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Archaeology Radiocarbon Dates scheme Awarded 2023
Please click download to view a list of the most recent Radiocarbon Dates Grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2024.
Royal Irish Academy
Archaeology C14 Radiocarbon Dates Scheme Reports
Animals and the Economy of Medieval Ireland: A Zooarchaeological Analysis of the Faunal Remains from Caherconnell Cashel, Co Clare
This project involves a zooarchaeological analysis of the animal bone assemblage from Caherconnell stone fort, Co. Clare. It is part of a major inter-disciplinary study
Róisín Nic Cnáimhín
Excavation of the Prehistoric Axe Manufacturing Site at the storm beach at Ballaghaline, near Fisherstreet, Doolin in Co. Clare.
The excavation has shown that the manufacture of shale axe roughouts took place here with the production of other shale tools. RC dates show that
Michael Lynch
Insular crosier dating project (Part 2)
Four radiocarbon dates were granted for the dating of four elaborately decorated early medieval Irish crosiers as part of the 2021 scheme. Successful dates were
Dr Griffin Murray
Investigating the chronology of the bog butter assemblage in Northern Ireland
A total of five bog butters from the collections of the National Museum of Northern Ireland ? Ulster Museum were sampled for radiocarbon dating, to
Karen O'Toole
Archaeology Radiocarbon Dates scheme Awarded 2022
Please click download to view a list of the most recent Radiocarbon Dates Grants awarded. Individual reports will be published here in 2023.
Dating of system of perimeter banks on Knocknashee hill, Co. Sligo
In August 2020 excavation was undertaken of a section of the system of perimeter banks at the suspected Bronze Age hillfort of Knocknashee, Co. Sligo.
Dirk Brandherm
Excavations at Beaubec, Bey More, Co. Meath
The Beaubec Excavations team was awarded to acquire a date for what was believed to be a Late Neolithic pit circle.
Matthew Stout
Timber row, Dugort beach, Achill Island Co Mayo
In June 2015 a series of preserved wooden stakes were noted within an intertidal peat formation at Dugort, Achill Island, co. Mayo.
Eoin Halpin
Excavation at Doolin Storm Beach, Ballaghaline, Co. Clare
Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2020 Archaeology Radiocarbon dates scheme.
Radiocarbon dating human remains from Glencurran Cave, Co. Clare
Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2020 Archaeology Radiocarbon dates scheme
Marion Dowd
Staad Climate and Environmental Change Project
Please click download to view a report on this project which was funded under the 2019 Archaeology Radiocarbon dates scheme.
Fiona Beglane