101. Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society Also within the Offaly Historical Archaeological Society is Irish Midlands Ancestry,which is the designated Family History research centre Offaly, ireland. http://www.offalyhistory.com/

var keepstatic=1 var menucolor="#006699" var submenuwidth=100 Your browser does not support script The Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society was founded in 1969 The Society: collects, interprets, exhibits and preserves research materials and artifacts that document the history of the region. saves memories, ideas, and traditions. It is dedicated to preserving, protecting and understanding the history of our families, workplaces and communities. is a treasure house of historical materials, from family photographs and records to maps, old books, old newspapers and manuscripts. Irish Midlands Ancestry , which is the designated Family History research centre for the counties of Laois (formerly called Queen's County) and Offaly (formerly called King's County). Esker Press is the publishing arm of the organisation. Search this site: tell a friend about this site print this page Membership Touring Offaly Researching Offaly Photographic Archive ... Email

102. Viking Longphorts In Ireland. John Bradley, Scandinavian rural settlement in ireland in Archaeologyireland, Vol 9 No 3, Autumn 1995 (The Viking Issue). John http://www.ncte.ie/viking/vikarch.htm

VIKING NETWORK IRELAND THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE EARLY VIKING AGE IN IRELAND The first Vikings who raided Ireland in 795 and the following years found a well-populated, literate, Christian society with a complex political system but no unified kingship. Viking interaction in Ireland was therefore to be different to that in other areas of contact which had more developed political systems. Viking Graves: Relatively few Viking burials have been discovered in Ireland, the last discovery of such a burial was made in 1947. Dublin: An extensive complex of cemeteries and single burials existed at Dublin during the Viking age. These include the well know cemeteries at Kilmainham and Islandbridge. Inhumation appears to have been the dominant burial method though there is some evidence for cremation. There is no evidence of burial mounds at Kilmainham or Islandbridge. Some of these grave-fields were on the sites of earlier prehistoric and Christian cemeteries. Grave goods found with male burials typically included weapons. These consisted of a sword, spearhead and sometimes a third weapon such as a shield boss or an axehead. With female burials finds included brooches, pins, spindle-whorls and a needle case. Four balance scales and some decorated weights found as grave goods show the importance of commerce. Six decorated swords from the Frankish world suggest that the owners were part of a military elite engaged in commerce. These Dublin Viking burials seem to belong to the period 840-950 AD.

103. Welcome To Northern Ireland Office Online Environment and Heritage Service has pioneered a programme of maritime archaeologyand has a record of some 3,000 wrecks in Northern ireland waters. http://www.nio.gov.uk/press/1999/mar/990326b-doe.htm

26 March 1999 CENTRE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY Environment and Heritage Service in partnership with the University of Ulster today launched the Centre for Maritime Archaeology at the university's Coleraine campus. The Centre will be officially opened by the Receiver of Wreck from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and will deliver a programme of recording and protecting our maritime heritage as well as undertaking research and teaching of this fast-developing subject. An MSc course will be taught by university staff from October 1999. Maritime archaeology has been the responsibility of the Department of the Environment since 1992. Environment and Heritage Service has pioneered a programme of maritime archaeology and has a record of some 3,000 wrecks in Northern Ireland waters. Geophysical surveying of inshore waters is being undertaken to locate ancient wrecks for which no historic documentation is available. There have been vessels lost in these waters over a 9,000 year period and much about our past may be learned from them. Maritime archaeology is not all about wrecks. Evidence has been found for submerged landscapes on the seabed and fieldwork on the shores of Strangford Lough has found a great deal of previously unrecognised archaeology on the beach.

104. 4NI - Northern Ireland On The Internet waters of Strangford, preliminary results have revealed a rich archaeological recordalong Riata is probably the best known maritime kingdom in ireland and a http://www.4ni.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=27934

105. Archaeological Institute Of America This important site in ireland with archaeological remains going back 6,000 years- is scheduled to be separated from its surrounding cultural landscape by http://www.archaeological.org/

Looking for a fieldwork opportunity. AFOB features in depth descriptions of over 250 archaeological projects from around the globe. Find out more AIA Publications AIA Receives Winckelmann Medal The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) is proud to announce that it has been named the recipient of the prestigious Winckelmann Medal of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (German Archaeological Institute, DAI). [read more] Assessing the Evidence for the Trojan Wars What have the recent excavations at Troy taught us about the significance of the site and the wars that occurred there? [read more] Hill of Tara Threatened by Roadway Construction Image provided by Mythical Ireland This important site in Ireland - with archaeological remains going back 6,000 years - is scheduled to be separated from its surrounding cultural landscape by major highway construction. The AIA is urging for modifications to protect the landscape.... [read more] Iraq Cultural Heritage Protection Act A new piece of legislation is now in process and contains provisions—although not as strong as H.R. 2009 would have been—for the protection of Iraq's cultural heritage. The AIA supports this piece of legislation and urges the public to help secure its passage... [read more] Two Archaeologists Comment on The Passion of the Christ Dr. Andrea Berlin and Dr. Jodi Magness have both seen

106. Read Ireland Book Database Summary accounts of archaeological excavations in ireland. Excavations ArchaeologicalExcavations in ireland Isabel Bnnett Click here to select this book. http://www.readireland.ie/browse.php3?uid=122&id=2&pid=22&x=x

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