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Welcome to IPEAN

The Irish Palaeoecology and Environmental Archaeology Network website is a vehicle to facilitate communication between environmental archaeologists and palaeoecologists working independently, based in companies and in academic and research positions.

We hope you find the site useful, whether you are looking for a specialist, are interested in joining or are a current member.  We welcome comments, feedback, suggestions and corrections.

We particularly welcome details of upcoming seminars, conferences, workshops and courses relevant to environmental archaeology and palaeoecology.

news and events

September 10th-12th, IQUA annual Field Meeting on the Beara Peninsula, Co Cork. For more information call email: Stephen.McCarron@nuim.ie

September 10th-12th, Fish and Ships, 20th Anniversary Conference organised by the Severn Estuary Levels Research Committee, Cardiff, Wales

September 21st, 1.05pm The Outlaw's Tale Lunchtime seminar. Friends of Medieval Dublin, speaker Áine Foley. Civic Offices, Woodquay, Dublin

October 16th, AEA one day meeting and AGM, Birmingham, UK


Irish Palaeoecology and Environmental Archaeology Network

contact: info@ipean.ie