James Ritchie
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Ritchie |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Ritchie |
| SIGNATURE | RITCHIE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-5132-0422 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 35 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1910 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Feasibility of a novel participatory multi-sector continuous improvement approach to enhance food security in remote Indigenous Australian communities
A multi-sector participatory approach seeking continuous improvement engaged committed Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal stakeholders and was shown to have potential to shift community diet. Provision of clear mechanisms to link this approach with higher level policy and decision-making structures, clarity of roles and responsibilities, and processes to prioritise and communicate actions across sectors should further strengthen capacity for food secu…
Common Genetic Contributions to Depressive Symptoms and Inflammatory Markers in Middle-Aged Men: The Twins Heart Study
Objective: To examine the extent to which a common genetic pathway is also involved in the relationship between depressive symptoms, in the absence of major depressive disorder (MDD), and inflammation. Recent data suggested that MDD and inflammation share common genes. Methods: We recruited 188 male twins from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry who were free of symptomatic coronary artery disease and MDD, with mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of 55 …
Presenting the Scottish Past: The Rhind Lectures for the Session 1999 - 2000, part 1
Te Waimana: The Spring of Mana: Tuhoe History and the Colonial Encounter
Notice of an error being unwittingly propagated
Northern Fiction - Northern Homage
let me conclude by suggesting that the community of northern scientists ... was caught in disarray by the onslaught of development proposals. The response, translated by the eager media, was scrambled and so confused that much of our credibility has evaporated - particularly in the north
Postglacial Diatom Stratigraphy in Relation to the Recession of Glacial Lake Agassiz
The sediment and diatom stratigraphy of a small pond on The Pas moraine, near Grand Rapids, Manitoba, reveals a change in sedimentary environment related directly to the last stages of Glacial Lake Agassiz. Beach sands were replaced by clay 7300 14 C y. a., then by organic silt and, at 4000 14 C y. a. by coarse organic detritus; the corresponding diatom assemblages were (I) a predominantly planktonic spectrum in beach sands, (II) a rich assemblag…
The Boreal Bioclimates
Anthropological Research, Action, and Education in Modern Nations: With Special Reference to the U.S.A. [and Comments and Reply]
A Geobotanical Survey of Northern Manitoba
A Photo-Reconnaissance Survey of Labrador-Ungava, by F. Kenneth Hare
The Vegetation of Northern Manitoba V. Establishing the Major Zonation
Maps the vegetation zones north of 56 N. from field studies during 1954-59, and vertical air photographs. The zones are defined as geographical regions occupied by a number of plant communities and characterized by the prevalence of one, or by a particular proportion of two or more communities. Four are delineated for the Canadian Shield: tundra, forest tundra, open coniferous forest, closed coniferous forest, and four for the Hudson Bay Lowlands…
The lake-dwelling, or crannog in Eadarloch, Loch Treig: Its traditions and its construction
A detailed report on the excavation of the crannog with numerous illustrations. Preservation of timbers and wooden objects is exceptional. Other notable artefacts include leather shoes and a scrap of woollen fibre. There is evidence of activity in the sixteenth or seventeenth century
A Keg of 'Bog-Butter' from Skye and its Contents
In Ireland the practice of burying butter and other items such as tallow continued into the seventeenth century in contrast to Scotland where it appears to have stopped long ago. The Skye keg was discovered during peat cutting. A detailed description of the birch keg and its method of manufacture is provided followed by analysis of the butter. Chemical analysis could not confirm that the deposit was made up of butter fat but this could be due to …
A Keg of Bog-butter from Skye and some Notes thereupon: (To be printed in next year's volume)
[The journal notes that this paper will be printed in the next Volume of the Proceedings.]
The Bannatyne or Bute Mazer and its Carved Bone Cover: With Appendix: (1) Note on the Provenance of the Mazer; (2) Note on the Boss of the Mazer; (3) Zoological Note on the Whale Bone Cover of the Maz…
The mazer, or medieval drinking cup, is an ornate example of its type, comprising wood, carved bone and silver with many heraldic symbols. The names of Robert and Ninian Bannatyne of Kames are engraved on a silver band encircling the edge of the cup
Some Caves and a Rock Shelter at Loch Ryan and Port-Patrick, Galloway
A rock shelter near Corsewall House was associated with a midden containing shells, animal bones and hammer-stones. It is suggested that a butchery mark on one of the bones was made by a metal implement. The cave at Cairnryan contained traces of a hearth along with hammer-stones,charcoal, animal bone and shells. Occupation at Outriemakain Cave is believed to be recent
Preliminary Report on Caves containing Palaeolithic Relics, near Inchnadamph, Sutherland
Excavation revealed a deposit of reindeer antlers representing more than 400 individual deer. Some antler was worked. Bones of the cave bear and the Arctic Fox were also recovered. More recent activity was represented by two human skeletons, an awl and a pin
Folklore of the Aberdeenshire Stone Circles and Standing-stones
The legends relating to the monuments are grouped under five headings: the influence of good and evil spirits, the notion of worship, the idea of buried treasure, human associations and animal associations. Sites referred to include Drumel, Corrydoun, Chapel o'Sink, Auld Kirk o' Alford, Rayne, St Marnan's Chair and Macbeth's Stone at Lumphanan. It is noteworthy that where the term druid has been applied to these monuments in Aberdeenshire it is i…
Whin-Mills in Aberdeenshire
Until comparatively recently much of the land now in cultivation was waste and the methods of cultivation were primitive. During times of scarcity whins or gorse came to be used as animal feed. Sheep browse only upon the tender shoots of the year, but\r\ngeneral whin-cutting included the more woody portions of the plant and demanded, that the spines should be destroyed if injury to the feeders was to be avoided. So whin-bruising had to be underta…
Stone Circles at Raedykes, near Stonehaven, Kincardineshire
Raedykes is well known for its Roman Camp, however, there are also four circles or ring-cairns on the site. The four circles are situated within a short distance of each other, so that a line joining their centres would form a slight curve little more than a hundred yards in length. They are nearly equal in size, and each consists of a ring-shaped cairn with a hollow centre, the interior depression and the exterior circumference being bounded by …
Relics of the Body-Snatchers: Supplementary Notes on Mortsafe Tackle, Mortsafes, Watch-houses, and Public Vaults, mostly in Aberdeenshire
The paper describe mortsafe tackle at Inverurie, mortsafes at Oyne and Auchlossan, watch-houses at Nigg and Dyce, and public vaults at Culsalmond and Marnoch. The mortsafes which were so frequently in use about a century ago were intentionally made very heavy to prevent their removal or destruction by unauthorised persons who might wish to gain access to the bodies they protected. Therefore for lowering them into position in the grave at the time…
The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland: A Study in Faunal Evolution
The Stone Circle at Broomend of Crichie, Aberdeenshire
The circle forms part of a notable group of prehistoric monuments which has been extensively written about. A second larger circle was destroyed in the eighteenth century. Four stone cists included two which contained double burials and a unique horn spoon. An avenue extends from the circle to the area in which the cists were found. The surviving circle comprises a circular ditch and bank with a circle of stones within and a number of associated …
Notes on some Stone Circles in the South of Aberdeenshire and North of Kincardineshire
The circles referred to are in Aberdeenshire: Wester Echt, Balblair, Gask or Springhill, standing stones of Cullerlie, Balnacraig, and Inchbaire, and Corsedardar Stone; in Kincardineshire: Inchmarlo Lodge, Banchory-Ternan, standing stones of\r\nDurris, Tilquhillie, and Rees of Clune, along with Rees of Clune and Sundayswells ring cairns. At Wester Echt there are only three stones left standing; at South Fornet, Nether Corskie, and Gask only two; …
The Boreal Bioclimates
Preliminary Report on Caves containing Palaeolithic Relics, near Inchnadamph, Sutherland
Excavation revealed a deposit of reindeer antlers representing more than 400 individual deer. Some antler was worked. Bones of the cave bear and the Arctic Fox were also recovered. More recent activity was represented by two human skeletons, an awl and a pin
Anthropological Research, Action, and Education in Modern Nations: With Special Reference to the U.S.A. [and Comments and Reply]
The lake-dwelling, or crannog in Eadarloch, Loch Treig: Its traditions and its construction
A detailed report on the excavation of the crannog with numerous illustrations. Preservation of timbers and wooden objects is exceptional. Other notable artefacts include leather shoes and a scrap of woollen fibre. There is evidence of activity in the sixteenth or seventeenth century
The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland: A Study in Faunal Evolution
Cup-Marks on the Stone Circles and Standing-Stones of Aberdeenshire and part of Banffshire
The cup-marks have been arranged according to their occurrence on stone circles, on standing-stones unconnected with circles, and on rock surfaces. The cup-marks on\r\nstones which form parts of circles are all found either on the recumbent stone or in its immediate neighbourhood, nor do they occur on all the circles in the county. The possible function of the cup-marks in considered
The Sculptured Stones of Clatt, Aberdeenshire
The parish of Clatt lies along the upper waters of the Gadie, a tributary of the Ury, flowing round the "back o' Bennachie." Its southern side touches the parishes of Tullynessle and Forbes, and slopes up to the watershed, which separates it from the valley of the Don ; while it is bounded on the north by the parishes of Kennethmont and Rhynie, on the east by the parish of Leslie, and on the west by Auchindoir. The district at one time contained …
Some Old Crosses and Unlettered Sepulchral Monuments in Aberdeenshire
In some of the old churchyards in Aberdeenshire there are to be seen stones of small size on which are inscribed crosses of somewhat unusual shape and archaic design. They are few in number and generally seen as insignificant. Four examples from Dyce, four from St Medan's churchyard, two of the latter being recumbent, two from Inverurie, two from Monymusk, one from Tullich and one from Logie coldstone are described
An Account of the Watch-houses, Mortsafes, and Public Vaults in Aberdeenshire Churchyards, formerly used for the Protection of the Dead from the Resurrectionists
An account is given of the activities of the resurrectionists, the prevailing attitudes towards them and some of the measures taken to prevent the theft of corpses. A number of surviving or recently demolished watch-houses, mortsafes and public vaults and some of the legends attached to them are described. Watch-houses were shelters used overnight by those guarding newly dug graves. The simplest form of mortsafe was a heavy stone placed on top of…
Cave Excavations in East Fife: With Descriptions of the Animal Remains
The Kinkell Cave near St Andrew's was occupied during the Roman and early Christian periods. Artefacts included boar tusks, many shells, pottery and a slab incised with a human figure and a number of crosses. Constantine's Cave near Fife Ness was occupied at the same time with a comparable range of artefacts, although the whole front of the cave was walled. Crosses and animal figures were incised on the cave wall
Description of a Simple Inscribed Cross observed in the Churchyard of Tarbat and now Destroyed
A dressed slab of sandstone, on one face of which was inscribed a simple cross, the arms of the cross standing between a series of symmetrically arranged circles was discovered during grave digging. It is a type which is very rare in Scotland
Notes on Some Aberdeenshire Sculptured Stones and Crosses
The article describes a number of sculptured stones and crosses with a range of early Christian symbols including a double-disc or spectacle ornament with the Z-shaped line crossing it, a fish symbol with a triangle surrounding a central dot and an unusual triangle with a crescent across it. A standing stone at Nether Corskie has a mirror and comb alongside a mirror-case. The crosses are generally weathered with simple incised crosses and have al…
Account of Excavartions on Traprain Law in the Parish of Prestonkirk, County of Haddington, in 1915. With Description of the Animal Remains
The area enclosed within the main line of fortification amounts to about 32 acres and over at least a considerable portion of the hill there were four distinct periods of inhabitation during the Iron Age. It is suggested that the presence of a few Neolithic and Bronze Age artefacts but no pottery precludes occupation in those periods. The earliest Iron Age phase appears to to be the longest period of occupation. Finds include coins and large quan…
Description of Sculptured Symbol Stone at Rayne and Small Cross at Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire
The symbols inscribed on the Rayne stone are the Mirror Case, the Double Crescent, and a Rectangle with rod attached, of which no previous example has been found on any of the Scottish sculptured stones. The diorite stone at Culsalmond has a small plain incised cross formed of two lines crossing each other at right angles near the centre
Notes on some Stone Circles in Central Aberdeenshire
This article is a supplement to previously published surveys and includes some newly identified examples of stone circles. These are located at Fendraught, Candle Hill, Tomnaverie, Ellon, Potterton, Peathill, Cairnhall and Fularton, Chapel o' Sink, the Sunken Kiek, Nether Coullie, Tombeg, Kimmonity
Cup-Marks on the Stone Circles and Standing-Stones of Aberdeenshire and part of Banffshire
The cup-marks have been arranged according to their occurrence on stone circles, on standing-stones unconnected with circles, and on rock surfaces. The cup-marks on\r\nstones which form parts of circles are all found either on the recumbent stone or in its immediate neighbourhood, nor do they occur on all the circles in the county. The possible function of the cup-marks in considered
Notes on some Stone Circles in the South of Aberdeenshire and North of Kincardineshire
The circles referred to are in Aberdeenshire: Wester Echt, Balblair, Gask or Springhill, standing stones of Cullerlie, Balnacraig, and Inchbaire, and Corsedardar Stone; in Kincardineshire: Inchmarlo Lodge, Banchory-Ternan, standing stones of\r\nDurris, Tilquhillie, and Rees of Clune, along with Rees of Clune and Sundayswells ring cairns. At Wester Echt there are only three stones left standing; at South Fornet, Nether Corskie, and Gask only two; …
The Stone Circle at Broomend of Crichie, Aberdeenshire
The circle forms part of a notable group of prehistoric monuments which has been extensively written about. A second larger circle was destroyed in the eighteenth century. Four stone cists included two which contained double burials and a unique horn spoon. An avenue extends from the circle to the area in which the cists were found. The surviving circle comprises a circular ditch and bank with a circle of stones within and a number of associated …
Relics of the Body-Snatchers: Supplementary Notes on Mortsafe Tackle, Mortsafes, Watch-houses, and Public Vaults, mostly in Aberdeenshire
The paper describe mortsafe tackle at Inverurie, mortsafes at Oyne and Auchlossan, watch-houses at Nigg and Dyce, and public vaults at Culsalmond and Marnoch. The mortsafes which were so frequently in use about a century ago were intentionally made very heavy to prevent their removal or destruction by unauthorised persons who might wish to gain access to the bodies they protected. Therefore for lowering them into position in the grave at the time…
The Influence of Man on Animal Life in Scotland: A Study in Faunal Evolution
Stone Circles at Raedykes, near Stonehaven, Kincardineshire
Raedykes is well known for its Roman Camp, however, there are also four circles or ring-cairns on the site. The four circles are situated within a short distance of each other, so that a line joining their centres would form a slight curve little more than a hundred yards in length. They are nearly equal in size, and each consists of a ring-shaped cairn with a hollow centre, the interior depression and the exterior circumference being bounded by …
Whin-Mills in Aberdeenshire
Until comparatively recently much of the land now in cultivation was waste and the methods of cultivation were primitive. During times of scarcity whins or gorse came to be used as animal feed. Sheep browse only upon the tender shoots of the year, but\r\ngeneral whin-cutting included the more woody portions of the plant and demanded, that the spines should be destroyed if injury to the feeders was to be avoided. So whin-bruising had to be underta…
Folklore of the Aberdeenshire Stone Circles and Standing-stones
The legends relating to the monuments are grouped under five headings: the influence of good and evil spirits, the notion of worship, the idea of buried treasure, human associations and animal associations. Sites referred to include Drumel, Corrydoun, Chapel o'Sink, Auld Kirk o' Alford, Rayne, St Marnan's Chair and Macbeth's Stone at Lumphanan. It is noteworthy that where the term druid has been applied to these monuments in Aberdeenshire it is i…
Preliminary Report on Caves containing Palaeolithic Relics, near Inchnadamph, Sutherland
Excavation revealed a deposit of reindeer antlers representing more than 400 individual deer. Some antler was worked. Bones of the cave bear and the Arctic Fox were also recovered. More recent activity was represented by two human skeletons, an awl and a pin
Some Caves and a Rock Shelter at Loch Ryan and Port-Patrick, Galloway
A rock shelter near Corsewall House was associated with a midden containing shells, animal bones and hammer-stones. It is suggested that a butchery mark on one of the bones was made by a metal implement. The cave at Cairnryan contained traces of a hearth along with hammer-stones,charcoal, animal bone and shells. Occupation at Outriemakain Cave is believed to be recent
The Bannatyne or Bute Mazer and its Carved Bone Cover: With Appendix: (1) Note on the Provenance of the Mazer; (2) Note on the Boss of the Mazer; (3) Zoological Note on the Whale Bone Cover of the Maz…
The mazer, or medieval drinking cup, is an ornate example of its type, comprising wood, carved bone and silver with many heraldic symbols. The names of Robert and Ninian Bannatyne of Kames are engraved on a silver band encircling the edge of the cup
A Keg of Bog-butter from Skye and some Notes thereupon: (To be printed in next year's volume)
[The journal notes that this paper will be printed in the next Volume of the Proceedings.]
A Keg of 'Bog-Butter' from Skye and its Contents
In Ireland the practice of burying butter and other items such as tallow continued into the seventeenth century in contrast to Scotland where it appears to have stopped long ago. The Skye keg was discovered during peat cutting. A detailed description of the birch keg and its method of manufacture is provided followed by analysis of the butter. Chemical analysis could not confirm that the deposit was made up of butter fat but this could be due to …
The lake-dwelling, or crannog in Eadarloch, Loch Treig: Its traditions and its construction
A detailed report on the excavation of the crannog with numerous illustrations. Preservation of timbers and wooden objects is exceptional. Other notable artefacts include leather shoes and a scrap of woollen fibre. There is evidence of activity in the sixteenth or seventeenth century
A Photo-Reconnaissance Survey of Labrador-Ungava, by F. Kenneth Hare
The Vegetation of Northern Manitoba V. Establishing the Major Zonation
Maps the vegetation zones north of 56 N. from field studies during 1954-59, and vertical air photographs. The zones are defined as geographical regions occupied by a number of plant communities and characterized by the prevalence of one, or by a particular proportion of two or more communities. Four are delineated for the Canadian Shield: tundra, forest tundra, open coniferous forest, closed coniferous forest, and four for the Hudson Bay Lowlands…
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