UCD School of Archaeology, Dublin
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Ireland - posts by Aidan O'Sullivan and Conor McDermott
Ireland - posts by Aidan O'Sullivan and Conor McDermott
If you're interested in the archaeology of the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, take a look at Aidan Harte & Jo Brück's Storymap for East Limerick!
Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eea...
Project information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
@researchireland.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social
Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eea...
Project information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
@researchireland.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social
Archaeology of the Irish Revolution in East Limerick
Recording the archaeology of Ireland’s War of Independence and Civil War, 1917-1923, across the East Limerick Brigade area.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
If you're interested in the archaeology of the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, take a look at Aidan Harte & Jo Brück's Storymap for East Limerick!
Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eea...
Project information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
@researchireland.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social
Storymap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0eea...
Project information: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
@researchireland.ie, @nationalmons.bsky.social
Great news from @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Robert Power selected as a finalist in UCD’s Images of Research.
His research focuses on plants in the archaeological record, and the shortlisted image features emmer wheat, highlighting the role of plants in past societies.
www.ucd.ie/research/ima...
Robert Power selected as a finalist in UCD’s Images of Research.
His research focuses on plants in the archaeological record, and the shortlisted image features emmer wheat, highlighting the role of plants in past societies.
www.ucd.ie/research/ima...
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Great news from @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Robert Power selected as a finalist in UCD’s Images of Research.
His research focuses on plants in the archaeological record, and the shortlisted image features emmer wheat, highlighting the role of plants in past societies.
www.ucd.ie/research/ima...
Robert Power selected as a finalist in UCD’s Images of Research.
His research focuses on plants in the archaeological record, and the shortlisted image features emmer wheat, highlighting the role of plants in past societies.
www.ucd.ie/research/ima...
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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
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
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UCD School of Archaeology’s social pages are Bluesky and Facebook
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
UCD School of Archaeology’s social pages are Bluesky and Facebook
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🏛️ Announcing our new MSc and GradDip in Mediterranean Archaeology at UCD School of Archaeology and UCD School of Classics.
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🏛️ Announcing our new MSc and GradDip in Mediterranean Archaeology at UCD School of Archaeology and UCD School of Classics.
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
UCD School of Archaeology’s social pages are Bluesky and Facebook
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
UCD School of Archaeology’s social pages are Bluesky and Facebook
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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
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
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
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
January 20, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
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
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland of Ireland Seminar
“First Harvests Project”
Jessica Smyth, @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500BC.
Online event 19 Jan 2026, 19:30
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“First Harvests Project”
Jessica Smyth, @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500BC.
Online event 19 Jan 2026, 19:30
www.eventbrite.ie/e/first-harv...
First Harvests Project; Jessica Smyth; UCD
Untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500 BC
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January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland of Ireland Seminar
“First Harvests Project”
Jessica Smyth, @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500BC.
Online event 19 Jan 2026, 19:30
www.eventbrite.ie/e/first-harv...
“First Harvests Project”
Jessica Smyth, @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Untangling climate, chronology and cereal cultivation in Later Neolithic Ireland 3600-2500BC.
Online event 19 Jan 2026, 19:30
www.eventbrite.ie/e/first-harv...
Prof Joanna Brück was thrilled to co-host a poetry workshop with Fióna Bolger & Rafael Mendes, and amazing writers from the Traveller community, Fatima Arts group, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Syria, Brazil, Palestine, Somalia, Poland and Iraq, responding to moving objects in Kilmainham Gaol’s collections.
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Prof Joanna Brück was thrilled to co-host a poetry workshop with Fióna Bolger & Rafael Mendes, and amazing writers from the Traveller community, Fatima Arts group, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Syria, Brazil, Palestine, Somalia, Poland and Iraq, responding to moving objects in Kilmainham Gaol’s collections.
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Have you downloaded your copy of Harnessing Horses yet? Better do it before they run off!!!
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www.sidestone.com/books/harnes...
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Have you downloaded your copy of Harnessing Horses yet? Better do it before they run off!!!
www.sidestone.com/books/harnes...
www.sidestone.com/books/harnes...
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Our UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture (CEAMC) has come on a lot since this short introductory film was made, but it’s nice to look back at it m.youtube.com/watch?v=rRR0...
UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture: Making, Understanding, Storytelling
YouTube video by UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture
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December 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Our UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture (CEAMC) has come on a lot since this short introductory film was made, but it’s nice to look back at it m.youtube.com/watch?v=rRR0...
Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Archaeology (Western European Prehistory)
A permanent Lectureship at University College Cork (whole time post).
'Western European prehistory (Mesolithic, Neolithic, or Bronze Age). Teaching experience is essential'.
www.irishjobs.ie/job/lecturer...
A permanent Lectureship at University College Cork (whole time post).
'Western European prehistory (Mesolithic, Neolithic, or Bronze Age). Teaching experience is essential'.
www.irishjobs.ie/job/lecturer...
www.irishjobs.ie
January 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Archaeology (Western European Prehistory)
A permanent Lectureship at University College Cork (whole time post).
'Western European prehistory (Mesolithic, Neolithic, or Bronze Age). Teaching experience is essential'.
www.irishjobs.ie/job/lecturer...
A permanent Lectureship at University College Cork (whole time post).
'Western European prehistory (Mesolithic, Neolithic, or Bronze Age). Teaching experience is essential'.
www.irishjobs.ie/job/lecturer...
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MSc/GDiploma in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social. 1 yr FT, 2 yr PT. Open now for Sept 2026 entry. Contact me for details!
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
MSc/GDiploma in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social. 1 yr FT, 2 yr PT. Open now for Sept 2026 entry. Contact me for details!
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
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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/...
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
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January 5, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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/...
1 module a term for 3 terms. Open now for applications for Sept 2026 start.
Please share!
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Congratulations to Dr Mark Haughton, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellow @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social, colleagues from National Museum of Ireland and all the contributors to “A Brief History of Irish Wool” by the Wicklow Uplands Council.
Video available via YouTube: youtu.be/PTi89XOHCQY?...
Video available via YouTube: youtu.be/PTi89XOHCQY?...
A brief History of Irish Wool
YouTube video by Wicklow Uplands Council
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December 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Congratulations to Dr Mark Haughton, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoc Fellow @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social, colleagues from National Museum of Ireland and all the contributors to “A Brief History of Irish Wool” by the Wicklow Uplands Council.
Video available via YouTube: youtu.be/PTi89XOHCQY?...
Video available via YouTube: youtu.be/PTi89XOHCQY?...
Congratulations to UCD School of Archaeology’s Dr Jess Beck and her colleagues on their paper in American Antiquity, just published December 2025
“Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology”
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“Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology”
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Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology
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December 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Congratulations to UCD School of Archaeology’s Dr Jess Beck and her colleagues on their paper in American Antiquity, just published December 2025
“Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Hire Ed: Job Market Dynamics for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Archaeology”
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🏛️ Announcing our new MSc and GradDip in Mediterranean Archaeology at UCD School of Archaeology and UCD School of Classics.
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🏛️ Announcing our new MSc and GradDip in Mediterranean Archaeology at UCD School of Archaeology and UCD School of Classics.
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Join us in Dublin, Ireland, next academic year to take our MSc in Mediterranean Archaeology.
📝 Registration opens in January. For more details: www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
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Wonderful new podcast on our recent work on Neolithic kinship and society in Ireland - featuring Jess Smythe, Neil Carlin and @suegreaney.bsky.social - thanks for the great interview @neiljackman.bsky.social
Kinship, Culture, & Death in Neolithic Ireland Amplify Archaeology
In this episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast, Neil chats with Dr Jessica Smyth, Dr Neil Carlin and Dr Susan Greaney about Neolithic Ireland
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December 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Wonderful new podcast on our recent work on Neolithic kinship and society in Ireland - featuring Jess Smythe, Neil Carlin and @suegreaney.bsky.social - thanks for the great interview @neiljackman.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr Jessica Smyth and Dr Neil Carlin @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social & Dr Susan Greaney @uoearchhist.bsky.social on their excellent Amplify Archaeology podcast on “Kinship, Culture and Death in Neolithic Ireland”.
www.abartaheritage.ie/kinship-cult...
@ucddublin.bsky.social
www.abartaheritage.ie/kinship-cult...
@ucddublin.bsky.social
Kinship, Culture, & Death in Neolithic Ireland Amplify Archaeology
In this episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast, Neil chats with Dr Jessica Smyth, Dr Neil Carlin and Dr Susan Greaney about Neolithic Ireland
www.abartaheritage.ie
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Congratulations to Dr Jessica Smyth and Dr Neil Carlin @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social & Dr Susan Greaney @uoearchhist.bsky.social on their excellent Amplify Archaeology podcast on “Kinship, Culture and Death in Neolithic Ireland”.
www.abartaheritage.ie/kinship-cult...
@ucddublin.bsky.social
www.abartaheritage.ie/kinship-cult...
@ucddublin.bsky.social
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🕯️🛖 “These were sizeable but dispersed communities, assembling at sites like Newgrange at specific times of the year, including the winter solstice."
- Associate Professor Jessica Smyth, UCD School of Archaeology
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
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- Associate Professor Jessica Smyth, UCD School of Archaeology
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
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You have to win a lottery to attend this winter solstice event
For five short December days each year, sunlight pierces the heart of Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old tomb whose perfect alignment draws thousands to Ireland’s Boyne Valley — but to see it up close and pe...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🕯️🛖 “These were sizeable but dispersed communities, assembling at sites like Newgrange at specific times of the year, including the winter solstice."
- Associate Professor Jessica Smyth, UCD School of Archaeology
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...
- Associate Professor Jessica Smyth, UCD School of Archaeology
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
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UCD School of Archaeology PhD/MLitt Research Day kicks off, an exciting range of topics being explored by our researchers
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
UCD School of Archaeology PhD/MLitt Research Day kicks off, an exciting range of topics being explored by our researchers
Congratulations to Elisabeth Ilgner, recipient of the Ruaidhrí de Valera prize 2024-25 presented by Prof Aidan O’Sullivan @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social at a reception in the School to celebrate our GradCert, GradDip and MSc students being conferred by @ucddublin.bsky.social today.
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Congratulations to Elisabeth Ilgner, recipient of the Ruaidhrí de Valera prize 2024-25 presented by Prof Aidan O’Sullivan @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social at a reception in the School to celebrate our GradCert, GradDip and MSc students being conferred by @ucddublin.bsky.social today.
A selection of the usual @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social suspects preparing for today's graduation ceremonies.
Asst Prof Anita Radini, Dr Robert Power, Prof Aidan O'Sullivan, Assoc Prof Barry Molloy, Asst Prof Brendan O'Neill & Assoc Prof Jessica Smyth. Congratulations to everyone graduating.
Asst Prof Anita Radini, Dr Robert Power, Prof Aidan O'Sullivan, Assoc Prof Barry Molloy, Asst Prof Brendan O'Neill & Assoc Prof Jessica Smyth. Congratulations to everyone graduating.
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A selection of the usual @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social suspects preparing for today's graduation ceremonies.
Asst Prof Anita Radini, Dr Robert Power, Prof Aidan O'Sullivan, Assoc Prof Barry Molloy, Asst Prof Brendan O'Neill & Assoc Prof Jessica Smyth. Congratulations to everyone graduating.
Asst Prof Anita Radini, Dr Robert Power, Prof Aidan O'Sullivan, Assoc Prof Barry Molloy, Asst Prof Brendan O'Neill & Assoc Prof Jessica Smyth. Congratulations to everyone graduating.
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TONIGHT! Discovery Programme's Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered by Prof Joanna Brück: "Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain"
Join us on Zoom at 7.30pm. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Join us on Zoom at 7.30pm. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
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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December 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
TONIGHT! Discovery Programme's Martin Doody Memorial Lecture, delivered by Prof Joanna Brück: "Animal Kin, Animal Others in Early Bronze Age Britain"
Join us on Zoom at 7.30pm. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Join us on Zoom at 7.30pm. Sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/martin-doo...
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social