tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.comments2024-01-18T15:16:28.402+00:00Castles and CoprolitesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-89888082638146898342024-01-18T07:33:24.023+00:002024-01-18T07:33:24.023+00:00Your blog post is very nice to me. Thank yopu for ...Your blog post is very nice to me. Thank yopu for sharing this blog post.<br /><a href="<a href=" rel="nofollow">jobs work from home uk</a><br />Vf Talenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09694891828965181137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-71771587387258191382020-11-21T07:57:48.352+00:002020-11-21T07:57:48.352+00:00Really good, thoughtful post, and I absolutely agr...Really good, thoughtful post, and I absolutely agree. Also, we shouldn’t be shy about saying ‘we don’t know’: it’s part and parcel of how we work, and invites non-professionals to think through that with us. Complexity is not the same as ‘anything goes’beedushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102896360797477034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-60162982428072190682020-11-17T22:41:10.259+00:002020-11-17T22:41:10.259+00:00I really enjoyed this very thoughtful take on the ...I really enjoyed this very thoughtful take on the events of this past week and the wider context. Thank you. And yes, I do think we need to think very carefully about media presence - it is what 99% of the public see and is often the one chance we get to inform them. Candlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695978175211020402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-90894549442321894222020-11-17T19:03:14.280+00:002020-11-17T19:03:14.280+00:00An insightful piece, and thanks for the mentions o...An insightful piece, and thanks for the mentions of our paper. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098789781335136374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-1592446040735943422020-07-07T11:12:03.804+01:002020-07-07T11:12:03.804+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563917787019974268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-39917195715995601192020-07-06T12:05:32.004+01:002020-07-06T12:05:32.004+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730972023871438600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-83882077735520804002020-07-06T06:56:08.772+01:002020-07-06T06:56:08.772+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594425701595856885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-50441060994782330722019-11-05T20:14:09.781+00:002019-11-05T20:14:09.781+00:00Apologies for the very belated response, I haven&#...Apologies for the very belated response, I haven't checked my blog in a while! Thank you for the comment, it is great to hear about other historic examples where a similar process has been used.Castles and Coproliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532404063941149764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-49073979055462472492019-07-16T16:55:47.160+01:002019-07-16T16:55:47.160+01:00I support your theory that the stones for Stonehen...I support your theory that the stones for Stonehenge were transported on wooden sledges using "greasy ways". Like your Berthon Boatyard correspondent I was taught about this technique at Southampton Tech in the 1960s. Similar oiled slipway launching methods are still in use in shipyards. The amount of grease and timber need not be very large as the wooden "rails" can be re-used continually and rapidly become soaked in grease.Michael Organehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137338948701277539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-32409447587604073952017-12-05T05:17:13.847+00:002017-12-05T05:17:13.847+00:00I have a long experience of archaeology and the pa...I have a long experience of archaeology and the passions it releases. I have also spent much time since the 1960's experimenting with ancient ceramic techniques, looking at and considering the deposits caused by firings etc.<br /><br />I have created neolithic ovens and have many theories on the practical side of cooking. Seeing supposed 'ritual' deposits, I usually come up with a practical solution. Actually being listened to is a continual bugbear. I'm only offering sincere thoughts on interpretations in archaeology.<br /><br />What I have done now for my own satisfaction is write a series of novels set in Neolithic Orkney. I put myself 'in pace' with the characters, who become so human and reasonable. They are so unfettered by modern dogma that they can have a life.<br /><br />The series is called 'Skara' It is too a great adventure in ancient experiences where folk live, love, antagonise, work, create wonderful things eat amazingly good food and ,of course breed.<br /><br />Go to www.skarabooks.com buy a copy or download an ebook. It's a brilliant read, so I'm told. It is being made into an opera in New York and there are now wide screen prospects. It is a 'Thrillogy' of five illustrated volumes coming out over the next two years.<br /><br />This has been great therapy for me, being able to freely express archaeological thought in a book that folk love.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Andrew Appleby 'The Harray Potter' www.orkneypottery.co.ukAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503133953711697590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-38058437626182677892017-10-17T13:29:23.719+01:002017-10-17T13:29:23.719+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443995512049734828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-79804086511673334152017-07-12T19:07:27.593+01:002017-07-12T19:07:27.593+01:00Now if you only knew somebody that could indentify...Now if you only knew somebody that could indentify all those other 'things that are bad for you'. 😁Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386365415712255108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-19284018861781482152017-05-02T11:56:20.522+01:002017-05-02T11:56:20.522+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.James Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186035985073376793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-79941066756626666752017-04-11T15:26:37.139+01:002017-04-11T15:26:37.139+01:00Illustrious! Can I use that comment as evidence of...Illustrious! Can I use that comment as evidence of blog impact? John is currently being whipped into shape with mountains of paperwork and admin :)Castles and Coproliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532404063941149764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-66382386317567535252017-04-07T21:47:09.337+01:002017-04-07T21:47:09.337+01:00Very nice getting to meet the illustrious Dr. Shil...Very nice getting to meet the illustrious Dr. Shillito. I am looking forward to seeing you whip Blong into shape! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572073819367169099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-12580903988102691842017-03-18T12:14:15.140+00:002017-03-18T12:14:15.140+00:00Very recognizable. One of the things that I keep i...Very recognizable. One of the things that I keep in mind nowadays is that all thin section series I have studied have always contained a feature or group of features that I did not recognize at first and needed more literature reading, or additional analyses. Using micromorphology is a constant learning process.<br /><br />Therefore, in the course that I am preparing at the moment, my main goal is that that the participants learn what micromorphology can contribute to archaeology and get experience in component identification and pattern recognition. IMO that is what forms the basis of practical micromorphology. Those that to continue using the method and gain more experience will have to start getting aquainted with terminology, jargon etc. - and in my case with literature in a foreign language (=English).<br /><br />Good idea to bring the course material to the DIG conference. I can do the same..<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488977202001585543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-31202788056743776412017-03-14T20:46:15.266+00:002017-03-14T20:46:15.266+00:00Thank-you for your service to help humans understa...Thank-you for your service to help humans understand there impact on the he environment thru out history.<br />You have a fascinating area of sciences to share.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719680889040838426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-83610830942501820572017-03-03T14:09:08.893+00:002017-03-03T14:09:08.893+00:00Not as far as I know. I am working on poblications...Not as far as I know. I am working on poblications for the coastal deposits, but won't go into detail on the optical properties of shells.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488977202001585543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-11935107218581399712017-03-03T13:20:16.083+00:002017-03-03T13:20:16.083+00:00thank you! Is there anything published on this?thank you! Is there anything published on this?Castles and Coproliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532404063941149764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-7624240716747201002017-03-03T12:46:48.230+00:002017-03-03T12:46:48.230+00:00I have many foraminifera in samples from coastal (...I have many foraminifera in samples from coastal (tidal) deposits in the Netherlands. They look slightly different (like tiny ammonites). Yours could maybe also be shells from (young) snails?<br /><br />I also encounter the extinction cross in small mollusc shells. It does remind of spherulites - there it is formed because the crystallites are perpendicular to the surface of the object. WIth forams, however, I have always assumed it is formed when the crystallites are parallel to the surface of a round or bowl-shaped object. Different orientation, but similar effect.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488977202001585543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-34842909347622324452017-02-24T13:21:24.619+00:002017-02-24T13:21:24.619+00:00yes, there is definitely the terminology problem! ...yes, there is definitely the terminology problem! And how to get people to focus on the one thing you are working on, without getting overwhelmed by all the other things going on in the same slide.Castles and Coproliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532404063941149764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-60055343336858312882017-02-24T11:14:10.183+00:002017-02-24T11:14:10.183+00:00Interesting! I am preparing a week-long introducti...Interesting! I am preparing a week-long introductionary hands-on course on archaeological soil micromorphology. I will give this course for the first time (first week of april; already fully booked). I find the biggest challenge to provide to the participants a basis to work from without drowning them in information and terminology. I can't teach everything I know...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488977202001585543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-15653273741497584332016-11-10T18:57:36.312+00:002016-11-10T18:57:36.312+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250816620477276590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-35140096498305431392016-08-05T14:11:10.915+01:002016-08-05T14:11:10.915+01:00Dear Lisa-Marie,
I think you have the fruiting bo...Dear Lisa-Marie,<br /><br />I think you have the fruiting bodies of saprofytic fungi, generally known as sclerotia. I encounter them a lot in association with decaying organic matter in various environments. They can vary considerably in overall size and size of the cells - I guess they may come from a range of fungal species.<br /><br />By the way, I notice the scanned thin sections have shading. That can be evaded by using a diapostive scanner with backlighting instead of the standard scanner. We scan our thin sections standard, and I always have a print-out of the scan next to the microscope when studying thin sections. So much easier to keep track where you are in the sample!<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br />Hans HuismanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17488977202001585543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967180110812725083.post-75025927341475612102016-06-15T18:41:22.543+01:002016-06-15T18:41:22.543+01:00time management yes! I think this sort of experien...time management yes! I think this sort of experience is going to become more important as the emphasis on engagement and impact increases Castles and Coproliteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532404063941149764noreply@blogger.com