M J Hughes
Biographic Data
| ID | 298195 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M J Hughes |
| GIVEN NAMES | M J |
| FAMILY NAME | Hughes |
| SIGNATURE | HUGHES M J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 234 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 25 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
A Stamford Ware Pottery Kiln in Pontefract
THIS REPORT PRESENTS the results of analyses carried out following the discovery and excavation of a medieval pottery kiln in Pontefract, a discovery which featured in the ‘Fieldwork Highlights’ section of Medieval Archaeology 53 (2009). The kiln is remarkable for having produced vessels previously only associated with the Stamford ware industry of the late 11th and 12th centuries and demonstrates the existence of at least one northern production…
Neutron Activation Analysis at the British Museum, London
Neutron activation analysis was used at the British Museum from 1978 until 2002 for provenance studies on ceramics and marble. Significant numbers of the items analysed were of high quality and value, and careful sampling was necessary to avoid damage to the object. An in‐house British Museum Standard Pottery was established and inter‐calibrated with a number of standards used by other archaeometry laboratories. The results of the projects have b…
The Origin of Black‐figure Greek Ceramics Found in Naucratis (Nile Delta)
At the site of the Greek trading port of Naucratis, located on the Canopic mouth of the Nile inland from Alexandria, Flinders Petrie and later archaeologists encountered sherds of Classical Greek black‐figure pottery. We have characterized the pastes of 14 of these specimens, drawn from the collections of the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, by neutron activation analysis and numerical taxonomy. The ceramics agree in composition…
The origins of Byzantine glass from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus
Nineteen glasses from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus, dating to the sixth–seventh centuries ad, have been analysed by energy‐dispersive X‐ray analysis in the scanning electron microscope for major and minor elements. A subset of 15 glasses was also analysed for trace elements, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Two groups are identified. The majority is made of glass produced in the coastal region of Syria–Palestine. The smaller group is…
Provenance Studies of Korean Celadons of the Koryǒ Period by Neutron Activation Analysis
Neutron activation analyses of the body fabric of celadons from the main production sites of the Koryǒ period have shown differences in composition between kilns. Comparison of over 50 celadon objects in the collections of the British Museum with this data base from the production sites has permitted the assignment of over 40 of the pieces to their kiln of origin The majority show the trace element pattern of the Sadangri kilns, a smaller proport…
A Scientific Study of Medieval Tiles From Bordesley Abbey, Near Redditch (Hereford and Worcester)
Archaeological work, based on the external characteristics of decorated floor tiles from the Cistercian monastery of Bordesley, has identified and characterised a series of industries supplying that site from the earlier 13th century through to dissolution in 1538. In this paper we extend these interpretations by means of neutron activation analysis (NAA) data on the body compositions of the tiles, and compare these results with manually recorded…
Developments in the Early Bronze Age metallurgy of southern Britain
This discussion paper raises some theoretical issues of approach and presents selected results from an analytical programme on the early bronze metalwork of southern Britain. The analyses, performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, are assessed against a fine chronological model to show for example that tin bronze alloying was introduced swiftly towards the end of the third millennium BC. The consistency of tin alloying thereafter is unriv…
New Analyses of Old Babylonian Metalwork from Tell Sifr
Both PRSM and JEC would like to put on record their respect for and gratitude to Lady Mallowan and Professor Wiseman, on the occasion of their 80th and 70th birthdays respectively, both of whom have not only made significant contributions to Mesopotamian studies but have also done so much to further the work of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. Their services to the School, over many years and sometimes in difficult circumstances, have e…
New paths in the use of nuclear techniques for art and archaeology
A Scientific Study of N. Midlands Medieval Tile Production
This paper describes a study of neutron activation analyses of some medieval tiles from the North Midlands. Having established the feasibility of the method of analysis, we applied a number of multivariate statistical techniques to derive eleven reference groups, each consisting of tiles with similar compositions which could plausibly have originated from the same source of clay. While known kiln sites could be readily distinguished, less confide…
Bronze Bowls With Handles From Nimrud—a Note
The Application of Phosphate Analysis to the Location and Interpretation of Archaeological Sites
This paper describes the uses of phosphate analysis as a means of locating and interpreting archaeological sites based on ten years fieldwork principally in East Anglia. Practical details of the sample collection and on-site analytical procedure are given together with a discussion of how phosphate analysis can be successfully integrated with other survey techniques such as aerial photography, magnetometer surveys, fieldwalking, and especially so…
Comparison of Analyses of Eight Roman Orichalcum Coin Fragments by Seven Methods
The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
Problems in the Analysis of Leaded Bronze Alloys in Ancient Artefacts
Analyses of Some Urartian Bronzes
Ancient Urartu is rightly celebrated for its fine bronzework, examples of which have been found at such sites as Toprak Kale, Altıntepe, Karmir Blur and Kayalidere. While a good deal has been written about the stylistic and typological implications of these bronzes, however, very little attention has been paid to metallurgical or technological considerations. Thus, it seems important to publish as soon as possible a series of analyses made some t…
X-ray fluorescence analysis of late Roman and Sassanian silver plate
British Middle and Late Bronze Age Metalwork
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
Black Education in Black Literature in the U.S.A
The American Republic was founded in the belief that 'all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' (Declaration of Independence) [1]. Yet without attempting to distract from the enormous achievements of that Republic in the last two hundred years it is undeniably true that the position of the Black in American society has never m…
A New Survey of Grime's Graves—First Report
No accurate survey of a flint mine exists. It is planned to carry out such a survey at Grime's Graves over a period of several years. Its purpose is to study the growth of the flint-mine complex, the evaluation of mining techniques and ancillary industries, and trade relations; and to discover settlement sites related to the industrial complex. Preliminary field work was carried out in the summer of 1972. This included geophysical and chemical su…
A technical study of opaque red glass of the Iron Age in Britain
This opaque red glass occurs at an early date in Egypt in the decoration of glass vessels (Fossing, 1940) and other material has been found from excavations in the Near East at Nimrud, as circular cakes (Turner, 1954, 454), and at Persepolis, as a bead, a slab and a lump (Matson, 1957, 130). This ‘specialized’ glass continued to be made in Mediterranean countries down to the Roman era, and chemical analyses have been published of specimens from a…
Anglo-Saxon Houses at Chalton, Hampshire
FIELD-WORK undertaken as part of research into the past use of a typical area of south Hampshire downland has revealed an Anglo-Saxon hill-top village of some 6 hectares (75 acres). In a sample excavation two timber houses set end to end were discovered, with traces of several others and fences associated with them. The two houses, built of posts set in continuous trenches, both superseded buildings of posts set in individual post-holes. The hous…
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
The origins of Byzantine glass from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus
Nineteen glasses from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus, dating to the sixth–seventh centuries ad, have been analysed by energy‐dispersive X‐ray analysis in the scanning electron microscope for major and minor elements. A subset of 15 glasses was also analysed for trace elements, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Two groups are identified. The majority is made of glass produced in the coastal region of Syria–Palestine. The smaller group is…
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
The Application of Phosphate Analysis to the Location and Interpretation of Archaeological Sites
This paper describes the uses of phosphate analysis as a means of locating and interpreting archaeological sites based on ten years fieldwork principally in East Anglia. Practical details of the sample collection and on-site analytical procedure are given together with a discussion of how phosphate analysis can be successfully integrated with other survey techniques such as aerial photography, magnetometer surveys, fieldwalking, and especially so…
X-ray fluorescence analysis of late Roman and Sassanian silver plate
Developments in the Early Bronze Age metallurgy of southern Britain
This discussion paper raises some theoretical issues of approach and presents selected results from an analytical programme on the early bronze metalwork of southern Britain. The analyses, performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, are assessed against a fine chronological model to show for example that tin bronze alloying was introduced swiftly towards the end of the third millennium BC. The consistency of tin alloying thereafter is unriv…
The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
A technical study of opaque red glass of the Iron Age in Britain
This opaque red glass occurs at an early date in Egypt in the decoration of glass vessels (Fossing, 1940) and other material has been found from excavations in the Near East at Nimrud, as circular cakes (Turner, 1954, 454), and at Persepolis, as a bead, a slab and a lump (Matson, 1957, 130). This ‘specialized’ glass continued to be made in Mediterranean countries down to the Roman era, and chemical analyses have been published of specimens from a…
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
Problems in the Analysis of Leaded Bronze Alloys in Ancient Artefacts
A New Survey of Grime's Graves—First Report
No accurate survey of a flint mine exists. It is planned to carry out such a survey at Grime's Graves over a period of several years. Its purpose is to study the growth of the flint-mine complex, the evaluation of mining techniques and ancillary industries, and trade relations; and to discover settlement sites related to the industrial complex. Preliminary field work was carried out in the summer of 1972. This included geophysical and chemical su…
Anglo-Saxon Houses at Chalton, Hampshire
FIELD-WORK undertaken as part of research into the past use of a typical area of south Hampshire downland has revealed an Anglo-Saxon hill-top village of some 6 hectares (75 acres). In a sample excavation two timber houses set end to end were discovered, with traces of several others and fences associated with them. The two houses, built of posts set in continuous trenches, both superseded buildings of posts set in individual post-holes. The hous…
Comparison of Analyses of Eight Roman Orichalcum Coin Fragments by Seven Methods
British Middle and Late Bronze Age Metalwork
A Scientific Study of Medieval Tiles From Bordesley Abbey, Near Redditch (Hereford and Worcester)
Archaeological work, based on the external characteristics of decorated floor tiles from the Cistercian monastery of Bordesley, has identified and characterised a series of industries supplying that site from the earlier 13th century through to dissolution in 1538. In this paper we extend these interpretations by means of neutron activation analysis (NAA) data on the body compositions of the tiles, and compare these results with manually recorded…
A Scientific Study of N. Midlands Medieval Tile Production
This paper describes a study of neutron activation analyses of some medieval tiles from the North Midlands. Having established the feasibility of the method of analysis, we applied a number of multivariate statistical techniques to derive eleven reference groups, each consisting of tiles with similar compositions which could plausibly have originated from the same source of clay. While known kiln sites could be readily distinguished, less confide…
A Stamford Ware Pottery Kiln in Pontefract
THIS REPORT PRESENTS the results of analyses carried out following the discovery and excavation of a medieval pottery kiln in Pontefract, a discovery which featured in the ‘Fieldwork Highlights’ section of Medieval Archaeology 53 (2009). The kiln is remarkable for having produced vessels previously only associated with the Stamford ware industry of the late 11th and 12th centuries and demonstrates the existence of at least one northern production…
Neutron Activation Analysis at the British Museum, London
Neutron activation analysis was used at the British Museum from 1978 until 2002 for provenance studies on ceramics and marble. Significant numbers of the items analysed were of high quality and value, and careful sampling was necessary to avoid damage to the object. An in‐house British Museum Standard Pottery was established and inter‐calibrated with a number of standards used by other archaeometry laboratories. The results of the projects have b…
The Origin of Black‐figure Greek Ceramics Found in Naucratis (Nile Delta)
At the site of the Greek trading port of Naucratis, located on the Canopic mouth of the Nile inland from Alexandria, Flinders Petrie and later archaeologists encountered sherds of Classical Greek black‐figure pottery. We have characterized the pastes of 14 of these specimens, drawn from the collections of the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, by neutron activation analysis and numerical taxonomy. The ceramics agree in composition…
Provenance Studies of Korean Celadons of the Koryǒ Period by Neutron Activation Analysis
Neutron activation analyses of the body fabric of celadons from the main production sites of the Koryǒ period have shown differences in composition between kilns. Comparison of over 50 celadon objects in the collections of the British Museum with this data base from the production sites has permitted the assignment of over 40 of the pieces to their kiln of origin The majority show the trace element pattern of the Sadangri kilns, a smaller proport…
A Reappraisal of the Specific Gravity Method for the Analysis of Gold Alloys
A technical study of opaque red glass of the Iron Age in Britain
This opaque red glass occurs at an early date in Egypt in the decoration of glass vessels (Fossing, 1940) and other material has been found from excavations in the Near East at Nimrud, as circular cakes (Turner, 1954, 454), and at Persepolis, as a bead, a slab and a lump (Matson, 1957, 130). This ‘specialized’ glass continued to be made in Mediterranean countries down to the Roman era, and chemical analyses have been published of specimens from a…
Anglo-Saxon Houses at Chalton, Hampshire
FIELD-WORK undertaken as part of research into the past use of a typical area of south Hampshire downland has revealed an Anglo-Saxon hill-top village of some 6 hectares (75 acres). In a sample excavation two timber houses set end to end were discovered, with traces of several others and fences associated with them. The two houses, built of posts set in continuous trenches, both superseded buildings of posts set in individual post-holes. The hous…
Prehistoric Flint Mines and Their Identification as Sources of Raw Material
S This paper is a statistical and geological study of the results of analysis of flint from British and West European flint mines, carried out by emission and atomic absorption spectroscopy. Groups of flint specimens were studied from each geographically separate flint mining area. Flints were analysed for a group of easily measured trace elements shown by previous work to be generally present. The ratios between the trace elements form a consist…
A New Survey of Grime's Graves—First Report
No accurate survey of a flint mine exists. It is planned to carry out such a survey at Grime's Graves over a period of several years. Its purpose is to study the growth of the flint-mine complex, the evaluation of mining techniques and ancillary industries, and trade relations; and to discover settlement sites related to the industrial complex. Preliminary field work was carried out in the summer of 1972. This included geophysical and chemical su…
Black Education in Black Literature in the U.S.A
The American Republic was founded in the belief that 'all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' (Declaration of Independence) [1]. Yet without attempting to distract from the enormous achievements of that Republic in the last two hundred years it is undeniably true that the position of the Black in American society has never m…
Atomic Absorption Techniques in Archaeology
X-ray fluorescence analysis of late Roman and Sassanian silver plate
British Middle and Late Bronze Age Metalwork
Analyses of Some Urartian Bronzes
Ancient Urartu is rightly celebrated for its fine bronzework, examples of which have been found at such sites as Toprak Kale, Altıntepe, Karmir Blur and Kayalidere. While a good deal has been written about the stylistic and typological implications of these bronzes, however, very little attention has been paid to metallurgical or technological considerations. Thus, it seems important to publish as soon as possible a series of analyses made some t…
Problems in the Analysis of Leaded Bronze Alloys in Ancient Artefacts
Comparison of Analyses of Eight Roman Orichalcum Coin Fragments by Seven Methods
The Trace Element Composition of Polished Flint Axes as an Indicator of Source
The Application of Phosphate Analysis to the Location and Interpretation of Archaeological Sites
This paper describes the uses of phosphate analysis as a means of locating and interpreting archaeological sites based on ten years fieldwork principally in East Anglia. Practical details of the sample collection and on-site analytical procedure are given together with a discussion of how phosphate analysis can be successfully integrated with other survey techniques such as aerial photography, magnetometer surveys, fieldwalking, and especially so…
A Scientific Study of N. Midlands Medieval Tile Production
This paper describes a study of neutron activation analyses of some medieval tiles from the North Midlands. Having established the feasibility of the method of analysis, we applied a number of multivariate statistical techniques to derive eleven reference groups, each consisting of tiles with similar compositions which could plausibly have originated from the same source of clay. While known kiln sites could be readily distinguished, less confide…
Bronze Bowls With Handles From Nimrud—a Note
New Analyses of Old Babylonian Metalwork from Tell Sifr
Both PRSM and JEC would like to put on record their respect for and gratitude to Lady Mallowan and Professor Wiseman, on the occasion of their 80th and 70th birthdays respectively, both of whom have not only made significant contributions to Mesopotamian studies but have also done so much to further the work of the British School of Archaeology in Iraq. Their services to the School, over many years and sometimes in difficult circumstances, have e…
New paths in the use of nuclear techniques for art and archaeology
Developments in the Early Bronze Age metallurgy of southern Britain
This discussion paper raises some theoretical issues of approach and presents selected results from an analytical programme on the early bronze metalwork of southern Britain. The analyses, performed by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, are assessed against a fine chronological model to show for example that tin bronze alloying was introduced swiftly towards the end of the third millennium BC. The consistency of tin alloying thereafter is unriv…
A Scientific Study of Medieval Tiles From Bordesley Abbey, Near Redditch (Hereford and Worcester)
Archaeological work, based on the external characteristics of decorated floor tiles from the Cistercian monastery of Bordesley, has identified and characterised a series of industries supplying that site from the earlier 13th century through to dissolution in 1538. In this paper we extend these interpretations by means of neutron activation analysis (NAA) data on the body compositions of the tiles, and compare these results with manually recorded…
Provenance Studies of Korean Celadons of the Koryǒ Period by Neutron Activation Analysis
Neutron activation analyses of the body fabric of celadons from the main production sites of the Koryǒ period have shown differences in composition between kilns. Comparison of over 50 celadon objects in the collections of the British Museum with this data base from the production sites has permitted the assignment of over 40 of the pieces to their kiln of origin The majority show the trace element pattern of the Sadangri kilns, a smaller proport…
The origins of Byzantine glass from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus
Nineteen glasses from Maroni Petrera, Cyprus, dating to the sixth–seventh centuries ad, have been analysed by energy‐dispersive X‐ray analysis in the scanning electron microscope for major and minor elements. A subset of 15 glasses was also analysed for trace elements, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Two groups are identified. The majority is made of glass produced in the coastal region of Syria–Palestine. The smaller group is…
The Origin of Black‐figure Greek Ceramics Found in Naucratis (Nile Delta)
At the site of the Greek trading port of Naucratis, located on the Canopic mouth of the Nile inland from Alexandria, Flinders Petrie and later archaeologists encountered sherds of Classical Greek black‐figure pottery. We have characterized the pastes of 14 of these specimens, drawn from the collections of the British Museum and the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, by neutron activation analysis and numerical taxonomy. The ceramics agree in composition…
Neutron Activation Analysis at the British Museum, London
Neutron activation analysis was used at the British Museum from 1978 until 2002 for provenance studies on ceramics and marble. Significant numbers of the items analysed were of high quality and value, and careful sampling was necessary to avoid damage to the object. An in‐house British Museum Standard Pottery was established and inter‐calibrated with a number of standards used by other archaeometry laboratories. The results of the projects have b…
A Stamford Ware Pottery Kiln in Pontefract
THIS REPORT PRESENTS the results of analyses carried out following the discovery and excavation of a medieval pottery kiln in Pontefract, a discovery which featured in the ‘Fieldwork Highlights’ section of Medieval Archaeology 53 (2009). The kiln is remarkable for having produced vessels previously only associated with the Stamford ware industry of the late 11th and 12th centuries and demonstrates the existence of at least one northern production…
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