Publications
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Irish Prehistory & Mythology
Archaeoastronomy
Indiana Prehistory
Reviews

Miscellaneous
Unpublished Papers

[Note:  Publications that pertain to more than one category may be listed in each.]
 


Irish Prehistory & Mythology

in press.  Place and Time in the Tána. In Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on the Ulster Cycle, edited by Ruairí Ó hUiginn. Maynooth:

2007 Dún Ailinne's Role in Folklore, Myth, and the Sacred Landscape. In Dún Ailinne: Excavations at an Irish Royal Site 1968-1975, edited by Bernard Wailes & Susan Johnston, pp. 183-194. Philadelphia: University Museum.

2005 Astronomy and the Sacred Landscape in Irish Myth.  In Proceedings of the 4th INSAP Conference, edited by Nicholas Campion, pp. 121-134.  Bristol:  Canopus Press.

2004  a)  Irish Mythology.  In Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: an Encyclopedia, edited by C. Scott Littleton. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.
b) Druids. In Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: an Encyclopedia, edited by C. Scott Littleton. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

2003   Festivals, Deaths, and the Sacred Landscape of Ancient Ireland (with Laura Ward).  Journal of Indo-European Studies.

2000  Review of:  Astronomy in Prehistoric Ireland and Britain (Ruggles).  Archaeoastronomy (Journal of the International Society for Astronomy and  in Culture) 14(2):132-141.

1994 a) Review of:  O'Kelly's Newgrange.  Archaeoastronomy (U.S.) 11:122-125.
b)
Review of:  Animals in Celtic Life and Myth (Green).  American Journal of Archaeology 98:586-587.

1991  Traditions d'Irlande et ethnoastronomie (translation of 1985).  Kadath:  Chroniques des Civilisations Disparues (Brussels) 75 (Spring):35-41. 

1989  The Year at Drombeg.  In World Archaeoastronomy, edited by Anthony F. Aveni, Ch. 37, pp. 470-482.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1985  Astronomical traditions in ancient Ireland and Britain.  Archaeoastronomy (U.S.)8:70-79.

1985  Review of:   The stars and the stones:  ancient art and astronomy in Ireland (Martin Brennan).  Archaeology 38(1):70-71.

1983  Review of:   The stars and the stones (Martin Brennan).  Archaeoastronomy 6:141-144.

1982 Review of:   The Boyne Valley vision (Martin Brennan)  Archaeoastronomy 5(4):28-31.

1981  Irish henge orientations:  preliminary results and some problems.  In Archaeoastronomy in the Americas, edited by Ray A. Williamson, pp. 343-350.  Los Altos, California:  Ballena Press.

1978  Review of:   The archaeology of Ireland (Peter Harbison).  Archaeology 31(4):67-68.

1977  Thom's megalithic yard and traditional measurements.  Irish Archaeological Research Forum 4:1-7.

1975  Some henges and hengiform earthworks in Ireland.  Ann Arbor: Xerox University Microfilms.

1974  Two cross-inscribed stones.  Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 104:157-158.

Archaeoastronomy

2006  Review of:  Current Studies in Archaeoastronomy (Fountain & Sinclair, eds.). American Anthropologist 108:586-587.

2005 Astronomy and the Sacred Landscape in Irish Myth.  In Proceedings of the 4th INSAP Conference, edited by Nicholas Campion, pp. 121-134.  Bristol:  Canopus Press.

2000  Review of:  Astronomy in Prehistoric Ireland and Britain (Ruggles).  Archaeoastronomy (Journal of the International Society for Astronomy  in Culture) 14(2):132-141.

1993  Beyond alignments.  Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy News 9:1,4.

1991  Traditions d'Irlande et ethnoastronomie (translation of 1985).  Kadath:  Chroniques des Civilisations Disparues (Brussels) 75 (Spring):35-41. 

1989  The Year at Drombeg.  In World Archaeoastronomy, edited by Anthony F. Aveni, Ch. 37, pp. 470-482.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1987  Review of:  Stonehenge:  mystery in the plain (film).  Archaeology 40(1):75-76. 

1986  Review of:  Early man and the cosmos (Hadingham).  Archaeology 39(2):81

1985  a)  Astronomical traditions in ancient Ireland and Britain.  Archaeoastronomy (U.S.)8:70-79. 
b) 
Review of:  The stars and the stones:  ancient art and astronomy in Ireland (Martin Brennan).  Archaeology 38(1):70-71.

1984  Stones and henges:  megalithic astronomy reviewed.  In Archaeoastronomy and the Roots of Science, edited by E. C. Krupp, pp. 169-210.  AAAS Selected Symposium Series 71.  Boulder, Colorado:  Westview Press.

1983  a)  Review of:  The stars and the stones (Martin Brennan).  Archaeoastronomy 6:141-144.
b)  Review of: 
Is there an American Stonehenge? (film).  American Anthropologist 85:755.

1982  a)  Review of:   Skywatchers of ancient Mexico (Anthony Aveni).  Archaeology 35(2):82.
b) 
Review of:  The first stargazers (James Cornell).  Archaeology 35(3):77.
c)  Review of:  Megalithomania (John Michell).  Archaeology 35(6):74.
d) 
Review of:  The Boyne Valley vision (Martin Brennan)  Archaeoastronomy 5(4):28-31.

1981  a)  Archaeoastronomy and related problems:  Old World Approaches vs. New.  In Archaeoastronomy in the Americas, edited by Ray A. Williamson, pp. 43-49. Los Altos, California:  Ballena Press.
b) 
Irish henge orientations:  preliminary results and some problems.  In Archaeoastronomy in the Americas, edited by Ray A. Williamson, pp. 343-350.  Los Altos, California:  Ballena Press.
c) 
Stone Age science in Britain (Alvar Ellegard) (invited comment).  Current Anthropology 22:118-119.
d)  Review of:  The mystery of Stonehenge (Franklyn M. Branley).  Archaeology 34(5):72-73.
e) 
Review of:  Megalithic remains in Britain and Brittany (A. & A. S. Thom).  Archaeoastronomy 4(2):40-43.

1980  Archaeoastronomia e i primordi di una scienza (translation of 1979).  Mondo Archaeologico (Florence), September (No. 48):5-9.

1979  Archaeoastronomy and the beginnings of a science.  Archaeology 32(2):46-52.

1978  Review of:  In search of ancient astronomies (E. C. Krupp, ed.).  Archaeoastronomy Bulletin 1(4):6-8.

1977  Thom's megalithic yard and traditional measurements.  Irish Archaeological Research Forum 4:1-7.

1973  Stone- and other henges.  Expedition 15(2):2-8.
 

Indiana Prehistory

1992  Native American Cultures in Indiana.  Edited volume; authored components include seven section introductions and an appendix on Indiana radiocarbon dates.  Muncie:  Minnetrista Cultural Center/Ball State University.

1988  Site distribution and physiographic zones along the Big Blue River glacial sluiceway (with Frank Burkett).  Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Sciences 96:75-81.

1987  A controlled surface collection at the Van Nuys Site, Henry County (abstract).  In Current Research in Indiana Archaeology and Prehistory: 1986, edited by Christopher S. Peebles.  Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Research Reports 7:5.

1986  (with Frank N. Burkett)  Archaeological investigations in the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 21.

1982  (with Jeanette E. Buehrig) A comprehensive archaeological survey of Mounds State Park.  Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 6.

1981  a) Archaeological investigations at Mounds State Park, 1979.  Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 1.
b)  1979 Field school, Mounds State Park:  introduction and prehistoric phases.  Ball State Archaeological Reports 16:29-35. 
c)   (with William R. Wepler, senior author) 1979 Field school, Mounds State Park:  historic phases.  Ball State Archaeological Reports 16:40-55.

Reviews

2006 Current Studies in Archaeoastronomy (Fountain & Sinclair, eds.). American Anthropologist 108:586-587.

2003  Virtual earthworks (exhibit review).  Archaeology 56(5):61.

2002  a)  Ways of Inhabiting the World: Landscape Archaeology (Review essay).  American Anthropologist 104:315-320
b)  Dying for the Gods (Green).  Archaeology 55 (4):62.

2000  a)  Stonehenge Revealed: Mysteries of the Stones and Landscape (Souden).  Isis (Journal of the History of Science Society) 91:581-582.
b)  Astronomy in Prehistoric Ireland and Britain (Ruggles).  Archaeoastronomy (Journal of the International Society for Astronomy and  in Culture) 14(2):132-141.

1999  Searching for the Great Hopewell Road (video). Archaeology 52(6):76-78.

1994 a) O'Kelly's Newgrange.  Archaeoastronomy (U.S.) 11:122-125.
b) Animals in Celtic Life and Myth (Green).  American Journal of Archaeology 98:586-587.

1991  Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries (Feder) & Fantastic Archaeology (Williams).  Archaeology 44(4):70-76.

1988 Advances in archaeological method and theory, Vol. 9 (Schiffer, ed.).  American Antiquity 53:435-436.

1987  Stonehenge:  mystery in the plain (film).  Archaeology 40(1):75-76. 

1986  Early man and the cosmos (Hadingham).  Archaeology 39(2):81

1985  The stars and the stones:  ancient art and astronomy in Ireland (Martin Brennan).  Archaeology 38(1):70-71.

1984  Hopewell archaeology: the Chillicothe conference (David S. Brose & N'omi Greber, eds.).  Archaeoastronomy (U.S.)7:160-161.

1983  a)  The stars and the stones (Martin Brennan).  Archaeoastronomy 6:141-144.
b)  Is there an American Stonehenge? (film).  American Anthropologist 85:755.

1982  a)  Skywatchers of ancient Mexico (Anthony Aveni).  Archaeology 35(2):82.
b)  The first stargazers (James Cornell).  Archaeology 35(3):77.
c)  Megalithomania (John Michell).  Archaeology 35(6):74.
d) 
The Boyne Valley vision (Martin Brennan)  Archaeoastronomy 5(4):28-31.

1981  a)  The development of social stratification in Europe (Antonio Gilman)(invited comment).  Current Anthropology 22:12-13.
b)  Stone Age science in Britain (Alvar Ellegard)(invited comment).  Current Anthropology 22:118-119.
c)  The mystery of Stonehenge (Franklyn M. Branley).  Archaeology 34(5):72-73.
d)  Megalithic remains in Britain and Brittany (A. & A. S. Thom).  Archaeoastronomy 4(2):40-43.

1980  Before the Romans; In search of the magic of Stonehenge; and Cracking the Stone Age code (films).  Archaeology 33(4):60-61.
b)  Prehistoric Avebury (Aubrey Burl).  Archaeology 33(4):68.

1979  The Avebury cycle (Michael Dames).  Archaeology 32(1):75-76.

1978  a)  The archaeology of Ireland (Peter Harbison).  Archaeology 31(4):67-68.
b)  In search of ancient astronomies (E. C. Krupp, ed.).  Archaeoastronomy Bulletin 1(4):6-8.

1977  Circles and standing stones (Evan Hadingham).  American Anthropologist  79:720.

Miscellaneous

2007 a) Destination: Castle Roche. Archaeology 60(3): .
b) Archaeological Method & Theory and the M3. www.mythicalireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=721#721

2004  Druids.  In Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: an Encyclopedia, edited by C. Scott Littleton. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish

1986  International education at Ball State.  Business Transnational 1:4.

1981  a)  The development of social stratification in Europe (Antonio Gilman) (invited comment).  Current Anthropology 22:12-13.
b)  Stone Age science in Britain (Alvar Ellegard) (invited comment).  Current Anthropology 22:118-119.

1978  A second radiocarbon revolution. American Archaeologist 3:10-11.

1973  Stone- and other henges.  Expedition 15(2):2-8.

1972  Fossil man and aboriginal origins in Australia.  Bulletin of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 24:38-64.

Unpublished Papers

2005 Place and time in the Tána. Second Conference on the Ulster Cycle, Maynooth, Ireland, 27 June

2004 a) Using Archaeological Reconnaissance Data to Identify Oenach Sites. International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, 6 May
b) Cosmography in Tochmarc Étaíne. Thirty-Fifth Conference on Ancient and Early Studies, Muncie, 8 October

2001 It would look right at home in Wessex: New World - Old World parallels in early agricultural sacred landscapes. Society for American Archaeology annual meeting, New Orleans, 20 April 2001

2000  Druids and kings in the dindshenchas. Heterarchy and Hierarchy Symposium (Retirement symposium honoring Prof. Bernard Wailes). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 4 Apr 2000.

1995 a) Lunar orientations and prehistoric sites in Ireland and Great Britain. Invited paper. Annual Ghost Ranch Symposium on Archaeoastronomy. Albuquerque, 19 February.
b) Radiocarbon chronology for Indiana: current status. Indiana Archaeology: the 1995 CCIA Workshop, Indianapolis, 1 April.
c) Hints of astronomy in ancient Ireland. Biennial History of Astronomy Workshop, History of Astronomy Special Interest Group of the History of Science Society & Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society, Notre Dame, 25 June.

1991 a) Working with the Indiana Miami (senior author, with Elizabeth J. Glenn & Donald R. Cochran). Midwest Archaeological Conference, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 19 October
b) Toward a radiocarbon chronology for Indiana. Midwest Archaeological Conference, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 19 October

1989 Changing settlement patterns in Indiana prehistory. American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., 19 November

1986 a) Site location in relation to physiographic zone along the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway (coauthored with Frank Burkett). Indiana Academy of Science, Indianapolis, 14 November.
b) A controlled surface collection on the Van Nuys Site, Henry County, Indiana (coauthored by Frank Burkett). Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 1 November.

1984  Surveying for lithic scatters. Symposium on archaeological surveying techniques, Department of Archaeology, University College, Cork, Ireland, 17 April.

1983 a) Investigations at Mounds State Park, 1978-1982. Society for American Archaeology, Pittsburgh, 29 April.
b) Irish henge research, 1973-1983. Irish Association of Professional Archaeologists, Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, 13 November.

1982 a) The MS in Archaeological Resources Management at Ball State University. Symposium on BA, MA, and PhD programs in applied anthropology, Society for Applied Anthropology, Lexington, Kentucky, 11 March.
b) Recent investigations in Mounds State Park, Anderson, Indiana. Midwest Archaeological Conference, Cleveland, 1 October.

1981 a) Midwestern archaeoastronomy: Woodland enclosures (poster paper)(with Thomas Robertson, senior author). Archaeoastronomy symposium, Oxford University, 5 September.
b) Archaeoastronomical studies in Ireland (poster paper). Archaeoastronomy symposium, Oxford University, 7 September.
c) Archaeological investigations at Mounds State Park, 1979-l981. Indiana Academy of Science, Crawfordsville, 6 November.

1980 a) Stones and henges: megalithic astronomy reviewed (invited lecture). Symposium on archaeoastronomy and the roots of science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, San Francisco, 6 January.
b) Excavations at Mounds State Park, 1980. Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 1 November.

1979 Archaeological testing of two "lost" earthworks in Mounds State Park. Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, 3 November.

 

 

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To Be Done (& check that all reviews are duplicated in appropriate category)

1981  a

      c)  The mystery of Stonehenge (Franklyn M. Branley).  Archaeology 34(5):72-73.

      d)  Megalithic remains in Britain and Brittany (A. & A. S. Thom).  Archaeoastronomy 4(2):40-43.

1980  a)  Before the Romans; In search of the magic of Stonehenge; and Cracking        the Stone Age code (films).  Archaeology 33(4):60-61.
b)  Prehistoric Avebury (Aubrey Burl).  Archaeology 33(4):68.

1979  The Avebury cycle (Michael Dames).  Archaeology 32(1):75-76.

1978  a)  The archaeology of Ireland (Peter Harbison).  Archaeology 31(4):67-68.
b)  In search of ancient astronomies (E. C. Krupp, ed.).  Archaeoastronomy Bulletin 1(4):6-8.

1977  Circles and standing stones (Evan Hadingham).  American Anthropologist            79:720.

   Miscellaneous Publications

1981  a)  Henges and stone circles, ritual and archaeoastronomy: archaeological research in Ireland and Great Britain. Winter quarter 1980-81 faculty lecture.  Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University.

      b)  1979 and 1980 excavations at Mounds State Park.  Wabash Valley Archaeological Society Newsletter 15(5):4.

1973-74  Monthly column on Irish culture and archaeology for Fountain County [Indiana] Star.

1969-71  Anthropology (annual reviews).  In Living History of the World year books.  New York:  Stravon Educational Press, for Parents' Magazine Press.

1968  Study guides to accompany The Rise and Development of Western Civilization, by J. L. Stipp, C. W. Hollister, and A. W. Dirrim (2 vols.).  New York:  John Wiley & Sons.