Hi, ... <snipped> ... Given the chance, as I forgot to ask Erszebet Jerem when I last saw her, do you have any idea if the Corpus of Celtic Finds in Hungary...
Here are your trivia questions for the day... What had its origin nearly two years ago (well, on July 6th, it will be two years exactly)??? I wonder if...
You folks need to check out ANTIQUITY Vol. 76, No. 292, June 2002. It has a special section devoted to Irish archaeology, looking at the Heritage council, site...
Yep... We've finally got it up and running. many thanks to everyone who helped out! The magazine is at http://www.irishinsight.net There are two articles...
... nominations for the ... Candidates must ... fields covered by ... EIC include the ... appointment of ... for the ... institution (or ... The home ... and...
Chalk this up to one of those weird requests... Does any one out there know of any POSITIVE reviews of Peter Beresford Ellis' works by ACADEMICS or bona fida...
Hi All, Way back at the beginning of the year, there was a lengthy and useful discussion about Salt in the Iron Age, its use in Ireland, the evidence for this...
Neil Fairburn
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Oct 3, 2002 4:07 pm
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Neil, I sent something directly on to Stiof a few months ago regarding a medieval woman doctor on the Isle of Man who made salt during part of the year. If you...
Janet Crawford
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Oct 3, 2002 8:03 pm
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Hi all, I want to say that salt is important in order to get all the electrical reaction in the body. Salt is also important to give strenght to the bone. Salt...
Hi Neil and all, ... usage ... The assumption is that normal human dietary requirements for salt, or to be more precise the sodium ion, are matched by...
Hi all, I was speaking with my wife last night about how so much is missing from the archaeological record. As an example, I mentioned La Tene period Irish ...
Hi John, Hi all, ... from ... period Irish ... Sounds like my ex-wife, except she'd throw food at me ;-) ... recycle as ... peat are ... by ... Greenland. ...
Hello, I have been reading this with little knowledge of this subject but also with immense interest. However, I wish to make a comment. Anyone may jump in...
Finn O'Neill (mka)Stu...
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Oct 12, 2002 1:13 pm
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[John Hooker, writing to the IAI group:] ~> I was speaking with my wife last night about how so much is missing from ~> the archaeological record. As an...
Hi Mike and all, ... Here is a picture of a reconstruction (bottom of the page): http://iserit.greennet.gl/aasmuseum/emuseum.html This seems to copy a...
Hi Stuart, ... Yes, I live in Calgary and I'm familiar with them. Peat would be even more effective. If it is dried properly it would be the best insulation,...
Stiof and all, Congratulations on your detailed posting on sod/peat houses. One thing I am still unhappy about ( you can never please some people!) is this:-...
Hi Stiof, I'm finally able to reply -- Our dial-up went haywire this weekend, then my monitor died! Thanks for all the details. I'm glad that I'm not the only...
Hi Stuart, apols for the delay in replying, lots to do at the moment... ... also ... may ... That's the spirit, we welcome all input here and only ask that...
Hi Mike and all, Thanks for your replies, Sorry for the delay in replying, but I have been down in Co. Waterford carrying out some work and have only just...
Neil Fairburn
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Oct 16, 2002 2:46 pm
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Hi John, ... Thanks for that. Can't work out how the roof was supported, presumably timbers are involved since the abode has a wooden door fram and window. ......
Hi Neil, ... Waterford ... again. No worries, we're all jumping through various hoops by all accounts. ... have ... may ... me to ... Look forward to that :-) ...
Hi Stiof and all, <snipped masses of useful stuff> I think it shouls be possible in at ... building a ... Yes but peat is basically plant remains with a tiny...
Dear Mike You are right about the phosphate side. Turf houses would retain considerably higher levels of phosphates than the background soils because of...
Iain Banks
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Oct 16, 2002 4:19 pm
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Hi Mike, ... Yes.... Tentatively. I am hoping that during the course of my archaeological work that I will come across it. Nice thought eh? :-) I do think it...
Neil Fairburn
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Oct 17, 2002 6:55 am
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Hi Desmond and all, ... thing I am still unhappy about ( you can never please some people!) is this:- Surely in the case of houses of such absorbent material...
Hi Mike and all, (snip) ... I've been thinking about this -- I wonder if an analysis of core samples would work (taken down to a suitable depth to account for...
Greetings All, ... In the Uplands of Snowdonia, North Wales, the recent excavation of a round house at Crawcwellt South in 1999 and 2000 (Crew forthcoming)...
Neil Fairburn
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Oct 17, 2002 4:24 pm
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Hi Mike, I'm incorporating some answers to a couple of your messages. I see i have some replies out of chronological order (my computer problems causing all ...
