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On Friday evening, 27 March 2009, the UCD School of Archaeology hosted the launch of Eoin Grogan’s The Rath of the Synods, the second in the UCD Tara excavation series, following Muiris O’Sullivan’s Mound of the Hostages (2005). Date Posted: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:23:00 IST |
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Maritime Ireland: An archaeology of coastal communities In this book Aidan O'sullivan (UCD School of Archaeology) and Colin Breen (University of Ulster) explore rich and intriguing evidence for Ireland's past maritime activities and traditions. They chart how these complex and rewarding environments and their use changed through prehistory, the Middle Ages and up until the present day. Available from Tempus books >> Date Posted: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:05:00 IST |
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Archaeology from the Wetlands: Recent Perspectives
Based on the 11th International Wetland Archaeology Research Project
(WARP) Conference held in Edinburgh in 2005, this important volume has
contributions from UCD School of Archaeology members, Conor McDermott, Excavation and Post-excavation,
, Dr Aidan O'Sullivan
, and Rob Sands.
Date Posted: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:37:00 IST |
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Mesolithic Britain and Ireland Mesolithic Britain and Ireland: New approaches (Tempus 2006) edited by Dr. Chantal Conneller and Dr. Graeme Warren (UCD School of Archaeology). This book of edited papers by such scholars as Graeme Warren, Nyree Finlay, Nicky Milner, Peter Jordan, Richard Chatterton, Lesley McFadyen, Chantal Conneller and Bill Finlayson introduces new approaches to ‘Mesolithic’ archaeology, covering such topics as technology, gender, subsistence, analogy, ritual, landscape and death. The book can be purchased here >> Date Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:42:00 GMT |
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Rethinking Wetland Archaeology Publication (2006) by Drs Robert Van de Noort (Exeter University) and Dr Aidan O'Sullivan
(UCD School of Archaeology). This innovative new book shows how wetland
studies can be placed within broader geographical, cultural and
theoretical frameworks. Date Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:02:00 GMT |
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Publication by Dr Graeme Warren
(UCD School of Archaeology). This book focuses on understandings of
landscape, skilled practices such as seafaring, scales of community,
and the routines that constituted the fundemental rhythms of life for
Mesolithic peoples in the space now called Scotland. Date Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:11:00 GMT |
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Tara, The Mound of the Hostages Excavation findings from 3500 BC passage tomb at the Mound of the Hostages, Tara, by Dr Muiris O'Sullivan on the publication of Tara, The Mound of the Hostages. Read the article in UCD news >> Date Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:14:00 GMT |
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Publication by Dr Alex Hale (RCAHMS) and Dr Rob Sands
(UCD School of Archaeology). The Dumbuck crannog excavations in 1898-9,
caused one of the longest-running and most vitriolic controversies in
Scottish Archaeology. The excavation was recorded in detail in
colourful pictures by William Donnelly. This book tells the story of
the excavations and the ensuing controversy. The book can be ordered from RCAHMS >> Date Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:18:00 GMT |
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Coolure Demesne Crannog, Lough Derravaragh This book by Dr Aidan O'Sullivan (UCD), Dr Rob Sands, ICT Specialist (UCD) and Eamonn P. Kelly (NMI) explores the archaeology of Coolure Demesne Crannog and its surrounding landscape. The crannog is both a significant and enigmatic addition to the range of archaeological sites to be found in the Irish midlands. Despite rich early medieval and medieval artefacts, significant location and impressive structural form, this crannog has had relatively little scholarly attention until now. Date Posted: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:17:00 GMT |
New Book - Changing Natures: Hunter-Gatherers, First Farmers and the Modern World We are delighted to announce that 'Changing Natures: Hunter-Gatherers, First Farmers and the Modern World' by Bill Finlayson (CBRL) and Graeme Warren (UCD) has just been published in the Duckworth Debates in Archaeology series. Date Posted: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:30:00 IST |
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