuda, in 1981. The excavations are part of a programme of work undertaken by the Bermuda Maritime Museum which is now housed in the Keep at the northern end of the Dockyard. The moats are located at the main gate of the Keep and at the Caponier at the S.E. corner of the same fort. At both locations, structural remains of the moats were found, dating from the estab…
Archaeological Investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent, 1976-9
As a part of the restoration of Sandgate Castle, near Folkestone, Kent, archaeological work traced the remains of three major periods of construction. The Castle was built in 1539-40 as an element in Henry VIII’s design for the defence of the English Coast. This paper gives the archaeological evidence for the Tudor castle, its alteration during the Napoleonic Wars into a ‘glorified Martello Tower’, and further alterations in 1859. An attempt is m…
The laws of archaeological stratigraphy
The science of archaeological stratigraphy is based upon a series of laws or axioms. Several of these laws are discussed in this paper and have been adapted previously from geological sources. A new law of archaeological stratigraphy, as devised in archaeology, is presented. These laws and the study of archaeological stratigraphy have been neglected in recent decades during which time archaeologists have relied almost entirely on vague notions of…
Reply to comments on units of archaeological stratification
Units of Archaeological Stratification
The excavating archaeologists’ methodological set ‐ excavation, recording, analysis and publication ‐ rests on the notions and principles of the stratigraphic succession of archaeological deposits. Since 1954 when Sir Mortimer Wheeler published Archaeology From the Earth, there has been a dearth of published discussion on the stratigraphie theory in archaeology. This paper examines some of the background of the stratigraphie notion in archaeology…
The stratigraphic sequence
The stratigraphic sequence, constructed by the correlation and analysis of the stratification of a site, should form the basis for the division of the site into the phases and periods of its development. The article examines certain aspects of the method of stratigraphy in archaeology. It discusses a method of stratigraphic analysis which makes it possible to present, in a single diagram, the entire stratigraphic sequence of a site, even where th…
Bergen, Bryggen 1972
In the early part of the twelfth century a small bay on the Bergen fjord began a development which led, by the close of the century, to the establishment of the first Bryggen. In the succeeding periods the Bryggen grew rapidly, and land was reclaimed as the quays extended into the sea. Though the area was burnt a number of times, its reconstruction after each devastation points to the essential vitality of the medieval port
The laws of archaeological stratigraphy
The science of archaeological stratigraphy is based upon a series of laws or axioms. Several of these laws are discussed in this paper and have been adapted previously from geological sources. A new law of archaeological stratigraphy, as devised in archaeology, is presented. These laws and the study of archaeological stratigraphy have been neglected in recent decades during which time archaeologists have relied almost entirely on vague notions of…
The stratigraphic sequence
The stratigraphic sequence, constructed by the correlation and analysis of the stratification of a site, should form the basis for the division of the site into the phases and periods of its development. The article examines certain aspects of the method of stratigraphy in archaeology. It discusses a method of stratigraphic analysis which makes it possible to present, in a single diagram, the entire stratigraphic sequence of a site, even where th…
Units of Archaeological Stratification
The excavating archaeologists’ methodological set ‐ excavation, recording, analysis and publication ‐ rests on the notions and principles of the stratigraphic succession of archaeological deposits. Since 1954 when Sir Mortimer Wheeler published Archaeology From the Earth, there has been a dearth of published discussion on the stratigraphie theory in archaeology. This paper examines some of the background of the stratigraphie notion in archaeology…
Archaeological Stratigraphy
The Use of Harris Matrices in Rock Art Research
The Harris Matrix was developed in the 1970s to correctly interpret the sequence of data derived from archaeological excavations. When layers of pigment are applied over surfaces to make rock art, they also form sequences through time. Understanding motif superimpositions is a key to understanding sequential changes in rock art repertoires. The use of the Harris Matrix in rock art research was first proposed by Chippindale and Taçon in the 1990s …
Archaeology of the Anthropocene
What role will archaeology play in the Anthropocene – the proposed new geological epoch marked by human impact on Earth systems? That is the question discussed by thirteen archaeologists and other scholars from five continents in this thought-provoking forum. Their responses are diverse and wide-ranging. While Edward Harris looks to archaeological stratigraphy for a material paradigm of the Anthropocene, Alice Gorman explores the extent of human …
The defences of the Bermuda dockyard
Established in 1809, the Bermuda dockyard was of great importance to the Royal Navy throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as its foremost naval station in the Western North Atlantic. The local defences of the Bermuda dockyard were started in earnest around 1820. This paper explains the evolution of these defences over the ensuing century, and gives some indication of the future of these historic works
American spies at Bermuda’s forts, 1842–52
In 1809, a dockyard was established by the Royal Navy at Bermuda. Over the next decades, Bermuda was refortified by the Royal Engineers. This paper describes the visits of two American officers to Bermuda for the purpose of spying on the new fortifications. Further material on the forts at Bermuda is also presented as the preliminary results of a survey of Bermuda’s forts being undertaken by the author under the auspices of the Bermuda Maritime M…
An Early Agricultural System at Mugumamp Ridge, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Excavations at Her Majesty’s Dockyard, Bermuda
This paper records the excavation of two moats of the defences of H.M. Dockyard, Bermuda, in 1981. The excavations are part of a programme of work undertaken by the Bermuda Maritime Museum which is now housed in the Keep at the northern end of the Dockyard. The moats are located at the main gate of the Keep and at the Caponier at the S.E. corner of the same fort. At both locations, structural remains of the moats were found, dating from the estab…
Archaeological Investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent, 1976-9
As a part of the restoration of Sandgate Castle, near Folkestone, Kent, archaeological work traced the remains of three major periods of construction. The Castle was built in 1539-40 as an element in Henry VIII’s design for the defence of the English Coast. This paper gives the archaeological evidence for the Tudor castle, its alteration during the Napoleonic Wars into a ‘glorified Martello Tower’, and further alterations in 1859. An attempt is m…
Bergen, Bryggen 1972
In the early part of the twelfth century a small bay on the Bergen fjord began a development which led, by the close of the century, to the establishment of the first Bryggen. In the succeeding periods the Bryggen grew rapidly, and land was reclaimed as the quays extended into the sea. Though the area was burnt a number of times, its reconstruction after each devastation points to the essential vitality of the medieval port
The stratigraphic sequence
The stratigraphic sequence, constructed by the correlation and analysis of the stratification of a site, should form the basis for the division of the site into the phases and periods of its development. The article examines certain aspects of the method of stratigraphy in archaeology. It discusses a method of stratigraphic analysis which makes it possible to present, in a single diagram, the entire stratigraphic sequence of a site, even where th…
Reply to comments on units of archaeological stratification
Units of Archaeological Stratification
The excavating archaeologists’ methodological set ‐ excavation, recording, analysis and publication ‐ rests on the notions and principles of the stratigraphic succession of archaeological deposits. Since 1954 when Sir Mortimer Wheeler published Archaeology From the Earth, there has been a dearth of published discussion on the stratigraphie theory in archaeology. This paper examines some of the background of the stratigraphie notion in archaeology…
The laws of archaeological stratigraphy
The science of archaeological stratigraphy is based upon a series of laws or axioms. Several of these laws are discussed in this paper and have been adapted previously from geological sources. A new law of archaeological stratigraphy, as devised in archaeology, is presented. These laws and the study of archaeological stratigraphy have been neglected in recent decades during which time archaeologists have relied almost entirely on vague notions of…
Archaeological Investigations at Sandgate Castle, Kent, 1976-9
As a part of the restoration of Sandgate Castle, near Folkestone, Kent, archaeological work traced the remains of three major periods of construction. The Castle was built in 1539-40 as an element in Henry VIII’s design for the defence of the English Coast. This paper gives the archaeological evidence for the Tudor castle, its alteration during the Napoleonic Wars into a ‘glorified Martello Tower’, and further alterations in 1859. An attempt is m…
Excavations at Her Majesty’s Dockyard, Bermuda
This paper records the excavation of two moats of the defences of H.M. Dockyard, Bermuda, in 1981. The excavations are part of a programme of work undertaken by the Bermuda Maritime Museum which is now housed in the Keep at the northern end of the Dockyard. The moats are located at the main gate of the Keep and at the Caponier at the S.E. corner of the same fort. At both locations, structural remains of the moats were found, dating from the estab…
American spies at Bermuda’s forts, 1842–52
In 1809, a dockyard was established by the Royal Navy at Bermuda. Over the next decades, Bermuda was refortified by the Royal Engineers. This paper describes the visits of two American officers to Bermuda for the purpose of spying on the new fortifications. Further material on the forts at Bermuda is also presented as the preliminary results of a survey of Bermuda’s forts being undertaken by the author under the auspices of the Bermuda Maritime M…
The defences of the Bermuda dockyard
Established in 1809, the Bermuda dockyard was of great importance to the Royal Navy throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as its foremost naval station in the Western North Atlantic. The local defences of the Bermuda dockyard were started in earnest around 1820. This paper explains the evolution of these defences over the ensuing century, and gives some indication of the future of these historic works
Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy
The concept of stratigraphy in archaeology
Interfaces in archaeological stratigraphy
An Early Agricultural System at Mugumamp Ridge, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Archaeological Stratigraphy
Archaeology of the Anthropocene
What role will archaeology play in the Anthropocene – the proposed new geological epoch marked by human impact on Earth systems? That is the question discussed by thirteen archaeologists and other scholars from five continents in this thought-provoking forum. Their responses are diverse and wide-ranging. While Edward Harris looks to archaeological stratigraphy for a material paradigm of the Anthropocene, Alice Gorman explores the extent of human …
The Use of Harris Matrices in Rock Art Research
The Harris Matrix was developed in the 1970s to correctly interpret the sequence of data derived from archaeological excavations. When layers of pigment are applied over surfaces to make rock art, they also form sequences through time. Understanding motif superimpositions is a key to understanding sequential changes in rock art repertoires. The use of the Harris Matrix in rock art research was first proposed by Chippindale and Taçon in the 1990s …
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