An Intellectual Adventurer in Archaeology: Reflections on the work of Charles Thomas
By (author) Andy M. Jones Edited by Henrietta Quinnell
Paperback (Published)
(June 2018)
ISBN: 9781784918613
8.07 x 11.42 inches
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Charles Thomas (1928-2016) was a Cornishman and archaeologist, whose career from the 1950s spanned nearly seven decades. This period saw major developments that underpin the structures of archaeology in Britain today, in many of which he played a pivotal part.
Charles Thomas (1928-2016) was a Cornishman and archaeologist, whose career from the 1950s spanned nearly seven decades. This period saw major developments that underpin the structures of archaeology in Britain today, in many of which he played a pivotal part. He campaigned for the Chair of Cornish Studies at the University of Exeter, which he then held from 1972 until retirement, after teaching archaeology at Edinburgh and Leicester Universities. The ‘Intellectual Adventure in Archaeology’ was to Charles the mental stimulation of developing narratives for the past, especially in the areas in which he was a leading authority, including the early church in Britain, the early medieval period more generally, and Cornish studies. The contributions to this volume demonstrate the extent to which his scholarship and character has underpinned the work of others, in Cornwall and beyond. Contributions come from life-long friends and from archaeologists at all of stages of their careers. Their subjects are predominantly Cornish, Gwithian, Tintagel and Scilly, but also range from Scotland to Southern France. The whole is brought to life by a series of Charles’ watercolours, previously unpublished. The volume should appeal to all those interested in the development of archaeology in the later 20th century and of Cornwall from prehistory to its distinctive present.
Foreword – Caroline DudleyAndy M Jones and Henrietta Quinnell – A miscellany of papers ;
Nicholas Johnson – Charles Thomas 1928–2016: The sixty-year archaeological adventure of a Cornish polymath ;
Andy M Jones – To the North Cliffs! ;
Roger Mercer – Looking at the Cornish Early Neolithic from all directions ;
Vanessa Straker and Thomas Walker – Gwithian’s environmental history: Landscape change and farming ;
Henrietta Quinnell – Before the Early Christian cemetery site on Lundy Island ;
Jacqueline A Nowakowski – Working in the shadows of the giants: Charles Thomas, Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford (and King Arthur) – past and current archaeological fieldwork at Tintagel, Cornwall ;
Charles Thomas† and Charles Johns – Archaeological investigations on Teän, Isles of Scilly, 1956 ;
Ewan Campbell and Adrián Maldonado – Charles Thomas in North Britain: A career in the making ;
Anna Tyacke – My memorial stone to Charles ;
Ann Preston-Jones – St Piran’s Cross: A Cornish Icon Re-considered ;
Thomas Goskar – A little less mute: 3D capture and enhancement of Cornwall's inscribed and decorated stones ;
Oliver Padel – The name of Annet (Scilly) ;
Peter Fowler – Deserted Settlement in an Antique land: Elements of a post-Roman field archaeology on le Causee Méjean, Languedoc, France ;
Martin Bell – Coastal Archaeology in South West England: Charles Thomas and other inspirations ;
Timothy Darvill – Lift up mine eyes unto the hills: Archaeology and the uplands ;
Nick Thomas – Antony Charles Thomas, the bard of Manton ;
Mary-Jane Mountain – Charlie: Excavations and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh 1957-1967. ;
Arthur ApSimon – Remembering… ;
Adrian Rodda and Christopher Knowles – Memories of the Gwithian excavations ;
Anna Lawson-Jones – ‘The weather’s fine! Do you fancy a trip to the flint fields?’ ;
John Gould – Charles Thomas and Church Archaeology in Cornwall: Reminiscences of a Diocesan Archaeologist ;
Adam Sharpe – Charles Thomas: Linguistic archaeologist ;
Freya-Lawson-Jones – From Gwithian to York: A short saga ;
Philip Marsden – End note: A man of letters ;
The Complete Bibliography of Charles Antony Thomas – compiled by Nicholas Johnson
- By (author) Andy M. Jones
- Edited by Henrietta Quinnell
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