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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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Interested in Holocene Hunter-Gatherers? Come to UISPP Poznan (31 Aug-4 Sep) for session "Adapting to Diversity: Holocene Hunter-Gatherers in Varied World Landscapes" org. Frederica Fontana (Ferrara), Jacek Kabaciński (Polish Acad Sci) & me. Abstract below - deadline Feb 28th.

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The defining feature of the Holocene is the global rise in temperatures that marked the end of the last glacial cycle. This major climatic transition concluded a process that had begun during the terminal Pleistocene, fostering the development of diverse ecological niches across the continents. In terms of social dynamics, these processes were accompanied by a general demographic increase and a geographical redistribution of human communities across the planet. New territories—particularly those in the lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere and in mountain regions—became available for occupation, while coastal areas were progressively reduced in extent, forcing human groups to reorganize their settlement. During this period—particularly in its early phases in some parts of the planet Earth—certain human groups began transitioning toward agriculture and herding, while in most other regions hunting, gathering, and fishing remained the primary subsistence strategies. In the millennia that followed, the new economies spread at varying paces depending on the region, progressively reducing the areas occupied by hunter-gatherer communities. This session welcomes contributions—at a global scale—focusing on how hunter-gatherer groups adapted to the diverse landscapes that emerged during the Holocene, maintaining a long-term perspective from the beginning of the period to the present day. Contributions may address any aspect of human adaptation, including settlement patterns, mobility, subsistence strategies, technological developments, and ritual or symbolic behaviors.
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Early Irish Asceticism. They've invented Early Irish Asecticism... except without the good bits.

Like hallucinations brought on by near starvation, internecine warfare, blinding close relatives, ever present cattle raids at dawn, and feral sheep and the way they might look at ye...
Headline: I booked a 10 Day solitary stay in a God Pod at an Irish monastery. Here's how it went.
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Pleased to do honours at launch of ‘Booleying in Ireland’ by Theresa McDonald. Anything you will ever wish to know re. #booleying #transhumance in Achill & beyond is here. Fruits of years of interdisciplinary research @universityofgalway.bsky.social @globalgalway.bsky.social @nmireland.bsky.social
Booleying in Ireland. A study of an ancient farming tradition in Achill, County Mayo BY Theresa McDonald Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025 ISBN 1036447448, 9781036447441 331 pp; 10 Chapters + bibliography & index No. of illustrations: 116 – line drawings, photos incl. ‘old photographs’ cf. Lawrence Collection, archaeological drawings, graphs. Recent colour photographs No. of tables: 6 Front cover illustration: 'A Home in Achill’ 1905. Francis Sylvester Walker’s late nineteenth century watercolour of a booley house somewhere on Achill Island (© National Library of Ireland, 62911) Dr Theresa McDonald (author of: Booleying in Ireland. A study of an ancient farming tradition in Achill, County Mayo) Dr Kieran O’Conor (PhD supervisor; Archaeology, University of Galway) Professor Jim McAdam (editor of the volume; emeritus Queen’s University Belfast) Professor Michael O’Connell (launched the volume; emeritus University of Galway) Location: National Museum of Ireland, Country Life at Turlough, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
January 31, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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🚨 New Paper Alert!

We investigated the developmental trajectories of intra-ethnic and inter-ethnic social norm acquisition among BaYaka and Bandongo in northern Rep. Congo, a community where inter-ethnic cooperation is common. We found that...

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The social learning and development of intra- and inter-ethnic sharing norms in the Congo Basin
Compared to other species, the extent of human cooperation is unparalleled. Such cooperation is coordinated between community members via social norms. Developmental research has demonstrated that ver...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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brucespringsteen.net
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst

Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Interested in Holocene Hunter-Gatherers? Come to UISPP Poznan (31 Aug-4 Sep) for session "Adapting to Diversity: Holocene Hunter-Gatherers in Varied World Landscapes" org. Frederica Fontana (Ferrara), Jacek Kabaciński (Polish Acad Sci) & me. Abstract below - deadline Feb 28th.

uispp2026.syskonf.pl
The defining feature of the Holocene is the global rise in temperatures that marked the end of the last glacial cycle. This major climatic transition concluded a process that had begun during the terminal Pleistocene, fostering the development of diverse ecological niches across the continents. In terms of social dynamics, these processes were accompanied by a general demographic increase and a geographical redistribution of human communities across the planet. New territories—particularly those in the lower latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere and in mountain regions—became available for occupation, while coastal areas were progressively reduced in extent, forcing human groups to reorganize their settlement. During this period—particularly in its early phases in some parts of the planet Earth—certain human groups began transitioning toward agriculture and herding, while in most other regions hunting, gathering, and fishing remained the primary subsistence strategies. In the millennia that followed, the new economies spread at varying paces depending on the region, progressively reducing the areas occupied by hunter-gatherer communities. This session welcomes contributions—at a global scale—focusing on how hunter-gatherer groups adapted to the diverse landscapes that emerged during the Holocene, maintaining a long-term perspective from the beginning of the period to the present day. Contributions may address any aspect of human adaptation, including settlement patterns, mobility, subsistence strategies, technological developments, and ritual or symbolic behaviors.
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Latest podcast! We talk to Simone Kenyon, choreographer + artistic creator of the place-sensitive performance piece Into the Mountain, inspired by the lyrical & embodied prose of Nan Shepherd’s 1974 book.
shorturl.at/ac6QE #Cairngorms
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January 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Hunter-Gatherer Research Group Lab. Students volunteer for a couple of hours a week. They gain experience processing samples. We get samples processed! Everyone is happy... @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:

Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).

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January 28, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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wow... this looks AMAZING! Congratulations to all involved. I know what I'm spending my free time reading for the next week while
oliverdietrich.bsky.social Dr. Oliver Dietrich @oliverdietrich.bsky.social · 7d
Our volume on Stone Age clothing is now online and completely open access:

Jöris, O., Dietrich, O., Risch, R., & Meller, H. (Hrsg.). (2026). A Stone Age History of Clothing: Mitteldeutscher Archäologentag vom 26. bis 28. September 2024 in Halle (Saale).

doi.org/10.11588/pro...
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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I love how accurate the reconstruction is: she is carving a small alder trunk, in the right direction on the basis of the toolmarks we documented on the tool, with the landscape, palaeolake and fauna in the background all rooted in the evidence from Marathousa 1. Thank you Katerina & Gleiver!👏
katharv.bsky.social Katerina Harvati @katharv.bsky.social · 8d
The artwork that illustrated our PNAS paper on the oldest wooden tools was made by Gleiver Prieto, who has also worked with me on illustrations for previous projects, including the paleoenvironmental reconstruction of Marathousa 1.
Gleiver's art really brings Pleistocene Megalopolis to life ✨ 🤩
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 AM
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I must think about how that might work! But I've always loved sketching lithics (or any arch drawing) as a task. Although many of the student's drawings are better than mine!
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 AM
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A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fo...
A foraging teenager was mauled by a bear 27,000 years ago, skeleton shows
The remains of a teenage boy who lived around 27,000 years ago suggest he was attacked by a cave bear—some of the first direct evidence of a predator attacking an ancient human
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January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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Hunter-Gatherer Research Group Lithic Lunchtimes @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social . Students select artefacts and sketch them as a way of understanding production processes. And a v nice butt-trimmed blade (Late/Final Mesolithic)
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Join the OPW National Monuments Service as an apprentice Stonecutter/Stonemason! Learn traditional skills while conserving heritage. Apply now: gov.ie/opw

#Stonecutting #Stonemasonry #HeritageConservation #TraditionalSkills #Craftsmanship #NationalMonuments #Apprenticeship #CulturalHeritage
January 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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"Capturing Light" by Coast Salish artist Maynard Johnny Jr. Raven is stealing the sun for humanity. See more of his work here: steinbruecknativegal...
July 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The Mesolithic people evidently depicted fish exactly as any of us would today. But what is the fish swimming towards? Could it be a net? We don't know of course, but if you were to argue for Mesolithic art as a storytelling practice, this axe from Skalstrup Mose would be relevant to bring up
Photograph of one side of the Skalstrup Mose axe (Photo: Anne Vad Christiansen, Nationalmuseet, CC-BY-SA), with close-up and redrawn detail of the fish-and-net-like engravings
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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500 runners to run through Halifax’s historic buildings | This Easter’s Halifax Urban Trail, the first of its kind in Britain, promises runners a unique tour of the town’s top sights | Andrew Bibby
500 runners to run through Halifax’s historic buildings
This Easter’s Halifax Urban Trail, the first of its kind in Britain, promises runners a unique tour of the town’s top sights
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January 23, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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📖 Volume 42 – Nigel Monaghan, INJ Editor, reflects on The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 1925–2025, celebrating 100 years of Irish natural history publishing. Subscribe: irishnaturalistsjournal.org
#INJCentenary #Nature #Science
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Local manufacture of 'Mesolithic' things on a LBK site - very cool...
antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 14d
Archaeologists have uncovered one of the first instances of interaction between #Neolithic farmers and #Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in central Europe, indicating a level of technology transfer not observed before.

🏺A communicative #AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
Smooth, Neolithic stone axes, knapped flint tools and two awls made from bone.
January 21, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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"@alicerudge.bsky.social has conducted remarkable fieldwork and her analysis of how Batek sense others is a distinctive contribution to the anthropology of ethics, difference, voices and the senses," writes Catherine Allerton for the Asian Journal of Social Science. bit.ly/4sCVSrh
Cover of "Sensing Others: Voicing Batek Ethical Lives at the Edge of a Malaysian Rainforest" by Alice Rudge
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Missed this when it came out over Christmas - a nice synthesis of current research on #Neanderthal diet (featuring some thoughts from me) in @nautil.us

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Eat Like a Neanderthal
Eat Like a Neanderthal: Science-inspired recipes to help you dine like our evolutionary cousins.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Open for Sept 2026 entry!!!

Campus based MSc details below. Also our PT distance learning Graduate Certificate in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology. Contact me for details. @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @eaapam.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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This Thursday, from the comfort of your own home, you can join us and @socantscot.bsky.social with speaker Prof. Hannah Cobb FSA FSAScot for an online lecture on how care in archaeology has the potential to be an act of radical and transformative resistance. www.sal.org.uk/event/care-f...
Care-full: An Examination of Care in Archaeology and Heritage - Society of Antiquaries of London
Join our two Societies – the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland – for a joint lecture given by Professor Hannah Cobb (University of Manchester). She explores h...
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January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM