ARCHAEOLOGY
Discovering Dublin
AUTUMN AN146
Tuesday
Tutors: Gabriel Cooney and Stephen Harrison
The formal origins of the city of Dublin go back to the Viking settlement but people have been living in the Dublin area for the last 10,000 years. We can see this history of settlement in the rich diversity of monuments within and around the city. As the city has expanded and changed the material remains of earlier activity which are not visible on the surface are often encountered. The years of the Celtic Tiger saw a large number of archaeological surveys and excavations in the Dublin area, but excavations have been revealing evidence of this region’s past since the early twentienth century.
The results of modern archaeological excavations provide us with exciting opportunities to reconstruct and tell the stories of the lives of these people. A wide range of analytical and scientific techniques can be used to expand our understanding of the material remains that we find. The lectures will be given by a range of archaeologists, including archaeologists who directed excavations, who worked on the ground. The course will take us from the early fish-traps of hunter-gatherers found in the Docklands, the broader theme of prehistoric and early medieval settlement in the Dublin region, the critical role that archaeology has played in radically transforming our understanding of the Hiberno-Norese and medieval town of Dublin and will conclude by considering how archaeology can help us understand the modern city.
| BELFIELD | ||
| 10 Tuesdays | Sep 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 | 7.30pm - 9.30pm |
| FEE €190 |
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PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE
| 25th Sept |
1. Professor Gabriel Cooney and Dr Stephen Harrison, Introduction 2. Dr Stephen Harrison, A settlement and chronological overview of Dublin |
| 2nd Oct |
1. Christine Baker, Excavating Fingal, a decade of of archaeological discovery 2. Teresa Bolger, From Flemington to Kilgobbin, discovering the late prehistoric and early historic settlement of the Dublin region |
| 9th Oct |
1. Dr Stephen Harrison, Viking burial in Dublin 2. Maeve Sikora, The Finglas Viking Burial |
| 16th Oct |
1. Melanie McQuade, Dublin’s very earliest settlers 2. TBC |
| 23rd Oct |
1. Edmond O’Donovan, Golden Lane - Viking / Early Medieval Cemetery with later High Medieval Archaeological Material
2. Edmond O’Donovan, St Nahi’s church, Dundrum – Early Medieval and High Medieval Church and later medieval manor house |
| 30th Oct |
1 and 2. Con Manning, Archaeological excavations at Dublin Castle |
| 6th Nov |
1. Dr Geraldine Stout, St Mary's abbey and precinct, Dublin City 2. Dr Geraldine Stout, St Mary's abbey and its monastic estate |
| 13th Nov |
1 and 2. Michael Potterton, What have recent archaeological excavations tell us about the city (and its hinterland) in the Middle Ages? |
| 20th Nov |
1. Franc Myles, The archaeology of Smithfield from its initial post-medieval development. 2. Franc Myles, O’Connell Street: From empire to rebellion |
| 27th Nov | 1 and 2. Dr Pat Wallace, The archaeology of Viking Dublin |
Tutor Details:
Stephen Harrison: Educated at TCD, the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and UCC, Stephen Harrison has worked on excavations in Ireland, Britain and Norway, and has been employed on a number of Irish research projects, most recently an IRCHSS postdoctoral fellowship at UCD. In the past, he has taught at UCD, TCD, NUI Maynooth, UNW Bangor and the University of Cardiff. He specialises in medieval archaeology with a particular interest in the Vikings.
Gabriel Cooney is from Co. Louth, Ireland and both of his parents' families have strong roots there. Growing up by the sea provided an abiding interest in coastal areas and islands. One of the proudest moments of his career was delivering the address at the centenary celebrations of the County Louth Archaeological and Historical Society. His PhD (1987, UCD, National University of Ireland) was on prehistoric settlement patterns in North Leinster. His career in UCD has been widened and enriched by short teaching engagements in other universities and sabbatical leave (UCD President's Fellowship 1998-9; IRCHSS Government of Ireland Senior Research Fellowship 2004-5). He was appointed an Associate Professor in 1999, full professor in 2006 and Professor of Celtic Archaeology in 2008. The last decade has seen very significant changes and developments in archaeology in UCD. He served as Head of the Department in 2001-4, as interim director of the College of Arts and Celtic Studies Graduate School in 2005-6 and was Head of School from 2008 until 2011. He was also the Academic Secretary for the sixth World Archaeological Congress (WAC-6) held in Dublin in 2008 with over 1,800 participants from around the world.
