Lambay, Quarries and Island Worlds
Principal Investigators
Prof. Gabriel Cooney, UCD School of Archaeology
Funding
2002-2005:
Royal Irish Academy Committee for Archaeology
Abstract
As part of the work of the Irish Stone Axe Project
we identified and I conducted the excavation of an stone axe quarry
site on Lambay island off the coast of Dublin. This has lead to the
development of three linked projects.
Excavation of a stone axe production site. The Eagle’s Nest, Lambay Development of the work of the Irish Stone Axe Project. Conducted a research excavation of a stone axe production site on Lambay. Here porphyry, a stone well-known for its spectacular appearance when polished, was used and there is a diverse and complex sequence of formal, structured deposits. Funding for the project (1996-2001) from Dúchas, recommended by the National Committee for Archaeology, Royal Irish Academy. Analysis of excavation results ongoing. Working with a range of specialists on different aspects of the excavation results.
See: Cooney, G. 2005 Stereo porphyry: quarrying and deposition on Lambay Island, Ireland. In Topping, P. and Lynott, M. (eds) The Cultural Landscape of Prehistoric Mines, 14-29. Oxford. Oxbow.
