Visit Our Website!
Subscribe to RSS Feed
-
Rubicon On Twitter
- Ag scoilteadh na gcloch! A review of the burnt mounds excavated along the N22 Macroom Bypass! shar.es/a37Gis via @rubiconheritage 22 hours ago
- RT @FionaHyslop: Congratulations to Neolithic Orkney 20 years ago today designated as a World Heritage Site. Big thank you to all who prote… 2 days ago
- RT @ArchaeologyRed: Three Coins in a Fountain (or one coin in a well!) rrarc.co.uk/2019/12/04/thr… https://t.co/Zdc2GmXySQ 2 days ago
- RT @BAJRjobs: ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM LEADERS and ARCHAEOLOGISTS with Red River Archaeology Ltd | BAJR Archaeology Jobs bajr.org/Employment/UKE… 3 weeks ago
- RT @cjamoloney: Delighted to meet @simoncoveney at the #Scottish Parliament last night. An interesting future ahead for Scottish #Irish rel… 3 weeks ago
England
Ireland
Scotland
- Archaeology Scotland
- Canmore
- Historic Rural Settlement Group
- Historic Scotland
- IfA Scotland Area Group
- National Museums Scotland
- Royal Commission Scotland
- Scotland Treasure Trove
- Scottish Coastal Archaeology
- Scottish Palaeoecological Database
- Scottish Wetlands Archaeological Database
- Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
- West of Scotland Archaeology Service
UK
Universities
- Galway-Mayo Institute Technology Archaeology
- Queens Belfast Archaeology
- Trinity College Dublin Archaeology
- University College Cork Archaeology
- University College Dublin Archaeology
- University College Galway Archaeology
- University College London Archaeology
- University of Aberdeen Archaeology
- University of Birmingham Archaeology
- University of Bradford Archaeology
- University of Bristol Archaeology
- University of Cambridge Archaeology
- University of Durham Archaeology
- University of Edinburgh Archaeology
- University of Glasgow Archaeology
- University of Newcastle Archaeology
- University of Oxford Archaeology
- University of St. Andrews Archaeology
- University of the Highlands & Islands Archaeology
- University of York Archaeology
Blog Stats
- 74,378 hits
-
Recent Posts
- Archaeological Geophysics Archaeological Graphics Archaeology Ireland Archaeology Scotland Breaking News Bronze Age Ireland Conflict Archaeology Cork County Council Deserted Medieval Village Early Medieval Ireland Education Excavations Faunal Remains Festival Origins General News Headlines Iron Age Ireland Kildare County Council Medieval Archaeology Medieval Ireland National Roads Authority Outreach Post Excavation Post Medieval Archaeology Press Release Rubicon Heritage Specialist Analysis Waterford County Council What We Do World War One
Archives
-
Blog: Rubicon Heritage Topics:Archaeology, Heritage, History
Category Archives: Excavations
The Big Dig at Caherduggan Castle: Week 3
Our third week in Caherduggan was spent excavating sections across a large ditch or moat which surrounded the tower described in last weeks post. We could see this once we removed the topsoil as a dark line of soil which … Continue reading
The Legion of the Damned…
There are a number of us at Rubicon who, as the years have progressed, have found to our horror that we have become ‘desk bound’. We had once soldiered in the trenches as young, fit and healthy field archaeologists, but … Continue reading
Cleansing Body and Soul at Dunbrody Abbey, Co. Wexford
Dunbrody Abbey is situated approximately 12 kilometres south of New Ross, Co. Wexford and is one of the most picturesque of Irish religious houses. This Cistercian abbey was founded by Hervey de Montmorency in the closing decades of the twelfth … Continue reading
Caught in a Trap: Why Deer needed Suspicious Minds in Early Medieval Ireland
Ok. This is an archaeology blog, not a musical appreciation site. Why, I hear you ask, would we feel it necessary to make reference to one of the King’s best known tracks in the title? Well, as we all know … Continue reading
Posted in Early Medieval Ireland, Excavations, Kildare County Council, National Roads Authority, Post Excavation, Rubicon Heritage
Tagged Archaeological, Archaeological Services, Archaeologists, Archaeologists Cork, Archaeologists Ireland, Archaeologists Scotland, Archaeologists UK, Archaeology
Leave a comment
Limerick’s 19th Century Pawn Stars!
You never quite know what to expect when you venture into an archaeological project. In 2002, we were commissioned to undertake an archaeological assessment at Barrington’s Hostel in the centre of Limerick city. Initially it was believed that the location … Continue reading
Casting the Bronze Age: A Prehistoric Spearhead Comes to Life
In February 2008, Rubicon Heritage Services made a very unusual discovery. While excavating a site at Mullamast, Co. Kildare in advance of construction on the N9/N10 road scheme, a strange metal object was unearthed from a shallow pit on one … Continue reading
Viking Longphort Found in Co. Louth
Archaeologists working in Annagassan, Co. Louth have uncovered evidence for Viking settlement at the potential site of Linnduchaill, previously known only through historical sources. The research project is being carried out by the Annagassan and District Historical Society, with the … Continue reading
