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Tara and the Ark of the Covenant

by Mairéad Carew

In 1899 the British-Israel Association of London began excavating at the Hill of Tara in County Meath in search of the Ark of the Covenant which they believed was buried there. Carried out in an era of `speculative antiquarianism', the excavations caused a huge outcry and a staunch media campaign of opposition began. This book tells the story of the events from 1899 to the end of excavations in 1902 placed within the context of Irish and British archaeology, and complex issues of a cultural and political nature surrounding the different agendas of those involved. Described as a watershed event in Irish archaeology, Carew also discusses the aftermath of the failure to find the Ark and what the destruction of Tara meant for Irish history, archaeology and politics. 172p, 28 b/w and col pls (The Royal Irish Academy 2003)

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