Professor Mike Church's Outputs (12)

Experimental magnetic susceptibility signatures for identifying hearths in the Mesolithic period in North East England, UK. (2019)
Book Chapter
Snape, L., & Church, M. (2019). Experimental magnetic susceptibility signatures for identifying hearths in the Mesolithic period in North East England, UK. In J. Walker, & D. Klinnick (Eds.), Wild Things 2.0: Further Advances in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Research (55-80). Oxbow

Excavations at Hamar and Underhoull (2013)
Book Chapter
Bond, J., Dockrill, S., Outram, Z., Batey, C., Summers, J., Friel, R., …Simpson, I. (2013). Excavations at Hamar and Underhoull. In V. Turner, J. Bond, & A. Larsen (Eds.), Viking Unst: Excavation and Survey in Northern Shetland 2006-2010 (123-179). Shetland Heritage Publications

Vikings in the International Polar Year 2007-09: Still bloodthirsty but also ecodynamic and educational. (2011)
Book Chapter
McGovern, T., Arge, S., Arneborg, J., Ascough, P., Casely, A., Church, M., …Vesteinsson. (2011). Vikings in the International Polar Year 2007-09: Still bloodthirsty but also ecodynamic and educational. In S. Sigmundsson, A. Holt, G. Sigurðsson, G. Ólafsson, & O. Vesteinsson (Eds.), Viking settlements and Viking society: Papers from the Proceedings of the 16th Viking Congress, Reykjavík and Reykholt, 16-23 August 2009 (290-309). University of Iceland Press

The palaeoenvironment of Mývatnssveit: Vegetation. (2010)
Book Chapter
Church, M., Duarte, L., Edwards, K., Lawson, I., & Newton, A. (2010). The palaeoenvironment of Mývatnssveit: Vegetation. In G. Lucas (Ed.), Hofstaðir: Excavations of a Viking Age feasting hall in north-eastern Iceland (32-38). Institute of Archaeology

Carbonized plant macrofossils and charcoal (2006)
Book Chapter
Church, M., & Cressey, M. (2006). Carbonized plant macrofossils and charcoal. In I. Armit (Ed.), Anatomy of an Iron Age roundhouse : the Cnip wheelhouse excavations, Lewis (182-194). Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

Environmental analyses from Northton (2006)
Book Chapter
Church, M. (2006). Environmental analyses from Northton. In D. Simpson, E. Murphy, & R. Gregory (Eds.), Excavations at Northton, Isle of Harris (26-40). Archaeopress

Towards an economic landscape of the Bhaltos Peninsula, Lewis during the Mid to Late Iron Age (2005)
Book Chapter
Ceron-Carrasco, R., Church, M., & Thoms, J. (2005). Towards an economic landscape of the Bhaltos Peninsula, Lewis during the Mid to Late Iron Age. In V. Turner, R. Nicholson, S. Dockrill, & J. Bond (Eds.), Tall stories ? 2 millennia of brochs (221-234). Shetland Amenity Trust

Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 2: magnetic susceptibility and archaeobotanical taphonomy in West Lewis, Scotland (2004)
Book Chapter
Church, M. J., & Peters, C. (2004). Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 2: magnetic susceptibility and archaeobotanical taphonomy in West Lewis, Scotland. In R. Housley, & G. Coles (Eds.), Atlantic connections and adaptations : economies, environments and subsistence in lands bordering the North Atlantic (99-115). Oxbow Books

The use of two basic mineral magnetic measurements (mass specific magnetic susceptibility and frequency dependent susceptibility) is described in the investigation of archaeobotanical taphonomy from nine sites in West Lewis. Magnetic enhancement was... Read More about Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 2: magnetic susceptibility and archaeobotanical taphonomy in West Lewis, Scotland.

Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 1: techniques, magnetic enhancement and the identification of fuel sources (2004)
Book Chapter
Peters, C., Church, M., & Batt, C. (2004). Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 1: techniques, magnetic enhancement and the identification of fuel sources. In R. Housley, & G. Coles (Eds.), Atlantic connections and adaptations : economies, environments and subsistence in lands bordering the North Atlantic (86-95). Oxbow Books

Natural and archaeological deposits tend to contain mixtures of magnetic grains of differing 1) concentrations, 2) domain states (linked to grain size) and 3) mineralogies. Many laboratory based magnetic measurements are available to study these attr... Read More about Application of mineral magnetism in Atlantic Scotland archaeology 1: techniques, magnetic enhancement and the identification of fuel sources.

The archaeological and archaeobotanical implications of a destruction layer in Dun Bharabhat, Lewis (2002)
Book Chapter
Church, M. (2002). The archaeological and archaeobotanical implications of a destruction layer in Dun Bharabhat, Lewis. In B. Ballin-Smith, & I. Banks (Eds.), In the shadow of the brochs : the Iron Age in Scotland (67-75). Tempus

Sedimentary analysis of soil samples (2000)
Book Chapter
Church, M., & Peters, C. (2000). Sedimentary analysis of soil samples. In D. Harding, & T. Dixon (Eds.), Dun Bharabhat, Cnip : an Iron Age settlement in West Lewis : Structures and material culture ; 1 (114-119). University of Edinburgh

Carbonised plant macrofossils and charcoal (2000)
Book Chapter
Church, M. (2000). Carbonised plant macrofossils and charcoal. In D. Harding, & T. Dixon (Eds.), Dun Bharabhat, Cnip : an Iron Age settlement in West Lewis : Structures and material culture ; 1 (120-130). University of Edinburgh