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Graeme Warren
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hunter-gatherer archaeology at UCD Archaeology; Book *Hunter-Gatherer Ireland* (Winner EAA Book Prize 2024); President *International Society for Hunter-Gatherer Research*; grows/eats chillies; mountain/ultra runner

History 30%
Geology 23%
Letter to the editor, December 2010

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...

Thanks! Tried that years ago and had forgotten about it. Will try again.

I've been thinking exactly the same (at 740 days of French). Quite good at Duo. Need to do something else to be better at French!

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We looked at 10 years of archaeology tenure-track job ads (2013–2023) to see what departments actually ask for: topics, methods, regions, and application materials.

Open-access paper: doi.org/10.1017/aaq.... Data and R code used for the study are openly available here doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 🧪

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Hope you can join us for the launch of the Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures podcast in 2026. Stay tuned....

IMAGE: Signal and heliotrope station, Monte Rosa, Switzerland, 1914.

SOURCE: Swiss Topo, Memoriav Memobase
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The #WinterSolstice livestream link is now available
Join us on 21 Dec @ 8:40 am to witness the solstice sunrise live from inside the #Newgrange chamber, weather permitting.
Save the link now and be part of this extraordinary moment.
🔗www.gov.ie/solstice
#ShareTheSolstice

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A knitted cap doesn’t look extraordinary—until you try to make one!
In this current issue of Archaeology Ireland Ryan Daniel Koenig reconstructs the sixteenth-century Ballybunion knitted cap, revealing the immense skill, time and embodied knowledge behind what was once everyday clothing.

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If you enjoy furry mustelids, throwbacks to famous archaeological sites and theoretical discussions on Mesolithic human-animal ontologies, you might enjoy this fresh article, with christmas greetings from @sofiefh.bsky.social and I
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www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Meaningful Mesolithic Martens? A Multispecies Reassessment of the Mustelid remains from Tybrind Vig, Denmark
PDF | The presence of pine martens at prehistoric hunter-gatherer settlements has predominantly been interpreted as evidence of fur harvesting. In line... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net

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These are some of our most popular anthropology workbook activities. What topics would you like to see us add?

hraf.yale.edu/teaching-ehr...

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Empowering Young People Through Archaeology

Please contribute to our fundraising appeal, every pound you give will be matched by the Big Give and your help greatly appreciated donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

#archaeology #scotland #learning

MSc Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology at UCD. PT/FT Sept 2026 entry. Contact me to discuss!

www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
MSc/Graduate Diploma Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology - UCD School of Archaeology
www.ucd.ie

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Museums are powered by people with diverse skills!
From LA fashion shows to museum registration—read this inspiring career story: www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collec...
#MuseumCareers #NMIBlog #MuseumBlog #RegistrationCorner #Museumology

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Come work with me! It's the most fun I've had in years - lovely team, and an exceptional opportunity to explore submerged human landscapes
Marine Geoarchaeologist | Wessex Archaeology share.google/MbXadGnfgrLB...
Marine Geoarchaeologist
Marine Geoarchaeology
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🚨 @ucl.ac.uk IoA PhD alert!

"Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection"

More info: bit.ly/48Bgffm

TREES PhD applications open 2026 intake of students.
Application deadline is 5pm on 17th Dec 2025.

www.trees-dla.ac.uk/apply
Curatorial job with significant geological and palaeontological collections at Warwick Museums.

www.wmjobs.co.uk/job/250490/c...
Curator of Natural Sciences - Warwick,Warwickshire job with Warwickshire County Council | 250490
About Heritage and Culture Warwickshire Heritage and Culture Warwickshire (HCW) provide a wide range of services that help local communities and ...
www.wmjobs.co.uk

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"Archaeology is anthropology or it is nothing", it was said. Arguably this focus on the ethnographic present is having a strongly negative impact on our understanding of the deep past. Some very useful thoughts on this topic in new paper by Kuhn and Stiner (link.springer.com/article/10.1...)
Blinded by the Light (of Modernity): Does the Concept of Modern Human Behavior Obscure Diversity in Hominin Cultural Evolution? - Biological Theory
Biological Theory - The remarkably durable construct of “modern human behavior” (MHB) is used by paleoanthropologists to summarize the features of behavior and underlying cognitive...
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📣 Call for Papers! International Research Network on Quarries and Rock-cut Sites, third conference.

The deadline is 31 December 2025 for conference on 14-15 May 2026 at University of Edinburgh.

The four wide-ranging themes offer broad scope from #archaeology, #geology, #history, #envhums 🏺
Closing date Dec 3rd. 1 year post as Researcher on our Prehistoric Policies project. 👇👇👇
Project Researcher (environmental policy) @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social

Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.

Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....

@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social

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So, bad news and good news then?

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Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden...
NEXT WEEK!

Our Martin Doody memorial lecture is happening next Thursday, 4th December, 7.30pm

"Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain” will be delivered by Prof Joanna Brück of
@ucddublin.bsky.social

FREE, online, everyone welcome
Sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...
Martin Doody Memorial Lecture 2025
The Discovery Programme's annual Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered this year by Prof Joanna Brück of University College Dublin
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AKII role @nmireland.bsky.social - Antiquities Division with a focus on Dublin Excavations - Viking Dublin.
Vacancies | National Museum of Ireland
Welcome to the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin & Castlebar covering Archaeology, Decorative Arts, Folk & Country Life, & Natural History.FREE Exhibitions
www.museum.ie

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💙💛 120 Laps of the Lake: Sending massive good luck to Tommy O’Brien, 4th year Veterinary Medicine student member, who is taking on an incredible 60km run, or 120 laps of the main lake, for Movember.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

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Excited to see some of you in Pearse Library this Friday and Saturday at the @dublinsmpressfair.bsky.social 📚

Open to the public on Friday between 6-9 pm, and on Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm 📚

Be sure to come by and say hello at our stand, and peruse our selection of translated titles! 📚

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The first specific, National Park-wide survey of peregrine falcons in 20 years has revealed a continuing downward trend in numbers.

Read more here ➡️ https://bit.ly/44jcee0

📷 Fergus Gill

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CALL FOR PAPERS: UArctic Congress 2026 www.uarcticcongress.fo/programme/ca...

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An arctic species of whale, normally seen in the waters off Greenland, Canada and Siberia has been recorded in Ireland for the first time, after a carcass was found washed up on a beach in Co Donegal
Carcass of arctic whale species found on Co Donegal beach
An arctic species of whale, normally seen in the waters off Greenland, Canada and Siberia has been recorded in Ireland for the first time, after a carcass was found washed up on a beach in Co Donegal.
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New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.

Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...

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What a privilege to be among the final contributing authors for @sapiens.org. This piece grows out of my Earth fellowship in Orkney, Scotland, exploring deep-time human–seal relations.
Grateful for the chance to share it and keen to hear what you think. www.sapiens.org/culture/seal...
Connections and Conflicts With Seals in a Scottish Archipelago
An environmental archaeologist investigates deep-time, mythical, and contemporary relations between seals and Orkney Islanders.
www.sapiens.org