Alexander Somerville
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 158476 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Alexander Somerville |
| PRENOMES | Alexander |
| SOBRENOME | Somerville |
| ASSINATURA | SOMERVILLE A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Dawson City Museum Yukon Canada |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4250-4998 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 11 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Un suburbio de Teotihuacan
El artículo presenta las problemáticas y los primeros resultados del Proyecto Hacienda Metepec (2021-2022). El examen de los antecedentes arqueológicos y del mapeo realizado de este barrio de Teotihuacan permiten discutir su proceso de formación en el margen este de la ciudad. El barrio pudo resultar de varios procesos de crecimiento urbanístico, incluso de una planificación, según los principios aplicados en las zonas centrales de Teotihuacan o,…
Affective Presence
Drawing on exploratory research of online ethnographic records for particular types of Aboriginal bags in North America, we confront the absence of affective knowledge in museum catalogues and documentation. Although curatorial, ethnographic, and Aboriginal understandings of these items teem with affect, we find affect to be almost wholly lacking from available online records. We ask what the effects of this absence are for descendent Aboriginal …
The Whistler at the Plough
Alexander Somerville (1811–85) was an extraordinary figure, notorious in his own lifetime for his espousal of political reform. The youngest child of impoverished farmers from the Scottish border country, he was the last soldier to be flogged publicly in Britain, after openly stating that his regiment would not fire on Reform agitators. In his subsequent journalistic career his stance was influenced by his concern that violent revolution would in…
The ancient sundials of Scotland
An update of an 1890 article about sundials in Scotland by Thomas Ross, including an updated catalogue of Scottish sundials. The article describes the different styles of sundial found in Scotland and speculates on the dates in which these designs may have been fashionable during the 17th and 18th centuries. The author then considers the reasons why Scotland might have developed such a strong interest in sundials during this period, including the…
Lecture summaries
Seven lecture summaries:Rhum: the excavationsFrom Neolithic to Viking – excavations at Pool, Sanday, OrkneyExcavation of an Iron-Age fort at The Dunion, RoxburghshireThe Spanish Armada: its Irish legacyThe ancient sundials of ScotlandBuildings of St KildaThe use of bloodstone on the island of Rhum, Scotland, and beyond
Affective Presence
Drawing on exploratory research of online ethnographic records for particular types of Aboriginal bags in North America, we confront the absence of affective knowledge in museum catalogues and documentation. Although curatorial, ethnographic, and Aboriginal understandings of these items teem with affect, we find affect to be almost wholly lacking from available online records. We ask what the effects of this absence are for descendent Aboriginal …
The ancient sundials of Scotland
An update of an 1890 article about sundials in Scotland by Thomas Ross, including an updated catalogue of Scottish sundials. The article describes the different styles of sundial found in Scotland and speculates on the dates in which these designs may have been fashionable during the 17th and 18th centuries. The author then considers the reasons why Scotland might have developed such a strong interest in sundials during this period, including the…
Lecture summaries
Seven lecture summaries:Rhum: the excavationsFrom Neolithic to Viking – excavations at Pool, Sanday, OrkneyExcavation of an Iron-Age fort at The Dunion, RoxburghshireThe Spanish Armada: its Irish legacyThe ancient sundials of ScotlandBuildings of St KildaThe use of bloodstone on the island of Rhum, Scotland, and beyond
The Whistler at the Plough
Alexander Somerville (1811–85) was an extraordinary figure, notorious in his own lifetime for his espousal of political reform. The youngest child of impoverished farmers from the Scottish border country, he was the last soldier to be flogged publicly in Britain, after openly stating that his regiment would not fire on Reform agitators. In his subsequent journalistic career his stance was influenced by his concern that violent revolution would in…
Affective Presence
Drawing on exploratory research of online ethnographic records for particular types of Aboriginal bags in North America, we confront the absence of affective knowledge in museum catalogues and documentation. Although curatorial, ethnographic, and Aboriginal understandings of these items teem with affect, we find affect to be almost wholly lacking from available online records. We ask what the effects of this absence are for descendent Aboriginal …
Un suburbio de Teotihuacan
El artículo presenta las problemáticas y los primeros resultados del Proyecto Hacienda Metepec (2021-2022). El examen de los antecedentes arqueológicos y del mapeo realizado de este barrio de Teotihuacan permiten discutir su proceso de formación en el margen este de la ciudad. El barrio pudo resultar de varios procesos de crecimiento urbanístico, incluso de una planificación, según los principios aplicados en las zonas centrales de Teotihuacan o,…
Archaeology (3 obras) · Geography (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Ancient history (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Scottish History and National Identity (2 obras) · Affect (linguistics (1 obra) · Anarchism and Radical Politics (1 obra) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 obra)