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Telling Tales: A tale of five sites (and counting). Deciphering the archaeology of Goodland, North Antrim

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[** If you like this post, please make a donation to the IR&DD project using the button at the end. If you think it is interesting or useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. **] Preface I’m delighted to welcome back Aaron David McIntyre to the blog. He is an undergraduate student at The School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, QUB. His research interests include Lisburn in the Gaelic period and the archaeology of the Plantation era. He is also involved in politics with the Alliance Party . Robert M Chapple *         *          * Source: The Scots Warning Fire In September, the first of the Ulster Archaeological Society ’s autumn series of lectures was delivered by Professor Audrey Horning , Queen’s University, Belfast. Professor Horning’s research interests are focused on comparative colonialism and the relationship between archaeology and con...

Classical History – Is it still relevant? by Prof. Mary Beard: Review

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[** If you think the review is useful, please re-share via Facebook, Google+, Twitter etc. **] Preface: I am delighted to welcome my very first guest writer to the blog. Aaron David McIntyre is an undergraduate student at The School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, QUB. His research interests include Lisburn in the Gaelic period and the archaeology of the Plantation era. He is also involved in politics with the Alliance Party . You can also follow him on Twitter . Robert M Chapple Aaron David McIntyre and Mary Beard BBC Northern Ireland, in association with the Heritage Lottery Fund hosted the ‘Festival of History and Broadcasting’ - a series of talks, discussions and lectures hosted by William Crawley between 21 st and 23 rd February 2012. As an undergraduate archaeology student my interests are eclectic to say the least, but Rome and Classical archaeology never captured my imagination - so it was with some trepidation that I signed up to the ‘Ro...