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ACSU at the European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting in Belfast
The 29th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) is coming to Belfast this week, from 27 August to 3 September and ACSU are delighted to be participating in three sessions: Thursday, 31 August Dr Kerri Cleary will present in session 723:Strategies for Food Production in Prehistory, which...
Read More ›Unlocking the story of prehistoric food storage for Heritage Week 2023
ACSU are delighted to contribute to an Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland video for Heritage Week 2023. Unlocking the story of prehistoric food storage provides an overview of the FOODSEC (Food Security in Bronze Age Ireland ) project, which is led by Assoc. Prof. Meriel McClatchie of UCD School of Archaeology...
Read More ›New ACSU Excavation Director
ACSU are delighted to add Osteoarchaeologist Glenn Gibney to our experienced team of licence-eligible archaeologists. Glenn recently passed the Archaeological Excavation Competency Interview, which is conducted by the National Monuments Service and the National Museum of Ireland. Under Section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended) all excavations...
Read More ›Viking Winter Camps at Woodstown, Co. Waterford
Ian Russell has contributed a discussion on the ninth- and tenth-century Viking winter camps at Woodstown, Co. Waterford, to a newly published volume on Viking Camps: Case Studies and Comparisons (ISBN 9781032389493), edited by Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson and Irene García Losquiño. This multi-disciplinary volume brings together the latest research and thinking...
Read More ›2022-23 Iarmhí Journal features discoveries on N52
The 2022-23 issue of Iarmhí: Journal of the Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society, features an article on the archaeological discoveries made in advance of the construction of the N52 Cloghan to Billistown Realignment Scheme (Phase 2), to the south-west of the village of Delvin. Kerri Cleary and Ian Russell detail...
Read More ›Archaeologists for a day – school visit to excavation in Mayo
During a recent excavation in Ballinrobe, County Mayo, ACSU were delighted to welcome children from Holy Trinity National School in Westport for a site visit. Excavation Director Ian Russell and his team showed them around and told them all about the prehistoric landscape and field systems. Then the children got...
Read More ›County Kerry discoveries published
The 2021 Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society features an article about the archaeological discoveries made in advance of the construction of the N70 Kilderry Bends Road Improvement Scheme, just west of Milltown in County Kerry. Kerri Cleary, Ed Lyne and John Olney begin by detailing an important...
Read More ›ACSU in Archaeology Ireland
A recent issue of Archaeology Ireland (Spring 2021) features articles on aspects of two excavations undertaken by ACSU, one in County Kerry and the other in County Louth. ‘Lissaniska—location, location, location!’ by Ed Lyne is an overview of the discoveries made during his excavation of part of the enclosing elements...
Read More ›Cordoned Urn from Donacarney, Co. Meath in 3D.
Completing a 3D model of this small cordoned urn with whipped cord ornament allowed us closely to examine the pot and its decoration. Found in an inverted position during excavations at Donacarney, Co. Meath, alongside a small food vessel, the date of this cordoned urn is probably early in the...
Read More ›Neolithic pit-digging in County Kerry
In 2017, the excavation of two clusters of pits in the townland of Kilcolman, just south-west of Milltown in County Kerry, revealed some surprising results. The excavation was directed by John Olney for ACSU and took place in advance of the construction of the N70 Kilderry Bends Improvement Scheme. Most...
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