Some of my papers – a finds report, a discussion of a large tile assemblage and a contribution to the study of an army camp – were published recently (don't let the 2012 date on PSAS fool you, it came out last month!):
Anderson, S., 2012, ‘Artefacts’, in Greig, M.,
‘Excavation of an unnamed castle at Cullykhan, Castle Point, Troup’,
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 142, 317–19.
Anderson,
S., 2013, ‘Medieval floor and roof tiles from Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders,
and the ‘Westminster Tilers’’, Medieval
Archaeology 57, 238–50. Abstract here
Kirby,
M., Ross, A. and Anderson, S., 2013 ‘The Excavation of a World War II Army Camp at
Mortonhall, Edinburgh’, J Conflict
Archaeol 8(2), 106–35. Abstract here
Good to see them in print now, and looking forward to more of my old reports being published soon!
It's always good to know that people are finding my website useful. Sometimes I get feedback from satisfied readers, generally in the form of a request for more information, like this one:
"I would like to educate myself about the archeology of osseous human remains. When researching the possibilities I came upon your website and enjoyed reading it. I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction..."
I will always respond to genuine queries, and of course it's nice to get a 'thank you' in response.
This morning, I got an unsolicited 'Thank You' message from a retired lady who is studying archaeology at OUCE:
"I am a retiree taking correspondence classes through OUCE. At 65 years old , I am really struggling with a course in archaeology because everything is new. I was so fortunate to come across your site where I was able to find a description of not only the burial practices that I was seeking but I also found a complete time line for the early periods. What a relief. Now I can make my first time line and can use the periods you prepared on your site. It might seem silly for me to thank you, but I am so grateful to find this information in a straightforward framework."
The best bit of feedback, however, wasn't for Spoilheap itself, but for the subsidiary site run by my colleague, Beany Z:
"As an academic and practicing professional archaeological consultant here in Western Canada, I chanced upon Beany Z's wonderful website. Please tell him/her that both my wife (who works with me and has a degree in Archaeology) love his/her adventures! ;-)"
Although the Spoilheap website is now aimed more at potential clients, I am glad that the Resources section still has a growing audience and that it has helped many people find out more about archaeology.
