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An 800-Year-Old Castle Was Hiding Inside a Victorian Building in Dublin
For generations, Roebuck Castle on the campus of University College Dublin appeared to be a largely Victorian building. Its medieval predecessor was believed to have vanished long ago, cleared away as successive owners transformed the property into a more comfortable residence. The approximately 800-year-old castle, however, never entirely disappeared. New research published in Archaeology Ireland…
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A Viking Trading Hub Linked to Norway Is Emerging Beneath a Field in Ireland
A field beside the River Suir in southeast Ireland is beginning to look like one of the most important Viking Age sites ever found on the island. At Woodstown, near Waterford City, Irish and Norwegian archaeologists are investigating what may be Ireland’s largest Viking Age trading settlement, a place probably established by Norse Vikings from…
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Incest Theory Debunked at Newgrange: 5,000-Year-Old Tomb Housed Representatives of Society
New findings from archaeological research have challenged the long-held belief that the ancient tomb of Newgrange, located in Ireland’s County Meath, served exclusively as a royal burial site for an elite class or a dynastic lineage sustained through incestuous unions. At approximately 5,200 years old, Newgrange predates the Great Pyramid of Giza and is one…