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30
Apr

Selected Final Reports

Wilkins, B., Drumm, M., and Timpany, S. 2009. N 25 Waterford Bypass, Contract 3. Final Report on Archaeological Investigations at Site 34 in the townland of Newrath, Co. Kilkenny. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

Wilkins, B. 2008. Final Report on Site E2046, an early medieval settlement/cemetery in the townland of Carrowkeel, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2008. A Bronze Age cremation pyre and burnt mound at Newford, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2008. An Iron Age ring-ditch and cremation burial at Deerpark, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2008. A Late Bronze Age Cist at Ballykeeran, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2008. Three brick kilns at Brusk, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2008. A Bronze Age burnt mound and post‐medieval field system at Clogheravaun, Co. Galway. (View here)

Wilkins, B. 2006. Site 35 Newrath, Neolithic hoard, structure and Iron Age metal working area. (View here)

25
Apr
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Rumsfeldian Archaeology

As we know,
There are known knowns.
There are things we know we know.
We also know… Read moreRead more

28
Mar
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Metal!!

Let me fill you in on the story so far.

2004: THE beach party.
2005: Casino Monte Carlo.
2006: Viva Las Vegas.
2007: Defied classification.
2008: Roller Disco.
2009: …Metal! Read moreRead more

23
Feb
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Roller Disco

Movers and Shakers,

For one star-spangled night of dance-floor chaos, we’re transforming our gaff into a roller disco. Yes, you heard that right. It’s a Goddam Godzilla showdown of epic proportions, and you, my esteemed archaeological colleagues, are all invited to check out the spandex. There’s a flyer attached, with a phone number and details. Our wheels will be well oiled from about 8ish. Come later and they’ll be very well oiled.

Yeah! Read moreRead more

10
Apr
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Damsel In Distress

Tiered from work, and not yet drunk enough to talk, we pondered the menu with the glazed expressions of the institutionalised. The marketing executives had ganged up on us with their cheap dinner-drinks promos and our nightly subsistence allowance left little room for manoeuvre.

- I think I’ll have… Read moreRead more

21
Mar
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Viva Las Vegas

Without properly thinking it through, someone accidentally let us hire Bru, a 90 bed city centre hostel, colonised for the night by renegade archaeologists dressed to the nines and hell-bent on personal destruction.

The occasion? Several hundred European archaeologists landing in town as Cork played host to the EAA conference. The idea? Viva Las Vegas! We transformed the hostel for one night into a glitzy casino, seedy Vegas motel and soul food kitchen, all sound-tracked by three rooms of music playing the best of soul, funk, groove, hip-hop, disco, breaks, electro and whatever else is cool but unclassifiable. An army of Djs too numerous to mention, and how many parties have you been to recently who can boast their own resident chef? Read moreRead more

21
Mar

>Put Kettle On

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Put Kettle On, diggingthedirt.

The first day of spring, and even the kettle’s feeling the cold.

20
Mar
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Casino Monte Carlo

Yes, it’s the one the chattering classes are still chattering about: Casino Monte Carlo! An end of site party to end end of site parties.

Just picture the scene: a bachelor sized Scalectrix, a free bar, a poker table, a roulette wheel, all soundtracked to a live jazz band and polished off with a heavy slice of dance floor funk. Read moreRead more

16
Mar
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Beach Party

No information on this one. The Feds are still hot on the scent. You aint seen me… Right!?! Read moreRead more

13
Mar
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The Nasty in the Pasty

In olden days, if you wanted the latest statistical assessment based on predictive medical science as to how long you’d got left to live, there wasn’t any point logging on to http//:www.deathclock.com. A blank screen would have just flashed the obvious:

Nasty, Short and Brutish. Read moreRead more