Celtic History Blog

MacGregor Games — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:37:00 +0000

Irish Archeologists Search For Their Countrymen In Lowell
http://www.wbur.org/2010/08/20/lowell-dig

The tale of a ditch, dentures and bishops’ buttons
http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/The-tale-of-a-ditch.6491963.jp

Uig archaeological work
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/Uig-archaeological-work.6494058.jp

The revolution which created the Church of Scotland
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11065965

Wales’ favourite heritage site gets £1m boost
http://www.mandh-online.com/news/content/1294/wales_favourite_heritage_site_gets_1m_boost

8/18/10

MacGregor Games — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:04:25 +0000

Bones may reveal murderous secrets.
Pennsylvania – Young and strapping, the 57 Irish immigrants began gruelling work in the summer of 1832 on the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad. Within weeks, all were dead of cholera. Or were they murdered?
http://www.news24.com/World/News/Bones-may-reveal-murderous-secrets-20100816

Roman fortress Caerleon gives up new treasures to archaeology students
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/aug/12/caerleon-roman-archaeology-students-geophysics-buildings

8/11/2010

MacGregor Games — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:16:39 +0000

Six UMass Lowell students will get their hands dirty – and learn about Irish American history in Lowell – as they investigate the site of an early 19th century Irish settlement at St. Patrick’s Church beginning Aug. 16.
http://www.lowell.com/umass-lowell-students-to-excavate-irish-settlement-in-lowell-5851/

Discovery of ‘Britain’s oldest house’ opens window on ancient culture
http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Discovery+Britain+oldest+house+opens+window+ancient+culture/3385510/story.html

50 international students involved in archaeological dig at ancient monastery
http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/trim/articles/2010/08/11/3999282-unearthing-the-past-gives-hope-for-future-in-trim/

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MacGregor Games — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:14:35 +0000

A mysterious stone pillar put up by a king of Powys over a thousand years ago is to be investigated by archaeologists.
http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Culture&F=1&id=19512

Headland Archaeology (UK) Limited will carry out archaeological investigations on the land earmarked for the Forth Replacement Crossing. The investigations will include geophysical survey, trial trenches and hand excavation in an effort to unearth objects of historical interest.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-10839714

Google Street View is being used to create an online portal that is set to transform the teaching of history in Scottish schools. History Pin, an online photograph archive, has teamed up with Google to link pictures of the past with the current image on Google Street View.
http://www.scotsman.com/news/Hopes-pinned-on-new-Google.6420668.jp

A website showcasing the social history of Wales is being unveiled at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. People’s Collection Wales is a bilingual gathering of experiences, pictures and video of life in Wales.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-10836456

4,000-year-old Gristhorpe Man prepares to speak for the first time at Rotunda Museum.
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%2526+heritage/archaeology/art81754

Celtic New Zealand

MacGregor Games — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:14:09 +0000

I was looking into this bit of pseudo science a little more after posting the link yesterday and it seems promoters of the Celtic settlement of New Zealand theory seem to believe there’s some conspiracy to cover up the “real” history of the Island and appear to use their theory to advance some racist beliefs that whites should be seen as the true indigenous people, not the Maori.

Here’s a pretty scathing rebuttal of their arguments and a look into some of their motives. If you have time, the debate through the comments section can be interesting as well

http://books.scoop.co.nz/2008/11/18/no-to-nazi-pseudo-history-an-open-letter/

Hello world!

MacGregor Games — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:52:03 +0000

Welcome to the Celtic History Blog sponsored by MacGregor Historic Games. I’ll be focusing on interesting bits in the news regarding Celtic history and archeology. I’m hoping to update this at least a couple times a week, possibly more often when there’s more I discover.

Mostly it will be links to the news articles I find, with occasional more detail on other things I run across in under the topic.

For our first entry:

Excavations of a hill fort located near one of the largest burial mounds in Eastern France have been carried out by an archaeologist from the University of Bristol. Among the many finds is a bronze brooch: a masterpiece of early Celtic art with a duck’s head motif, its eyes inlaid with Mediterranean coral.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2010/7118.html

There are cranks who believe that New Zealand was settled by Celts several hundred years before it was discovered by the ancestors of modern Maori
http://www.celticnz.co.nz/

A Roman home or trading post is being excavated and is the first site of its kind to be found in North Wales and will help historians to understand the relationship between the Romans and the indigenous people.
http://www.theonlinemail.co.uk/bangor-and-anglesey-news/local-bangor-and-anglesey-news/2010/07/28/excavation-of-roman-site-near-brynsiencyn-66580-26935484/

An in-depth survey of Tara Hill has uncovered many secrets of the place in a survey conducted by Discovery program and funded by the Irish Heritage Council.
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Ancient-secrets-of-Tara-Hill-revealed-99089684.html

A rare 4,500-year-old Neolithic figurine discovered at an archaeological dig site on a remote Scottish island.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-second-Venus-found-in.6426346.jp

A Fife lecturer is part of a European team that has found a Stonehenge “twin,” a discovery described as the most exciting of a lifetime at the prehistoric site.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Community/Heritage-and-History/article/3058/st-andrews-scholar-seeks-secrets-of-stonehenge-s-sister.html

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