 His involvement in the latter decreased after his publication of the early Medieval material in 1995, and the earlier periods were left to a team of researchers from the Department of Archaeology at Glasgow University, led by John C. Barrett.He was now working more on synthetic works about the early Medieval period and trying not to have any more to do with Arthur, who had become something of a millstone to him.His work culminated in the publication of a book based upon his 1989 Rhind lectures, "Kings & Warriors, Craftsmen & Priests" (Alcock 2003).