Dr Charles Mount
@cmount1.bsky.social
Dr Charles Mount, Bord na Móna Project Archaeologist. Jottings on archaeology (especially the Bronze Age), history, culture, heritage & occasionally film & music. Based in Ireland. 🏺
Trenchsmart
A smart archaeological trenching tool that uses Bayesian probability to optimize archaeological testing. App components. Total project cost using LLM to generate code and Developer to stitch together €3000-€4000.
A smart archaeological trenching tool that uses Bayesian probability to optimize archaeological testing. App components. Total project cost using LLM to generate code and Developer to stitch together €3000-€4000.
April 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Trenchsmart
A smart archaeological trenching tool that uses Bayesian probability to optimize archaeological testing. App components. Total project cost using LLM to generate code and Developer to stitch together €3000-€4000.
A smart archaeological trenching tool that uses Bayesian probability to optimize archaeological testing. App components. Total project cost using LLM to generate code and Developer to stitch together €3000-€4000.
Imagine being by the side of Duke William
March 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Imagine being by the side of Duke William
Agatha Christie was married to Max Mallowan for 46 years. She once said, "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her."
March 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Agatha Christie was married to Max Mallowan for 46 years. She once said, "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her."
Why was this Irish house abandoned? Modernity trumps tradition, city jobs outshine rural life. Kids left this generational farm for cities—maybe the US or Australia. Parents gone, no one stayed to tend it. A grand two-storey stone house, abandoned but ripe for restoration, if anyone cared.
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Why was this Irish house abandoned? Modernity trumps tradition, city jobs outshine rural life. Kids left this generational farm for cities—maybe the US or Australia. Parents gone, no one stayed to tend it. A grand two-storey stone house, abandoned but ripe for restoration, if anyone cared.
Achill, Co. Mayo, Ireland, overlooking Purteen Harbour and the Atlantic.
March 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Achill, Co. Mayo, Ireland, overlooking Purteen Harbour and the Atlantic.
Ireland faces a seemingly unsolvable housing crisis, yet thousands of abandoned homes sit empty. Peering inside feels like glimpsing another world.
March 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Ireland faces a seemingly unsolvable housing crisis, yet thousands of abandoned homes sit empty. Peering inside feels like glimpsing another world.
New drone arrived DJI Mini 4 Pro🤩. It feels like Christmas. Every boy should have their own drone.
March 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
New drone arrived DJI Mini 4 Pro🤩. It feels like Christmas. Every boy should have their own drone.
The universal belief in the supernatural has been a defining aspect of all human cultures and societies. Like language and tools it is one of the defining characteristics of humanity.
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The universal belief in the supernatural has been a defining aspect of all human cultures and societies. Like language and tools it is one of the defining characteristics of humanity.
Ireland has so many abandoned churches, falling into decay and ruin. This is St. Schiria’s Church, Crossakeel, Co. Meath, built with a loan of £466 given by the Board of First Fruits in 1822.
March 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Ireland has so many abandoned churches, falling into decay and ruin. This is St. Schiria’s Church, Crossakeel, Co. Meath, built with a loan of £466 given by the Board of First Fruits in 1822.
Ireland stands apart with its abundance of abandoned and ruined churches, a poignant testament to a complex history.
March 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ireland stands apart with its abundance of abandoned and ruined churches, a poignant testament to a complex history.
I can’t believe Winston Churchill didn’t wear a suit while he was fighting WWII.
March 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I can’t believe Winston Churchill didn’t wear a suit while he was fighting WWII.
Who doesn’t love mills? This is the corn mill at Foulkesmill, on the River Corach, Co Wexford. Built in 1851 it still has its water wheel and mill race.
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Who doesn’t love mills? This is the corn mill at Foulkesmill, on the River Corach, Co Wexford. Built in 1851 it still has its water wheel and mill race.
One of the things I love about Ireland is the early spring when clumps of Narcissi suddenly burst into flower along the hedgerows and roadside.
February 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
One of the things I love about Ireland is the early spring when clumps of Narcissi suddenly burst into flower along the hedgerows and roadside.
If ChatGPT as the the Oracle of Delphi.
February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If ChatGPT as the the Oracle of Delphi.
Grallagh Castle, Co. Tipperary. This imposing 15th-16th century tower house near Horse and Jockey was held by the Butler family.
February 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Grallagh Castle, Co. Tipperary. This imposing 15th-16th century tower house near Horse and Jockey was held by the Butler family.
Drone view of the great five-storey tower house of the Laffans and their two-storey slate-roofed house at Graystown, Co. Tipperary.
February 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Drone view of the great five-storey tower house of the Laffans and their two-storey slate-roofed house at Graystown, Co. Tipperary.
I got some drone footage of this early medieval Ringfort nr Oldcastle, Co. Meath, last week. The interior was used for agriculture & there’s a collapsed souterrain. This would have housed a well off farming family with perhaps a few slaves. 🏺
February 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I got some drone footage of this early medieval Ringfort nr Oldcastle, Co. Meath, last week. The interior was used for agriculture & there’s a collapsed souterrain. This would have housed a well off farming family with perhaps a few slaves. 🏺
The Children of Lir sculpture by Richie Clarke at Lough Derravaragh is truly magnificent under today's spring sunshine. Imagine if some of the trees felled by Storm Eowyn were transformed into art like this. #ArtFromNature #IrishMythology #LoughDerravaragh
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Children of Lir sculpture by Richie Clarke at Lough Derravaragh is truly magnificent under today's spring sunshine. Imagine if some of the trees felled by Storm Eowyn were transformed into art like this. #ArtFromNature #IrishMythology #LoughDerravaragh
Ever wonder how people made change before precise coin minting? They literally cut up coins! The UK Portable Antiquities Scheme has records of 8,700 cut halfpennies & 2,500 cut farthings. This wasn't vandalism; it was how you made do when exact change didn’t exist.
finds.org.uk/medievalcoin...
finds.org.uk/medievalcoin...
February 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Ever wonder how people made change before precise coin minting? They literally cut up coins! The UK Portable Antiquities Scheme has records of 8,700 cut halfpennies & 2,500 cut farthings. This wasn't vandalism; it was how you made do when exact change didn’t exist.
finds.org.uk/medievalcoin...
finds.org.uk/medievalcoin...
This is the new reality of the Irish all electric home, sitting in the cold trying to make tea with an old camping stove.
January 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is the new reality of the Irish all electric home, sitting in the cold trying to make tea with an old camping stove.
I’d be playing this record now if there wasn’t a power cut. RIP Marianne Faithfull.
January 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I’d be playing this record now if there wasn’t a power cut. RIP Marianne Faithfull.
I met this proud Mom and her young lamb in Co. Offaly this afternoon.
January 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I met this proud Mom and her young lamb in Co. Offaly this afternoon.
The brooding silhouette of Clonony Castle, Co. Offaly, stands against the steel-grey January sky. This 16th-century, three-storey tower house was a stronghold of the MacCoughlan family, who wielded significant influence in West Offaly throughout the 16th century. #IrishHistory #OffalyHeritage 🏺
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
The brooding silhouette of Clonony Castle, Co. Offaly, stands against the steel-grey January sky. This 16th-century, three-storey tower house was a stronghold of the MacCoughlan family, who wielded significant influence in West Offaly throughout the 16th century. #IrishHistory #OffalyHeritage 🏺
I met these lads when I was doing fieldwork in Clonboley Bog, Co. Roscommon this week.
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I met these lads when I was doing fieldwork in Clonboley Bog, Co. Roscommon this week.
I think I better postpone fieldwork tomorrow 😂🏺
January 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
I think I better postpone fieldwork tomorrow 😂🏺