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Archaeology Research Grants 2019

30 May 2019

The Royal Irish Academy is delighted to announce the awarding of six Archaeology Research grants, under this annual scheme which is run in partnership with the National Monuments Service.

This scheme which funds research projects in Irish archaeology focuses on projects which present an innovative and standalone research question with a standalone research answer.

Grants Awarded

Dr Laura Basell
Understanding the Prehistoric Landscapes and Seascapes of the Dingle Peninsula
€2,194

Dr Fiona Beglane
Staad Climate and Environmental Change Project
€410

Dr Linda Boutoille
Provenancing Irish the Bronze Age steatite: from the quarry to the mould
€1,064

Dr Eve Campbell
Recording vernacular pre-Famine ledger slabs in Co. Mayo using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI)
€950

Ms Carolyn Howle Outlaw
Shell Middens in Southwest Ireland: their loss and their archaeological potential
€656

Mr Jonathan Small
Irish Mesolithic hunter-gatherer interactions with wild pig
€1,372

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