tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post3271337042449117439..comments2024-03-11T15:40:37.015+00:00Comments on Theoretical Structural Archaeology: 37. Upstairs in the NeolithicGeoff Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-76505443691149014292012-07-30T14:28:45.026+01:002012-07-30T14:28:45.026+01:00Well, that was was a frustrating couple of hours f...Well, that was was a frustrating couple of hours fighting with Google blogger - it's better than it was, but still not how I would like it.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-41486637504932156582012-07-30T12:47:04.893+01:002012-07-30T12:47:04.893+01:00Hi Teresa,
Thank you for your positive comments, I...Hi Teresa,<br />Thank you for your positive comments, I am go glad you find it interesting.<br /><br />I do have plans for book, but I am finding it hard to motivate myself; this is a very old fashioned evidence based approach, which has fallen out of favour in British academic archaeology, where expertise lies in understanding things that not found on sites like cosmologies and rituals. <br />Thanks for pointing out this post has been mashed up - I will attend to it immediately.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-41448475578996327422012-07-30T12:06:25.900+01:002012-07-30T12:06:25.900+01:00This is fascinating. I ran into your blog sideways...This is fascinating. I ran into your blog sideways, while researching something else, sampled various bits and pieces, and am now reading the whole thing straight through.<br /><br />Do you have plans to make it a book?<br /><br />One note on this entry: your "Tying it all together" section repeats five times. The first two iterations consist of the full text. The third consists of the first two paragraphs, the fourth is the first sentence alone, and the fifth has the first two sentences. It's got to be a computer-generated glitch. Humans make mistakes, but that's not our style.Teresa Nielsen Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948135401100244853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-40511284223285376232010-01-26T06:28:46.426+00:002010-01-26T06:28:46.426+00:00ok, i look forward for Interlace part... and must ...ok, i look forward for Interlace part... and must read Your older posts .>)<br />otherwise, Staropramen is only for tourists visiting here, but You have good IP tracker...ďobohttp://dobo.sk/cadzone/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-50006976058286990632010-01-22T14:42:11.784+00:002010-01-22T14:42:11.784+00:00Thanks d’obo, I am so pleased you have taken the t...Thanks d’obo, I am so pleased you have taken the time to think about this.<br />Another point I should stress about angled ties is that in many cases they trap the posts in the interior weaving between them. The difference between a tie and a angled horizontal brace in this context is really just a question of angle.<br /><br />In the next post I will explain how all this comes together; I will introduce you to the second and most important aspect of Post Theory, which I call Interlace Theory.<br /><br />While this sound a little bit portentous, it is the key concept that will unlock prehistoric architecture, and my regular readers will be the only people who will be in position to fully appreciate what is going on.<br /><br />I’ll bet you a case of Staropramen that Interlace Theory is going change everything; European Prehistory will never be the same again.<br /><br />I am so pleased you and my other regular readers will get it, I would hate to think that anyone wasted a minute of their lives reading my articles, or that I wasted 20 years of my life, if it was not going to change the world for the better.<br /><br />It should be ready by Monday, or sooner. So anyone who wants to get in their “. . .I knew he was right all along . . ” ahead of things - you have a few hours left.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-69860968651191188142010-01-19T02:41:40.180+00:002010-01-19T02:41:40.180+00:001. thanks for explanation, I originally thought th...1. thanks for explanation, I originally thought that I missed something (= there is some obvious structural determinant forcing them to make-it-in-angle).<br />2. "...centre of the tie would lie under the middle of the rafter pair..." - well, it sounds reasonably.ďobohttp://dobo.sk/cadzone/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-84911125355889994762010-01-17T02:39:17.087+00:002010-01-17T02:39:17.087+00:00Thanks d’obo, it is an excellent question, which g...Thanks d’obo, it is an excellent question, which goes to the heart of the matter. Firstly, working with stone tools, and with timber that is probably ‘in the round’, it greatly simplifies the jointing. However, I think your point is, why not simply place the tie parallel and adjacent to the rafter pair? <br /><br />This slight offset in the positioning of opposite pairs of posts is a real observable phenomenon in the building plans, and principle advantage I can see in this arrangement is that the centre of the tie would lie under the middle of the rafter pair, and in addition, any queen posts would be jointed to the arcade plate on either side of the pair.<br /><br />Also, it might be the case that the rafters forming the pair may not be exactly opposite each other, depending how they join at the apex [ridge], i.e. it might not be a completely halved joint.<br /><br />While the theoretical model attempt to explain this arrangement, is not really possible to say why the builder might perceive this as more advantageous than the alternative.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-22044605536685045042010-01-17T01:26:13.492+00:002010-01-17T01:26:13.492+00:00nice
the only thing I didn't understand is why...nice<br />the only thing I didn't understand is why there have to be that tie offset (why are they slightly angled)? - "rafter pair straddles the tie, which runs at a slight angle to accommodate this arrangement" - how?<br /><br />ďoboďobohttp://dobo.sk/cadzone/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-25817562739624155382010-01-03T11:10:34.891+00:002010-01-03T11:10:34.891+00:00Thanks Gary, yes - it is entirely feasible to work...Thanks Gary, yes - it is entirely feasible to work out the measuring system being used in the LBK building, - once you understand the nature of the structure. Although I regard this as a distraction, and a separate exercise, I already have a reasonable idea what is happening in southern England.<br />It is no real mystery, and my working assumption is that we dealing with some form of foot, but cubits and yards may also be significant. The precise units is something that will become clear with further appropriate study. <br />Metrics are an important, and diagnostic, aspect of any building culture.Geoff Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111820035762957610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2357316514436369105.post-71069830959555621342010-01-03T08:47:48.692+00:002010-01-03T08:47:48.692+00:00Some very cool and very clever deductions here! T...Some very cool and very clever deductions here! Thanks for writing about this.<br /><br />Could you use the ratios in the buildings to take a guess at neolithic standard units?Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.com