The Temple of Danann -- Library: Archaeology

: Tapestry weaving together the Myth, History and Archaeology of Ancient Ireland.; The First People of Ireland
By Willow Ragan. In the long-ago far-away, the First People came to a land which would eventually come to be known as Ireland. As a stone and bone tool using culture they left little trace of their passage. However, by looking at the settlement sites and the tools and fragments they left behind, as well as comparing these findings with material found at sites on the continent, adding to this current research into foraging cultures, we can being to form a fairly accurate "picture" of the daily labors and social lives of these people.
(Published in the Fomhar 6014/Fall 2000 issue of Leaves); From Forest, Field and River the bounty of the Mesolithic Irish pantry
By Willow Ragan. What was on the menu for the early Irish people? This articles is from a multi-part series on the evolution of food sources and food preparation from the Old Stone age through to the Common Era. This first installement examines the Neolitic foraging people that first settled the island. From salad to sea-food, they seemed to have had a enviably varied diet. Some evidence could indicate early form of wild heard management.
(Published in the Earrach 6014/Spring 2000 issue of Leaves); The Small Farm of Early Iron Age Ireland
Michael Ragan takes a brief but fresh look at the small farms of iron-age Ireland. Noting recent archeological evidence and recalling his early life on the farm, Michael takes a practical view of structure and layout of the single farm and the family cluster to which it belonged.
(Published in the Fomhar 6014/Fall 2000 issue of Leaves)

The Bronze Age Burials of Ireland: John Waddell
The Celts; on occasion of the exhibition: ed. by S. Moscati, O.H. Frey, V. Kruta, B. Raftery and M. Szabo
The Dolmans of Ireland: W. C. Borlase (1756 & 1769), reprinted in 1970
Early Ireland; a field guide: Anthony Weir
Early Irish Farming: Fergus Kelly
Man and Environment in Southwest Ireland: Ann Lynch
Stonehenge People; an exploration of life in Neolithic Britain: Rodney Castleton
Ireland: A.R. Orme
The Mesolithic in Ireland; Hunter-Gatherers in an Insular Environment: Peter Woodman
Pagan Celtic Ireland; the Enigma of the Irish Iron Age: Barry Raftery
Pre-Christian Ireland; from the first settlers to the early Celts: Peter Harbison
The Prehistoric Archaeology of Ireland: John Waddell
The Stone Circles of the British Isles: Aubrey Burl
The Stones of Time: Martin Brennan
Survey of the Megalithic tombs of Ireland, vol IV: De Valera & O'Nuallain
Tara; the monuments on the hill: Sean O'Riardain

The Discovery Program

The Discovery Programme is an archaeological research institution, operating out of an annual grant provided by the Heritage Council of Ireland. The two main aims of the program are: "through archaeological and related research, to work towards a coherent and comprehensive picture of human life on this island from earliest times" and "to formulate the results in ways which can be communicated to experts and to the general public."

Inner Hebrides Crannogs on the Web
Archaeological research on crannogs, in association with the Department of Archaeology, University of Edinburgh.
"The central aim of this study is the examination of the artificial islets of the central Inner Hebrides in order to understand their structural composition and spatial positioning in the landscape. Another goal is to investigate how the central Inner Hebridean sites compare with other artificial islets in Scotland."

The Megalith Map
In association with Aubrey Burl, author of numerous books on Megalithic monuments in Europe. A resource for finding any stone circle or row in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales. This "clickable" map of Britain and Ireland is deivided into 100 kilometer squares. Many of the pages within the site have links to images and texts

Irish Archaeology
A guide to Irish Archaeology both for the interested layman and the archaeologist. Listings of Irish Archaeologists, Archaeological and Historical Journals and links to newsgroups and mailing lists pertaining to Irish Archaeology

The Sacred Island of Initiation
Sacred Island - Designs & Guided Tours. Martin Byrne, an artist and researcher lives in Co. Sligo where he works as a Tour Guide. For the last ten years he has been investigating Chambered Cairns, a type of ancient site, found on mountain tops all over Ireland. This site has information about Moytura 2000, a planned renactment of the mythological Battle between the Fomorians and the Tuatha de Danann

The development of the landscape of Ireland over the last 2000 years.
Tracing the changing face of the Irish landscape over the last two thousand years has relied primarily on evidence from documentary sources. Sources mentioning landscape features in Ireland during this period are fragmentary, both geographically and temporally. Studies of fossilized pollen grains preserved in peats and lake muds which accumulated over this period provide an alternative means of investigating vegetative landscape change. Combining the evidence from these separate disciplines helps to reconstruct a more complete picture of landscape change over the historic period than from a single source.

Irish Archaeology Discussion Group
This discussion forum attempts to open an informal avenue of communication between research and contract archaeology. The current explosion in contract archaeology is generating a large body of data that needs to be shared and discussed. The active participation of all sections within Irish Archaeology will generate valuable feedback leading to a greater understanding of Irish Archaeology. Access to the discussion group is open to all.

Council for British Archaeology Internet Information Service
The CBA works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological opinion, and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of, Britain's past. The home of the fully searcheable, on-line version of British Archaeology magazine.

Internet Archaeology Home Page
Internet Archaeology is the first fully refereed electronic journal for archaeology and have set themselves the task of publishing articles of a high academic standing which also try to utilise the potential of electronic publication.

Statue-Stele
Tour the virtual museum of Statue-stelae from Linigiana, Tuscany, Italy. The museum shows some of the most important prehistoric monuments of Lunigiana. Up to 61 prehistoric stone monuments were found in the land of Lunigiana, a small territory in the northern part of Tuscany. They were made during a long period, from the III millennium b.C. to the beginning of the historical age, about in VI century b.C.