Archaeological excavations in County Clare led to the uncovering of Ireland’s first known wildcat from 5,500 years ago. The bones, uncovered during archaeological excavations in Glencurran Cave in the ...

Situated on the high Burren limestone plateau in County Clare, Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Ireland’s most iconic ...

In 1987 a small team of people with an interest in the general field of archaeology published the first issue of Archaeology Ireland. It has been published every quarter since then. Archaeology ...

The first directly dated wildcat bones found in Ireland have been identified, confirming that the species inhabited the ...

For the first time, archaeologists can say with certainty that European wildcats lived in prehistoric Ireland.

Mystery surrounds the existence of wildcats in ancient Ireland - but now we know for sure that there were cats roaming the ...

Archaeological evidence for the use of wheeled vehicles with horses in Ireland is remarkably scant for the Bronze Age, Iron Age and early medieval periods. An isolated linchpin of Hallstatt C1/D (c.

In 1852, a collection of Roman funerary objects - a glass cremation urn, a bronze mirror, and a phial - was unearthed near ...

The National Museum of Ireland recently received a surprising anonymous donation. Now, it needs to figure out where the gift came from—and not just to send a thank-you card. Someone sending a box of ...

Arra Historical & Archaeological Society will host a talk by Marcus Orsi entitled ‘Ireland’s Shifting Foundations: From ...

CORK, IRELAND—The Irish Examiner reports that archaeologist Tony Miller is conducting excavations at the site of Carrignacurra Castle, a defensive tower house built on a high rock outcrop on the banks ...

DUBLIN, IRELAND—According to a report in The Journal, the Carrickgollogan tomb, which is located on farmland in County Dublin, has collapsed. All of Ireland’s Neolithic wedge tombs, including the ...