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10 Conclusions In 2008 the IWAA identified a knowledge gap in the area of wood and charcoal research in Ireland. This had two main facets – a need for standardization and a need for a secure digital repository of the huge amount of wood and charcoal results being generated in Celtic Tiger Ireland. The INSTAR grants provided a unique opportunity to fund this work. Standardization and a safe working database were both achieved within the boundaries of the WODAN project. The strength of the WODAN database lies in its user community. In this respect, the WODAN project is extremely fortunate in having the full backing of the IWAA. WODAN grew by reputation and publicizing it both in Ireland and abroad. Now all the wood and charcoal specialists working in Ireland are committed to using the database along with many people from other countries, in Europe, America and Australia.Other international charcoal specialists who have come on board include Dr. Oliver Nelle (Holland), Dr. Otto Brinkkemper (Germany), Dr. Robyn Veal (Australia), Dr. Stéphanie Thiébault (France) and Dr. Mitchell Power (America). The development of queries was a crucial part of the WODAN database. This will allow specialists and non specialists alike to search results from any part of Ireland, indeed from any part of the world. It will be invaluable for the interpretation of both large developments and smaller sites. For the first time, we have the potential for all the analysis of this important environmental material from Ireland to be housed in one safe and secure media. The online viability means that it can be accessed and queried, any time, any place in the world. It also removes the problem of databases having to be updated and sent around individuals. Over 370 sites have been added to the WODAN database, including approximately 1500 charcoal and 1000 wood samples. This is only the beginning; in the future we aim for thousands of sites to be added, making Ireland one of the leaders in archaeological wood and charcoal research. 50
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