Graeme Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4184932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Graeme Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Graeme |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 232 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Musical tuning peg from Edinburgh Castle and the stringing of medieval harps
A stray bone tuning peg from late medieval levels within Edinburgh Castle, the first such find to be published from Scotland, probably belonged to a small, wooden, metal-strung harp. Although it is simply made, its dimensions indicate that the lost instrument had been built to standard units of measurement (inches and fractions of an inch), was probably the product of a craft workshop and was therefore a valuable item of equipment. With the excep…
Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of Language, Symbolism, and Music–An Alternative Multidisciplinary Perspective
Medieval Trumpet from the City of London, II
Excavations south of Edinburgh High Street, 1973-4
NT 260735. Remains of houses of 14th to 16th centuries were uncovered, together with walling interpreted as the late 15th century city wall or King's Wall built in response to a royal charter. Considerable documentary evidence in the form of deeds and protocol books exists for the area, but it was of limited archaeological value owing to the difficulty of pinpointing properties on the ground. Finds include coarse pottery, German stonewares, floor…
An early Norwegian lyre from Rsldal, Hordaland (Norway)
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Excavations south of Edinburgh High Street, 1973-4
NT 260735. Remains of houses of 14th to 16th centuries were uncovered, together with walling interpreted as the late 15th century city wall or King's Wall built in response to a royal charter. Considerable documentary evidence in the form of deeds and protocol books exists for the area, but it was of limited archaeological value owing to the difficulty of pinpointing properties on the ground. Finds include coarse pottery, German stonewares, floor…
An early Norwegian lyre from Rsldal, Hordaland (Norway)
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
Medieval Trumpet from the City of London, II
Archaeological Evidence for the Emergence of Language, Symbolism, and Music–An Alternative Multidisciplinary Perspective
Musical tuning peg from Edinburgh Castle and the stringing of medieval harps
A stray bone tuning peg from late medieval levels within Edinburgh Castle, the first such find to be published from Scotland, probably belonged to a small, wooden, metal-strung harp. Although it is simply made, its dimensions indicate that the lost instrument had been built to standard units of measurement (inches and fractions of an inch), was probably the product of a craft workshop and was therefore a valuable item of equipment. With the excep…
Art (5 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (3 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (2 works) · Musical (2 works) · Anthropology (1 works)