This seminar is the fifth in our series of theoretical seminars on the topic of ‘Cultural Heritage Management: Laws, regulations, innovative management practices, participation of local communities, the impact of climate change on archaeological sites and European initiatives’. It is directed at graduate students who are interested in the topic.

Abstract: This seminar deals with two locations in Ireland, one the World Heritage Site at Brú na Bóinne, county Meath, and the other a less well-known site in Knockroe townland on the border between counties Kilkenny and Tipperary.  Both are passage tomb complexes, megalithic sites from the centuries immediately before 3,000 BCE, and both occur in areas of primarily agricultural activity.  Both attract considerable numbers of visitors at the winter solstice, and both feature megalithic art from the Stone Age. The associated conservation and management issues are similar but not identical.  The seminar is particularly concerned with the differences, how they might be explained and whether they have implications for future policy.

Muiris O’Sulivan is Emeritus Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin

Date: Thursday April 4th 2024, at 17.30 (Ireland)/19.30 (Greece)/12.30 pm (standard eastern time). It will take place online.
 In order to participate, please simply register via EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-theoretical-seminar-tickets-872361345267?aff=oddtdtcreator

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