Graeme Warren

UCD School of Archaeology staff saddened to hear that Ragnall Ó Floinn, former Director of the National Museum of Ireland, has passed away. Our deepest sympathies to Edel, his family, friends and colleagues. We will not see his like again. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Exciting news! Our new online/distance learning *Graduate Certificate in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology & Anthropology* approved in principle. 1 year PT. 3x10 cr module (1 per term), inc. research project. Virtual w/ option for campus visit. Sept '25 start. Details to follow!

New Publication alert Peatlands are more than just landscapes—they’re time capsules, preserving unique and fragile archaeological treasures under their waterlogged, oxygen-free layers. From the Bronze Age Cashel Man in Roscommon to the Iron Age Corlea wooden road in Longford,…

The 14th International Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies (CHAGS14), planned to be hosted Reno, Nevada June 2025 *WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL 2026*. We will update you with information on changed arrangements as soon as possible. #ISHGR #CHAGS #HunterGatherers

An update on Mar'verick's movements, the white-tailed eagle who fledged from Mar Lodge in 2022. In 2024 he has spent most of his time in the northern Cairngorms but made periodic forays west as far as north-west Skye and north of Ullapool. Thanks to @RSPBScotland for the map.

A fruity find by Assoc. Prof. Meriel McClatchie in the Archaeobotany Lab @ucdarchaeology from the Drumanagh excavations led by Christine Baker, Final County Council, Heritage Officer/Archaeologist. rte.ie/news/regional/… @FingalHeritage @ucddublin @NMIreland @NationalMons

We're excited to share the launch of "Guildford Fire Station: Excavation of a Late Upper Palaeolithic Campsite in the River Wey Valley, Surrey," co-authored by Sonja Tomasso & Veerle Rots. Download it here: buff.ly/4hKNxMS #Archaeology #Palaeolithic

If you like prehistory, then our new book on the Baltinglass landscape has it all - irelands largest causewayed enclosures, largest group of cursus monuments, earliest and largest hillforts, incredible stone circles, burials monuments…it goes on and on! Out the end of this week!

Don't forget! Abstracts for our Autumn Symposium are due 22 November. Full details here: iqua.ie/call-for-abstr…

You haven't missed your chance! We are extending the deadline for two of our annual awards (Bill Watts 14Chrono and Valerie Hall) until 11/11/24. Application details here: iqua.ie/iqua-bill-watt…

The annual Martin Doody Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Prof Graeme Warren @GraemeMWarren 'Mesolithic Platforms? How mobile architecture made place in hunter-gatherer Ireland' Sign up here: buff.ly/40sBSfj @ucdarchaeology @DiscProg @HeritageHubIRE #architecture

I'm delighted and honoured to be giving the Martin Doody Memorial Lecture for 2024. Tx to @DiscProg for the invitation. My topic... "Mesolithic Platforms? How mobile architecture made place in hunter-gatherer Ireland" Thurs 5th Dec 7.30pm (online) Sign up on Eventbrite below!

Our new Story Map about Dublin's Monumental Mountains is a brief guide to the archaeology of the Dublin Uplands. It features images & information about the sites waiting to be explored! @dlrheritevents @DubMountains @HeritageHubIRE @ABH1550 @AbartaGuides storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/541b56…

HGR 9 1-2 features @Sofie_Helleroe's re-evaluation of late Mesolithic economies, @ll_herskind makes a case for idle graffiti, @Iamtrainandsky observes the archaeology of animism & @KamillaLomborg examines procurement strategies of Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers. Browse the issue…

Tonight, join online to hear the leading expert on the earliest organic technologies and weapons @AnnemiekeMilks give what I'm sure will be the definitive overview of the subject. It's FREE and on You Tube from 16.30 GMT

@NationalMons pleased to support development of these important Guidelines that will lead to better protection of Revolutionary-period heritage and support community engagement. 👏Congratulations to @ucdarchaeology and Landscapes of Revolution team.

We're delighted that Hunter Gatherer Research have just published our Special Issue on Graeber and Wengrow's #TheDawnofEverything with interdisciplinary articles from hunter-gatherer anthropologists, archaeologists and prose poets! @ISHGR5 liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/hgr/current

⬇️You poke your head out of the #shellmidden and you find a beautiful #Mesolithic hut, enough to stimulate many pleasant and enriching discussions with @GregorMarchand

Call for abstracts out now! IQUA is holding our annual Autumn Symposium and we are inviting abstract submissions through 22 November 2024. More information here can be found here: iqua.ie/call-for-abstr…

Bid launched to unearth river's hidden history bbc.in/3YfVB0n