The Great Beer Experiment produced a passable ale, but the proof of the pudding is not just in the drinking. The strength of an experimental hypothesis is underpinned by what we find in the dirt; if there is a general lack of animal bone to support O’Kelly’s cooking explanation, the archaeobotanical evidence to support the brewing interpretation is equally sparse. Read more
The long lost art of letter writing, expertly executed by Koop and Earl Zinger. Friday’s tune for the facebook generation… Read more
‘Hey did you catch Conor’s new Blog?’
‘What? Conor’s not got a blog. I’d have known if Conor had a blog.’
‘I was reading it yesterday.’
‘Eh? Conor Conor or the other Conor?’
‘Not Conor (obviously!) – or the other.
‘Conor the other the other? Didn’t know he was blogging. What’s it like?’
The Bronze Age burnt mounds of Ireland are enigmatic; many theories have been proposed for their purpose, from cooking sites to prehistoric saunas. But were these monuments actually microbreweries for Bronze Age beer? In part two of our three part series, we get down to business with archaeologists who like to experiment… Read more
