Earthsound Geophysics

24/03/2020

In the last year Earthsound has been busy carrying out both commercial and research surveys in 14 counties across the island of Ireland. That's Dublin, Meath, Kerry, Kildare, Cork, Wexford, Limerick, Galway, Wicklow, Monaghan, Donegal, Derry, Fermanagh and Tipperary!! 🤩 We'll be updating our blog about recent research projects in the next couple of days so watch this space.

10/03/2020

02/08/2019

09/04/2019

A miniature Bronze Age axe head, which was discovered through illegal metal detecting in Adare, Co Limerick, has been handed over to the National Museum of Ireland after pictures emerged of it on social media.

24/03/2019

Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland – Conference 2019 – Now and Again: Current and Recurring Issues facing Irish Archaeologists
The annual IAI conference is to be held on the 5th and 6th April, at the River Lee Hotel, Cork. The Friday sessions are given to presentations concerning Irish archaeology and its future. The Institute would like to hear and present the voices of those who cannot attend on the day.
The Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland invites individuals in the archaeological sector to send in comments about its current state and its future. For presentation on the day, comments should be kept concise. Comments will be moderated. They will be displayed during breaks at the conference on a Powerpoint presentation.
These comments will not be the only opportunity to voice your opinion. Following the Conference there will be a survey, based on the outcomes of the roundtable discussions, carried out.
Please send your comments to [email protected] by 01/04/19

27/02/2019

Now And Again: Current and Recurring Issues Facing Irish Archaeologists
IAI Conference 2019
This year’s conference will be held in the River Lee Hotel in Cork on April 5th and 6th. The following key stakeholders are confirmed to give position papers ahead of roundtable discussions:
National Monuments Service (Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht)
Historic Environment Division (Department for Communities)
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Unite the Union - Archaeology Branch
Discovery Programme
Royal Irish Academy
Association of Young Irish Archaeologists
National Museum of Ireland
Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers

A number of independent parties have also registered to give position papers.

See here for more details:
https://www.iai.ie/iai-conference-2019-stakeholders-and-roundtable-discussions/

03/02/2019

18/01/2019

The IAI is delighted to announce their Photography Competition for 2019. See the poster for details, also posted on our website - https://www.iai.ie/iai-photography-competition-cork-2019/. Looking forward to many wonderful photographs!

07/01/2019

IAI Conference 2019

The call for papers for the 2019 IAI Conference is now open. This year the Conference will take place in the River Lee Hotel, Co. Cork on April 5th and 6th 2019.

The title of this Conference is “Now and Again: Current and Recurring Issues Facing Irish Archaeologists” and the theme for Day 1 of this Conference will be the Archaeological Profession itself.

Papers can be of varying lengths ranging from 5-minute position statements to 20-minute outlines. These papers will be used as a starting point for roundtable discussions at the Conference to gather data and opinions on topics and issues facing the profession, such as the grading of archaeological practitioners; training of archaeological professionals; and “The Definition of an Archaeologist”.
The outcomes of the Conference will allow the IAI to develop an agreed Definition of an Archaeologist that encompasses all strands of the Profession.

The format of this Conference is as follows:
Friday 5th April
Day 1 – Session 1: Presentations from key stakeholders and wider membership on the issues facing Irish Archaeologists focused with a view to provoking further discussion at the round tables.
Day 1 – Session 2: Round table discussions consisting of 8-10 participants. Opinions and experiences will be compiled with points reported back to the Conference.
The IAI AGM
Saturday 6th April
Day 2: of this Conference will feature an Environmental Archaeology and Urban Archaeology theme with further details to be announced over the coming week.

Those who are interested in presenting at the upcoming Conference should email an abstract of between 100 to 500 words with a title and an indication of speaking time required to [email protected] by Feb 1st 2019.
Those who are interested in presenting their research on Day 2 of the Conference are asked to email an abstract of their intended talk to [email protected] by Feb 15th 2019.

27/04/2018

Dear all, while out on fieldwork this week we had some equipment stolen from our van. We were parked in front of the Aldi in Drogheda, Co. Louth. The equipment taken includes a Trimble GPS, two sets of Geoscan magnetometers and a bag with two laptops. If you see any equipment along these lines being sold or thrown away, could you please contact ourselves or Drogheda Garda Station (041 987 4200). Thank you

01/03/2018

Hey folks, so this week we were down at Brownshill dolmen - here's a short video of Ciaran surveying while being whipped by the 'Beast from the East'! Another 15 mins and we'd have finished the grid. Check out our blog for a short summary and a few photos - http://www.earthsound.ie/index.php/blog/