Michael Gibbons - Archeologist
Listen to acclaimed Irish archeologist Michael Gibbons interviewed by Stephanie Abrams, commercial free.
Michael Gibbons has twenty five years of experience as an archaeologist and recently completed a 5 year term as a member of the Archaeology Committee of the Heritage Council. He has worked with the Department of Antiquities in Jerusalem and for the Museum of London City Excavation Programme.
He is a former co-director of the National Sites and Monuments Record Office and was responsible for developing Ireland's first remote sensing section within an archaeological office specialising in analysing vertical aerial photography. As part of this work he liaised with independent archaeological surveys which were ongoing in Kerry at the time including the North Kerry Archaeological Survey and the Iveragh Archaeological Survey.
His most recent book is Connemara: Visions of Iar Chonnacht and his current research interests include the archaeology of the intertidal zone and the pilgrimage tradition in Ireland.
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Recording Date: 05/31/09 - 6:43 minute segment.
