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  • Human osteoarchaeology in Ireland: past, present and future

  • Eileen M. Murphy
  • Journal:
    Antiquity / Volume 76 / Issue 292 / June 2002
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 January 2015, pp. 512-517
    Print publication:
    June 2002

  • Introduction

    The archaeological study of human skeletal remains has been undertaken in Ireland since the mid 19th century. This paper examines the development of human bone studies in Ireland up until the present day, reviews the various approaches which have been adopted, and takes a look at the formal structure of the discipline within an Irish contcxt. The objective is to provide an overview of the study of archaeological human skeletal remains in Ireland from the 19th century through to modern times.