First farmers

A project studying the arrival of farming in Ireland called "Cultivating societies: assessing the evidence for agriculture in Neolithic Ireland" is being undertaken by Queen's University Belfast as part of the INSTAR Programme. The project will examine the extent, nature and timing of Neolithic farming in Ireland through the collation, integration and analysis of unpublished and published data (archaeo-botanical, zoo-archaeological, palaeo-ecological and archaeological data) from the commercial, State and academic sectors.