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The Discovery Programme is a public institution for advanced research in Irish archaeology. As distinct from the other public bodies that deal with Irish archaeology, the Discovery Programme’s sole activity is to engage in full-time archaeological and related research, in order to enhance our knowledge of Ireland’s past. Our only other concerns are to communicate the results of that research, as appropriate, to scholars and the general public, and to promote the introduction of new technologies and new techniques into Irish archaeology.
The Discovery Programme was set up in 1991 and was funded initially by the government through direct grants. Now, as an independent body, it is mainly funded by an annual grant from the Heritage Council.
The Discovery Programme undertakes to answer, through investigative research projects, questions in Irish archaeology that arise from time to time. The organisation is governed by a Council and Directorate whose members comprise leading Irish archaeologists from the whole of the country (north and south).
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The Discovery Programme and the Tara Conservation Plan 27 January 2012, 12.50  The Discovery Programme is delighted that it has been selected by the Minister of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to prepare a Conservation Plan for the Hill of Tara. Since its inception in 1991 the Discovery Programme has |
3D Laser Scanning for Heritage (2nd edition) 16 January 2012, 09.46  Two case studies submitted by the Discovery Programme have been published in the second edition of the English Heritage publication, 3D Laser Scanning for Heritage, which can be downloaded in pdf format.
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6 years laser scanning at the Discovery Programme 11 January 2012, 14.34  The Discovery Programme has been surveying using terrestrial laser scanners since 2006. A Trimble / Mensi GS 101 (time of flight) instrument has been used extensively with excellent results, recording millions of high accuracy, |
Summary of the LIARI workshops (14/11/2011) 30 November 2011, 15.34  The Discovery Programme and the LIARI Project Team would like to thank all those who took time out of their busy schedules to participate and engage in the lively discussions in the workshop groups.
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LIARI Workshop Programme 28 October 2011, 14.49
THE DISCOVERY PROGRAMME
LATE IRON AGE AND ‘ROMAN’ IRELAND (LIARI) PROJECT WORKSHOP
Tuesday 15th November 10.00 – 4.30
10.00 Welcome |
LIARI Aims & Objectives 19 October 2011, 15.34  The central aim of the project is to characterize the environment, settlement patterns social structures and ritual practices of the people who lived and died in Ireland during the first five centuries AD. It will consider the |
