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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

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 19h
On line (virtual) Graduate Certificate in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology coordinated (and mainly taught by) me @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social .

1 module a term for 3 terms. Open now for applications for Sept 2026 start.

Please share!

www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Graduate Certificate Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology - UCD School of Archaeology
www.ucd.ie

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 2d
This seems to summarise things well...

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Rate the paleo diet? Then try these other prehistoric wellness tips: the Becky Barnicoat cartoon
Survival of the fittest …
www.theguardian.com

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · 3d
The "Szilard Point."

When we talk about The strain and the drain on scientific publishing, it's this.
Researchers working just to stay afloat, and not on what we actually want them to do: research, discover, innovate.

Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820

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C_Edwards @cedwardsarch.bsky.social · 4d
More on the significance of our UKRI QUADRAT DTP funded excavations at Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow (Ire.) @jodarchaeology.bsky.social @lindaboutoille.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @quadratdtp.bsky.social @ukri.org @antiquity.ac.uk

bbc.com/news/article...
County Wicklow: Settlement find may challenge Vikings first towns theory - researcher
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.
bbc.com

Reposted by Nicholas A. Christakis, Rebecca Sear, Graeme Warren

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Duncan Stibbard Hawkes @dstibbardhawkes.bsky.social · 7d
🎄 New paper! 🎁

Since the 20s it's been said that "the Hadza don't use traps". Except sporadic snaring, none have been reported. So I was excited to find baited cage traps in use. More exciting, this was cross-cultural transmission — seldom seen in action!

1/​5

tinyurl.com/cagetrap
(PDF) First recorded use of cage traps by the Tanzanian Hadza: A case of cross-cultural transmission
PDF | While hunting is a critical subsistence strategy for the Tanzanian Hadza, reports of trapping have traditionally been minimal. Snare trapping of... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 7d
It looks like Doggerland might be a little more complex!

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Theory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 8d
New as Online First: Ben Pitcher, 'Imagining ‘Our Ancestors’: Liberal Indigeneity and the Repudiation of Colonialism in Postimperial Britain' - examines imaginative connections to an indigenous ancestry in popular British nonfiction writing. (Open Access) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 8d
This has been a very well played game in our house forcabout 15 years. Despite the stonehenge card!

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 12d
Letter to the editor, December 2010

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...
A letter to the London Review of Books magazine, reading: 'I recently told the following joke to a rather unreceptive audience and was advised that it was ‘more of a London Review of Books sort of joke’. So I humbly offer it to you. Q: What do you call Santa’s little helpers? A: Subordinate clauses. Jerry Beere'

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 13d
Thanks! Tried that years ago and had forgotten about it. Will try again.

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · 13d
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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Ben Marwick @benmarwick.bsky.social · 14d
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... 🧪
First page of journal article with title, authors, and abstract

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 17d
This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com

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Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures @futuremountain.bsky.social · 17d
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
shorturl.at/oqEEa

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Office of Public Works @opwireland.bsky.social · 19d
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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Archaeology Ireland Magazine @archiremag.bsky.social · 20d
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.
A reconstruction of the Ballybunion knitted cap, together with an image of the author, Ryan Daniel Koenig, sporting the hat itself.

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Lasse Lukas P Herskind @ll-herskind.bsky.social · 22d
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
❤️🐾

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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Human Relations Area Files at Yale University @hraf755.bsky.social · 27d
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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Archaeology Scotland @archscot.bsky.social · Dec 5
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
Image on left of two children wearing bright yellow hivis vests. They are kneeling at side of trench holding trowels and hand shovels as they look for discoveries. On right text saying Join Me in Supporting Archaeology Scotland's Big Give Campaign

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · Dec 5
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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National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Dec 5
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
Ryan working in archaeological excavation (left), and in museum stores (right). Image by Aisling Collins and Hannah Preston © National Museum of Ireland

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Dr Beccy Scott @beccyscottuk.bsky.social · Dec 4
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 Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · Dec 4
🚨 @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
Image shows worked bones on the left, graphs and science equipment related to the study of Archaeology and specifically: "Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection" Photo: https://www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/human-or-animal-biomolecular-analysis-upper-palaeolithic-bone-artefacts-explore-raw

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Richard Butler @richardjbutler.bsky.social · Dec 3
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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Dr Huw Groucutt @huwgroucutt.bsky.social · Dec 1
"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...
link.springer.com

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Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.bsky.social · Nov 30
📣 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 🏺
Poster. Pen and ink image of an opening in a stone cliff face to left. Text to right giving notice of the third conference on quarries and rock cut sites, archaeological perspectives, University of Edinburgh 14 to 15 May 2026. The conference examines human-stone relationships through quarries, rock-cut architecture and rock art. Poster. Call for papers to left including conference themes. Facing risks, Cuting into Living Roack, Heritage and Recent and ongoing research. Deadline 31 December 2025. Text to right giving notice of the third conference on quarries and rock cut sites, archaeological perspectives, University of Edinburgh 14 to 15 May 2026. The conference examines human-stone relationships through quarries, rock-cut architecture and rock art.

Reposted by Keith Lilley, Joanna Brück

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Graeme Warren @graemewarren.bsky.social · Nov 30
Closing date Dec 3rd. 1 year post as Researcher on our Prehistoric Policies project. 👇👇👇
ucdarchaeology.bsky.social UCD School of Archaeology, Dublin @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social · Nov 14
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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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · Nov 28
So, bad news and good news then?
Extract from FT article. According to the Al agency Graphite, at least 52 per cent of internet content was machine-generated by May this year. Not only does this Al-generated content threaten the integrity of the web, it could also endanger the resilience of future AI models. [Graphic showing that AI-generated content has surpassed human-written articles since early 2025] If Al models ingest too much synthetic data then there is a danger they might go "mad" - or suffer from model autophagy disorder. When the input for new models increasingly becomes the output of older models then it risks model collapse, says Ethan Smith, Graphite's chief executive.

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BirdWatch Ireland @birdwatchireland.bsky.social · Nov 27
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...

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The Discovery Programme @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social · Nov 27
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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