Chris Caple
Biographic Data
| ID | 5659916 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Caple |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Caple |
| SIGNATURE | CAPLE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Durham University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Yarm Helmet
THE YARM HELMET, unearthed in the 1950s by workmen at Yarm (North Yorkshire, England), is a composite construction ‘crested’ helmet of riveted, undecorated, thin iron plates. Without close parallel at the time it was found, it could not be confidently attributed to a specific date or culture. This paper records, analyses and reassesses the helmet, demonstrating that it is not a later copy, but an original 9th–11th-century helmet, comparable with …
The Apotropaic Symbolled Threshold to Nevern Castle—Castell Nanhyfer
Excavations in the summer of 2011 at Nevern Castle (Castell Nanhyfer) revealed a previously unknown southern entrance to the castle constructed of clay mortared slate in the final quarter of the twelfth century. The threshold was formed of vertically seated slates, imitating the natural bedrock. Thirteen of these slates had designs inscribed into one or both faces. Their location, the absence of such inscribed slates from the rest of the site and…
A child's burial in unconsecrated ground in early modern Dorchester, Dorset
Re-examination of a child burial found during excavations in advance of the construction of new offices for Dorset County Council in the north-west quarter of Dorchester in 1937 indicates that it is of early modern, rather than of Roman date, as originally believed at the time of excavation. A possible context is explored for the burial of a child in unconsecrated ground in the 17th century
Nevern Castle/Castell Nanhyfer (Illus 21–23)
Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials: ‘Progress destroys before culture, one of the fruits of progress, seeks to conserve’ (adapted from Greenhalgh 1989, 248)
Ancestor artefacts (objects of an earlier period, valued for their age and associations, which are retained into a later period) are normally identified by archaeologists owing to the difference between the date of the object and its context. These valued artefacts often demonstrate evidence of veneration (collection, cleaning and care). Recently, the importance of fragments in referencing an earlier object and its associations has been recognize…
Wetland Archaeology and Environments: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives. Edited by M alcolm L illie and S tephen E llis
(2007). Wetland Archaeology and Environments: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives. Edited by Malcolm Lillie and Stephen Ellis. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 164, No. 1, pp. 297-298
Towards a benign reburial context: The chemistry of the burial environment
The soil is a chemically, biologically and physically complex medium. There are an enormous number of variables that can influence the preserving/degrading nature of any soil and the burial environment it creates. Archaeological remains are recovered from all soil types. Most come from the moist aerobic soils that support plant life, however, particularly rich and informative assemblages come from dry arid soils and waterlogged deposits. The soil…
The Detection and Definition of an Industry: The English Medieval and Post Medieval Pin Industry
Although an industry can be defined as 'any branch of trade or manufacture', it is invariably associated with secondary definitions such as 'systematic economic activity' to refer to the production of large numbers of similarly manufactured and often identical items. This definition distinguishes industry from the more individualistic and irregular manufacture by 'craft
The Detection and Definition of an Industry: The English Medieval and Post Medieval Pin Industry
Although an industry can be defined as 'any branch of trade or manufacture', it is invariably associated with secondary definitions such as 'systematic economic activity' to refer to the production of large numbers of similarly manufactured and often identical items. This definition distinguishes industry from the more individualistic and irregular manufacture by 'craft
Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials: ‘Progress destroys before culture, one of the fruits of progress, seeks to conserve’ (adapted from Greenhalgh 1989, 248)
Ancestor artefacts (objects of an earlier period, valued for their age and associations, which are retained into a later period) are normally identified by archaeologists owing to the difference between the date of the object and its context. These valued artefacts often demonstrate evidence of veneration (collection, cleaning and care). Recently, the importance of fragments in referencing an earlier object and its associations has been recognize…
The Yarm Helmet
THE YARM HELMET, unearthed in the 1950s by workmen at Yarm (North Yorkshire, England), is a composite construction ‘crested’ helmet of riveted, undecorated, thin iron plates. Without close parallel at the time it was found, it could not be confidently attributed to a specific date or culture. This paper records, analyses and reassesses the helmet, demonstrating that it is not a later copy, but an original 9th–11th-century helmet, comparable with …
A child's burial in unconsecrated ground in early modern Dorchester, Dorset
Re-examination of a child burial found during excavations in advance of the construction of new offices for Dorset County Council in the north-west quarter of Dorchester in 1937 indicates that it is of early modern, rather than of Roman date, as originally believed at the time of excavation. A possible context is explored for the burial of a child in unconsecrated ground in the 17th century
The Detection and Definition of an Industry: The English Medieval and Post Medieval Pin Industry
Although an industry can be defined as 'any branch of trade or manufacture', it is invariably associated with secondary definitions such as 'systematic economic activity' to refer to the production of large numbers of similarly manufactured and often identical items. This definition distinguishes industry from the more individualistic and irregular manufacture by 'craft
Towards a benign reburial context: The chemistry of the burial environment
The soil is a chemically, biologically and physically complex medium. There are an enormous number of variables that can influence the preserving/degrading nature of any soil and the burial environment it creates. Archaeological remains are recovered from all soil types. Most come from the moist aerobic soils that support plant life, however, particularly rich and informative assemblages come from dry arid soils and waterlogged deposits. The soil…
Wetland Archaeology and Environments: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives. Edited by M alcolm L illie and S tephen E llis
(2007). Wetland Archaeology and Environments: Regional Issues, Global Perspectives. Edited by Malcolm Lillie and Stephen Ellis. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 164, No. 1, pp. 297-298
Nevern Castle/Castell Nanhyfer (Illus 21–23)
Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials: ‘Progress destroys before culture, one of the fruits of progress, seeks to conserve’ (adapted from Greenhalgh 1989, 248)
Ancestor artefacts (objects of an earlier period, valued for their age and associations, which are retained into a later period) are normally identified by archaeologists owing to the difference between the date of the object and its context. These valued artefacts often demonstrate evidence of veneration (collection, cleaning and care). Recently, the importance of fragments in referencing an earlier object and its associations has been recognize…
A child's burial in unconsecrated ground in early modern Dorchester, Dorset
Re-examination of a child burial found during excavations in advance of the construction of new offices for Dorset County Council in the north-west quarter of Dorchester in 1937 indicates that it is of early modern, rather than of Roman date, as originally believed at the time of excavation. A possible context is explored for the burial of a child in unconsecrated ground in the 17th century
The Apotropaic Symbolled Threshold to Nevern Castle—Castell Nanhyfer
Excavations in the summer of 2011 at Nevern Castle (Castell Nanhyfer) revealed a previously unknown southern entrance to the castle constructed of clay mortared slate in the final quarter of the twelfth century. The threshold was formed of vertically seated slates, imitating the natural bedrock. Thirteen of these slates had designs inscribed into one or both faces. Their location, the absence of such inscribed slates from the rest of the site and…
The Yarm Helmet
THE YARM HELMET, unearthed in the 1950s by workmen at Yarm (North Yorkshire, England), is a composite construction ‘crested’ helmet of riveted, undecorated, thin iron plates. Without close parallel at the time it was found, it could not be confidently attributed to a specific date or culture. This paper records, analyses and reassesses the helmet, demonstrating that it is not a later copy, but an original 9th–11th-century helmet, comparable with …
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