Read more about the article Launch of Monograph on Archaeological Investigations on the M6 Motorway
The Quiet Landscape: Archaeological Investigations on the M6

Launch of Monograph on Archaeological Investigations on the M6 Motorway

Last week we attended the launch of the latest National Roads Authority Monograph, entitled The Quiet Landscape: Archaeological Investigations on the M6 Galway to Ballinasloe National Road Scheme. Rubicon were…

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Read more about the article ‘A Safe Place for Ships’: Cork, Ireland, Europe and the Sea- UCC Maritime History Conference
Battery No.4, Ardagh, Bere Island

‘A Safe Place for Ships’: Cork, Ireland, Europe and the Sea- UCC Maritime History Conference

It has been an eventful month for Rubicon in terms of speaking engagements, with staff members giving presentations in Scotland, the United States and Ireland. Our latest talk will largely…

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Read more about the article A Rubiconer Abroad- Speaking Engagements in Tennessee
Major General Patrick Cleburne, from Co. Cork, who was Killed in Action at the Battle of Franklin (Library of Congress)

A Rubiconer Abroad- Speaking Engagements in Tennessee

Rubicon's Damian Shiels is heading Stateside next week to deliver a keynote address at the 150th anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. Aside from speaking on the Irish…

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Read more about the article The Scotland-Ireland Archaeological Seminar
Edinburgh Castle, the setting for the Seminar

The Scotland-Ireland Archaeological Seminar

Rubicon was delighted to take part in a fantastic seminar on collaboration between the archaeological sectors of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland last week in Edinburgh. Hosted…

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Read more about the article Mapping the Archaeology of Ireland’s War of Independence: A Case Study of Knockraha, Co. Cork
The War of Independence Conflict Landscape of Knockraha, Mapped Using GIS

Mapping the Archaeology of Ireland’s War of Independence: A Case Study of Knockraha, Co. Cork

We were recently commissioned by Knockraha Area Historical & Heritage Society to examine the locality's War of Independence heritage. Primarily we were asked to assess available information as to the…

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Read more about the article Let There Be Light! (But Check for Archaeology First…)
A Solar Farm (Wikipedia)

Let There Be Light! (But Check for Archaeology First…)

We have just completed an evaluation of our first solar farm in Devon in collaboration with our associates AB Heritage Ltd. These developments are quickly becoming a significant contributor of…

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Read more about the article StoryMap: Visualizing the Story of One Road Scheme’s Archaeology with StoryMap JS
StoryMap JS: An Archaeological Journey Along the Carlow Bypass

StoryMap: Visualizing the Story of One Road Scheme’s Archaeology with StoryMap JS

At Rubicon we are always seeking innovative ways of communicating the results of our excavations to wider audiences. It is our view that this type of outreach is an integral…

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Archaeology & Construction in 2014: Early Warnings of A Potential Recovery?

The archaeological profession in both the UK and Ireland has been severely impacted in recent years by recession. This is unsurprising given how closely the fortunes of commercial archaeology are…

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Read more about the article Press Release: Luas Works Reveal Multiple Human Remains at College Green
The skull of one of the individuals excavated at College Green (Copyright Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd)

Press Release: Luas Works Reveal Multiple Human Remains at College Green

On 16 July during Luas Cross City works on College Green, monitoring archaeologists from Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd, working on behalf of the Railway Procurement Agency made a discovery of…

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Read more about the article Rubicon Photo of the Week: Sorting Prehistoric Cremations
Processing Cremation burials (Rubicon Heritage)

Rubicon Photo of the Week: Sorting Prehistoric Cremations

This week's photos of the week, taken today, shows Rubicon's Enda O'Flaherty carefully sorting through samples from a Prehistoric cremation burial, from which he is extracting all available scientific information,…

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Read more about the article Rubicon Sponsored 2014 Rhind Lectures Now Free to View Online
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Poster (Society of Antiquaries)

Rubicon Sponsored 2014 Rhind Lectures Now Free to View Online

This year Rubicon sponsored the prestigious Rhind Lecture Series presented by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The series of lectures were presented in April by Professor John Waddell, on…

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Read more about the article Rubicon Photo of the Week: Excavating Human Remains in Front of Trinity College
Rubicon’s Ivan Pawle excavating human remains, discovered as part of the LUAS works outside Trinity College Dublin (Rubicon Heritage)

Rubicon Photo of the Week: Excavating Human Remains in Front of Trinity College

This week’s photo was taken by our osteoarchaeologist Carmelita Troy yesterday. It shows Rubicon’s Ivan Pawle excavating human remains, discovered as part of the LUAS works outside Trinity College Dublin.…

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