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Dublin, Dublin-Sud, Dublin 8

Martin Doody memorial lecture

Merchants House
27-30 Merchants Quay
Dublin 8
D08 K3KD

The Discovery Programme is releasing the Martin Doody memorial lecture 2023, delivered by Professor Eszter Bánffy, as part of the European Archaeology Days 2024 #EADS

Prof Bánffy's lecture is entitled:
“From a rescue excavation towards an internationally award-winning archaeological project: Alsónyék in Southern Hungary, 5800 - 4400 BCE“

Professor Bánffy has been President of the European Association of Archaeologists since 2021. As well as working in the Institute of Archaeology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, she is a professor supervising Ph.D. students at two universities: ELTE Budapest and SZTE Szeged. In 2017 she was elected to the British Academy. In 2013 she became the director of the Romano-Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute, Frankfurt

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Martin Doody memorial lecture 2023, delivered by Professor Eszter Bánffy

The Discovery Programme is releasing the Martin Doody memorial lecture 2023, delivered by Professor Eszter Bánffy, as part of the European Archaeology Days 2024 #EADSProf Bánffy's lecture is entitled:“From a rescue excavation towards an internationally award-winning archaeological project: Alsónyék in Southern Hungary, 5800 - 4400 BCE“Professor Bánffy has been President of the European Association of Archaeologists since 2021. As well as working in the Institute of Archaeology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, she is a professor supervising Ph.D. students at two universities: ELTE Budapest and SZTE Szeged. In 2017 she was elected to the British Academy. In 2013 she became the director of the Romano-Germanic Commission of the German Archaeological Institute, Frankfurt

Free

Friday 14 June de 13:00 à 14:00

Adults

Dublin, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Shankill

DMP Archaeology Hike: Shankill to Carrickgollogan

Shankill Dart Station

www.dublinmountains.ie

Join DMP Volunteer Rangers who will lead a hike on Saturday, the 15th of June: Shankill - Rathmichael - Carrickgollogan - Lead Mine's Chimney via the Dublin Mountains Way. To mark 'European Archaeology Days', Volunteer Ranger Paul will be sharing information on the archaeology of the area as he leads the group along the route.

The hike route surfaces include, footpaths, county road, gravel trails and forest floor. On a clear day the views along the route are breathtaking.

Date: Saturday, 15.06 at 10:30
Duration: 4.5 hours, approximately.
Distance: 11km approximately, 330m of climb.
Degree of difficulty: Moderate.
Bring: Walking boots, rain gear, warm layers, water, and lunch.
Meeting point: Shankill DART Station carpark at 10:15
Public Transport: DART, Dublin Bus.
No dogs.

Guided tour

DMP Archaeology Hike

Guided Hike from Shankill to Carrickgollogan

Free

Adults

Kilkenny, Kilkenny

The Heritage Council, Kilkenny

Aras na hOidhreachta, Church Lane,Kilkenny R95 X264

www.heritagecouncil.ie

A range of activities for school children will be provided including Heritage in School specialists, replica artefacts, story tellers and we will have professional archaeologists who are experts in prehistoric wetland archaeology on hand to explain what they do and to include creative activities for a younger audience. They will carve a replica of the Kilbeg figure, an Early Bronze Age humanlike figure found in Ballykean Bog, Co. Offaly. The original Kilbeg figure is dated to 1740–1531 BC

School group visits

Schhols Day at the Heritage Council in Kilkenny

Schools children will meet experts from the Heritage Council's Heritage in Schools panel who will show replica artefacts, tell stories and engage children in heritage activities. There will also be an opportunity to meet archaeologsts making a Bronze Age wooden carving using replica bronze tools.

Free

Friday 14 June de 09:30 à 14:30

Schoolchildren

Schoolchildren :

Primary

Waterford, Waterford

Online

Merchants House, 27-30 Merchants Quay, Dublin 8D08 K3KD

https://discoveryprogramme.ie/videos/

Join us to explore Illaunobrick Iron Age Promontory Fort with the Discovery Programme's coastal and maritime archaeologist archaeologist Dr Edward Pollard

Illaunobrick, on the Copper Coast in County Waterford, is an Iron Age promontory fort that we have been researching due to the significant effects of coastal erosion on the archaeological remains present

This video was released as part of the European Archaeology Days 2024 #EADS, in collaboration with the Copper Coast Geopark

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Tour of Illaunobrick Iron Age Promontory Fort

Join us to explore Illaunobrick Iron Age Promontory Fort with the Discovery Programme's coastal and maritime archaeologist archaeologist Dr Edward Pollard

Illaunobrick, on the Copper Coast in County Waterford, is an Iron Age promontory fort that we have been researching due to the significant effects of coastal erosion on the archaeological remains present

This video was released as part of the European Archaeology Days 2024 #EADS, in collaboration with the Copper Coast Geopark

Free

General public

Accessibility

Mobility issues / wheelchair

Wicklow, County Wicklow

Glendalough Valley Walking Tour

Glendalough Monastic Village
Glendalough
Co. Wicklow
Ireland

Join us on an archaeological walking tour of Glendalough Valley.
The tour is hosted by the Glendalough Heritage Forum and will start at 10.00 at the Monastic Site where we will be joined by Prof Tadhg O’Keeffe to discuss the architecture and will continue to visit the recent excavations, the Upper Lake and on to the Mining Village to finish c. 4.30pm.
The walk will be gently paced and on good surfaces and there will be opportunities to turn back. We will cover a total of c 10km if you do all of the walk. Children welcome.

Discovery tour

Archaeology Walking Tour

Guided walking tour to explore heritage of the valley from monastic city to mining history

Free

Friday 14 June de 10:00 à 16:00

Children, Family, Adults, General public