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# archaeology - Saturday 19 October, 2019
Watch: Irish archaeologists abroad transform 360-year-old Iceland shipwreck into virtual reality
Two Irish maritime archaeologists living in Iceland and Australia have created a virtual reality video of an old shipwreck.
# archaeology - Friday 14 June, 2019
Archaeologists uncover megalithic monument thought to be unlike any found in Ireland to date
The discovery was made by a team of archaeologists from IT Sligo during a two-week excavation.
# archaeology - Sunday 28 April, 2019
A footprint found in Chile is 'oldest' in Americas, scientists say
The scientists say the footprint dates from at least 15,600 years ago.
# archaeology - Monday 18 February, 2019
Photos: Previously unknown monuments unearthed using Google Earth imagery
Monuments dating from several centuries to several millennia ago are visible in the imagery taken in June 2018.
# archaeology - Saturday 2 February, 2019
Researchers discover 40 mummies at ancient Egyptian burial site
The mummies included adults, children and animals.
# archaeology - Friday 21 December, 2018
'Remarkable archaeological discoveries' made near Newgrange passage tomb
A report sheds new light on discoveries made this summer.
# archaeology - Saturday 15 December, 2018
Archaeologists unearth 4,400-year-old tomb of Egyptian high priest
The tomb belongs to “Wahtye”, a high priest who served during the fifth dynasty reign of King Neferirkare.
# archaeology - Tuesday 13 November, 2018
Archaeology firm denies workers' dispute - accuses union of 'trying to disrupt employees' lives'
The company said it is already paying staff more than the union recently agreed with another archaeology firm.
# archaeology - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
‘I knew I'd never do anything as important again’: Wood Quay Archaeologist over 40 years on
One of the most controversial events of the 1970s the bulldozing of Dublin’s Wood Quay is the subject of a new TG4 documentary.
# archaeology - Saturday 1 September, 2018
Archaeologists discover historic remains of two people during community dig in Waterford
The remains, found in Gallows Hill in Dungarvan, are believed to date from the 17th Century.
# archaeology - Sunday 19 August, 2018
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork City
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
# archaeology - Saturday 18 August, 2018
This really, really old piece of cheese has been found in Egypt
It is thought to date back more than 3,200 years.
# archaeology - Tuesday 14 August, 2018
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Roscommon
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
# archaeology - Wednesday 25 July, 2018
Another new archaeological discovery in the Boyne Valley has just come to light
After two years of work, a drone photograper has found the apparent remains of a barrow cemetery
# archaeology - Saturday 21 July, 2018
It's been a 'mind-blowing' few weeks for neolithic discoveries near Newgrange - here's what's been happening
The area still has much to reveal.
# archaeology - Monday 16 July, 2018
'The find of a lifetime': Megalithic passage tomb dating back 5,500 years found in Co Meath
To date, two burial chambers have been discovered within the western part of the main passage.
# archaeology - Thursday 12 July, 2018
Mexico earthquake unearths a temple dedicated to an ancient rain god
The structure is believed to date back to around the year 1150.
# archaeology - Sunday 1 April, 2018
A ghostly Famine-era village and a Pirate Queen castle: Put Achill on your 'to-do' list
Archaeologist Neil Jackman explores the historical treasures of Achill Island as part of his new book on the Wild Atlantic Way.
# archaeology - Wednesday 10 January, 2018
Heritage Department has ‘no intention’ of investigating mysterious Loughcrew ‘find’
A group of workers posted a video on Facebook purporting to have found something at the ancient site.
# archaeology - Thursday 21 December, 2017
Thousands of people tuned in to watch winter solstice from Newgrange
Unfortunately, weather conditions weren’t great this morning.
# archaeology - Sunday 19 November, 2017
Column: How has a major medieval abbey in the centre of Dublin been forgotten?
The Abbey of St Thomas the Martyr was founded in 1177, under the orders of King Henry II, writes Dr Ruth Johnson.
# archaeology - Saturday 28 October, 2017
Ancient stone structures discovered in Saudi Arabian desert using Google Maps
The purpose and function of these “Gates” remains and mystery.
# archaeology - Saturday 26 August, 2017
'We have members from 18 to 90': Locals dig in to help uncover three burials at Swords Castle
Over 300 volunteers have helped out on community digs at the castle since 2015.
# archaeology - Sunday 20 August, 2017
Fancy yourself as a bit of an Indiana Jones? Now you can experience what he did on his day job
The public is being asked to help at archaeological dig at Glendalough.
# archaeology - Saturday 5 August, 2017
Centuries-old statue that guarded a hospital unearthed in ancient Cambodian temple
The statue was found 40 centimetres underground during an excavation in the Angkor complex.
# archaeology - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
Main Lusitania telegraph finally recovered from Cork seabed
The ship sank off the Cork coast in 1915 after it was hit by a German U-boat torpedo.
# archaeology - Sunday 21 May, 2017
New sonar searches for Spanish Armada wreckage to take place in Co Sligo
We talked to an archaeologist who’s been working on uncovering some of the shipwrecks.
# archaeology - Tuesday 18 April, 2017
Mummies and 1,000 statues found in search of 3,500-year-old tomb
“This is an important discovery.”
# archaeology - Saturday 25 March, 2017
This man has your childhood dream job: Neil the archaeologist
DailyEdge.ie speaks to the people who have the jobs you wanted as a kid.
# archaeology - Thursday 9 February, 2017
Cave where priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were kept discovered in Judean desert
It’s thought the cave, one of 12 above the Dead Sea, was looted in the 1950s.
# archaeology - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
These bird's-eye views of Newgrange from above are jaw-dropping
You can also catch a glimpse of its neighbours Knowth and Dowth.
# archaeology - Thursday 3 November, 2016
Major megalithic art find at Hellfire Club passage tomb Exclusive
The motifs are similar to those found at the major passage tombs in the country, such as Newgrange.
# archaeology - Monday 31 October, 2016
Watch: Archaeologists explore an ancient tomb beside the Hellfire Club
A team led by Neil Jackman are attempting to uncover the site’s secrets.
# archaeology - Saturday 1 October, 2016
Volunteers are reclaiming this motte and bailey after decades of neglect and bonfires
Several sites around Ireland are being ‘adopted’ by their local communities.
# archaeology - Saturday 20 August, 2016
Someone has just worked out what the Irish ate for breakfast over 2,000 years ago
A new UCC-based project has been looking into the mysteries of what our forefathers ate each day.
# archaeology - Tuesday 9 August, 2016
Four medieval skeletons have been found in Kilkenny
They were all found at a new museum in the city.
# archaeology - Saturday 11 June, 2016
Bones of victims of 6,000 year old massacre discovered in France
Experts believe the attack was likely carried out by “furious ritualised warriors”.
# archaeology - Sunday 20 March, 2016
This bear bone discovery in Sligo could re-write Irish history
The examination of a bear patella shows that humans were in Ireland 2,500 years earlier than thought.
# archaeology - Sunday 13 September, 2015
Here's what it takes to remake a mysterious Iron Age vessel by hand in 2015
A team from Ireland and England are trying their hand – with impressive results.
# archaeology - Thursday 10 September, 2015
New species of human discovered in South African cave
“Today will be written into the history books as one of those moments in which the world learnt something new and remarkable.”
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