Only a small proportion of items recovered from archaeology digs in Northern Ireland ever make it into museums for public display, with the rest preserved and stored elsewhere. The facility is full of rare artefacts, from flint spearheads to a seven-metre, 4,000-year-old log boat found near the River Bann. Sapphire Mussen examines artefacts held at the archaeological store (Liam McBurney/PA)One of the experts involved in the project is curatorial archaeologist Sapphire Mussen. Ms Mussen said researchers from around the world have sought access to the storehouse. Northern Ireland’s archaeological storehouse in Co Antrim (Liam McBurney/PA)“We’ve had people from America and Scotland and the south of Ireland, people from all over.

Source: The Herald December 26, 2025 12:43 UTC