Olwen Williams-Thorpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 244928 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olwen Williams-Thorpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olwen |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams-Thorpe |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS-THORPE O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 98 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Brian John. The bluestone enigma: Stonehenge, Preseli and the Ice Age. 160 pages, 57 b&w & colour illustrations. 2008. Newport: Greencroft Books; 978-0-905559-89-6 paperback £9.95
Brian John. The bluestone enigma: Stonehenge, Preseli and the Ice Age. 160 pages, 57 b&w & colour illustrations. 2008. Newport: Greencroft Books; 978-0-905559-89-6 paperback £9.95. - Volume 83 Issue 320
Non-destructive provenancing of bluestone axe-heads in Britain
The authors present a new procedure for discovering where stone artefacts come from without having to cut a slice through them. The method is tested on axes of spotted dolerite bluestone from Preseli in Wales, source of monoliths at Stonehenge
The Sources of Roman Granite Columns in Israel
Three hundred and fourteen Roman granite columns at seven sites in Israel have been provenanced to their quarry sources, using a combination of mineralogy, magnetic susceptibility, portable gamma ray spectrometry and electron microprobe analysis. Most of the columns (195) originate in the Troad area of western Turkey. A small number (6) come from other sources in western Turkey, probably all from Kozak Dağ. The remainder of the columns (113) are …
Geochemical provenancing of igneous glacial erratics from Southern Britain, and implications for prehistoric stone implement distributions
Sixteen basic and intermediate composition igneous glacial erratics from Anglian (pre-423,000 years) deposits in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, southern Britain, were selected for chemical and petrographic analysis in order to determine their original source outcrops. Major and trace element compositions suggest that seven samples (plus two uncertain) originated in the Lower Carboniferous volcanics of the Scottish Midland Valley (SMV), four c…
Field-Portable Non-Destructive Analysis of Lithic Archaeological Samples by X-Ray Fluorescence Instrumentation using a Mercury Iodide Detector: Comparison with Wavelength-Dispersive XRF and a Case Stu…
Stone Axe-head Manufacture: New Evidence from the Preseli Hills, West Wales
Fieldwork by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust during 1989–92 has identified clear evidence for the manufacture of stone axeheads at two locations on the eastern flanks of the Preseli Mountains, Dyfed: at Glyn-y-Fran, Llanfyrnach (SN 186 307) and near Glandy Cross (SN 143 266). At both sites, small quantities of lithic debris were collected from field surfaces after cultivation; unfortunately, no contemporaneous features were found by subsequent, ve…
Chlorine-36 dating and the bluestones of Stonehenge
The bluestones of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain continue to attract controversy. New dates on Stonehenge material using the Chlorine-36 method have been reported as evidence that the bluestones were moved from their Welsh sources by human transport, not by glaciation. Here Olwen Williams-Thorpe and colleagues, who have argued for the glacial transport theory, show that the Chlorine-36 dates have been misinterpreted
Mons Claudianus and the problem of the 'granito del foro: A Geological and Geochemical Approach
Granito del foro is a distinctive igneous rock, in fact a granodiorite rather than a granite, long known and named for its use in buildings of the Roman Forum. Exactly what is it? Where does it come from? Where else was it used and not used? What does the granito del foro say about ownership and empire
Geochemistry and Trade of Eastern Mediterranean Millstones from the Neolithic to Roman Periods
Reply to ‘Megalithic transport and territorial markers: Evidence from the Channel Islands’ by Mark Patton
The surviving author of ‘The myth of long-distance megalith transport’ (ANTIQUITY 65: 64–73) stresses the support given by megalithic sites in the Channel Islands to the exposure of this persistent myth
The import of millstones to Roman Mallorca
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The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is one of the most impressive British prehistoric (c. 3000–1500 BC) monuments. It is dominated by large upright sarsen stones, some of which are joined by lintels. While these stones are of relatively local derivation, some of the stone settings, termed bluestones, are composed of igneous and minor sedimentary rocks which are foreign to the solid geology of Salisbury Plain and must have been transported to their pres…
Provenancing and archaeology of roman millstones from the Mediterranean area
Geochemistry and Trade of Eastern Mediterranean Millstones from the Neolithic to Roman Periods
Provenancing and archaeology of roman millstones from the Mediterranean area
The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is one of the most impressive British prehistoric (c. 3000–1500 BC) monuments. It is dominated by large upright sarsen stones, some of which are joined by lintels. While these stones are of relatively local derivation, some of the stone settings, termed bluestones, are composed of igneous and minor sedimentary rocks which are foreign to the solid geology of Salisbury Plain and must have been transported to their pres…
Field-Portable Non-Destructive Analysis of Lithic Archaeological Samples by X-Ray Fluorescence Instrumentation using a Mercury Iodide Detector: Comparison with Wavelength-Dispersive XRF and a Case Stu…
Mons Claudianus and the problem of the 'granito del foro: A Geological and Geochemical Approach
Granito del foro is a distinctive igneous rock, in fact a granodiorite rather than a granite, long known and named for its use in buildings of the Roman Forum. Exactly what is it? Where does it come from? Where else was it used and not used? What does the granito del foro say about ownership and empire
Non-destructive provenancing of bluestone axe-heads in Britain
The authors present a new procedure for discovering where stone artefacts come from without having to cut a slice through them. The method is tested on axes of spotted dolerite bluestone from Preseli in Wales, source of monoliths at Stonehenge
Stone Axe-head Manufacture: New Evidence from the Preseli Hills, West Wales
Fieldwork by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust during 1989–92 has identified clear evidence for the manufacture of stone axeheads at two locations on the eastern flanks of the Preseli Mountains, Dyfed: at Glyn-y-Fran, Llanfyrnach (SN 186 307) and near Glandy Cross (SN 143 266). At both sites, small quantities of lithic debris were collected from field surfaces after cultivation; unfortunately, no contemporaneous features were found by subsequent, ve…
The import of millstones to Roman Mallorca
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Chlorine-36 dating and the bluestones of Stonehenge
The bluestones of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain continue to attract controversy. New dates on Stonehenge material using the Chlorine-36 method have been reported as evidence that the bluestones were moved from their Welsh sources by human transport, not by glaciation. Here Olwen Williams-Thorpe and colleagues, who have argued for the glacial transport theory, show that the Chlorine-36 dates have been misinterpreted
Provenancing and archaeology of roman millstones from the Mediterranean area
The import of millstones to Roman Mallorca
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Geological Sources and Transport of the Bluestones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain is one of the most impressive British prehistoric (c. 3000–1500 BC) monuments. It is dominated by large upright sarsen stones, some of which are joined by lintels. While these stones are of relatively local derivation, some of the stone settings, termed bluestones, are composed of igneous and minor sedimentary rocks which are foreign to the solid geology of Salisbury Plain and must have been transported to their pres…
Geochemistry and Trade of Eastern Mediterranean Millstones from the Neolithic to Roman Periods
Reply to ‘Megalithic transport and territorial markers: Evidence from the Channel Islands’ by Mark Patton
The surviving author of ‘The myth of long-distance megalith transport’ (ANTIQUITY 65: 64–73) stresses the support given by megalithic sites in the Channel Islands to the exposure of this persistent myth
Mons Claudianus and the problem of the 'granito del foro: A Geological and Geochemical Approach
Granito del foro is a distinctive igneous rock, in fact a granodiorite rather than a granite, long known and named for its use in buildings of the Roman Forum. Exactly what is it? Where does it come from? Where else was it used and not used? What does the granito del foro say about ownership and empire
Stone Axe-head Manufacture: New Evidence from the Preseli Hills, West Wales
Fieldwork by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust during 1989–92 has identified clear evidence for the manufacture of stone axeheads at two locations on the eastern flanks of the Preseli Mountains, Dyfed: at Glyn-y-Fran, Llanfyrnach (SN 186 307) and near Glandy Cross (SN 143 266). At both sites, small quantities of lithic debris were collected from field surfaces after cultivation; unfortunately, no contemporaneous features were found by subsequent, ve…
Chlorine-36 dating and the bluestones of Stonehenge
The bluestones of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain continue to attract controversy. New dates on Stonehenge material using the Chlorine-36 method have been reported as evidence that the bluestones were moved from their Welsh sources by human transport, not by glaciation. Here Olwen Williams-Thorpe and colleagues, who have argued for the glacial transport theory, show that the Chlorine-36 dates have been misinterpreted
Geochemical provenancing of igneous glacial erratics from Southern Britain, and implications for prehistoric stone implement distributions
Sixteen basic and intermediate composition igneous glacial erratics from Anglian (pre-423,000 years) deposits in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, southern Britain, were selected for chemical and petrographic analysis in order to determine their original source outcrops. Major and trace element compositions suggest that seven samples (plus two uncertain) originated in the Lower Carboniferous volcanics of the Scottish Midland Valley (SMV), four c…
Field-Portable Non-Destructive Analysis of Lithic Archaeological Samples by X-Ray Fluorescence Instrumentation using a Mercury Iodide Detector: Comparison with Wavelength-Dispersive XRF and a Case Stu…
The Sources of Roman Granite Columns in Israel
Three hundred and fourteen Roman granite columns at seven sites in Israel have been provenanced to their quarry sources, using a combination of mineralogy, magnetic susceptibility, portable gamma ray spectrometry and electron microprobe analysis. Most of the columns (195) originate in the Troad area of western Turkey. A small number (6) come from other sources in western Turkey, probably all from Kozak Dağ. The remainder of the columns (113) are …
Non-destructive provenancing of bluestone axe-heads in Britain
The authors present a new procedure for discovering where stone artefacts come from without having to cut a slice through them. The method is tested on axes of spotted dolerite bluestone from Preseli in Wales, source of monoliths at Stonehenge
Brian John. The bluestone enigma: Stonehenge, Preseli and the Ice Age. 160 pages, 57 b&w & colour illustrations. 2008. Newport: Greencroft Books; 978-0-905559-89-6 paperback £9.95
Brian John. The bluestone enigma: Stonehenge, Preseli and the Ice Age. 160 pages, 57 b&w & colour illustrations. 2008. Newport: Greencroft Books; 978-0-905559-89-6 paperback £9.95. - Volume 83 Issue 320
Archaeology (11 works) · Geography (9 works) · Geology (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · History (6 works) · Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 works) · Geology (5 works) · Geochemistry (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Paleontology (4 works)