EMAP - Early Medieval Archaeology Project

Conference/Public lectures

EMAP team members have given 23 public lectures at conferences, seminars and local events in the period 2008-2010 all of which acknowledged the support of INSTAR and prominently displayed the Heritage Council logo on the opening PowerPoint slide. This communications strategy has lead to the promotion of the INSTAR programme of hundreds, if not thousands of people.

2010

Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan presented a paper entitled ‘Early medieval archaeology project (EMAP): Exploring settlement, agriculture & economy in Ireland, AD 400–1100’ at the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) Spring Conference 2010. INSTAR and Archaeological Research in Ireland, Galway on the 16th April 2010.
Dr. Finbar McCormick presented a paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project’ at the EMASS Conference in University College Dublin on the 20th May 2010.
Lorcan Harney presented a paper entitled ‘County Dublin: Some observations on the historiography of early medieval excavation and research 1930 – 2005’ at the 12th Medieval Dublin Symposium in Trinity College on the 22nd May 2010.
Dr. Finbar McCormick presented a paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Exploring early medieval dwellings and settlements in Ireland’ at EMAP’s Early Medieval Settlements in North-west Europe, AD 400–1100 Conference in University College Dublin on Saturday 27th November 2010.
Jonathan Kinsella and Mícheál Ó Droma presented a paper entitled ‘Early medieval ringforts and enclosures in Ireland: a case study of the evolution of two enclosure sites in Co. Tipperary’ at EMAP’s Early Medieval Settlements in North-west Europe, AD 400–1100 Conference in University College Dublin on Saturday 27th November 2010.
Lorcan Harney and Dr. Thomas Kerr presented a paper entitled ‘Living and working with God: Crafts and economy on early medieval church settlements and archaeological excavations in Ireland, 1920-2007’ at EMAP’s Early Medieval Settlements in North-west Europe, AD 400–1100 Conference in University College Dublin on Sunday 28th November 2010.
Matt Seaver presented a paper entitled ‘Living with the Dead: Some preliminary observations on settlement/cemeteries in Early Medieval Ireland’ at the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, Galway, April 2010.
Matt Seaver presented a paper entitled ‘ which focussed on a specific regional case study of burials within enclosed settlements in County Tipperary at the Early Medieval Archaeological Student Symposium, Dublin, May 2010.
Matt Seaver presented a paper entitled 'Enclosing the living and the dead in early medieval Ireland - relationships between burial and settlement' at the annual seminar on ‘Changing Times, Changing Fortunes, Research from Recent Archaeological Work on Irish National Road Projects’, September 2010
Matt Seaver presented a paper entitled ‘Living with the dead in early medieval Ireland: Settlement enclosures with human burials, AD 400‐1100’ at EMAP’s Early Medieval Settlements in North-west Europe, AD 400–1100 Conference in University College Dublin on Sunday 28th November 2010.
Rob O’Hara presented a paper entitled ‘Digging through the Celtic Tiger boom: archaeological excavations of early medieval settlements in Co. Meath, Ireland’ at EMAP’s Early Medieval Settlements in North-west Europe, AD 400–1100 Conference in University College Dublin on Sunday 28th November 2010.

2009

Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan presented an invited paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) and Investigating Archaeological Excavations in Ireland, 1930–2004’ at the Archaeology of Early Medieval Wales in context conference organised by the Early Medieval Wales Archaeology Research Group 25th Anniversary Colloquium, University of Bangor, Wales 25-26 April 2009.
Dr. Finbar McCormick presented an invited paper on ‘Faunal changes and economic change in early medieval Ireland, at the Archaeology of Early Medieval Wales in context conference organised by the Early Medieval Wales Archaeology Research Group 25th Anniversary Colloquium, University of Bangor, Wales, 25-26 April 2009.
Lorcan Harney presented a paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Investigating Dwelling and Settlement Archaeological Excavations, 1930-2008’ at the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) Current Research in Irish Archaeology conference at Cork, 6-7 November 2009
Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan and Jonathan Kinsella presented an invited paper entitled ‘Living with a sacred landscape: Interpreting the early medieval archaeology of the Hill of Tara and its Environs’ at the Tara Symposium at UCD 23-26 October 2009.
Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan presented an invited paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Some brief comments on archaeological excavations 1930-2008’ at the Mapping Death: People, Boundaries and Territories in Ireland 1st to 8th centuries AD conference at the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Dublin 27-28 November 2009.
Matt Seaver presented an invited paper entitled ‘Living with the Dead: Some preliminary observations on settlement/cemeteries in Early Medieval Ireland’ at the Mapping Death: People, Boundaries and Territories in Ireland 1st to 8th centuries AD conference Dublin 27-28 November 2009.
Dr. Aidan O’Sullivan, Lorcan Harney and Jonathan Kinsella presented a paper entitled ‘The Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): Digging into the data from early medieval excavations’ at UCD School of Archaeology 2009 Research Seminar; Culture, Environment and Change, 10th December 2009.

2008

O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Kerr, T., Harney, L., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Seaver, M. and O’Hara, R. “Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): dealing with data and enabling knowledge” UCD School of Archaeology Research projects 2008 Seminar, UCD 11th December 2008.
O’Sullivan, A.. “The INSTAR Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) and researching early medieval Ireland: archaeological excavations 1930-2004” Dept. of Archaeology research seminars, University o Glasgow, 29th October 2008.
O'Sullivan, A., McCormick, F., Kerr, T., Harney, L., Sands, R., McDermott, C., Seaver, M. and O’Hara, R. “Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP): dealing with data and enabling knowledge” Institute of Archaeologists (IAI) Spring New Horizons conference, Sligo. 17th October 2008.
Sands, R. “EMAP and digital archaeology”, Universitas 21 Digital Humanities Meeting Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, September 23rd - 26th. 2008.
O’Sullivan, A. and Kerr, T. “The Early Medieval Archaeology Project: A UCD/QUB INSTAR-funded collaborative research and graduate training programme” QUB-UCD Inaugural research symposium, UCD Research Centre, June 19th 2008.