Martin Carver
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748624416
- eISBN:
- 9780748670703
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624416.001.0001
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This book relates the rediscovery of a monastery of the 8th century AD, one of the earliest so far seen in northern Europe. It lies in north-east Scotland in the land of the Picts, a largely ...
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This book relates the rediscovery of a monastery of the 8th century AD, one of the earliest so far seen in northern Europe. It lies in north-east Scotland in the land of the Picts, a largely forgotten people here shown to have been highly intellectual thinkers and consummate artists. The excavation, one of the largest to have taken place in Scotland, revealed burials in stone cists, over 200 pieces of carved stone grave markers and ornamented cross-slabs, workshops making sacred vessels and vellum for holy books, unusual bag-shaped buildings and a water-mill. The book has three parts: “Exploring”, “The Age of Fame” and :“Legacy”. It tells the story of the investigation, describes what was found and what it means for the history of Scotland and the understanding of early religion for us today. The book is provided at the back with a Digest of Evidence, summarising the archaeological finds, layers, features, structures and the results of survey, making it handy for student use at school and university and essential for fellow archaeologists.Less
This book relates the rediscovery of a monastery of the 8th century AD, one of the earliest so far seen in northern Europe. It lies in north-east Scotland in the land of the Picts, a largely forgotten people here shown to have been highly intellectual thinkers and consummate artists. The excavation, one of the largest to have taken place in Scotland, revealed burials in stone cists, over 200 pieces of carved stone grave markers and ornamented cross-slabs, workshops making sacred vessels and vellum for holy books, unusual bag-shaped buildings and a water-mill. The book has three parts: “Exploring”, “The Age of Fame” and :“Legacy”. It tells the story of the investigation, describes what was found and what it means for the history of Scotland and the understanding of early religion for us today. The book is provided at the back with a Digest of Evidence, summarising the archaeological finds, layers, features, structures and the results of survey, making it handy for student use at school and university and essential for fellow archaeologists.
Martin Carver
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748624416
- eISBN:
- 9780748670703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624416.003.0006
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This chapter describes the truly remarkable 8th century bag-shaped buildings excavated at Portmahomack. The geometrical layout, evident in the best preserved example, shows a feeling for creative ...
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This chapter describes the truly remarkable 8th century bag-shaped buildings excavated at Portmahomack. The geometrical layout, evident in the best preserved example, shows a feeling for creative symmetry which seems to come from mathematical patterns. Here is a very early example of true architecture, realised in timber, stone and turf. The northern building housed the vellum workers, identified with the help of modern parchment makers. They had a tank to clean hides, bone pegs and pebbles to stretch them on timber frames, rubbing stones and curved knives to trim, smooth and polish the surface of the hide to make it ready for writing and illuminating holy books. The southern building was home to metal workers, whose business left baked clay crucibles and moulds, tiny trays for separating precious metal, a touchstone for assaying gold, a glass stud inlaid with silver and numerous other fragments. The clues we have suggest they were making church vessels. This is one of the largest and most comprehensive exposures of early industry yet seen.Less
This chapter describes the truly remarkable 8th century bag-shaped buildings excavated at Portmahomack. The geometrical layout, evident in the best preserved example, shows a feeling for creative symmetry which seems to come from mathematical patterns. Here is a very early example of true architecture, realised in timber, stone and turf. The northern building housed the vellum workers, identified with the help of modern parchment makers. They had a tank to clean hides, bone pegs and pebbles to stretch them on timber frames, rubbing stones and curved knives to trim, smooth and polish the surface of the hide to make it ready for writing and illuminating holy books. The southern building was home to metal workers, whose business left baked clay crucibles and moulds, tiny trays for separating precious metal, a touchstone for assaying gold, a glass stud inlaid with silver and numerous other fragments. The clues we have suggest they were making church vessels. This is one of the largest and most comprehensive exposures of early industry yet seen.
Gordon M. Shepherd
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780231177009
- eISBN:
- 9780231542876
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7312/columbia/9780231177009.003.0003
- Subject:
- Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience
When taking the first sip, the key questions for neuroenology are, first, how does the wine stimulate the taste and mouth-feel systems in the mouth, and second, how does it give rise to volatiles ...
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When taking the first sip, the key questions for neuroenology are, first, how does the wine stimulate the taste and mouth-feel systems in the mouth, and second, how does it give rise to volatiles that dominate the wine taste through retronasal smell. The mechanics of the sip and functions of the saliva are described.Less
When taking the first sip, the key questions for neuroenology are, first, how does the wine stimulate the taste and mouth-feel systems in the mouth, and second, how does it give rise to volatiles that dominate the wine taste through retronasal smell. The mechanics of the sip and functions of the saliva are described.
