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THE BURREN: HEART OF STONE

The Burren Heart of Stone. Image Name: The Burren Heart of Stone.
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Series 1, Episode 2

This episode reveals what Ireland might have looked like when the first nomadic big-game hunters came here. Using contemporary archaeology techniques and research, the film follows the three distinct populations that lived in Ireland in prehistoric times and unravels the secrets of this unique and mysterious landscape and those who lived on it.

EPISODE TWO CONTRIBUTORS

Patrick McCormack, Farmer

Dr. Carleton Jones, Archaeologist, National University of Ireland, Galway                                            

Carl Wright, Environmental biologist

Dr Lara Cassidy, PhD Ancient geneticist, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin

Dr. Marion Dowd MIAI, Prehistoric Cave Archaeologist, IT Sligo

Dr. Ruth Carden, Zooarchaeologist, Adjunct Research Fellow, UCD

Dr. Brendan Dunford, Founder of the BurrenLIFE Project