Dr Aidan O'Sullivan BA, MA, PhD
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Biography:
| I was appointed as a College Lecturer in UCD School of Archaeology in September 2000, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in September 2005. I have been an IRCHSS Senior Research Scholar in 2002-2003 and a UCD President's Research Fellow in 2004-2005 I was born and raised in Valleymount, in the west Wicklow mountains, and from walking to archaeological monuments with my father, I started to get an interest in Irish archaeology, history and folklore. I was awarded a BA (1988) in Archaeology and Early Irish History at UCD; an MA (1991, First Class) in Archaeology at UCD and a PhD (2004) for my doctoral thesis, The social and ideological roles of crannogs in early medieval Ireland at the Department of History, NUI Maynooth. I previously taught as a Visiting Professor of Celtic Archaeology at the Celtic Studies Programme, St Michael's College, University of Toronto (Canada, Spring 2000) and as an occasional Lecturer in the Department of History, NUI Maynooth (1997-1999) and have been a visiting researcher (May 2010) at CNRS, University of Rennes, France. Research My research is focused on two principal areas: early medieval Ireland in its northwest European contexts, and wetland archaeology across the world. For the early medieval period, my research focuses on social identity and materiality within early medieval societies, with a particularly interest in early medieval landscapes, settlement and economy. I am Principal Investigator of the INSTAR-funded Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), which is focused on creating knowledge, through reports, publications and online resources, from the extensive data gathered in early medieval archaeological excavations in Ireland in recent decades (see www.emap.ie for published online reports). I have also directed major early medieval archaeological fieldwork projects myself, including archaeological excavations of an early medieval pilgrims' church and graveyard at Templeteenaun, Co. Wicklow (2004-2009), excavations of a early medieval (and later prehistoric) crannog at Coolure Demesne, Co. Westmeath and also previously, underwater archaeological excavations of an early medieval bridge at Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly (1997-98, see here for brief account). Recent wetland archaeological projects include current archaeological surveys on the Fergus estuary and around its islands (2007-11), with its spectacular medieval fishing complex at Boarland Rock. We have also recently collaborated with colleagues in France for a project on Medieval fishweirs in northwest Europe. Prior to my appointment at UCD, between 1992-2000, I was a Project Director of the Lake Settlement Project in The Discovery Programme , where I also directed a pioneering archaeological survey of the Shannon estuary (1992-2000) and for EHS, N. Ireland, of Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland (1996). I have widespread experience in the commercial, research and academic archaeological sectors, having worked on numerous archaeological excavations and environmental consultancy projects in Ireland, Britain, Switzerland and France. Key publications include (2006) Rethinking Wetland Archaeology and (2012) The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology Teaching My teaching programmes tend to explore how people in the past used places, objects, animals and their environments to create and inhabit social worlds that are very different than our own, and thence reveal the potential diversity of the human experience. I am Module Co-ordinator for seven undergraduate and graduate modules in UCD School of Archaeology.
I have supervised 10 PhD theses and co-ordinate UCD School of Archaeology's Early Medieval Research and Viking Age Research Group (EMVARG) of Post-Doctoral Fellows, PhD and MA students - the largest and most successful (i.e. in terms of postgraduate scholarship awards) community of graduate students investigating early medieval archaeology in Ireland. I have supervised c.20 MA theses. Three of my previous MA students were awarded the UK's Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG) John Hurst Prize for the Best Thesis on Medieval Settlement in Britain and Ireland, including Triona Nicholl, (2004) Experimental archaeology and early medieval houses; Jonathan Kinsella (2005) Locating the poor and unfree: early medieval low-status settlement in Ireland and Niamh Arthur (2009) The Viking Age longphort in Ireland. Professional Activities As a professional Irish archaeologist, I have previously been Vice-Chair and Board Member of the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) (2007-2008; 2004-2008); and a member of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Archaeology (2004-2008), the Council of The Prehistoric Society (2000-2003); the Council of The Discovery Programme (1998-2003) and the Council of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Other professional activities include acting as:
I have been invited to speak at many conferences, seminars and events in USA, Canada, UK, Ireland and Europe and was also an invited Irish speaker in April 2005 for the Irish American Cultural Institute (IACI), lecturing on early medieval Ireland at Irish-American venues in New York, Connetticut, Milwaukee, New Jersey, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, Kansas and other places and has also been an invited lecturer at Appalachian State University and East Carolina University, North Carolina (March 2006). However, really significant career achievements included once playing for Wicklow (U-14, U-16, U-18 and U-21) hurling teams and winning two Junior Hurling Championship medals with Valleymount in 1985 and 1990. Recently, I've started playing hurling again in my back garden with our two little boys, Cóilín (who is 3) and Dáire (who is 1) and would expect from their skills, that they will both win All-Ireland Hurling Championship medals in 2031 with Dublin, Clare or perhaps even... Wicklow.
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Research Interests
| I have been Principal Investigator and Project Director of several archaeological research projects exploring these subjects. Since my appointment at UCD, I have been awarded a range of research grants by IRCHSS, Heritage Council, RIA and INSTAR amongst others, and have also supported many successful PhD and post-doctoral scholarships applications, all amounting to a total of over 1.1 million euros in grant awards. My research interests revolve around 2 key areas and I would welcome contacts from any potential MA/PhD students also interested in these general themes. Early medieval Ireland in its northwest European contexts: people, settlements and their landscapes, AD 400-1200 I am Principal Investigator (P.I.), with Dr Finbar McCormick, of the INSTAR Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), funded by UCD Seed Funding (2007), the Heritage Council (2008) and the Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research (INSTAR) programme (2008-2011). This is an international collaborative research programme, with UCD, QUB, CRDS, ACS, Archer Heritage Planning, IAC and MGL Ltd, with numerous reports, databases, public lectures and publications. See www.emap.ie for all reports and news. My own research on early medieval Ireland explores how people organised their settlements and landscapes, to negotiate and perform particular social identities (ethnicity, kinship, social status, gender and community). With the support of an IRCHSS Senior Research Scholarship (2002/2003), I completed my PhD on early medieval crannogs and island dwellings in Ireland (my related books include The archaeology of lake settlement in Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, 1998; Coolure Demesne crannog: an introduction to its archaeology and landscapes (Wordwell, 2007) and Crannogs in early medieval Ireland, (Four Courts Press, forthcoming 2008). As a UCD President's Research Fellow (2005/2006), I began research for a book provisionally entitled Early medieval people and their landscapes in Ireland, AD 400-1100. I have recently written peer-reviewed articles on early medieval settlement enclosures (PRIA 2011); early medieval houses (Peritia 2008), on early medieval coastal landscapes and early medieval fishing practices (World Archaeology 2004). I lead the UCD Early Medieval and Viking Age Research Group (EMVARG) and supervise several PhDs on early medieval Britain and Ireland. Wetlands and Maritime Archaeology My interests in coastal and wetland archaeology encompass the ways that past peoples interacted with wet environments, whether they are estuaries, lakes or boglands. In the past, I completed ancient wood technology reports from various prehistoric waterlogged and urban medieval archaeological sites (including Viking Age houses and medieval waterfronts). Previous publications have included The archaeology of lake settlement in Ireland (Royal Irish Academy 1998); Foragers, farmers and fishers in a coastal landscape: an intertidal archaeological survey of the Shannon estuary (Royal Irish Academy 2001) and (with Robert van de Noort) Rethinking Wetland Archaeology (Duckworth 2006), which explores theoretical and interpretative potential of wetland archaeological investigations and (with Colin Breen) Maritime Ireland: an archaeology of coastal communities (Tempus 2007) and am on the steering group of Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network (SLAN). I am a co-editor with Prof Francesco Menotti of The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology (Oxford University Press, 2012, in press) Landscape Archaeology
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Research Projects
| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Experimental Archaeology in Northwest Europe/HII Event Start Date / End Date : 31-AUG-11 / 30-SEP-11 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Living with the dead in early medieval Ireland. Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-11 / 30-SEP-12 |
| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : Early Medieval Archaeology Project 2: The Origins of the Irish Economy Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-11 / 30-NOV-11 |
| Sponsor : Office of Public Works (OPW) Title : Experimental Archaeology Project Start Date / End Date : 01-FEB-11 / 31-DEC-11 |
| Sponsor : Office of Public Works (OPW) Title : Early Medieval Settlements in Northwest Europe, AD 400-1100 International Conference Start Date / End Date : 01-NOV-10 / 30-APR-11 |
| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Living with the church in early medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100: Archaeological perspectives on the sacred and profane Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-10 / 30-SEP-11 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : 2010 Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) Start Date / End Date : 01-JUL-10 / 10-DEC-10 |
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| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : 2010 Templeteenaun Excavations Start Date / End Date : 01-MAY-10 / 30-APR-11 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : Fergus estuary and islands: Discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare Start Date / End Date : 28-FEB-10 / 30-NOV-10 |
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| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Viking Graves? Death, Burial and Identity in Early Medieval Ireland and Britain Start Date / End Date : 01-OCT-09 / 30-SEP-10 |
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| Sponsor : Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Title : 2009 Templeteenaun Excavations Start Date / End Date : 01-MAY-09 / 30-APR-10 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : Islands in Time: The Maritime Cultural Landscapes of the Fergus Estuary's Islands, Co. Clare Start Date / End Date : 01-MAR-09 / 27-NOV-09 |
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| Sponsor : Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) Title : Early Medievaal Fishweirs: Early Medieval Fishing and Coastal Communities in Northwest Europe: Phase 1 - A Commparative Studies Project Investigating Early Fishweirs in Ireland and France Start Date / End Date : 01-JAN-09 / 31-DEC-09 |
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| Sponsor : HEA/PRTLI Cycle 4 Grant Title : In Tirechan's footprints: an archaeology of the early medieval Collectanae Start Date / End Date : 01-SEP-08 / 31-AUG-12 |
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| Sponsor : Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Title : 2008 Templeteenaun Excavations Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-08 / 31-MAR-09 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : EMAP-INSTAR Start Date / End Date : 21-APR-08 / 05-DEC-09 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : EMAP 2: Early Medieval Archaelogy Project Phase II Start Date / End Date : 01-APR-08 / 28-NOV-08 |
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| Sponsor : University College Dublin (UCD) Title : Early medieval archaeology project (EMAP): from data to knowledge Start Date / End Date : 01-JUN-07 / 31-MAR-10 |
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| Sponsor : Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Title : 2007 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT TEMPLETEENAUN, CO WICLOW Start Date / End Date : 01-APR-07 / 01-DEC-08 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : EARLY MEDIEVAL ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT (HC) Start Date / End Date : 01-MAR-07 / 01-MAR-09 |
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| Sponsor : Royal Irish Academy (RIA) Title : Archaeological excavations at Templeteenaun, Co. Wicklow Start Date / End Date : 08-MAR-05 / 31-MAR-06 |
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| Sponsor : The Heritage Council Title : Investigating an early Medieval Royal Crannog at Coolure Demesne Co. Westmeath Start Date / End Date : 19-APR-04 / 01-NOV-04 |
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Books
| O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Harney, L. and Kerr, T.; (2013) Early Medieval Ireland: Archaeological Excavations 1930-2009. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details] |
O'Sullivan, A. and Breen, C.; (2011) Maritime Ireland: an Archaeology of Coastal Communities (2nd ed.). Stroud: The History Press. [Details] |
O'Sullivan, A., Sands, R. and Kelly, E.P.; (2007) Coolure Demesne crannog, Lough Derravaragh; An introduction to its archaeology and landscapes. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] |
Van de Noort, R. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2006) Rethinking Wetland Archaeology. London and New York: Duckworth Books. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2004) The social and ideological roles of crannogs in early medieval Ireland. Unpublished PhD thesis. NUI: Dept. of Modern History, NUI Maynooth. [Details] |
OSullivan, A.; (2001) Foragers, farmers and fishers in a coastal landscape: An intertidal archaeological survey of the Shannon estuary. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details] |
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| O'Sullivan, A.; (2000) Crannogs: lake dwellings of early Ireland. Dublin: Town House. [Details] | |||||||||
OSullivan, A.; (1998) The archaeology of lake settlement in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. [Details] |
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Book Chapters
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2012) 'Europe's wetlands from the Migration Period to the Middle Ages: Settlement, exploitation and transformation, AD 400-1500' In: F. Menotti and A. O'Sullivan (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| Menotti, F. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2012) 'General Introduction' In: F. Menotti and A. O'Sullivan (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2011) 'Daily life and practice in an early medieval rath: encountering early Irish society through archaeology, history and palaeoecology' In: C. Corlett and M. Potterton (eds.) (eds). Settlement in Early Medieval Ireland in the light of recent excavations. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A. (2011) 'Preface' In: C. Corlett and M. Potterton (eds). Settlement in Early Medieval Ireland in the light of recent excavations. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] |
Harney, L., Kinsella, J. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2011) 'County Dublin: some observations on the historiography of early medieval excavation and research, 1930-2005' In: Seán Duffy (eds). Medieval Dublin XI. Dublin: Four Courts Press. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) 'Early medieval crannogs and imagined islands' In: G. Cooney, K. Becker, J. Coles, M. Ryan and S. Sievers (eds). Relics of Old Decency: Archaeological studies in later prehistory; Festschrift for Barry Raftery. Dublin: Wordwell. [Details] | |||||||||
| Russell, I., Moore, C., O'Sullivan, A. and Ginn, V.; (2011) 'Killoteran 9 - early medieval vertical watermill' In: J. Eogan and E. Shee (eds). Cois tSiúire - Nine Thousand Years of Human Activity in the Lower Suir Valley. Archaeological excavations on the route of the N25 Waterford City Bypass. Dublin: NRA Scheme Monographs, No. 8. National Roads Authority. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) 'On pilgrimage to Glendalough' In: Joe Fenwick (eds). Lost and Found II: Rediscovering Ireland's Past. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'Houses' In: C. Snyder (eds). Early Peoples of Britain and Ireland. Westport/Oxford: Greenwood World Publishing. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'Contributions on 'Dublin', 'Lindow Man', 'Bog Bodies'' In: C. Snyder (eds). Early Peoples of Britain and Ireland. Westport/Oxford: Greenwood World Publishing. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'The Western Islands: Ireland's Atlantic islands and the forging of Gaelic Irish national identities' In: G. Noble, T. Poller, J. Raven and L. Verrill (eds). Scottish Odysseys: The Archaeology of Islands. Stroud: Tempus. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'Preface' In: C. Corlett (eds). Beneath the Poulaphuca Reservoir: The 1939 Poulaphuca Survey of the lands flooded by the Liffey Reservoir Scheme. Dublin: The Stationary Office. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Deevy, M.; (2008) 'Bronze Age trees, woodland and wood technology' In: M Doody (eds). The Ballyhoura Hills Project. Bray: Discovery Programme Monographs 7. [Details] | |||||||||
| Brady, C., Byrnes, E., Cooney, G. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'An archaeological study of the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Co. Meath' In: T. Pollard and I. Banks (eds). Scorched Earth: Studies in the Archaeology of Conflict. Leiden/Boston: Brill. [Details] | |||||||||
| Lyttleton, J. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'Post-Medieval marshland reclamation in Ireland: a case study from the Shannon estuary' In: A. Horning (eds). The Post-Medieval Archaeology of Ireland, 1550-1850. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Van de Noort, R.; (2007) 'Temporality, cultural biography and seasonality: rethinking time in wetland archaeology' In: J. Barber et al (eds). Archaeology from the wetlands: recent perspectives. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Sands, R.; (2007) 'Impressive, well-appointed, rich and enigmatic: Coolure Demesne crannog, Lough Derravarragh, Co. Westmeath' In: J. Barber et al (eds). Archaeology from the wetlands: recent perspectives. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. [Details] | |||||||||
| Van de Noort, R. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2007) 'Places, perceptions, boundaries and tasks: rethinking landscapes in wetland archaeology' In: J. Barber et al (eds). Archaeology from the wetlands: recent perspectives. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2005) 'Contributions on 'Houses', 'Diet and Food', 'Fishing', 'Crannogs', 'Woodlands'' In: S. Duffy (eds). Medieval Ireland: an Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2003) 'A day in the life of a medieval fisherman and of an intertidal archaeologist' In: J. Fenwick (eds). J. Fenwick (ed) Lost and found: discoveries in Irish archaeology. Bray: Wordwell. [Details] | |||||||||
| Breen, C. and OSullivan, A.; (2002) 'Underwater archaeology in the Republic of Ireland' In: C. Rupée and J. Barstead (eds). C. Rupee and J. Barstead (eds) The International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology. California: Plenum. [Details] | |||||||||
| McErlean, T. and OSullivan, A.; (2002) 'Foreshore tidal fishtraps' In: T. McErlean, R. McConkey and W. Forsythe (eds). T. McErlean, R. McConkey & W. Forsythe (eds) Strangford Lough: an archaeological survey of its maritime cultural landscape. Belfast: Blackstaff. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A., Forsythe, W. and McErlean, T.; (2002) 'The submerged landscape' In: In T. McErlean, R. McConkey and W. Forsythe (eds). T. McErlean, R. McConkey & W. Forsythe (eds) Strangford Lough: an archaeological survey of its maritime cultural landscape. Belfast: Blackstaff. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2001) 'Crannogs places of resistance in the contested landscapes of early modern Ireland' In: In B. Bender and M. Winer (eds), Berg, Oxford (eds). Contested landscapes: landscapes of movement and exile. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2001) 'Crannogs in late medieval Gaelic Ireland, c.1350 c.1600' In: In P.J. Duffy, D. Edwards and E. Fitzpatrick (eds), , Four Courts Press, Dublin (eds). Gaelic Ireland: Land, lordship and settlement, c.1250-c.1660. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2001) 'Last foragers or first farmers? Interpreting an early prehistoric wetland occupation site in the Shannon estuary, Republic of Ireland' In: In R. Young (ed.), Leicester Archaeology Monographs 7, Leicester (eds). Mesolithic lifeways: current research in Britain and Ireland. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A. and Deevy, M.B.; (2000) 'Wooden artefacts' In: In A. Halpin, Four Courts Press, Dublin (eds). The port of medieval Dublin: archaeological excavations at the Civic Offices, Winetavern Street, Dublin 1993. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A. 2000; (2000) 'The wooden waterfronts: a study of their construction, carpentry and use of trees and woodlands' In: In A. Halpin , Four Courts Press, Dublin (eds). The port of medieval Dublin: archaeological excavations at the Civic Offices, Winetavern Street, Dublin 1993. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A. and Deevy, M.B.; (2000) 'Medieval boat and ships timbers' In: In A. Halpin, Four Courts Press, Dublin (eds). The port of medieval Dublin: archaeological excavations at the Civic Offices, Winetavern Street, Dublin 1993. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2000) 'People, place and time on the Shannon estuary, Ireland the archaeology of the estuarine foreshore' In: In L. Bonnamour (ed.), -, Editions Errance, Paris (eds). Archéologie des fleuves et des riveriéres. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A. and Daly, A.; (1999) 'Prehistoric and medieval coastal settlement and wetland exploitation in the Shannon estuary, Ireland' In: In B.J. Coles, J. Coles and M.S. Jørgensen (eds), University Press (eds). Bog bodies, sacred sites and wetlands Archaeology. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'Woodmanship and the supply of timber and underwood to Anglo-Norman Dublin' In: In C. Manning (ed.), , Wordwell, Dublin (eds). Dublin and beyond the Pale: Studies in honour of Patrick Healy. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A. and Boland, D.; (1997) 'An early medieval wooden bridge at Clonmacnoise' In: In F.J.G. Mitchell and C. Delaney (eds.) (eds). The Quaternary of the Irish Midlands., Field Guide 21, Irish Association for Quaternary Studies, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| Halpin, A. and OSullivan, A.; (1997) 'Selfbows' In: In M.F., Hurley and O.B. Scully (eds.), Waterford Corporation, Waterford (eds). Late Viking Age and Medieval Waterford: excavations 1986-1992. [Details] | |||||||||
| Brunning, R. and OSullivan, A.; (1997) 'Bronze Age wood species selection and woodworking techniques' In: In N. Nayling and A. Caseldine (eds.),CBA Research Report 108, York (eds). Excavations at Caldicot, Gwent: Bronze Age palaeochannels in the Lower Nedern Valley. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1996) 'Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age woodworking techniques' In: In B. Raftery -, IAWU Trans. 3, Dublin (eds). Trackway excavations in the Mount Dillon Bogs, Co. Longford, 1985-1991. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1995) 'Intertidal archaeological survey and estuarine wetlands in North Munster, Ireland' In: In M. Bell (ed.), SELRC, Lampeter (eds). Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 1994. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1994) 'Trees, woodland and woodsmanship in early mediaeval Ireland' In: In J. H. Dickson and R. Mill (eds), , Royal Botanical Society of Scotland, Edinburgh (eds). Plants and people: economic botany in northern Europe AD 800-180. [Details] | |||||||||
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Edited Books
Menotti, F. and O'Sullivan, A (Ed.). (2012) The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details] |
| C. Corlett and A. O'Sullivan (Ed.). (2002) Wicklow Archaeology and History Vol. 2. Bray: Reprint Ltd. [Details] |
| C. Corlett and A. O'Sullivan (Ed.). (1998) Wicklow Archaeology and History Vol. 1. Bray: Reprint Ltd. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| O'Sullivan, A,Nicholl, T; (2011) 'Early medieval settlement enclosures in Ireland: dwellings, daily life and social identity'. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY SECTION C-ARCHAEOLOGY CELTIC STUDIES HISTORY LINGUISTICS LITERATURE, 111 :59-90. [DOI] [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'Early medieval houses in Ireland: Social identity and dwelling spaces'. Peritia, 20 :225-256. [Details] |
| Brady, C., Byrnes, E., Cooney, G. and O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) 'An archaeological study of the Battle of the Boyne at Oldbridge, Co. Meath'. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 3 :53-77. [Details] |
O'Sullivan, A.; (2007) 'Exploring past people's interaction with wetland environments in Ireland'. Proceedings of Royal Irish Academy, 107C :147-203. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2005) 'Medieval fishtraps on the Shannon estuary, Ireland: Interpreting people, place and identity amongst wetland communities'. Journal of Wetland Archaeology, 35 (3):65-77. [Details] |
| OSullivan, A.; (2003) 'Place, memory and identity among estuarine fishing communities: interpreting archaeology of early medieval fish weirs'. World Archaeology, 35 (3):449-468. [Details] | |||||||||
| Condit, T. and OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'Landscapes of movement and control: interpreting prehistoric hillforts and fording-places on the River Shannon'. Discovery Programme Reports, 5 :25-39. [Details] | |||||||||
| Grogan, E., OSullivan, A., OCarroll, F. and Daly, A.; (1998) 'Knocknalappa, Co. Clare: a reappraisal'. Discovery Programme Reports, 5 :111-124. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'Interpreting the archaeology of Bronze Age lake settlements'. Journal of Irish Archaelogy, 8 :115-121. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1996) 'Later Bronze Age intertidal discoveries on North Munster estuaries'. Discovery Programme Reports, 4 :63-72. [Details] | |||||||||
| Grogan, E., Condit, T. O' Carroll, F., O' Sullivan, A. and Daly, A.; (1996) 'Tracing the later prehistoric landscape in North Munster'. Discovery Programme Reports, 4 :26-46. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1995) 'Intertidal archaeological surveys in the estuarine wetlands of North Munster'. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, 24 (1):71-73. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1995) 'Wood technology and raw materials. In Godbold, S. and Turner, R.C. Medieval fishtraps in the Severn estuary'. Medieval Archaeology, 38 :19-54. [Details] | |||||||||
| Grogan, E., Condit, T., O'Carroll, F. and O'Sullivan, A.; (1994) 'A preliminary assessment of the prehistoric landscape of the Mooghaun study area'. Discovery Programme Reports, 2 :47-56. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1993) 'An Early Historic period fishweir on the upper Fergus Estuary, Co. Clare'. North Munster Antiquarian Journal, 35 :52-61. [Details] | |||||||||
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Other Journals
O'Sullivan, A., Dillon, M., Sands, R. & McDermott, C.; (2010) 'The Fergus Estuary and its islands: discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare' HeritageOutlook Summer 2010 :11-14. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A. & McDermott, C.; (1989) 'A note on experimental hurdle making' Trowel: the Journal of the University College Dublin Archaeological Society 2 :13-16. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) 'Irish, Norse and Inuit: Early medieval voyages of exploration in the North Atlantic' Nimrod: The Journal of the Ernest Shackleton Autumn School 3 :51-68. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A. and Kenny, N.; (2008) 'A matter of life and death? Early medieval quernstones' Archaeology Ireland 22 (4) :8-11. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2006) 'Discovering ancient landscapes under the sea' Archaeology Ireland 20 :12-17. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2003) 'The Harvard Archaeological Expedition and the politics of the Irish Free State' ARCHAEOLOGY IRELAND 66 :10-13. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2002) 'Living with the dead amongst hunter-gatherers' Archaeology Ireland 63 :10-13. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2001) 'Being Neolithic settling down and moving about?' ARCHAEOLOGY IRELAND 56 :8-9. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2001) 'Other sorts of homecoming' Archaeology Ireland 58 (5) . [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'Crannogs in contested landscapes' Archaeology Ireland 44 :14-15. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'To make a difference' Archaeology Ireland 46 (3) . [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1998) 'Warriors, legends and heroes - the archaeology of hurling' Archaeology Ireland 45 :32-34. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1997) 'Medieval fishtraps at Bunratty, Co. Clare' The Other Clare 21 :40-42. [Details] | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (1996) 'Exploring ancient woodlands' Archaeology Ireland 36 :14-15. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Condit, T.; (1995) 'Late Bronze Age settlement and economy by the Fergus estuary marshlands, Co. Clare' The Other Clare 19 :5-9. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (1990) 'Wood in archaeology' Archaeology Ireland 14 :69-73. [Details] | |||||||||
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Published Reports
McCormick, F., Kerr, T., McClatchie and O'Sullivan, A. (2011) The Archaeology of Livestock and Cereal Production in Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100. Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), UCD/QUB. [Details] |
O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Harney. L., Kinsella, J. and Kerr, T. (2010) Early Medieval Dwellings and Settlements in Ireland, AD 400-1100: Vol. 1 Text. The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), University College Dublin/Queens University Belfast. [Details] |
Kerr, T., Harney, L., Kinsella, J., O'Sullivan, A. and McCormick, F. (2010) Early Medieval Dwellings and Settlements in Ireland, AD 400-1100: Vol. 2 Gazetteer of Site Descriptions. The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), University College Dublin/Queens University Belfast. [Details] |
O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, McDermott, C., Sands, R., Kerr, T., Harney, L., Kinsella, S., Seaver, M. and O'Hara, R. (2010) The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Project Report 200-2010. The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), University College Dublin/Queens University Belfast. [Details] |
Harney, L., O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Kerr, T., Kinsella, J., McClatchie, M., Reilly, E., Keating, D., Seaver, M., and O'Hara, R. (2010) A Bibliography of Early Medieval Archaeology in Ireland: Version 3. The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), University College Dublin/Queens University Belfast. [Details] |
| O'Sullivan, A., Dilllon, M., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Shaw, R. and Devlin, G.; (2010) The Fergus Estuary and Islands: Discovering a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare. UCD School of Archaeology/Heritage Council, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A., Warren, G., McDermott, C. & Lyne, Ed.; (2009) Archaeological Excavations of a Medieval Church and Graveyard at Templeteenaun, Ballinagee Townland, Co. Wicklow 2004-2008: Stratigraphical Report. UCD School of Archaeology. [Details] | |||||||||
O'Sullivan, A.. McCormick, F., Kerr, T. and Harney, L.; (2008) Early Medieval Ireland: Archaeological Excavations 1930-2004. Heritage Council INSTAR, UCD School of Archaeology. [Details] |
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O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F. & McDermott, C.; (2008) Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Project Progress Report 2008. UCD School of Archaeology, . [Details] |
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| O'Sullivan, A., Kelly, E.P. and Sands, R.; (2005) Archaeological Investigations of a Crannog at Coolure Demesne, Co. Westmeath: Report to National Monuments Service. UCD School of Archaeology, UCD. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A., Kelly, E.P. and Sands, R.; (2005) Archaeological survey and excavation of an early medieval crannog at Coolure Demesne, Lough Derravarragh, Co. Westmeath. UCD School of Archaeology, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Dillon, M.; (2005) Intertidal archaeological survey of Bronze Age structures and medieval fishtraps on the Fergus estuary, Co. Clare. UCD School of Archaeology, Dublin. [Details] | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Warren, G.M.; (2005) Archaeological excavations of a medieval church and enclosure at Templeteenaun, (Ballinagee twd), Co. Wicklow, 2005. UCD School of Archaeology, UCD. [Details] | |||||||||
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Honours and Awards
| Year: 2002. Title: IRCHSS Senior Research Scholarship 2002/2003 |
| Year: 2004. Title: UCD President's Research Fellow 2004/2005 |
Associations
| Association: IAI (Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland), Function/Role: Member; former Vice Chair (2007-2008), Member of Board of Directors (2004-2008) and RIA National Committee for Archaeology IAI Representative (2004-2008) |
| Association: EAA (European Association of Archaeologists), Function/Role: Member |
| Association: WAC (World Archaeological Congress), Function/Role: Member; Deputy Academic secretary and member of Local Working Group, National Committee for WAC-6 in Dublin |
| Association: Friends of Medieval Dublin, Function/Role: Member |
Conference Contributions
| O'Sullivan, A., Warren, G. and McDermott, C.; (2010) On the tracks of Medieval pilgrimage to Glendalough: Archaeological excavations at Templeteenaun church and graveyard, Wicklow Mountains. [Invited Lecture], Revealing the Past: Archaeological Excavations in Ireland, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin , 08-OCT-10 - 08-OCT-10. |
| O'Sullivan, A., Dillon, M., McDermott, C. & Sands, R.; (2010) Medieval fishweirs at Boarland Rock, Fergus estuary, Co. Clare. [Invited Lecture], Wetland Archaeology in Ireland and Beyond, University College Dublin , 06-FEB-10 - 07-FEB-10. |
| O'Sullivan, A., Dillon, M., McDermott, C. & Sands, R.; (2009) The Fergus estuary and its islands: a maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare. [Invited Lecture], Culture, Environment and Change: Archaeological Research Seminar 2009, University College Dublin , 10-DEC-09 - 10-DEC-09. |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) and investigating archaeological excavations in Ireland, 1930-2004. [Invited Lecture], The Archaeology of Early Medieval Wales in Context: Early Medieval Wales Archaeology Research Group 25th Anniversary Colloquium, Dept. of History, Welsh History and Archaeology, Bangor University, Wales , 25-APR-09 - 26-APR-09. |
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) Prehistoric and medieval fishweirs on the Shannon estuary. [Invited Lecture], Fishweirs and coastal communities in north-west Europe: an archaeological workshop (19th September 2009), UCD School of Archaeology , 19-SEP-09 - 19-SEP-09. |
| O'Sullivan, A., Warren, G., McDermott, C. & Nugent, L.; (2008) Medieval pilgrimage to Glendalough: recent archaeological discoveries along St. Kevin's Road. [Invited Lecture], Glendalough Seminar, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland , 23-MAY-08 - 23-MAY-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Kerr, T., Harney, L., Sands, S., McDermott, C., Ó Neill, J., Seaver, M. & O'Hara, R.; (2008) INSTAR Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): dealing with data and enabling knowledge. [Invited Lecture], Discovering Our Past: Archaeological Research Seminar 2008, University College Dublin , 11-DEC-08 - 11-DEC-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A., Warren, G., McDermott, C. & Ó Neill, J.; (2008) Medieval pilgrimage in the Wicklow Mountains and archaeological excavations at Templeteenaun, Co. Wicklow. [Invited Lecture], Discovering Our Past: Archaeological Research Seminar 2008, University College Dublin , 11-DEC-08 - 11-DEC-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A, Dillon, M. & McDermott, C.; (2008) Medieval fishweirs at Boarland Rock: an intertidal archaeological survey on the Fergus estuary, Co. Clare. [Invited Lecture], Discovering Our Past: Archaeological Research Seminar 2008, University College Dublin , 11-DEC-08 - 11-DEC-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Kerr, T., Harney, L., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Seaver, M. & O'Hara, R.; (2008) Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): dealing with data and enabling knowledge. [Invited Lecture], IAI Autumn Conference 2008. New Horizons: advances in technical methods in Irish archaeology, Sligo , 17-OCT-08 - 19-OCT-08. | |||||||||
| McDermott, C., O'Sullivan, A., Warren, G. & Ó Néill, J.; (2007) New and old perspectives on the Irish midlands. [Invited Lecture], 2007 Ireland 8000-2000BC, University College Dublin , 26-MAY-07 - 26-MAY-07. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2009) Warriors, legends and heroes - the earliest evidence for hurling. [Invited Lecture], GAA 125 Celebrations, GAA Museum, Croke Park, Dublin , 26-MAR-09 - 26-MAR-09. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) and archaeological excavations in Ireland, 1930-2005. [Invited Lecture], University of Glasgow Dept. of Archaeology Graduate Research Seminars, University of Glasgow , 17-OCT-08 - 17-OCT-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A. and Kerr, T.; (2008) The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): A UCD/QUB INSTAR-funded collaborative research and graduate training programe. [Invited Lecture], UCD/QUB Inaugural Research Symposium, UCD Research Centre, Dublin , 19-JUN-08 - 19-JUN-08. | |||||||||
| O'Sullivan, A.; (2008) Closing Address. [Invited Lecture], Early Medieval farming - corn or cattle?: Agricultural History Society Annual Conference, Dept. of Archaeology, UCC/ Jury's Hotel, Cork , 20-JUN-08 - 20-JUN-08. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2007) Opening address: Stories of our past. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Archaeology Ireland Conference: Stories of our Past, UCD , 17-NOV-07. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2007) Archaeological excavations of a medieval pilgrim's church at Templeteenaun, Co. Wicklow. [Invited Oral Presentation], RIA Committee for Archaeology Research Seminar, RIA, Dublin , 06-NOV-07. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2007) Early medieval farmsteads: exploring the materiality of daily life and practice. [Invited Lecture], Agricultural History Society of Ireland annual conference, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks , 01-NOV-07. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2007) Medieval pilgrimage in the Wicklow Mountains: recent archaeological discoveries along St. Kevin's Road. [Invited Lecture], Wicklow Mountains National Park Lecture Series, Glendalough , 26-JUL-07. | |||||||||
| Perceptions of the Medieval Landscapes Studies (POMLAS); (2007) Discussant of session on medieval wetlands landscapes. [Chaired Session], Medieval Landscapes, Unversity of Exeter , 06-JUN-07. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2007) Islands, seascapes and memories: our western islands and imagining a Gaelic Ireland. [Keynote Address], AYIA Annual Archaeological Conference 2007, UCD , 23-FEB-07. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2006) Bridge-building, power and politics in early medieval Ireland: underwater archaeological excavations of an early medieval wooden bridge at Clonmacnoise. [Invited Lecture], University of Wales Bangor, Dept. of History and Welsh History Archaeology Research Seminars, Dept. of History and Welsh History, University of Wales, Bangor , 02-MAY-06. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2006) People and their worlds in early medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Medieval Irish History and Archaeology Lecture Series, East Carolina University, N. Carolina, USA , 02-MAR-06. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; Living at the edge? Maritime archaeological perspectives on early medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], Maritime History and Archaeology Colloquium: peoples of the sea: aspects of the maritime world of ancient and early medieval Europe, UCD School of Classics . | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2006) Living at the edge: Maritime archaeology in early medieval Ireland. [Invited Lecture], East Carolina University: Medieval Irish and English Culture symposium, East Carolina University, N. Carolina, USA , 03-MAR-06. | |||||||||
| Aidan O'Sullivan; (2005) Food, culture and identity: opening address. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Archaeology Ireland Conference 2005: Food, culture and identity, UCD , 12-NOV-05. | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2003) Fortunate Isles encounters with islands in early medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Association for Environmental Archaeology Islands conference, QUB, Belfast (April 2003), QUB, Belfast , 15-APR-03 - 15-APR-03. | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; (2003) Living a wet life? Place, memory and identity in estuarine landscapes,. [Oral Presentation], 10th International Wetland Archaeological Research Project conference, Olympia, Washington, USA (April 2003), Olympia, WA, USA , 15-APR-03 - 15-APR-03. | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; From the trees to the hearth: exploring woodcraft in early Ireland,. [Oral Presentation], Small things remembered, Archaeology Ireland annual conference, UCD (November 2002), UCD . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; House and home: interpreting domestic space in early medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Irish Conference of Medievalists, NUI Maynooth, (July 2002), NUI Maynooth . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; People of the sea in early medieval Ireland, AD 400-800. [Oral Presentation], 37th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, USA (May 2002), Kalamazoo, USA . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Estuarine archaeology in Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Society of Antiquaries of Scotland seminar on alluvial archaeology, Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (May 2002), Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Ebb and flow interpreting community, place and tradition in estuarine landscapes. [Oral Presentation], Landscapes and Seascapes, Prehistoric Society conference, Sheffield (February 2002), Sheffield . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Wetland archaeology fine in practice, but will it work in theory?. [Oral Presentation], TAG in Ireland, Dublin, (December 2001), Dublin . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; People of the lakes? interpreting the archaeology of early medieval lake settlement in Ireland,. [Oral Presentation], Cultural Responses to Wetland Landscapes, British Academy conference, London (February 2001), London . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Landscapes of movement and travel in early medieval Ireland,. [Oral Presentation], Society for American Archaeology conference, Philadelphia, USA (April 2000), Philadelphia, USA . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Viking-Age rural settlement in Ireland, AD 800-1000,. [Oral Presentation], 34th International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, USA (May 1999), Kalamazoo, USA . | |||||||||
| OSullivan, A.; Crannogs places of resistance in the contested landscapes of late medieval Ireland, AD 1534-1600. [Oral Presentation], World Archaeology Congress 4, Capetown, South Africa (January 1999), Capetown, South Africa . | |||||||||
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Committees
| Committee : External Examiner, Centre for Maritime Archaeology, University of Ulster at Coleraine |
| Committee : WAC-6, deputy academic secretary; member of national organising committee, Programme committee. |
| Committee : Royal Irish Academy National Committee for Archaeology (IAI Representative, 2004 - 2007) |
| Committee : Vice-Chair (Acting) of Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (2007/2008) (member of Board of Directors; 2004 - 2007) |
| Committee : Council Member of The Prehistoric Society (London) (2000-2003) |
| Committee : Council Member of The Discovery Programme (1998-2003) | |||||||||
| Committee : Council member of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1998-2000) | |||||||||
| Committee : Non-executive Director of Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd (2000-2004) | |||||||||
| Committee : Editorial Board of The Journal of the North Atlantic | |||||||||
| Committee : Council member of Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1998-2000) | |||||||||
| Committee : Editorial Board of The Journal of Maritime Archaeology | |||||||||
| Committee : Hon. Treasurer of Irish Association of Professional Archaeologists (IAPA) (1995-1998) | |||||||||
| Committee : member of IAPA standing committees on wetland archaeology and maritime archaeology (1996-1998 | |||||||||
| Committee : Agricultural History Society of Ireland, founder and committee member (2003-) | |||||||||
| Committee : Member of Steering Group of Network for Underwater Archaeology (NUA) (1998 - 2003) | |||||||||
| Committee : Member of Steering Group of Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network (SLAN) | |||||||||
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Internal Collaborators
| Dr Robert Sands (UCD School of Archaeology; Fergus estuary and Islands project) Dr Graeme Warren (UCD School of Archaeology; Templeteenaun project) Conor McDermott (UCD School of Archaeology; Fergus estuary and Islands project; Templeteenaun project) Dr Aoife Daly (Dendro.dk and UCD School of Archaeology; Culture, Chronology and Change Project; Fergus estuary and Islands project) Dr Stephen Harrison (UCD School of Archaeology; Vikings graves in Britain and Ireland)
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External Collaborators
| Dr Finbar McCormick, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queens University Belfast (co-Principal Investigator of the Early Medieval Archaeology Project: EMAP) Dr Thomas Kerr, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queens University Belfast (Early Medieval Archaeology Project: EMAP) Dr Vincent Bernard (CNRS, University of Rennes, France; Medieval fishweirs in northwest Europe project) Prof Robert van de Noort, University of Exeter (co-author, Rethinking Wetland Archaeology, Duckworth, London and New York.) Prof Francesco Menotti, Institute of Prehistory and Archaeological Science, University of Basel, Switzerland (co-editor, The Oxford Handbook of Wetland Archaeology) Dr Rachel Scott, University of Arizona
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