ANCIENT Romans used human poo to treat common ailments, archaeologists have revealed. The grim discovery is the first direct evidence that the ancient civilisation really was keeping human faeces ...

Feared in Irish annals and demonized in English chronicles, Ivar the Boneless emerges as one of the most consequential figures of the Viking Age. Tracing sieges, shifting alliances, and hard ...

"I can’t help but desire a resurgence of our mythology and folktales..." Clara Kearney explores the mythological heritage of Ireland.

Also, there has been no decision yet by An Coimisiún Pleanála on an NPWS proposal to build a raised cycle and walkway between ...

GUARD Archaeology has been nominated for Current Archaeology’s Research Project of the Year Award 2026 for work it carried out bringing two Scottish Bronze Age hoards to light.

Work uncovering the secrets of two ancient hoards has seen a Scottish archaeology group named in the running for a top award. GUARD Archaeology has been nominated for Current Archaeology’s Research ...

As for the statues long assumed to have been abandoned as they were being transported to the coastline to be displayed in rows on plinths, as in the reconstructed site at Ahu Tongariki, Pitts believes ...

Scotland now has its first curator of osteoarchaeology through a new project aiming to enhance the care of and research into the country’s archaeological human remains. Jess Thompson is responsible ...

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery in County Clare has rewritten what we know about Ireland’s prehistoric wildlife. The find, led by Dr. Marion Dowd, an archaeologist at Atlantic Technological ...

The earliest directly dated wildcat (Felis silvestris) ever found in Ireland has been identified, confirming the species lived on the island more than 5,500 years ago. The discovery, by Dr Marion Dowd ...