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- PublicationAmager Strandvraget : J. nr. 2423Dendrochronological dating and timber provenance of a ship found at Amager Strand, Denmark. Result 1560-70
116 - PublicationArchaeological excavations at Killuragh Cave, Co. Limerick: a persistent place in the landscape from the Early Mesolithic to the Late Bronze Age(Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, 2017)
; ; ; ; Archaeological excavations at Killuragh Cave, Co. Limerick, in 1993 and 1996 followed from the discovery of prehistoric material in the 1990s by the landowner, Mr Benny O’Neill. Though a small and relatively inconspicuous site, Killuragh Cave has a long history of animal and human usage, potentially stretching back 11,000 years and continuing intermittently until the nineteenth century. The assemblage of 10,615 animal bones, 229 human bones and 209 artefacts of Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, post-medieval and modern date indicate that this was a persistent place in the landscape. The prehistoric material largely suggests that the cave was associated with ritual and funerary activities, hinting that it may have been remembered and its significance transmitted from generation to generation over several millennia.189 - PublicationArchaeological excavations at Lugduff Townland, Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2010 : stratigraphical report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2011-05)
; ; ; This document reports on a small programme of archaeological fieldwork undertaken at the Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow as part of a training programme for undergraduate students at UCD. The fieldwork is part of a broader programme of research in the Glendalough Valley. Here we present preliminary results of the excavation component of the 2010 fieldwork.527 - PublicationArchaeological excavations at Lugduff Townland, Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2011 : stratigraphic report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2012-06)
; ; ; In 2009 the UCD School of Archaeology initiated a broad research and teaching project focusing on the Glendalough Valley with a specific initial focus on the landscapes in the Upper Valley. The aim of this broader project is to integrate teaching and research, especially at undergraduate level. In 2011 this will include c. 40 students in a two week teaching project which included geoarchaeological survey, environmental sampling, geophysical survey, drawn and electronic survey, excavation and public outreach. In terms of the excavation, our aims in 2011 were to continue to examine the complex of features uncovered in 2010 in Lugduff townland (10E0311, see McDermott et al. 2010). These excavations successfully ground‐truthed the geophysical survey, but were not been able to fully characterise the very interesting archaeological features uncovered. In 2011 we excavated a 10mx10m trench (Trench 2) focusing on the anticipated junction of the track and path (Figure 1). A smaller trench (5m x 10m, Trench 4) focused on a geophysical anomaly located to the NE of the caher and located equidistant between two upstanding cross bases.271 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at Lugduff Townland, Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2012: Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2013-05)
; ; ; 341 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at Lugduff Townland, Upper Lake, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2013: Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2014-07)
; ; ; This report details the initial results of archaeological excavations at the Upper Lake, Glendalough in 2013. These focussed on an early medieval ditch underlying the ‘‘caher’’ (WI023‐025‐‐‐‐) identified by UCD School of Archaeology in 2012 (Ministerial Consent C536. Excavation No. E4431). Excavations were undertaken between 19th and 28th August 2013 under Ministerial Consent. All excavations were carried out by hand. Desodding and re‐instatement were carried out with the collaboration of a landscape gardener, as per National Parks and Wildlife Service requirements (NPWS). Ministerial Consent C536 was obtained for project with excavation number E4431 assigned for use on finds and the archive. In accordance with the ministerial consent a metal detection survey was undertaken under registration number R310.209 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at the Monastic Complex, Seven Churches Townland, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2014: Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2015-07)
; ; ; ; This document outlines the results of small scale excavation undertaken in August 2014 in the immediate surrounds of the main Monastic Complex at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. This project forms part of a long term UCD School of Archaeology research and teaching project in the Glendalough Valley and includes work undertaken at the behest of the National Monuments Service.216 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at the Monastic Complex, Sevenchurches or Camaderry Townland, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. 2016 Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2017-06)
; ; This document outlines the results of excavations undertaken in August 2016 in the immediate surrounds of the main Monastic Complex at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. This project forms part of a long term UCD School of Archaeology research and teaching project in the Glendalough Valley and includes work undertaken at the behest of the National Monuments Service.471 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at the Monastic Complex, Sevenchurches or Camaderry Townland, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow: 2015 Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2016-06)
; ; ; This document outlines the results of small scale excavation undertaken in August 2015 in the immediate surrounds of the main Monastic Complex at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. This project forms part of a long term UCD School of Archaeology research and teaching project in the Glendalough Valley and includes work undertaken at the behest of the National Monuments Service.509 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at the Monastic Complex, Sevenchurches or Camaderry Townland, Glendalough: 2017 Stratigraphical Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2018-06-14)
; ; This document outlines the results of excavations undertaken in August 2017 in the immediate surrounds of the main Monastic Complex at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. This project forms part of a long term UCD School of Archaeology research and teaching project in the Glendalough Valley and includes work undertaken at the behest of the National Monuments Service.697 - PublicationArchaeological Excavations at Trench 10, Pattern Bank, Seven Churches Townland, Glendalough, Co. Wicklow 2014: Stratigraphic Report(University College Dublin. School of Archaeology, 2014-11)
; ; This report outlines the results of a small archaeological excavation at the ‘Pattern Bank’ Glendalough, Co. Wicklow (Figure 1). The excavations were carried out from 18th – 9th August 2014 at the request of National Monuments Service as part of the UCD School of Archaeology undergraduate training excavations at Glendalough. The UCD excavations also included Trenches 11 & 12 to the west of the main Glendalough monastic complex, which will be reported in due course. This report focuses on the Pattern Bank excavations (Trench 10), which uncovered a probable revetment/stone feature towards the top of the slope. No firm dating evidence was recovered for this feature but it is likely to be pre‐nineteenth century in date.258 - PublicationArchaeological investigations in northern Laos : new contributions to Southeast Asian prehistory(Antiquity Publications, 2009-03)
; ; ; ; 745 - PublicationThe archaeology and palaeobiological record of Pasimbahan-Magsanib site, northern Palawan, PhilippinesRecent excavations in northern Palawan, Philippines provide zooarchaeological and macrobotanical evidence documenting human occupation and changes in faunal composition and subsistence strategies. Here we present the archaeobiological record of Pasimbahan-Magsanib site dating from c. 10,500 yr. BP to the subrecent. The terrestrial vertebrate record provides for a more robust Palawan biostratigraphy and chronicles Late Quaternary changes in mammalian composition and human responses to the changing abundance of large mammal communities. Well-stratified shell layers and middens contain a wide variety of taxa derived from freshwater, estuarine and marine environments that also provide insights on varying subsistence strategies and the local ecology. Macrobotanical evidence provides further evidence for both foraging and possible plant management strategies in the Holocene.
1180 - PublicationThe Archaeology of Industrial Activity on Secular Sites in Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100. Site Gazetteer H-Z (see A-G for author details)(Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP), UCD School of Archaeology and School of Geography Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queens University Belfast, 2012-12-31)
; ; ; ; EMAP Report 6.1 deals with the archaeological evidence for industrial activity on secular sites in early medieval Ireland. It is comprised of four main sections. The first section provides a general overview of the creation of the report, including general distribution maps and histograms. The archaeological evidence for industrial activity is covered in fuller detail in sections two and three. Section 2, prepared by Matt Seaver, examines the evidence in greater depth for specific industrial activity, namely iron-working, non-ferrous metal-working, glass- working, and antler/bone-working. This is accompanied by comprehensive tables outlining the site evidence for the major industrial activities. Section 3, prepared by Maureen Doyle, looks at the production of items of personal ornamentation and decoration. Rather than adopting a single-material approach, this section examines the production of different types of artefact. Thus ‘pins’ are discussed together, whether they were made of bone, antler, bronze or iron, since they performed a similar function. The final section consists of a site gazetteer of industrial activity in early medieval Ireland. This includes over 300 secular sites, and contains substantial tables outlining the evidence for craft activity, as well as the types of artefacts recovered from the site. Much of the evidence for industrial activity in the gazetteer is derived from reports which have not been fully published, i.e. the large body of ‘grey literature’ that has emerged during the last two decades. The investigation of industrial activity shows that certain early medieval secular site-types produced more evidence than others. It also suggests that there was a hierarchy of industrial activity, with perceived high status sites producing more prestigious materials – such as non- ferrous metals or glass. There is also a suggestion of a degree of regional patterning, most clearly indicated by the distribution of shale-working sites, but also possibly influential in the location of iron-working sites. The findings indicate that secular sites played a substantial role in early medieval craft and industry, a fact that is often overlooked due to a focus on the production-levels of ‘monastic towns’, and latterly, Hiberno-Norse settlements.287 - PublicationThe Archaeology of Livestock and Cereal Production in Early Medieval Ireland, AD 400-1100(Early Medieval Archaeology Project, 2011-12-01)
; ; ; Early medieval Ireland was an overwhelmingly rural landscape, with individual farmsteads (raths and crannogs), fields, and route-ways set in a highly managed agricultural landscape. In this rural landscape farming was the constant in people’s daily lives. The majority of the community, especially the ordinary and un-free members of society, such as the low-status commoners, hereditary serfs and slaves, would have spent most of their lives at work in the fields - herding cattle, sheep and pigs, ploughing, sowing and harvesting crops, or building and repairing field-walls. In the home, the daily lives of men and women would have been dominated by domestic activities relating to agriculture, whether this was in terms of preparing milk and cheeses, grinding grain for flour, salting meats for winter storage, or spinning and weaving wool.560 - PublicationThe Beaker Phenomenon? Understanding the character and context of social practices in Ireland 2500-2000 BCDuring the mid-third millennium BC, people across Europe started using an international suite of novel material culture including early metalwork and distinctive ceramics known as Beakers. The nature and social significance of this phenomenon, as well as the reasons for its rapid and widespread transmission have been much debated. The adoption of these new ideas and objects in Ireland, Europe's westernmost island, provides a highly suitable case study in which to investigate these issues. While many Beaker-related stone and metal artefacts were previously known from Ireland, a decade of intensive developer-led excavations (1997-2007) resulted in an exponential increase in discoveries of Beaker pottery within apparent settlement contexts across the island. This scenario is radically different from Europe where these objects are found with Beakers in funerary settings, stereotypically with single burials. Using an innovative approach, this book interlinks the study of the pottery and various object types (that have traditionally been studied in isolation) with their context of discovery and depositional treatment to characterise social practices within settlements, funerary monuments, ceremonial settings and natural places. These characterisations deliver rich new understandings of this period which reveal a much more nuanced narrative for this international phenomenon. Significantly, this integrated regional study reveals that the various Beaker-related objects found in Ireland were all deposited during a series of highly structured and rule-bound activities which were strongly influenced by pre-existing Irish traditions. This is a departure from previous interpretations which incorrectly attributed the adoption of Beakers to large-scale immigration or a prestige goods economy. Instead, these new international ideas, objects and practices played an important role in enabling people in Ireland to perform and negotiate their personal and group identities by using this new suite of object to frame and maintain their social relations with other groups across Europe.
1115 - PublicationBestumkilen Båd, NorgeDendrochronological dating and timber provenance of a boat found at Bestumkilen, Norway. Result c. 1890
77 - PublicationA Buried Jar Site and its Destruction: Tham An Mah cave, Luang Prabang province, Lao PDR(SEAMEO SPAFA Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts, 2015-05-10)
; ; The Middle Mekong Archaeological Project conducted excavations at Tham An Mah cave, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, as part of a larger study exploring the prehistoric archaeology of the region. Buried under surface layers were pits containing ceramic jars associated with human remains, in a complex sequence of deposits. Rare for cave sites here, the preservation of the site was excellent. The finds included a worked stone disc, overlying a crushed pot and human remains, and a constellation of types of remains resembling others from iron age sites in the region, including the Plain of Jars. Soon after we completed our field season in 2010, the National Museum learned that the site had been disturbed. In 2013 we returned to assess the impact of this and devise a plan for rescue archaeology at the site. This paper discusses the preliminary findings from Tham An Mah and its potential regional significance.510 - PublicationCave sites in Northeastern Luzon, Philippines : a preliminary soil micromorphological studySoil micromorphology was among the approaches used to explore site formation in two cave sites in northern Luzon: Eme and Dalan Serkot Caves. Interplay of biogenic, sedimentary, and anthropogenic processes worked and reworked the archaeological sediments at both sites. Eme Cave was found to be highly bioturbated by faunal activities and shrink-swell processes, and caution is needed in interpreting its archaeological contexts. However, thin section study revealed wood ash and possible burnt soil fragments, along with charcoal, attesting to later prehistoric burning activity at the site at some time. In Dalan Serkot Cave, along with standard cave sediments a volcanic ash deposit was identified, apparently deposited before 6200 b.p., that must have affected local communities, and that could be used as a stratigraphic marker for future research in the area.
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