News & Events
Publication of Rural Settlement in Medieval Ireland in the light of recent archaeological excavations
The Discovery Programme is delighted to be associated with Rural Settlement in Medieval Ireland in the light of recent archaeological excavations, edited by Christiaan Corlett and Michael Potterton, published recently by Wordwell in association with the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland .......
Date Added:08/02/10
NextEngine high resolution laser scanning
The Discovery Programme recently purchased a NextEngine 2020i scanner specifically designed for scanning small objects at higher resolution. This is a different type of laser scanner than the Mensi GS101 time of flight scanner, operating over much shorter ranges, and to a much higher .......
Date Added:21/01/10
WODAN project secures more INSTAR funding
The Discovery Programme is delighted to learn that our Environmentalist, Dr Ingelise Stuijts, has been awarded €72,000 of INSTAR funding (administered by the Heritage Council) for the WODAN project ref. 16705 (for summary description of project see under Research). .......
Date Added: 02/06/09
DHO Workshop: Introduction to Geospatial Methods for e-Humanities Research
Discovery Programme GIS Manager Anthony Corns will be presenting along with Shawn Day (DHO) and Rob Sands (UCD) at the forth coming one day workshop which will provide an opportunity for humanities researchers to familiarise themselves with geospatial techniques and how they could....
Date Added: 20/05/09
Landscapes of Cult and Kingship: archaeology and text - Conference
The Discovery Programme (along with the Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute at UCD) is co-sponsoring a conference on the above subject (a research theme which the Discovery Programme has been pursuing since its inception) organised by the Dept of Archaeology at NUI Galway: 12-14 June. ......
Date Added: 07/05/09
15th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists – CALL FOR PAPERS
The European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) is a membership-based association open to all archaeologists and other related or interested individuals or bodies. Currently the EAA has over 1100 members from 41 countries world-wide working in prehistory, classical, medieval ......
Date Added: 06/05/09
RTÉ - Secrets of the Stones
The first of two one hour TV specials examining Ireland's iconic monuments was shown on 13th April. As part of the episode Joe Fenwick (NUI Galway) highlighted some of the important work carried out by the Discovery programme at the Hill of Tara, County Meath......
Date Added: 14/04/09
Boyle Somerville Paper
At a seminar on 3 April in the Mícheál Ó Cléirigh Institute in UCD, the Discovery Programme CEO Brian Lacey drew attention to the work of an important but largely forgotten Irish archaeologist. Boyle Somerville was a brother of the well-known Irish writer Edith Somerville.......
Date Added: 04/04/09
CAA 2009 Conference
Two papers on the SHARE-IT project were presented at the 37th annual Computer Applications in Archaeology (CAA) Conference held in Williamsburg, Virginia in the United States. ..........
Date Added: 25/03/09
Discovery Programme Research Seminar
The Discovery Programme is hosting a one day seminar to present the full range of research work currently going on in the Discovery Programme, including core projects, INSTAR projects and pieces of ancillary work. It is intended that this will lead to ...........
Date Added: 28/01/09
New DP Council Elected
The Discovery Programme is governed by a Directorate (Board of Directors) and a Council, each of which is appointed for overlapping periods of 5 years. The membership of the Council is made up of the nominees of twelve bodies from across the island of Ireland which are involved.......
Date Added: 12/01/09
Mapping Death Symposium
A very successful symposium “Mapping Death: People, Boundaries and Territories in Ireland, 1st to 8th Centuries AD,was held at UCD School of History & Archives, University College Dublin on 22 November. The attendance numbered 80 people.The inter-disciplinary papers ........
Date Added: 28/11/08
Ballyhoura Hiills Research Project Monograph Published
Mr John Gormley TD, Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.launched the publication of The Ballyhoura Hills Project by Martin Doody, published by Wordwell. A reception was held on Thursday, 13 November 2008 in The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland..........
Date Added: 14/11/08
SHARE I.T. Digital Archives Workshop
A half day workshop promoting both the project and issues in digital archiving was hosted by the Discovery Programme (Wednesday 29th October 2008). An open invitation was sent for participation in the workshop which aimed to explore the issues of archiving and providing access......
Date Added: 30/10/08
EARSeL Cultural Heritage Workshop
A paper was presented at the EARSeL conference by Anthony Corns which highlighted the application of technology in the capturing, modelling and disseminating archaeological landscapes information.Technologies discussed included: LiDAR, digital photogrammetry and terrestrial ......
Date Added: 05/10/08
AARG Meeting
A paper was presented at the AARG conference by Robert Shaw focussing on the Discovery Programme's research into the use of high resolution LiDAR data to create detailed 3D models of archaeological monuments. The presentation concluded with a a brief introduction .....
Date Added: 23/09/08