Dún Ailinne Artifacts in 3D
Models by Kristi Wyatt and Bobby Reed, text by Zenobie S. Garrett
Overview
Dún Ailinne – Glass Bead (E4689.154)
Dún Ailinne is located on private land south of Kilcullen in Co. Kildare. The first excavations (1968-1975) focused on the hill summit and established that there was activity from the Neolithic (5000BC) onwards. The evidence recovered indicated that the site would have served as a major prehistoric center during Irish prehistory, particularly during the Iron Age, and acted as a place where communities came together to enact ritual and ceremony.
Since 2016, new investigations have recovered several features and artifacts including this glass bead in 2019. Its form and decoration indicate that it is a Frankish import from the mid-6th to 7th century CE. More information on the bead can be found in the Archaeology Ireland Summer 2020 issue. The bead is currently stored in the National Museum of Ireland.
This model was created using reference photos in Blender by K. Wyatt, head of the 3D Scanning Lab at the University of Oklahoma Libraries.
NOTE: download size is 3MB.
Overview
Dún Ailinne – Bone Pin (E79.499)
Dún Ailinne is located on private land south of Kilcullen in Co. Kildare. The first excavations (1968-1975) focused on the hill summit and established that there was activity from the Neolithic (5000BC) onwards. The evidence recovered indicated that the site would have served as a major prehistoric center during Irish prehistory, particularly during the Iron Age, and acted as a place where communities came together to enact ritual and ceremony.
During the 1970s excavations, over 1800 artifacts were recovered and are currently stored in the National Museum of Ireland. One of the objects recovered included a small fragment (<3cm) of what appears to be a bone pin that may have been used as a clothing fastener. The bone pin fragment comes from the Flame phase, one of the last periods of known concentrated activity on the site.
This model was created using reference photos in Blender by K. Wyatt, head of the 3D Scanning Lab at the University of Oklahoma Libraries.
NOTE: download size is 726kB.
Overview
Dún Ailinne – Iron Short Sword (E79.630)
Dún Ailinne is located on private land south of Kilcullen in Co. Kildare. The first excavations (1968-1975) focused on the hill summit and established that there was activity from the Neolithic (5000BCE) onwards. The evidence indicated that the site would have served as a major center during Irish prehistory, particularly during the Iron Age, and acted as a place where communities came together to enact ritual and ceremony.
During the 1970s excavations, over 1800 artifacts were recovered and are currently stored in the National Museum of Ireland. One of the objects recovered included this short iron sword of La Tène style. The sword is 44.6 cm long and was found in a trench considered part of a major timber structure built in the Iron Age. Archaeologists believe the sword may have been deliberately placed in the trench.
This model was created using reference photos in Adobe Medium by B. Reed, head of Emerging Technologies at the University of Oklahoma Libraries.
NOTE: download size is 62MB.