Category: Archaeology blogs
Monte Testaccio: a mountain of Roman amphorae
At first glance Monte Testaccio seems just like any other overgrown hill on the outskirts of Rome. However, it is…
The sweat house at Creevaghbaun, Co. Galway
I recently visited a small but distinctive archaeological site at Creevaghbaun, Co. Galway. It consists of diminutive well-built structure that…
Facing the past. An anthropomorphic Bronze Age pot from Cork
An exceptional collection of Bronze Age artefacts was recently found near Mitchelstown in County Cork (Kiely & Sutton 2007)….
Dublin’s lost buildings: The Dutch Billy
Strolling through some of Dublin streets at the begining of the 18th century, an English visitor to the city…
Newgrange and the Winter Solstice
The passage tomb at Newgrange is probably Ireland’s most iconic archaeological site and it is indelibly linked with the winter…
Roman contacts with Ireland
That Ireland was reasonably well known in the classical world is demonstrated by Ptolemy’s Geography. This is a list of…
IAI Autumn Conference
Just a quick heads up about The Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland’s autumn conference, which takes place next weekend…
Archaeological events this weekend (Sept 23rd to 25th)
Just a quick post to publicise a number of archaeological events that are taking place this weekend and which are open to…
Irish bog bodies, some recent discoveries
Another ancient body has just been recovered from the depths of an Irish bog. This time the remains consist of a partial…
