Archaeology Ireland Magazine

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24 August 2026 19:23

Long before the modern sliotar, hurling balls were made from matted cow hair and plaited cord. Radiocarbon dating of surviving examples revealed a tradition stretching back at least 800 years. Archaeology Ireland, Autumn 2017. Read more here: reader.exacteditions.com/issues/60015...

National Heritage Science Forum

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24 August 2026 19:04

📢 Historic England and English Heritage announce joint Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Landscape Award! The two organisations are inviting expressions of interest (EOIs) from academic supervisors for these projects. Funded by UKRI's AHRC. ⏰ 15 October 2026 (4pm) Learn more: buff.ly/PwGBjGy

Kenny Brophy

urbanprehistorian.bsky.social

24 August 2026 18:59

Day 1 of #CamphillDig26. Our team of student trainees & volunteers made a cracking start deturfing the bank that surrounds Camphill enclosure in #Glasgow. The clay core of the bank is close to the surface thankfully. Tomorrow we’ll try to find the ditch edges. @archscot.bsky.social

Antiquity Journal

antiquity.ac.uk

11 August 2026 19:50

Navan Fort was the mythological capital of the Irish province of Ulster, one of Ireland's five ancient capitals #MythologyMonday 🏺 #Archaeology New evidence for a major Bronze Age centre in the Navan landscape suggests its importance dates back much earlier. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

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11 August 2026 19:29

Bronze Age cairn to the North East of Lordenshaws hillfort near Rothbury. An amazing site with complex multivallate fort, Bronze Age cemetery and tons of rock art 📸 from this March #TombTuesday