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The world’s oldest spears, the Schöningen javelins

The image on the right is of an amazing artefact that was found in Germany during the 1990s. Dating to…

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The Broighter hoard

The remarkable Broighter hoard, arguably the finest treasure trove of the Irish Iron Age, was discovered on a February evening…

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Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland’s website revamped

Just a quick heads up about the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland’s website which has recently been revamped. It contains…

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The Oseberg Viking ship burial

  In 1904 a remarkable archaeological site was uncovered at Oseberg, Norway. It consisted of an astonishingly well-preserved Viking ship…

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IRISH MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION: BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET

Just a quick blog post on upcoming discussion forum taking place in Collins’s Barracks, Dublin 7 next Friday the 13th…

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The enigmatic fulacht fiadh or burnt mound

Burnt mounds are a type of archaeological site whose defining characteristic is large quantities of heat shattered stone. These sites…

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10,000 years of history; The Irish National Heritage Park in photos

  The photographs below illustrate the fine collection of buildings found at the Irish National Heritage Park in Wexford, where…

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The Aghadoe Crozier

This photo shows the Aghadoe Crozier, a beautiful 12th century artefact found at Aghadoe, County Kerry in 1848. The crozier…

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The death of an elephant, Dublin, 1681

I stumbled across a curious 17th century account of an elephant in Dublin city recently. Yes, you read right, an…

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Early photos of Ireland’s iconic heritage sites

This fantastic collection of old photographs documents some of Ireland’s most iconic archaeological and heritage sites. The photographs date from…