Archaeology

Humans have occupied Ireland for the past 10,000 years, leaving us with a rich legacy of archaeological monuments and landscapes. We work to conserve this unique archaeological heritage.

Grant Aided Projects

The Heritage Council supports projects through grant aid and funds to carry out important activities to protect, preserve and enhance our heritage. In this section you will find information some projects we have supported.

ARCHAEOLOGY GRANT AIDED PROJECT

Cultivating Societies — INSTAR Programme Award to study the arrival of farming in Ireland

A project studying the arrival of farming in Ireland, Cultivating societies: assessing the evidence for agriculture in Neolithic Ireland, is being undertaken by Queen’s University Belfast as part of the INSTAR Programme.

  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Education
  • Museums & Archive
  • Inland Waterways
  • Marine
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Landscape
  • Irish Walled Towns
  • County Heritage Services
  • Planning
 

HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA

Select your county from the drop-down list below for more information about heritage projects in your area.

ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS

Historic Landscape Characterisation: Policy and Best practice guidance

Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) is concerned with identifying the contribution of the past to the landscape as it exists in the present

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ARCHAEOLOGY EVENTS

International Viking Conference

Viking Woodstown and Hiberno-Norse Waterford: Their Place in the Viking World. 26th-28th March, 2010. Waterford.

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ARCHAEOLOGY PUBLICATIONS

Brú na Bóinne Research Framework Project

Summary and full document available to download.

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