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Introduction to Preservation in Situ (2016)
Book Chapter
Caple, C. (2016). Introduction to Preservation in Situ. In C. Caple (Ed.), Preservation of archaeological remains in situ : a reader. Routledge

Ex Situ Painted Wall Plaster (2015)
Book Chapter
Caple, C., & Graves, P. (2015). Ex Situ Painted Wall Plaster. In R. Gilchrist, & C. Green (Eds.), Glastonbury abbey : archaeological excavations 1904-79 (336-340). Society of Antiquaries of London

The Apotropaic Symbolled Threshold to Nevern Castle—Castell Nanhyfer (2012)
Journal Article
Caple, C. (2012). The Apotropaic Symbolled Threshold to Nevern Castle—Castell Nanhyfer. Archaeological Journal, 169(1), 422-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/00665983.2012.11020920

Excavations in the summer of 2011 at Nevern Castle (Castell Nanhyfer) revealed a previously unknown southern entrance to the castle constructed of clay mortared slate in the final quarter of the twelfth century. The threshold was formed of vertically... Read More about The Apotropaic Symbolled Threshold to Nevern Castle—Castell Nanhyfer.

Preventive Conservation in Museums (2012)
Book
Caple, C. (Ed.). (2012). Preventive Conservation in Museums. Routledge

What is preventive conservation? Artefacts, whether tools for cutting or pictures for viewing, are functional objects (Caple 2006, 8-13). They are maintained during their working lives by their owners to ensure they remain functional and effective. T... Read More about Preventive Conservation in Museums.

Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales (2011)
Journal Article
Caple, C. (2011). Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales. Medieval Archaeology, 55(1), 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1179/174581711x13103897378681

256. Nevern Castle (SN 082 401). An initial survey of Nevern Castle — Castell Nanhyfer — together with observations on the history and visible archaeological features on the site was published by King and Perks in Archaeologia Cambrensis in 1950–51.... Read More about Nevern Castle: searching for the first masonry castle in Wales.

Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials (2010)
Journal Article
Caple, C. (2010). Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials. Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 29(3), 305-318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0092.2010.00350.x

Ancestor artefacts (objects of an earlier period, valued for their age and associations, which are retained into a later period) are normally identified by archaeologists owing to the difference between the date of the object and its context. These v... Read More about Ancestor Artefacts - Ancestor Materials.

Conservation: Concept and Reality (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caple, C. (2010, December). Conservation: Concept and Reality. Presented at Recent Development in Archaeological Conservation, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Before any individual, organisation or discipline contemplates its future, it is prudent to know where it currently stands, where it has come from and what the world around it is like. Thus to start a conference on ‘Current Trends and Future Directio... Read More about Conservation: Concept and Reality.

The Aims of Conservation (2009)
Book Chapter
Caple, C. (2009). The Aims of Conservation. In A. Richmond, & A. Bracker (Eds.), Conservation : principles, dilemmas and uncomfortable truths (25-31). BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN LTD

All societies have objects they retain and cherish and in Europe, in the 21st century, that typicall means placing them in a museum and letting conservators and other museum staff ‘take care’ of them. But we conservators are invariably focussed on ho... Read More about The Aims of Conservation.

Estimating Artefact Loss: A comparison of metal artefact loss rates through in situ decay and loss of ancient monument sites in England. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rimmer, M., & Caple, C. (2008, October). Estimating Artefact Loss: A comparison of metal artefact loss rates through in situ decay and loss of ancient monument sites in England. Presented at 3rd Conference on Preserving archaeological remains in situ, Amsterdam

Using data from the 1995 Monuments at Risk Survey of England (MARS) (Darvill & Fulton 1998) and estimates of artefact densities from published excavation reports, it has been possible to calculate the number of metal (iron and copper alloy) objects b... Read More about Estimating Artefact Loss: A comparison of metal artefact loss rates through in situ decay and loss of ancient monument sites in England..

Preservation in Situ: The Future for Archaeological Conservators? (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Caple, C. (2008, September). Preservation in Situ: The Future for Archaeological Conservators?

Archaeological conservators have traditionally worked at the single object level; investigating, cleaning and stabilizing artefacts retrieved from archaeological excavations (remedial or interventive conservation) and at a collection level providing... Read More about Preservation in Situ: The Future for Archaeological Conservators?.