The Achill Archaeological Field School will take place at the Deserted Village, Slievemore, from June 26th until August 20th next. The school is aimed at students of archaeology, anthropology and related disciplines and it will cover subjects such as survey and excavation techniques, planning and section drawing, excavation and survey of the Deserted Village and finds processing and cataloguing.

A series of evening lectures will be run in conjunction with the school. These will take place on Tuesday evenings, starting on June 27th at the Folklife Centre in Doonagh. Speakers will cover topics such as Bronze Age Mining and Metallurgy in Ireland, Reading the