# Archaeology

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# angkor what?

Centuries-old statue that guarded a hospital unearthed in ancient Cambodian temple

The statue was found 40 centimetres underground during an excavation in the Angkor complex.

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Aug 5th 2017, 9:45 AM

# Sunken Ship

Main Lusitania telegraph finally recovered from Cork seabed

The ship sank off the Cork coast in 1915 after it was hit by a German U-boat torpedo.

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Jul 26th 2017, 6:13 PM

# discoveries in the deep

New sonar searches for Spanish Armada wreckage to take place in Co Sligo

We talked to an archaeologist who’s been working on uncovering some of the shipwrecks.

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May 21st 2017, 8:30 AM

# Luxor

Mummies and 1,000 statues found in search of 3,500-year-old tomb

“This is an important discovery.”

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Apr 18th 2017, 2:41 PM

# job goals

This man has your childhood dream job: Neil the archaeologist

DailyEdge.ie speaks to the people who have the jobs you wanted as a kid.

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Mar 25th 2017, 6:00 PM

# Ten commandments

Cave where priceless Dead Sea Scrolls were kept discovered in Judean desert

It’s thought the cave, one of 12 above the Dead Sea, was looted in the 1950s.

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Feb 9th 2017, 10:57 PM

# Winter Solstice

These bird's-eye views of Newgrange from above are jaw-dropping

You can also catch a glimpse of its neighbours Knowth and Dowth.

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Dec 21st 2016, 7:00 AM

# well stone me

Major megalithic art find at Hellfire Club passage tomb

The motifs are similar to those found at the major passage tombs in the country, such as Newgrange.

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Nov 3rd 2016, 10:13 AM

# passage grave

Watch: Archaeologists explore an ancient tomb beside the Hellfire Club

A team led by Neil Jackman are attempting to uncover the site’s secrets.

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Oct 31st 2016, 8:14 AM

# improving ireland

Volunteers are reclaiming this motte and bailey after decades of neglect and bonfires

Several sites around Ireland are being ‘adopted’ by their local communities.

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Oct 1st 2016, 7:00 PM

# historic eatin

Someone has just worked out what the Irish ate for breakfast over 2,000 years ago

A new UCC-based project has been looking into the mysteries of what our forefathers ate each day.

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Aug 20th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Bone Idols

Four medieval skeletons have been found in Kilkenny

They were all found at a new museum in the city.

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Aug 9th 2016, 4:24 PM

# Human Remains

Bones of victims of 6,000 year old massacre discovered in France

Experts believe the attack was likely carried out by “furious ritualised warriors”.

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Jun 11th 2016, 1:00 PM

# big find

This bear bone discovery in Sligo could re-write Irish history

The examination of a bear patella shows that humans were in Ireland 2,500 years earlier than thought.

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Mar 20th 2016, 6:30 PM

# pallasboy vessel

Here's what it takes to remake a mysterious Iron Age vessel by hand in 2015

A team from Ireland and England are trying their hand – with impressive results.

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Sep 13th 2015, 9:45 AM

# Family Tree

New species of human discovered in South African cave

“Today will be written into the history books as one of those moments in which the world learnt something new and remarkable.”

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Sep 10th 2015, 2:35 PM

# superhenge

Stonehenge researchers discover 'one of the largest stone monuments in Europe'

The stones are thought to have been erected about 4,000 years ago.

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Sep 7th 2015, 9:50 AM

# Treasure Trove

A Nazi train filled with gold has almost certainly been found buried in Poland

And everyone’s getting awfully excited.

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Aug 28th 2015, 8:42 PM

# Hands Off

The oldest 'modern' hand in the world has been discovered

A 1.85 million-year-old bone from the little finger of a human ancestor has been discovered.

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Aug 18th 2015, 7:07 PM

Voices

Why we should support the Heritage Council for another 20 years

Its funding has been decimated but it preserves our historical gems and pulls in tourists – what’s not to love?

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Jun 5th 2015, 9:30 PM

# heritage ireland

"A place of sacrifice": Tour the stone circle that freaked out a 1930s psychic

Archaeologist Neil Jackman explores one of the country’s finest stone circles and the quiet final resting place of a remarkable penal times priest.

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May 15th 2015, 8:15 PM

# heritage ireland

Step from Ireland's pre-Famine past to life in the New World in the Sperrins

Fancy stretching the legs over the Easter weekend? Archaeologist Neil Jackman has more suggestions for great historical sites to visit around the island of Ireland.

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Apr 4th 2015, 9:15 AM

# holey cow

A digger driver has stumbled across a thousand-year-old tunnel in Kerry

It’s happened to us all…

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Apr 3rd 2015, 4:48 PM

A Spanish Armada cannonball just showed up on an Irish beach

Bit more interesting than crushed up cans of Dutch Gold anyway.

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Mar 31st 2015, 2:29 PM

# Digging for Gold

Archaeologists are leaving the field because of poor pay

They want the living wage.

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Mar 31st 2015, 6:03 AM

# Wonders of the World

Archaeology has had an amazing month: Here are 7 of the most exciting discoveries

The corner of a lost civilisation, a secret fortress and a 250-year-old pretzel.

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Mar 22nd 2015, 5:00 PM

# heritage ireland

See the house built by Clonmel schoolmasters to show off their love of history

The Careys had a round tower, a medieval Norman-style hall and Gothic and Romanesque arches in their palatial 19th century pad.

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Mar 21st 2015, 9:15 AM

# super saint

(Saint) Patrick - The Bits They Left Out

Documents and archaeological evidence paint a picture of the man behind the legend.

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Mar 16th 2015, 9:30 PM

# hidden heritage

Did you ever climb 121 steps up through Irish history? You should

St Canice’s Cathedral – and its fantastically-preserved round tower – is a jewel in the centre of medieval Kilkenny.

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Mar 7th 2015, 9:30 AM

# heritage ireland

This dramatic Derry clifftop estate was a magnet for high society

Archaeologist Neil Jackman finds medieval magic in Limerick and a splendid demesne in Derry.

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Feb 21st 2015, 9:15 AM

# heritage ireland

Ever heard of Darby's Bed? Diarmuid and Gráinne 'slept' here...

Discover this magical ancient site in Co Limerick, and a monastic complex that saved locals from slaughter in Kilkenny as Neil Jackman’s Heritage Ireland returns.

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Feb 7th 2015, 9:15 AM

# gettin' jiggy with it

The cave where western humans got it on for the first time...

Scientists seems to think they’ve found the place.

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Jan 29th 2015, 3:15 PM

# Climate Change

It seems that the Celtic Tiger was good for something...

… Archaeology. It was good for archaeology.

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Nov 18th 2014, 6:45 AM

# lay down your arms

Ancient Waterford site reveals Vikings moved from raiding to trading

New publication and guide uncover the 9th century power of a settlement at Woodstown on the River Suir.

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Nov 4th 2014, 8:00 AM

# hidden history

Do you know anything about Ireland's secret War of Independence caves?

An archaeologist in Sligo has identified 35 used to hide people and ammunitions and needs your help to find more.

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Oct 31st 2014, 3:57 PM

# Famine

No evidence of graves found at new Children's Hospital site

The Development Board for the new hospital confirmed that a study has found “no evidence of a grave or any other features of archaeological significance”.

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Oct 6th 2014, 10:43 PM

# Hidden Ireland

Heritage Ireland: A born fighter, bloody battles and the castle at the heart of it

Archaeologist Neil Jackman criss-crosses the country to bring you a massive cairn in Sligo, a castle in Antrim with a bloody past, and a dolmen with an interesting supersition…

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Oct 4th 2014, 9:45 AM

# hidden history

Heritage Ireland: The church at the crossroads of Dublin's ancient past

St Audoen’s in Dublin city centre stands by the most ancient road into Dublin. (And learn, too, about where the monks from Skellig Michael fled from their lonely rock in the sea.)

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Sep 20th 2014, 9:15 AM