Browsing Archaeology (Scholarly Articles) by Author "Newman, Conor"
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Ballinderry Crannóg No. 2, Co. Offaly: the Later Bronze Age
Newman, Conor (Wordwell Limited in association with the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, 1997)A reconsideration of the later Bronze Age horizon at Ballinderry No. 2 where the Harvard Archaeological Mission uncovered a substantial rectangular wooden building. A case is made for the former existence of a second such ... -
Future-proofing heritage in Ireland: community, education and stewardship
Newman, Conor (Heritage Council, 2015)[No abstract available] -
Geomagnetic survey on the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, 1998-9
Fenwick, Joseph P.; Newman, Conor (Royal Irish Academy for the Discovery Programme, 2002-01)[No abstract available] -
Misinformation, disinformation and downright distortion: the battle to save Tara 1999-2005
Newman, Conor (Arlen House, Galway, 2007)The routing of a new motorway, the M3, through the valley between the Hill of Tara and Skreen, prompted international controversy. Conor Newman traces the history of a proposal that did irreparable damage to the culturally ... -
Notes on some Irish hanging bowl escutcheons
Newman, Conor (Journal of Irish Archaeology, 1990)A study of hanging bowl escutcheons from the River Kennet, Wiltshire, Ballinderry and Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly, published in the Journal of Irish Archaeology 5 (1989-90), 45-48. -
Procession and symbolism at Tara: analysis of Tech Midchúarta (the Banqueting Hall) in the context of the sacral campus
Newman, Conor (Wiley, 2007-10-11)New analysis explores Tech Midchúarta (the ‘Banqueting Hall’) from the point of view of a sacral, processional approach to the summit of the Hill of Tara, the pre‐eminent cult and inauguration site of prehistoric and early ... -
The sacral landscape of Tara: a preliminary exploration
Newman, Conor (2011)In a preliminary exploration of the Tara landscape, this article examines features of the land between the twin hills of Tara and of Skreen, a broad valley through which flows the Gabhra river and now crudely divided by ... -
The Sword in the Stone: previously unrecognised archaeological evidence of ceremonies of the later Iron Age and early medieval period
Newman, Conor (2009)Published in G. Cooney et al. (eds), Relics of Old Decency: archaeological studies in later prehistory. Festschrift for Barry Raftery (Wordwell, Dublin, 2009), 425-36, this is a proof copy of an introduction to on-going ...