** Meeting Announcement **

Apologies for cross-posting (and the short notice).

The Historical Metallurgy Society and the University of Bradford are please to announce a day meeting on "Changing technology in medieval and post-medieval metalworking". This will be held on the 10th November 2007 at the Department of Archaeology, University of Bradford (United Kingdom). The aim of the meeting is to discuss the evidence for the evolving metalworking technologies of the medieval and post-medieval periods (AD450–1650), with particular focus on iron technology. The meeting fee is £10, and the programme will be as follows.


10:00 Registration Coffee/Tea

10:45 Gerry McDonnell Welcome

Chair David Cranstone

11:00 Gerry McDonnell Chronology and technology of monastic and
post-monastic iron working at Rievaulx/Bilsdale, North Yorkshire

11:30 Sam Rubinson Iron technology in 5 th -11 th century Britain

12:00 Allan Daoust The nature of blacksmithing residues and their
relation to weld-line slag inclusions

12:30 Buffet Lunch: Research posters on display and optional tour of
the department labs

Chair Sam Rubinson

14:00 David Starley Saxon Weapons: Grave Misconceptions (TBC)

14:30 Geoff Egan An Attention Span Problem for a 16th-Century Ironsmith?
Some Half-Finished Wares Excavated in South London (TBC)

15:00 David Dungworth Beyond materiality: an exploration of some
theoretical perspectives on blacksmithing

15:30 Coffee/Tea

Chair Gerry McDonnell

16:00 Justine Bayley Innovations in late medieval technology

16:30 Peter Claughton & Janis Heward Technological change in lead
smelting: the ore hearth

17:00 Meeting Summary

17:10 Adjourn to a local pub for real ale
followed by Bradford Curry for those interested


A programme and a registration form can be downloaded from the Historical Metallurgy website (http://hist-met.org/bradford2007.html). For further details contact the organiser (Eleanor Blakelock, Eleanor.blakelock (AT) blueyonder (DOT) co (DOT) uk).

I hope that those interested will be able to attend

Paul






Paul Belford
Head of Archaeology and Monuments
Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/


[url]http://paulbelford.blogspot.com/"[/url]

I am moving back to the Heimat shortly as I can no longer afford to feed my need for Bier and kebap in the UK. I wonder if anyone on here knows of any big jobs in Bayern? Or can you recommend any units in the Munchen/Augsburg area?

I think that this is going to be my last shot as an archaeologist (as a professional anyway)if this does not work out. We put up with a lot for crappy wages, for the love of the job. My love is wearing a little thin.

Thanks in advance,

Keller

Just give me a cold Becks

I thought people might be interested in this; it looks like it might be a good course.

http://www.lamp.ac.uk/archanth/postgrad/...ology.html

I don't have a beard, a stripy jumper, or a tendency to drink vast quantities of beer... apparently I'm not a proper archaeologist

I found this request.... promised to pass it on.... what do you think??

I am a geophysicist who will be doing and excavation in the spring. I won't be looking for archaeology, but instead will be trying to understand naturally occuring magnetic anomalies to improve landmine and unexploded ordnance detection. I have identified the anomalies in magnetic datasets and modeled them to get an idea of their causes. Now I want to excavate a number of them one layer at a time to see the depth and extent of the soil causing the anomaly. What books or websites would you suggest I read in order to learn the proper procedures. Thanks.
_________________
Ryan North
Research Geophysicst

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

Am I the only person who finds it incredibly frustrating that the Oxbow Books shop isn't open at weekends? So far, I have had no opportunity to browse what I have been assured is an amazing place... Maybe we should start a BAJR petition to get them to open on Saturdays! :face-huh:

I don't have a beard, a stripy jumper, or a tendency to drink vast quantities of beer... apparently I'm not a proper archaeologist

The statutory holiday entitlement is changing. The holiday entitlement will increase to 4.8 weeks (24 days if you work a five day week) from 1 October 2007 and to 5.6 weeks (28 days if you work a five day week) from 1 April 2009, pro-rata for those working part-time.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/whats-new/index.html

for more

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

In 2008 RCAHMS will celebrate 100 years of building a picture of Scotland's past and we want to share our rich treasure store with you. The celebrations begin with the first ever public vote to choose the nation's favourite image of the most treasured places of Scotland.

100 images have been specially selected from the collections of RCAHMS and we would like you to vote for your favourite. You can also tell us about your own treasured place if it's not in our selection.

At the end of October 2007 a shortlist of the top ten images with the most votes will be revealed. These will then compete for votes throughout November and a winner will be announced in early December. The top ten images, with a selection of comments added during the vote, will feature in a major centenary exhibition at the Edinburgh City Art Centre from October 2008 to January 2009.

get voting :face-huh:
http://www.treasuredplaces.org.uk/index.php


"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

David many thanks for the conference and thanks to the audience who where superb.

And thanks to the camera crew.

Cheers

Peter

5.5 hours to get home

have you replied to the APPAG submission

"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu

Important...

If you take your BAJR Conference Sheet - (if you don't have one contact me.. info@bajr.org) that came with the email...telling you where and when everything is happening this will get you into DIG, JORVIK and Hungate for Free on the Saturday...

9am ish at St William on the Sunday...

7:30 ish at the Minster Front Door.. for Saturday night drinks



"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu