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4. Research Projects in Environmental Science 4.1 CENTRE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY (CMA) RESEARCH FOCUS CMA research is focused on maritime cultural landscapes, directed under three themes – coastal and freshwater landscapes, historical archaeology and marine geoarchaeology. Over the past 12 months, we have continued to develop landscape models concentrating on aspects of settlement, exploitation, defence and communication within coastal environments of Ireland, Britain and East Africa. Historical archaeology research has primarily focused on the Later-Medieval and Post-Medieval periods of Ireland and Scotland, examining issues relating to Gaelic Lordship and coastal economies. Research in marine geoarchaeology has focused on physical processes of shipwreck site formation, geophysical signatures of submerged and buried archaeological materials and past human responses to significant sea-level change. RESEARCH OUTPUT Research Monographs Harnessing the Tides: The Early Medieval Tide Mills at Nendrum Monastery, Strangford Lough (The Stationery Office, 2007) authored by Thomas McErlean and Norman Crothers. This monograph details the excavation of two Early Medieval monastic tide mills, one of which is the earliest recorded in the world. The publication contextualises the history and archaeology of the important Early Medieval monastery of Nendrum, located on an island in Strangford Lough, Co. Down. An Archaeology of Southwest Ireland, 1570–1670 (Four Courts Press, 2007) authored by Colin Breen. The 17th century was a period of significant political and religious upheavals and was also a formative period in terms of landscape and settlement development throughout Ireland. This book examines Munster from an historical archaeology perspective. In particular the study sets the archaeological context of these developments against the historical background of plantation, Cromwellian intervention and economic expansion. Maritime Ireland: An Archaeology of Coastal Communities (Tempus, 2007) authored by Colin Breen and Aidan O’ Sullivan from University College Dublin. Ireland is an island in the Atlantic Ocean yet, while archaeologists, historians and historical geographers have commonly accepted this island status, they have rarely explored the role of the sea in the development of the cultures and societies of this land. The authors explore the material evidence for maritime life and traditions of Ireland from 7000 BC to the present day.
OVERSEAS COLLABORATION 2007 East Africa Fieldwork Field research in East Africa continued over 2006 and 2007, with Colin Breen and Wes Forsythe leading research projects in Tanzania, Zanzibar and Sudan. International collaborators include the British Institute in Eastern Africa, the University of Dar-es-Salam, and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research (Cambridge University). 2007 Smithsonian Folklife Festival The CMA represented Northern Ireland in the heart of the US capital with an exhibition demonstrating the impact of Northern Irish archaeology to international heritage. The UU team, comprising Colin Breen, Rosemary McConkey, Wes Forsythe and Thomas McErlean highlighted pioneering studies on shipwrecks and coastal sites, including the discovery of the earliest known tidal mill in the world at Strangford Lough. Over one million people visited the Smithsonian Festival over the Independence Day holiday on July 4th. http://folklife.si.edu/festival/2007/Northern_Ireland/index.html 2006 Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network launched The Submerged Landscapes Archaeological Network (SLAN) is an international consortium of researchers exploring past human responses to significant sea-level changes in Ireland and Newfoundland. CMA researchers, together with universities and government agencies in Ireland and Newfoundland launched the research network with the aim of providing an understanding of Ireland’s and Newfoundland’s submerged archaeological landscapes. Recent coastal,
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