Archaeology and geology

Poems by Lois

The Slaughter Stone

On the south side of Stonehenge, lying on its side is one of the huge stones which make the monument. You can see it at the front of the photo.  It is called the Slaughter Stone, which is a bit misleading, because it makes it sound as if it was used for some sort of […]

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Archaeology and geology by Lois

Running aground

Having enjoyed the last six assignments for my archaeology course, my massive open on-line course from Brown University, I have just run aground on the latest one which was to create a podcast. Now may I should have chosen one of the other choices, writing about three archaeological organizations (sounds a bit boring) write a […]

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Archaeology and geology by Lois

Thor’s sacred wood

I read an interesting article  in ‘Irish Archaeology’, about the defeat of the Vikings in Dublin by the great  Irish king, Brian Bóruma (Boru) in 999. After his victory over Sitric Silkbeard, at the Battle of Glen Máma, instead of marching straight in to ravish Dublin, Brian diverted some of his troops to go and […]

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