The Discovery Programme

Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025 The Discovery Programme's annual Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by Prof Joanna Brück of University College Dublin

TONIGHT! Discovery Programme's Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered by Prof Joanna Brück: "Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain"

Join us on Zoom at 7.30pm. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...

@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social

New Collection in DRI – RIA Standing Committee for Archaeology - Digital Repository of Ireland The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to announce that a new collection – RIA Standing Committee for Archaeology – has been published in the Repository by the Royal Irish Academy. Archa...

We are delighted to announce a new collection – RIA Standing Committee for Archaeology – has been published in the Repository by @ria.ie.

The collection offers a comprehensive and critical assessment of the discipline of archaeology on the island of Ireland.

➡️ Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...

Fantastic to see this paper published - Discovery Programme continues to collaborate with Abarta Heritage on Woodstown Viking Site

Geophysical survey is a great way to investigate archaeological sites without disturbing the remains. These results show how useful & important the findings can be!

Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025 The Discovery Programme's annual Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by Prof Joanna Brück of University College Dublin

NEXT WEEK!

Our Martin Doody memorial lecture is happening next Thursday, 4th December, 7.30pm

"Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain” will be delivered by Prof Joanna Brück of
@ucddublin.bsky.social

FREE, online, everyone welcome
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...

TOMORROW!
Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:

The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm

All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery

@heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

We're looking forward to the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:

The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm

All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery

@researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

Excited to be part of this project with @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social!

Announcing the 1st workshop of the 'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature' @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage!

Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down
When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm

All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath

Digital Collecting

💻 Happy #WorldDigitalPreservationDay!

The @nlireland.bsky.social keeps safe our country’s cultural heritage by preserving born-digital and digitised collections.

Learn more: www.nli.ie/collections/...

Thrilled to welcome our European colleagues to Vienna! ☎️

After an inspiring #CHNT conference, our TMO team, as lead partner of #3DBigDataSpace, hosted the 2nd consortium meeting.

With a view over the city, we reflected on results and planned next steps.

Stay tuned!

The Discovery Programme's Martin Doody memorial lecture is happening next month, on Thursday 4th December

"Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain” will be delivered by Prof Joanna Brück of @ucddublin.bsky.social

FREE, online, everyone welcome. Sign up via Eventbrite:

The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning brown - Samhain night is upon us... Happy Samhain from The Discovery Programme

Kells Market Cross - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) Produced in partnership with Meath County Council - Kells Market Cross - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme)

Yes, the fab @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social have scanned it, available here on Sketchfab:
sketchfab.com/3d-models/ke...

Doesn't help to decipher the iconography of this particular scene though.

Challenges in 3D cultural heritage management, storage, sharing Through this survey, we aim to understand your institution’s current needs, challenges, and priorities in 3D digitisation and data management, to shape sustainable, useful, and cost-effective services...

🌍 Help Shape the Future of 3D Cultural Heritage in Europe!

❔How does your institution manage, store, and share 3D data?

Take this 10-min survey to share your needs & challenges and help design sustainable, useful, and cost-effective 3D services for Europe’s heritage community!
👉 shorturl.at/t6Neh

Access our Data - The Discovery Programme On this page you will find data from Discovery Programme projects that has been securely archived with the Digital Repository of Ireland and made available for re-use.

The CHERISH webmap is now live!

Here’s an exciting new tool we've been working on – all the CHERISH Project data that's archived in the @dri.ie can now be accessed through the interactive webmap on our website: buff.ly/SMHhq01

You can see where we worked and find out what we did

Applications of AI in Archaeology Dear participant, This short survey explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently used or could be used in archaeology, your familiarity with it, and your expectations or concerns. Your input...

Do you work in archaeology, heritage, data science or a related discipline?

Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology wants to understand how professionals in these fields perceive & use AI technologies

The survey is anonymous & takes 10-15 mins
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025 The Discovery Programme's annual Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by Prof Joanna Brück of University College Dublin

You are warmly invited to The Discovery Programme’s Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025:
"Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain”

It will be delivered by Prof Joanna Brück of @ucddublin.bsky.social

Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...

Thurs 4 Dec
7.30pm
Online
Free

The Discovery Programme's latest Ezine is now available to read here: discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/10/06/d...

@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social

Spot the archaeologists! This week we've been onsite in Co. Donegal doing UAV survey at sites around St John's Point, funded by an @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social grant.

Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church
@edwardpollard.bsky.social

6/6 The Lough Kinale Shrine reconstructed!

Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake

Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie

@researchireland.ie

📢 Announcing a new @researchireland.ie-funded project exploring Tara places in Ireland

'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places

It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

Our Research Archaeologist Dr Susan Curran is currently in Trondheim, Norway at the @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social (AARG) conference. Dr Curran is the Honorary Secretary for AARG and presenting a poster from the Discovery Programme on Remote Sensing data

Binding Strips, Lough Kinale Shrine - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) The Lough Kinale Shrine is the earliest and largest Irish book shrine, dating to the 9th century. It was found in a lake in 1986, close to a Crannóg (island settlement) in Co. Longford. The shrine…

5/6 Lough Kinale Shrine is Ireland’s oldest Book Shrine - an elaborate box made to hold a holy book

It was broken in medieval times & the pieces left in a lake...

We've now digitally reconstructed it with @nmireland.bsky.social

Follow til post #6 18/09 for full shrine skfb.ly/pAIXp skfb.ly/pAIXs

Top Panel, Lough Kinale Shrine - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) The front of the Lough Kinale Shrine comprises 4 tinned bronze sheets overlying the oak lid. A large cross with cusped cross arms decorated with birds heads & expanded terminals dominate the front.…

4/6 Lough Kinale Shrine is Ireland’s oldest Book Shrine - an elaborate box made to hold a holy book

It was broken apart in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake...

Now we've digitally reconstructed it with @nmireland.bsky.social

Follow until post #6 18/09 to see the full shrine

End Panel 2, Lough Kinale Shrine - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) The Lough Kinale Shrine is the earliest and largest Irish book shrine, dating to the 9th century. It was found in a lake in Co. Longford in 1986, close to a Crannóg (island settlement). The sides are…

3/6 Lough Kinale Shrine is Ireland’s oldest Book Shrine - an elaborate box made to hold a holy book

It was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake...

Now we've digitally reconstructed it with @nmireland.bsky.social

Follow until post #6 18/09 to see the full shrine

Swivel Strap Attachment 1, Lough Kinale Shrine - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) The Lough Kinale Shrine is the earliest and largest Irish book shrine, dating to the 9th century. It was found in a lake in Co. Westmeath in 1986, close to a Crannóg (island settlement). The Shrine…

2/6 Lough Kinale Shrine is Ireland’s oldest Book Shrine - an elaborate box made to hold a holy book

It was broken apart in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake...

Now we've digitally reconstructed it with @nmireland.bsky.social

Follow til 18/09 for the full shrine 👀

We are thrilled to see CHERISH achieve another significant milestone - with their collections in DRI now totalling more than 20,000 unique objects!

Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...

@rcahmwales.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social @geolsurvie.bsky.social

📣Discovery Programme is delighted to announce the CHERISH Project Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) data is now archived securely in the @dri.ie & available for anyone to use! doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

@heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social

Side Panel 1A, Lough Kinale Shrine - 3D model by The Discovery Programme (@discoveryprogramme) The Lough Kinale Shrine is the earliest and largest Irish book shrine, dating to the 9th century. It was found in a lake in Co. Westmeath in 1986, close to a Crannóg (island settlement). The sides ar...

Lough Kinale Shrine is Ireland’s oldest Book Shrine - an elaborate box made to hold a holy book

It was destroyed in the medieval period & the broken parts left in a lake...

We've now digitally reconstructed it with @nmireland.bsky.social

Follow til post #6 18/09 for the full shrine skfb.ly/pAHnB