Archaeology Research Grant Reports
Experiencing Trevelyan’s Corn: Using novel methods in bioarchaeology to reveal the effect of relief food on the bodies of the victims of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1852)
06 September 2019This project used the analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopes, and the microscopic study of bones to better understand the impact of the introduction of Indian meal into Irish diets.
Download Surveying Knockloon: Revealing a ceremonial complex on the edge of the Burren
03 September 2019This project involved the carrying out of a detailed aerial survey of Knockloon hill using a SUA (a small unmanned aircraft or drone).
Download Powerhouse of the West?: The possible wider influence of Irish Bronze Age material culture and ritual practices
01 September 2019This project re-evaluates the present Ex Occidente Lux paradigm for the origins of metalworking in Ireland.
Download Visualising the medieval O'Kelly caput at Lough Croan, Co. Roscommon
31 August 2019The project seeks to use LiDAR to aid in understanding a landscape which has been identified as an area of central importance to the O'Kelly lords of Uí Maine throughout the medieval period.
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