September 9, 2019
Our new cutting is in the only part of the ringwork’s ditch that remains after excavation in the 80s.
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September 6, 2019
Cutting 4 started this summer as a test trench to the depth of the 12th century occupation layer.
The AIA is deeply saddened by the passing of Larissa Bonfante and we extend our condolences to her family, her many colleagues, students, and friends in the world of archaeology. […]
September 5, 2019
In Cutting 1, we found a large pocket of charcoal that could be a posthole, but only time will tell!
September 4, 2019
Work in Cutting 3 during the two-week field excavation program from Maynooth University
AIA and SCS are pleased to announce the first-ever joint harassment policy for the AIA-SCS Annual Meeting. A joint AIA and SCS working group, including staff and officers of both […]
September 3, 2019
This year the AIA is putting out a call for its professional members to participate in the Skype a Scientist program. Over the summer we interviewed AIA Outreach and Education […]
On October 30th 2018, students from the municipal school of Coronel José Dias (Piauí, Brazil) and the larger community participated in the event “Art in the Serra” as part of International […]
August 28, 2019
The AIA is sad to report the passing of archaeologist, museum director, IAD supporter, and friend Robert Connolly on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. The […]
As part of each IAFS course’s academic content, we spend several days at the beginning of most programmes on cultural trips.
August 27, 2019
The experimental archaeology students learned about medieval textiles and how to make medieval ceramics.
August 23, 2019
This program in partnership with University College Dublin and Institute for Field Research allowed us to learn about experimental archaeology and relate what we learned to the Carrick excavation.
August 19, 2019
This year is the 850th Anniversary of the Anglo-Norman arrival in Ireland as well as the construction of the Carrick site itself!
August 15, 2019
Dear colleagues, Greetings from Samara State Institute of Culture!International Archaeology Day came last year to Samara, Russia! As a 2018 IAD collaborator with the AIA, our Institute and its partners […]
During the final week of this year’s excavations, we completely removed the Late Minoan I layer full of pottery in Room 65.
August 14, 2019
The IAFS’s forensic anthropology programme with Maynooth University
August 12, 2019
A video update for Summer 2019 from Dr. Shine on the progress being made with the excavation and finds
Many intact vessels came to light in Room 65, as excavation also continued in Area 61 and Room 64.
August 9, 2019
In this video, IAFS Director Denis Shine gives an update on the progress of the site so far in the summer of 2019.
August 6, 2019
Noteworthy finds this week were parts of a loom weight, pottery with a spiral motif decoration, and some intact conical cups.
