Discussions at the recent archaeometallurgy conference in Bradford in honour of Gerry McDonnell have resulted in the creation of an email list for those (like me) interested in archaeometallurgy in Ireland.

Click "Read More" below for a more complete introduction, and details on how to sign up, by Tim Young, who is moderating the list.

Archaeometallurgy in Ireland has developed rapidly over the last few years - particularly fuelled by the enormous number of archaeological investigations required for the National Roads Programme. Many of the sites investigated have yielded very exciting new evidence about the history of metals and metalworking in Ireland - but, as always in such situations where progress is so fast, much of the new evidence will take a long time to surface in formal publications. Developing ideas of best practice similarly take time to diffuse through the system.

Following discussions at the recent HMS meeting in Bradford, a new internet mailing list, histmet-Ireland, has been created to facilitate discussion of any issues associated with study and promotion of historical metallurgy / archaeometallurgy in Ireland.

I am pleased to be able to announce that the list has now gone live and we welcome anyone who would like to join us. The list is hosted by GeoArch and I will act as moderator when required. Details of the list are given on its homepage at:

http://www.geoarch.co.uk/histmet-ireland.html

To assist in the development of the group, people joining the list may like to introduce themselves to the other list members - and I will collate those introductions onto a "who's who" webpage.

To subscribe to the list, send an email to maiser@geoarch.co.uk with the body of the email containing, on the first line:

SUBSCRIBE histmet-Ireland [Full name]

(e.g. SUBSCRIBE histmet-Ireland John Doe )

You will then receive a message requesting confirmation of the request, to which you must reply. When the confirmation has been received you will then receive a welcome message, giving details of the list commands.

To unsubscribe from the list, send an email from the subscribed address to
maiser@geoarch.co.uk with the body of the email containing, on the first line:

UNSUBSCRIBE histmet-Ireland

Please report any problems with the operation of the list to me.

We look forward to the new collaborations the list will bring...

Tim