Listen to The Tara Symposium at the UCD School of Archaeology in Dublin right now.

The UCD School of Archaeology, in association with the John Hume Institute for Global Irish Studies, is hosting a symposium entitled "Tara – From the Past to the Future" from October 23-26, 2009.

Tune into to listen to The Tara Symposium at the UCD School of Archaeology in Dublin right now on your computer at this link: http://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/tarasymposium2009/livestream/

The live Web Stream of this incredible event will be available on-line from October 23-26, 2009.
The full program is available as a PDF download at this link:
http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/s003_tara_symposium_provisional_programme_20_08_09.pdf

Showcasing about forty papers by a global group of scholars, the symposium intends to be an all-encompassing review of the archeology of Tara up to this time. The symposium highlights the data from Wordwell’s reports on Seán P. Ó Ríordáin’s excavations at the Mound of the Hostages (Muiris O’Sullivan 2005) and at the Rath of the Synods (Eoin Grogan 2008). These two excavation volumes are featured at the symposium, but the scope of the event is coverage of Tara research over the past twenty years.

Themes include:

"The archaeology of Tara

     * Papers subjecting particular aspects of the archaeology of Tara to detailed scrutiny
     * Underlying question: What more can be mined from the archaeological data?

Tara in its local and regional setting

     * Contributions examining the locality around Tara and exploring how Tara interacted with its surroundings at various times in the past
     * Underlying question: What was the settlement history of the landscape around the Hill of Tara?

Comparative perspectives on Tara

     * A variety of speakers examining Tara from the perspective of other iconic places such as Stonehenge and Carnac
     * Underlying question: What is the international perspective on Tara?

The significance of Tara through time

     * Addressing the distinctive qualities that have set Tara apart from ancient times to the present
     * Underlying question: What dynamics have influenced the emergence of the Tara phenomenon?"

The opportunity to catch the remaining sessions of this ground-breaking symposium is one of the amazing benefits of the world wide web. Pagans, especially Celtic Pagans, educate yourselves about your belief system and your heritage.  Tune in to the live streaming of the event at: http://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/tarasymposium2009/livestream/

The author wishes to thank Michael Fox from http://www.knowth.com  and  http://www.newgrange.com
for the information quoted in this article and for his ongoing  and dedicated notification of articles, events and items particular to all things Celtic. 

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