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Archaeology News
New Discovery Pushes Back Date of Human Existence in Ireland by 2500 years
A remarkable archaeological discovery in a Co. Clare cave has pushed back the date of human existence in Ireland by…
Invitation to the Archaeology 2025 Assembly
Do you want to help re-position archaeology in a meaningful way in Ireland’s future? If so, you should think about…
Heritage Council Announces Community Grants Programme
The Heritage Council have just announced that this year it will run a €500,000 community grants scheme as well as…
Space and Settlement in Medieval Ireland
To celebrate the launch of ‘Space and Settlement in Medieval Ireland‘, a new publication by Four Courts Press, I have…
Beautiful photos of Irish Heritage Sites/Wiki Loves Monuments
The winners of this year’s Irish Wiki Loves Monuments photo competition have just been announced and as usual the standard is exceptionally…
Medieval burials discovered at Cabinteely, Co. Dublin
A recent archaeological excavation at Cabinteely in Co. Dublin has uncovered a number of human skeletons of probable early medieval…
Early Medieval Tunnel System found in Co. Kildare
A remarkably well-preserved early medieval tunnel-system has been uncovered near the town of Naas in Co. Kildare. Probably over a…
Neolithic Burials identified inside Co. Kerry Tomb
The cremated remains of at least two people have been discovered following an archaeological excavation at a Neolithic tomb in…
Industrial Ireland: An Archaeology (1750-1930)
The excellent Industrial Ireland: An Archaeology has just been reprinted in a soft back version and to celebrate the good…
Beneath the Tree: A Violent Death in Early Medieval Sligo
Interesting news from Collooney in Co. Sligo where archaeologists working for Sligo-Leitrim Archaeological Services (on behalf of the National Monuments…
