Situated on the high Burren limestone plateau in County Clare, Poulnabrone Dolmen is one of Ireland’s most iconic archaeological monuments and is the second most visited location in the Burren after ...

In a remarkable breakthrough for Irish archaeology, the first-ever intact Roman-era pot has been discovered during an excavation in north County Dublin. The rare find, dated to around the first ...

A new study brings together folklore and archaeology to reveal the superstitions surrounding Ireland’s intriguing cillíní—burial grounds designated specifically for infants. The “forgotten children of ...

Office: Washington Hall Room 107a Email: [[w|ajhorn]] Phone: 757-221-1062 Areas of Specialization: Historical Archaeology; Atlantic World; Comparative Colonialism; Ireland; Chesapeake; Archaeological ...

LOWELL — Some people really dig Lowell. In fact, some people travel across oceans to dig Lowell. Audrey Horning, for example, recently arrived from Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland to ...

COOLE, IRELAND—The Irish Times reports that a 3,000-year-old log road endangered by peat milling will be preserved under a new agreement approved by Ireland’s High Court. The agreement establishes a ...

Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood has played host to waves of different immigrants, including the Irish The history of Irish immigrants in Boston could be unearthed as a massive archaeological dig has ...