Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
Research Fellow. Human evolution. Ethnobotany. Ecology.
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Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?
Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.
www.livescience.com
Delighted to be quoted on Neanderthal diets—thanks Thanks @clarissabrincat.bsky.social 🙌
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#Neanderthals #PaleoDiet #Science
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#Neanderthals #PaleoDiet #Science
Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Soil in Focus: Photography Competition Launched for Soil Health Week - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
A national photography competition, ‘Soil in Focus’ has been launched, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is taking place as part of Teagasc Soil Health Week, the citi...
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Soil in Focus: Photography Competition Launched for Soil Health Week teagasc.ie/news--events...
Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
· Sep 28
Spectacular discovery in Kilkenny shook archaeologists to their core
The forgotten fortress was bigger than Kilkenny Castle
www.kilkennypeople.ie
Discovery of a 17th Century artillery in Castlecomer forthttps://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/features/1904611/spectacular-discovery-in-kilkenny-shook-archaeologists-to-their-core.html
Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
· Sep 21
Offaly foragers at Ploughing 2025 on why we should be eating from Ireland’s hedges and bogs
One Offaly couple who turned a foraging hobby into a full-time business creating syrups and dips are not only keeping a fifth generation farm alive with their success, but also reviving Ireland’s food...
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Offaly foragers at Ploughing 2025 on why we should be eating from Ireland’s hedges and bogs m.independent.ie/regionals/of...
First met #UmhaAois in ’07 (Inis Oírr). If you’re in Kerry, don’t miss the Dromid week, 14–20th: daily casting 11:30–17:30, drawing (17th), Culture Night (19th), night casting + music (20th). umha-aois.com
Yes I would love to. Thank you very much
Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Great start to #IMPR2025 in Barcelona with a very informative phytolith morphomtery workshop #archaeobotany #imfcsi
Traded lab coats for field boots in Morocco- excited to be back in the field! #Archaeology #Fieldwork