July 16, 2015
Along with clean-up tasks onsite, we are excavating the friary gardens and part of the nave of the church.
July 15, 2015
This week, we extended the trench over the Danish Ditch and starting to work on the myriad small features that have been revealed in Quadrant 3.
July 6, 2015
This week, students learned to draw archaeological finds and carefully removed soil layers overlying the interior of the site.
June 30, 2015
After heavy rain over the weekend, we cleaned up the trench to create a plan and undertake a detailed topographic survey.
June 22, 2015
The second week at Achill Island marked the beginning of the main student groups to arrive for the summer.
June 16, 2015
The goal for the first week of the new season was to excavate a pre-bog field wall that connects the Court Tomb in Keel East townland to the Cromlech Tumulus site.
May 15, 2015
With just a week to go before our season of excavations start, it is quite a frantic time at Achill Archaeological Field School.
April 13, 2015
We’ve finalized plans for the 2015 season at Achill Island, Ireland, and we have an action-packed summer ahead of us!
