Press Release 19/06/2019 A team of archaeologists from IT Sligo have just completed a two-week archaeological excavation of a prehistoric monument in the heart of the Carrowmore megalithic complex, Sligo. Carrowmore is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland, with 5,500 year old passage tombs dating from 3,600 BC. IT Sligo archaeologists Dr Marion Dowd… Continue reading Archaeological Excavation at Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery, Sligo
Category: Research Projects
Kilcashel Landscape Project
Project: Kilcashel Landscape Project Directors: Dr. James Bonsall, IT Sligo Location: Kilcashel townland, Kilmovee, County Mayo Year: 2009-2014 Funding: The Heritage Council (2010), Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics (2009-2014), Centre for Environmental Research Innovation And Sustainability (2018) Website: http://kilcashel.com Aim: The application of landscape archaeology methods and techniques to comprehensively assess the townland of Kilcashel and disseminate that information to the… Continue reading Kilcashel Landscape Project
Monitoring the Archaeology of Sligo’s Coastline: The MASC Project
Project: Monitoring the Archaeology of Sligo's Coastline: The MASC Project Directors: Dr. James Bonsall, Sam Moore, IT Sligo Location: County Sligo Year: 2014-ongoing Funding: No funding Website: https://themascproject.wordpress.com Aim: The aim of the MASC Project is to engage with and provide training for individuals, voluntary community groups and interested NGO’s living or operating along the coastline of Co. Sligo to… Continue reading Monitoring the Archaeology of Sligo’s Coastline: The MASC Project
Knocknashee Archaeology Project
Project: Knocknashee Archaeology Project Directors: Dr. Dirk Brandherm, Cormac McSparron, Queen's University Belfast Location: Knocknashee, Lavagh, Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo Year: 2016-ongoing Funding: Royal Irish Academy Grant (2016, 2017) Aim: Geophysical surveys assessed house sites on the plateau of Knocknashee, a hillfort complex which also contains two Passage Tombs. In 2016 I directed surveys at Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics across the entire… Continue reading Knocknashee Archaeology Project
Europe’s Lost Frontiers Project
Europe's Lost Frontiers, is a major ERC-funded research project exploring the lost landscapes that were inundated at the end of the last Ice Age. I was the Chief Scientist on board RV Celtic Voyager, directing marine geophysical surveys in the Irish Sea which were used to create new high resolution maps of the submerged landscape.… Continue reading Europe’s Lost Frontiers Project
Great Connell Abbey Exploration Project
Project: Great Connell Abbey Exploration Project Directors: James Bonsall, Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics & Dr. Thomas Loughlin, Irish Hellenic Institute, Athens, Greece. Location: Great Connell Abbey, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland Year: 2012-2014 Funding: €3,900 (Kildare County Council Community Heritage Grant €2,400, Kildare Archaeological Society Research Grant €1,500) Aim: This project examined the use and demise of Great Connell Abbey by tracing the… Continue reading Great Connell Abbey Exploration Project
Dr James Bonsall 