By Dr Megan Kasten, UK Postdoctoral Researcher In 1984, John Hunter’s excavations at Pool, Orkney, uncovered a slab which bore unmistakeable traces of an ogham inscription. The upright stone, now on display at the Orkney Museum, had been erected in a relatively formal paved structure, in a context which was radiocarbon dated to the 6th… Continue reading Digging into the Archaeological Context of the Pool Ogham Stone (S-ORK-008)
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Feather-marks
By Katherine Forsyth, OG(H)AM’s UK Principal Investigator Wikipedia’s otherwise excellent article on ‘ogham’ confronts you with the script’s name twice – first rendered ‘Ogham’ in the latin alphabet and, below it, ’ogam’ spelled out in ogham letters, reading horizontally from left to right (for a discussion of the spellings and capitalization of these words see… Continue reading Feather-marks
Recording in Devon and Cornwall
By Katherine Forsyth, OG(H)AM’s UK Principal Investigator Last month Megan Kasten, Nora White and myself spent a happy week in south-west England recording ogham inscriptions using photogrammetry (see here for more on this technique). It was fantastic to finally get to see stones I’ve been reading about for years but very sobering to realise it… Continue reading Recording in Devon and Cornwall
Ogham in the British Museum
By Katherine Forsyth, OG(H)AM’s UK Principal Investigator Christmas came a little early last month when we were welcomed behind the scenes at the British Museum to record ogham-inscribed objects in its collection. Two are on public display and so some early starts were required to complete photography before the doors opened (it takes about two… Continue reading Ogham in the British Museum
3D and RTI: Shedding Light on Damaged Ogham
By Dr Megan Kasten, OG(H)AM’s UK Postdoctoral Researcher In March 2023’s Ogham of the month, I mentioned that OG(H)AM’s application of digital imaging techniques to the Bac Mhic Connain knife handle (S-INV-001; NMS X.GNB 134) has offered new insights into the damaged parts of the ogham inscription. Because this is one of only four known… Continue reading 3D and RTI: Shedding Light on Damaged Ogham
Three Approaches to Digital Imaging
By Dr Megan Kasten, OG(H)AM’s UK Postdoctoral Researcher Last month, the OG(H)AM project digitally recorded two of the ogham stones and seven ogham-inscribed portable objects in the National Museum of Ireland’s collections with the help of Irish project partners, the Discovery Programme. The team included OG(H)AM Postdoc Researchers, Megan Kasten and Nora White, OG(H)AM intern… Continue reading Three Approaches to Digital Imaging