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Our last presentation of the session is with Rob who is assessing the effectiveness of LiDAR on Irish archaeological landscapes
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#AARG2026 #aerialarchaeology
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September 10, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Our last presentation of the session is with Rob who is assessing the effectiveness of LiDAR on Irish archaeological landscapes
@discoveryprogramme.bsky.social
#AARG2026 #aerialarchaeology
@discoveryprogramme.bsky.social
#AARG2026 #aerialarchaeology
📢 Help shape the future of AI in archaeology!
The MAIA COST Action WG2 is running a survey on AI readiness of digital archaeological collections
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
🔗 forms.gle/1fyFsdWodifs...
#Archaeology #DigitalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #AI #OpenData #ResearchData #Museums
The MAIA COST Action WG2 is running a survey on AI readiness of digital archaeological collections
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
🔗 forms.gle/1fyFsdWodifs...
#Archaeology #DigitalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #AI #OpenData #ResearchData #Museums
MAIA Survey on Digital Collections & AI in Archaeology
Dear colleagues,
The COST Action CA2314 MAIA - Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (https://maiacost.eu/) is conducting this survey to better understand the availability, accessibility, do...
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August 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
📢 Help shape the future of AI in archaeology!
The MAIA COST Action WG2 is running a survey on AI readiness of digital archaeological collections
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
🔗 forms.gle/1fyFsdWodifs...
#Archaeology #DigitalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #AI #OpenData #ResearchData #Museums
The MAIA COST Action WG2 is running a survey on AI readiness of digital archaeological collections
⏱️ Takes just 5-10 minutes
🔗 forms.gle/1fyFsdWodifs...
#Archaeology #DigitalHeritage #CulturalHeritage #AI #OpenData #ResearchData #Museums
Delighted to see this joint publication shared by the @nationalmons.bsky.social. The Discovery Programme was pleased to work alongside colleagues and partners on this important contribution to our understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on Ireland's past. 👇
National Heritage Risk Mapping
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This report is a joint publication of the Discovery Programme, and the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage.
#ClimateActionIRL
#HeritageWellbeing
#ProtectOurPast
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
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This report is a joint publication of the Discovery Programme, and the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage.
#ClimateActionIRL
#HeritageWellbeing
#ProtectOurPast
Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, NMS
August 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Delighted to see this joint publication shared by the @nationalmons.bsky.social. The Discovery Programme was pleased to work alongside colleagues and partners on this important contribution to our understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on Ireland's past. 👇
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#HeritageWeek morning explored Bunmahon Head on the #CopperCoast, looking at how geology, #Archaeology and climate change come together in this rapidly changing landscape. Thanks to everyone who joined us, Waterford County Museum, Copper Coast Geopark @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social #HeritageAtRisk
August 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
#HeritageWeek morning explored Bunmahon Head on the #CopperCoast, looking at how geology, #Archaeology and climate change come together in this rapidly changing landscape. Thanks to everyone who joined us, Waterford County Museum, Copper Coast Geopark @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social #HeritageAtRisk
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#HeritageWeek walk on St John's Point, Co. Donegal, exploring the intertidal Scar. Local knowledge added new clues as we discussed anchorages, salmon fishing, landing places @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social #HeritageAtRisk
August 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
#HeritageWeek walk on St John's Point, Co. Donegal, exploring the intertidal Scar. Local knowledge added new clues as we discussed anchorages, salmon fishing, landing places @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social #HeritageAtRisk
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That's it from our research exacavation at Viking Woodstown for this year!
For a small targeted dig, we discovered SO much about this structure and about Woodstown, but this is only the beginning.
Now all of that material and information must be processed so the story will evolve futher.
For a small targeted dig, we discovered SO much about this structure and about Woodstown, but this is only the beginning.
Now all of that material and information must be processed so the story will evolve futher.
June 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
That's it from our research exacavation at Viking Woodstown for this year!
For a small targeted dig, we discovered SO much about this structure and about Woodstown, but this is only the beginning.
Now all of that material and information must be processed so the story will evolve futher.
For a small targeted dig, we discovered SO much about this structure and about Woodstown, but this is only the beginning.
Now all of that material and information must be processed so the story will evolve futher.
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An update from the last day of archaeological excavation at Viking Woodstown!
We will be backfilling all the trenches tomorrow so another update to come.
#ireland #spéirghorm #vikings #archaeology 🏺
We will be backfilling all the trenches tomorrow so another update to come.
#ireland #spéirghorm #vikings #archaeology 🏺
June 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
An update from the last day of archaeological excavation at Viking Woodstown!
We will be backfilling all the trenches tomorrow so another update to come.
#ireland #spéirghorm #vikings #archaeology 🏺
We will be backfilling all the trenches tomorrow so another update to come.
#ireland #spéirghorm #vikings #archaeology 🏺
The @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social team were delighted to welcome our Board member, Noel Dunne, to the Woodstown excavation. Our first really wet day on site after almost 2 weeks of sunshine! We also said goodbye to our environmental specialist, David Stone, before he heads to Mongolia on Monday!
June 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social team were delighted to welcome our Board member, Noel Dunne, to the Woodstown excavation. Our first really wet day on site after almost 2 weeks of sunshine! We also said goodbye to our environmental specialist, David Stone, before he heads to Mongolia on Monday!
Thanks to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social for partnering with @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social for this 3D training event supported by the EU #3D4CH project
June 18, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Thanks to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social for partnering with @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social for this 3D training event supported by the EU #3D4CH project
Great overview from ScienceNorway.no on research at the Woodstown Viking site near Waterford, where Irish & Norwegian archaeologists are investigating a possible major longhouse and signs of a larger settlement. A fascinating read on Ireland–Norway Viking Age connections.
tinyurl.com/Viking2026062
tinyurl.com/Viking2026062
Excavation underway: Believed to be an important Viking clue
The remains of a large possible Viking settlement in Ireland are set to be investigated.
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June 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Great overview from ScienceNorway.no on research at the Woodstown Viking site near Waterford, where Irish & Norwegian archaeologists are investigating a possible major longhouse and signs of a larger settlement. A fascinating read on Ireland–Norway Viking Age connections.
tinyurl.com/Viking2026062
tinyurl.com/Viking2026062
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📢 New open-access data paper @intarcheditor.bsky.social
FAIR and Open CHERISH
intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
A major collection of 3D data documenting Ireland’s coastal heritage at risk from climate change 🌊
#OpenData #DigitalHeritage
📢 New open-access data paper @intarcheditor.bsky.social
FAIR and Open CHERISH
intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
A major collection of 3D data documenting Ireland’s coastal heritage at risk from climate change 🌊
#OpenData #DigitalHeritage
FAIR and Open CHERISH: data and outputs from terrestrial laser scanning and uncrewed aerial vehicle digital photogrammetry surveys of coastal heritage sites in Ireland (Data paper)
This data paper introduces the CHERISH (Climate, Heritage and Environments of Reefs, Islands and Headlands) Project collection in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). The collection is composed of...
intarch.ac.uk
June 16, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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📢 New open-access data paper @intarcheditor.bsky.social
FAIR and Open CHERISH
intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
A major collection of 3D data documenting Ireland’s coastal heritage at risk from climate change 🌊
#OpenData #DigitalHeritage
📢 New open-access data paper @intarcheditor.bsky.social
FAIR and Open CHERISH
intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
A major collection of 3D data documenting Ireland’s coastal heritage at risk from climate change 🌊
#OpenData #DigitalHeritage
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Our second week begins with a bang at Woodstown, where we are excavating a large structure at the heart of a Viking settement in County Waterford.
#archaeology 🏺 #ireland #vikings #irishhistory
#archaeology 🏺 #ireland #vikings #irishhistory
June 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Our second week begins with a bang at Woodstown, where we are excavating a large structure at the heart of a Viking settement in County Waterford.
#archaeology 🏺 #ireland #vikings #irishhistory
#archaeology 🏺 #ireland #vikings #irishhistory
Dr Susan Curran gives a great overview of the Woodstown excavation on RTÉ Radio One’s News at One.
A clear, engaging look at why the site matters for understanding early medieval Ireland.
🎧 Interview starts at 35:16: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A clear, engaging look at why the site matters for understanding early medieval Ireland.
🎧 Interview starts at 35:16: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
News At One
News, sport, business and interviews presented by Gavin Jennings.
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June 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Dr Susan Curran gives a great overview of the Woodstown excavation on RTÉ Radio One’s News at One.
A clear, engaging look at why the site matters for understanding early medieval Ireland.
🎧 Interview starts at 35:16: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
A clear, engaging look at why the site matters for understanding early medieval Ireland.
🎧 Interview starts at 35:16: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
New discoveries at the Woodstown Viking site near Waterford feature on @news.rte.ie
Archaeologists from Ireland and Norway are uncovering artefacts and may be revealing the footprint of potentially Ireland’s largest Viking longhouse.
tinyurl.com/viking202606
#Archaeology #Vikings #Woodstown
Archaeologists from Ireland and Norway are uncovering artefacts and may be revealing the footprint of potentially Ireland’s largest Viking longhouse.
tinyurl.com/viking202606
#Archaeology #Vikings #Woodstown
Dig unearthing Ireland and Norway's Viking past
A team of archaeologists from Ireland and Norway are aiming to unearth more of the two countries' shared Viking past at an archaeological dig near Waterford city.
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June 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
New discoveries at the Woodstown Viking site near Waterford feature on @news.rte.ie
Archaeologists from Ireland and Norway are uncovering artefacts and may be revealing the footprint of potentially Ireland’s largest Viking longhouse.
tinyurl.com/viking202606
#Archaeology #Vikings #Woodstown
Archaeologists from Ireland and Norway are uncovering artefacts and may be revealing the footprint of potentially Ireland’s largest Viking longhouse.
tinyurl.com/viking202606
#Archaeology #Vikings #Woodstown
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This was the first week of our annual ARCH10180 Archaeological Field Skills excavations at Glendalough which will be followed by our community excavations.
We are grateful to the Glendalough community for their welcome and to the landowner for allowing access.
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We are grateful to the Glendalough community for their welcome and to the landowner for allowing access.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BUm...
June 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This was the first week of our annual ARCH10180 Archaeological Field Skills excavations at Glendalough which will be followed by our community excavations.
We are grateful to the Glendalough community for their welcome and to the landowner for allowing access.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BUm...
We are grateful to the Glendalough community for their welcome and to the landowner for allowing access.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1BUm...
Vikings back at Woodstown! 🛡️
We had a brilliant day opening the excavation to the public for European Archaeology Days, with tours, trench-side chats, updates on this year’s finds, and living history from Deise Medieval.
Thanks to all our partners and supporters.
#Archaeology #EAD
We had a brilliant day opening the excavation to the public for European Archaeology Days, with tours, trench-side chats, updates on this year’s finds, and living history from Deise Medieval.
Thanks to all our partners and supporters.
#Archaeology #EAD
June 14, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Vikings back at Woodstown! 🛡️
We had a brilliant day opening the excavation to the public for European Archaeology Days, with tours, trench-side chats, updates on this year’s finds, and living history from Deise Medieval.
Thanks to all our partners and supporters.
#Archaeology #EAD
We had a brilliant day opening the excavation to the public for European Archaeology Days, with tours, trench-side chats, updates on this year’s finds, and living history from Deise Medieval.
Thanks to all our partners and supporters.
#Archaeology #EAD
How might our understanding of Early Bronze Age Britain change if we see animals not simply as resources or symbols, but as sentient, social beings? Prof Joanna Brück 2025 Martin Doody Memorial Lecture Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain
youtu.be/FaS_FWX5jCE?...
#JEArcheo
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#JEArcheo
The Discovery Programme’s Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025
YouTube video by The Discovery Programme
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June 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
How might our understanding of Early Bronze Age Britain change if we see animals not simply as resources or symbols, but as sentient, social beings? Prof Joanna Brück 2025 Martin Doody Memorial Lecture Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain
youtu.be/FaS_FWX5jCE?...
#JEArcheo
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#JEArcheo
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I am very grateful to all our visitors, and the collaborative team from @unistavanger.bsky.social @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social and Abarta Heritage, along with the Woodstown Viking Site Steering Committee, Waterford City & County Council and Déise Medieval for all their support today.
June 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
I am very grateful to all our visitors, and the collaborative team from @unistavanger.bsky.social @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social and Abarta Heritage, along with the Woodstown Viking Site Steering Committee, Waterford City & County Council and Déise Medieval for all their support today.
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We were delighted to welcome visitors to our Open Day today!
We had a wonderful day as we shared our discoveries at the research excavation of a large structure at the heart of the Woodstown Viking Site.
#EuropeanArchaeologyDays #EAD #Archaeology #Vikings #Ireland
We had a wonderful day as we shared our discoveries at the research excavation of a large structure at the heart of the Woodstown Viking Site.
#EuropeanArchaeologyDays #EAD #Archaeology #Vikings #Ireland
June 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
We were delighted to welcome visitors to our Open Day today!
We had a wonderful day as we shared our discoveries at the research excavation of a large structure at the heart of the Woodstown Viking Site.
#EuropeanArchaeologyDays #EAD #Archaeology #Vikings #Ireland
We had a wonderful day as we shared our discoveries at the research excavation of a large structure at the heart of the Woodstown Viking Site.
#EuropeanArchaeologyDays #EAD #Archaeology #Vikings #Ireland
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An incredible opening week for the research excavation at the Woodstown Viking Site!
In today's tale from the trench we meet Hilde Fyllingen as she uncovers a little glimpse of daily life in this enormous Viking settlement.
#ireland #archaeology 🏺 #vikings #irishhistory
In today's tale from the trench we meet Hilde Fyllingen as she uncovers a little glimpse of daily life in this enormous Viking settlement.
#ireland #archaeology 🏺 #vikings #irishhistory
June 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
An incredible opening week for the research excavation at the Woodstown Viking Site!
In today's tale from the trench we meet Hilde Fyllingen as she uncovers a little glimpse of daily life in this enormous Viking settlement.
#ireland #archaeology 🏺 #vikings #irishhistory
In today's tale from the trench we meet Hilde Fyllingen as she uncovers a little glimpse of daily life in this enormous Viking settlement.
#ireland #archaeology 🏺 #vikings #irishhistory
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Here's an update from Day Four of our research excavation at the Woodstown Viking Site!
#Ireland #Vikings #Waterford #Archaeology 🏺
#Ireland #Vikings #Waterford #Archaeology 🏺
June 11, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Here's an update from Day Four of our research excavation at the Woodstown Viking Site!
#Ireland #Vikings #Waterford #Archaeology 🏺
#Ireland #Vikings #Waterford #Archaeology 🏺
The Discovery Programme team who are excavating at Woodstown Viking Site over the next couple of weeks – Ted, David, Cian, and Susan. Today was Ted’s last day on site but we look forward to welcoming Eimear next week!
June 11, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The Discovery Programme team who are excavating at Woodstown Viking Site over the next couple of weeks – Ted, David, Cian, and Susan. Today was Ted’s last day on site but we look forward to welcoming Eimear next week!
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Some cracking discoveries coming up at Woodstown :)
Viking traders or Viking raiders?
Another tale from the trench as we end the third day of our research excavation at Woodstown Viking Site in County Waterford.
#Ireland #Vikings #Archaeology 🏺
Another tale from the trench as we end the third day of our research excavation at Woodstown Viking Site in County Waterford.
#Ireland #Vikings #Archaeology 🏺
June 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Some cracking discoveries coming up at Woodstown :)
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It's [hopefully] going to be a really interesting couple of weeks!
We're doing a research dig at the Viking site at Woodstown Waterford, with support from @ria.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social and Waterford City & County Council, in a collaborative project between Irish & Norwegian archaeologists
We're doing a research dig at the Viking site at Woodstown Waterford, with support from @ria.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social and Waterford City & County Council, in a collaborative project between Irish & Norwegian archaeologists
June 8, 2026 at 7:06 PM
It's [hopefully] going to be a really interesting couple of weeks!
We're doing a research dig at the Viking site at Woodstown Waterford, with support from @ria.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social and Waterford City & County Council, in a collaborative project between Irish & Norwegian archaeologists
We're doing a research dig at the Viking site at Woodstown Waterford, with support from @ria.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social and Waterford City & County Council, in a collaborative project between Irish & Norwegian archaeologists
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More tales from the trenches as we end the second day of our excavation at Woodstown near Waterford City.
By Abarta Heritage, @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social & University & Museum of Stavanger.
Supported by @ria.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social Waterford City & County Council and @heritagecouncil.ie
By Abarta Heritage, @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social & University & Museum of Stavanger.
Supported by @ria.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social Waterford City & County Council and @heritagecouncil.ie
June 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
More tales from the trenches as we end the second day of our excavation at Woodstown near Waterford City.
By Abarta Heritage, @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social & University & Museum of Stavanger.
Supported by @ria.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social Waterford City & County Council and @heritagecouncil.ie
By Abarta Heritage, @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social & University & Museum of Stavanger.
Supported by @ria.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social Waterford City & County Council and @heritagecouncil.ie