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This video chronicles the recently completed archaeological excavation in the Temple Bar area of Dublin, which produced evidence of the first Viking settlement established in A.D. 841, as well as a pre-Norman settlement confirmed to be the earliest origins of the city. The video first traces the historical background of Viking archaeology in Dublin, from the mid-nineteenth century up to the present day, and shows in detail the current excavation dig, explaining how the work is carried out, how finds are made, and what happens to them afterward.

Directed by Donald Taylor Black
1999, 52 minutes
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