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Books by Rachel E. Scott

Research paper thumbnail of Mathieu, James R., and Rachel E. Scott (eds.) 2004 Exploring the Role of Analytical Scale in Archaeological Interpretation. BAR International Series 1261. Archaeopress, Oxford.

Book Chapters by Rachel E. Scott

Research paper thumbnail of Scott, Rachel E. 2017 Socioeconomic change in early medieval Ireland: Agricultural innovation, population growth, and human health. In Pam J. Crabtree and Peter Bogucki (eds.) European Archaeology as Anthropology, pp. 161-193. University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia, PA.

Research paper thumbnail of Scott, Rachel E. 2011 Religious identity and mortuary practice: The significance of Christian burial in early medieval Ireland. In Aubrey Baadsgaard, Alexis T. Boutin, and Jane E. Buikstra (eds.) Breathing New Life into the Evidence of Death, pp. 55-77. SAR Press, Santa Fe, NM.

Research paper thumbnail of Buikstra, Jane E., and Rachel E. Scott 2009 Key concepts in identity studies. In Kelly J. Knudson and Christopher M. Stojanowski (eds.) Bioarchaeology and Identity in the Americas, pp. 24-55. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Excavation Reports by Rachel E. Scott

Research paper thumbnail of Black Friary Archaeological and Community Report 2017

This interim report details the seventh season of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townlan... more This interim report details the seventh season of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townland in Trim Co, Meath which took place in 2016-2017 (specifically summer 2016 and winter 2017). The excavations at Black Friary, a Dominican Friary founded in 1263, which is in the ownership of the County Council and is a monument protected by Preservation Order (No. 4 of 1972) under the National Monuments Acts, were carried out under ministerial consent C420 issued to Trim Town Council. An excavation recording number E4127 was issued by the National Museum for recording to Finola O’Carroll.

Works prior to 2016 have been extensively reported previously in interim reports (most recently see O’Carroll, Shine et al. 2016 but also O’ Carroll 2011 and 2014). During the 2016 season, work focused on examining in detail the east range (Cutting 6) and exploring the area north of the north range to determine if another range of buildings had existed there (Cutting 7 extension). Excavations also continued on a sample of burials within the cemetery (Cutting 10), and the area within the nave in Cutting 3, which had been the focus of a number of years’ work, was partially brought to a conclusion.

The area of the nave where the plinth of a possible half column (from a probable colonnaded arcade
separating the nave from the south aisle) and abutting the west wall of the church was also further
examined in Cutting 9, but the presence of burial activity meant that not all the questions asked could be answered. Cutting 9 was fully reinstated following excavation. The southern boundary of the site, which may bear relation to the northern medieval boundary of Trim, was also examined through the excavation of Cutting 13.

In 2015 a programme of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and geophysical survey was undertaken at the site and is reported in Appendix 4.

Research paper thumbnail of Black Friary Archaeological and Community Report 2016

This interim report details the fifth and sixth seasons of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriar... more This interim report details the fifth and sixth seasons of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townland in Trim Co, Meath which took place in 2014-2016. The excavations at Black Friary, a Dominican Friary
founded in 1263, which is in the ownership of the County Council and is a monument protected by Preservation Order (No. 4 of 1972) under the National Monuments Acts, were carried out under ministerial consent C420 issued to Trim Town Council. An excavation recording number E4127 was issued by the National Museum for recording to Finola O’Carroll.
Works prior to 2014 have been extensively reported previously in an interim report (O’ Carroll 2014). Since 2014 a further two cuttings, 11 and 12 were opened, while Cutting 6 was extensively extended. A programme of archaeological testing was also undertaken over the eastern half of the Black Friary site. In 2015 a programme of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and geophysical survey, complemented the
post-graduate research of Ms. Ashely Green, were also completed over much of the friary remains, as well as along the southern boundary of the Black Friary site. The objectives over the last two years were to locate and explore the east range and then explore the extent of the Chapter House contained within it; locate the southern limits of the cemetery and the line of the town wall or boundary; examine the western extent of the nave; examine the construction of the south aisle; and assess the structure of the cloister wall. Thus Cutting 6, previously reported on and which focused on the NE corner of the cloister, was extensively enlarged to the south and east. Locating the line of the town wall, which is believed to form the southern boundary to the site, was addressed by opening Cuttings 11 and 12, and these also aided understanding the spatial relationship between the cemetery, which lies to the south of the church and the church itself. The west end of the nave and the south aisle were the focus of work in Cuttings 9 and 10 and burials at the northern extent of the cemetery were excavated here. Cuttings 5 and 8 exposed the SW corner and part of the western line of the cloister wall. Limited work continued in Cutting 3, located within the nave of the church just west of the chancel arch, specifically to complete work on previously identified burials.

Global Health - Teaching Documents by Rachel E. Scott

Research paper thumbnail of NEH Syllabus - Health and Disease in the Middle Ages (Summer 2012)

This is the syllabus for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Seminar that was run in ... more This is the syllabus for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Seminar that was run in London in 2012. Designed and taught by Monica H. Green and Rachel E. Scott, the Seminar was designed as an introduction to medieval history of medicine for scholars who hadn't received advanced training in the field, but wanted to incorporate its insights into their work. Participants included not only historians, but a physical anthropologist, literature scholars, and other humanists. It was a life-changing experience for us all!

Papers by Rachel E. Scott

Research paper thumbnail of Traveling monastic paths: Mobility and religion at medieval Irish monasteries

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Black Friary Archaeological and Community Report 2017

This interim report details the seventh season of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townlan... more This interim report details the seventh season of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townland in Trim Co, Meath which took place in 2016-2017 (specifically summer 2016 and winter 2017). The excavations at Black Friary, a Dominican Friary founded in 1263, which is in the ownership of the County Council and is a monument protected by Preservation Order (No. 4 of 1972) under the National Monuments Acts, were carried out under ministerial consent C420 issued to Trim Town Council. An excavation recording number E4127 was issued by the National Museum for recording to Finola O’Carroll.

Works prior to 2016 have been extensively reported previously in interim reports (most recently see O’Carroll, Shine et al. 2016 but also O’ Carroll 2011 and 2014). During the 2016 season, work focused on examining in detail the east range (Cutting 6) and exploring the area north of the north range to determine if another range of buildings had existed there (Cutting 7 extension). Excavations also continued on a sample of burials within the cemetery (Cutting 10), and the area within the nave in Cutting 3, which had been the focus of a number of years’ work, was partially brought to a conclusion.

The area of the nave where the plinth of a possible half column (from a probable colonnaded arcade
separating the nave from the south aisle) and abutting the west wall of the church was also further
examined in Cutting 9, but the presence of burial activity meant that not all the questions asked could be answered. Cutting 9 was fully reinstated following excavation. The southern boundary of the site, which may bear relation to the northern medieval boundary of Trim, was also examined through the excavation of Cutting 13.

In 2015 a programme of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and geophysical survey was undertaken at the site and is reported in Appendix 4.

Research paper thumbnail of Black Friary Archaeological and Community Report 2016

This interim report details the fifth and sixth seasons of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriar... more This interim report details the fifth and sixth seasons of excavation at Black Friary, Blackfriary townland in Trim Co, Meath which took place in 2014-2016. The excavations at Black Friary, a Dominican Friary
founded in 1263, which is in the ownership of the County Council and is a monument protected by Preservation Order (No. 4 of 1972) under the National Monuments Acts, were carried out under ministerial consent C420 issued to Trim Town Council. An excavation recording number E4127 was issued by the National Museum for recording to Finola O’Carroll.
Works prior to 2014 have been extensively reported previously in an interim report (O’ Carroll 2014). Since 2014 a further two cuttings, 11 and 12 were opened, while Cutting 6 was extensively extended. A programme of archaeological testing was also undertaken over the eastern half of the Black Friary site. In 2015 a programme of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and geophysical survey, complemented the
post-graduate research of Ms. Ashely Green, were also completed over much of the friary remains, as well as along the southern boundary of the Black Friary site. The objectives over the last two years were to locate and explore the east range and then explore the extent of the Chapter House contained within it; locate the southern limits of the cemetery and the line of the town wall or boundary; examine the western extent of the nave; examine the construction of the south aisle; and assess the structure of the cloister wall. Thus Cutting 6, previously reported on and which focused on the NE corner of the cloister, was extensively enlarged to the south and east. Locating the line of the town wall, which is believed to form the southern boundary to the site, was addressed by opening Cuttings 11 and 12, and these also aided understanding the spatial relationship between the cemetery, which lies to the south of the church and the church itself. The west end of the nave and the south aisle were the focus of work in Cuttings 9 and 10 and burials at the northern extent of the cemetery were excavated here. Cuttings 5 and 8 exposed the SW corner and part of the western line of the cloister wall. Limited work continued in Cutting 3, located within the nave of the church just west of the chancel arch, specifically to complete work on previously identified burials.

Research paper thumbnail of NEH Syllabus - Health and Disease in the Middle Ages (Summer 2012)

This is the syllabus for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Seminar that was run in ... more This is the syllabus for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Seminar that was run in London in 2012. Designed and taught by Monica H. Green and Rachel E. Scott, the Seminar was designed as an introduction to medieval history of medicine for scholars who hadn't received advanced training in the field, but wanted to incorporate its insights into their work. Participants included not only historians, but a physical anthropologist, literature scholars, and other humanists. It was a life-changing experience for us all!