Digging Deeper into Dublin: Exploring Dublin's Excavation Record Come join us in our online lecture and demonstration on the 20th of August at 7pm to explore the rich archaeological record of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin, Dublin City and Fingal. Tickets available at: buff.ly/ly5dNQW

Digging Deeper into Dublin: Exploring Dublin's Excavation Record

An online lecture and demonstration exploring the rich archaeological record of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin, Dublin City and Fingal

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How did the rapid Mediterranean dispersal of Neolithic livestock shape their genomes? 16 Neolithic sheep & goat genomes from the Mediterranean Áine Halpin, @gingerhowley.bsky.social Roger Alcàntara Fors, Maria Saña-Segui, @brad-dan.bsky.social and others www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #aDNA

Mediterranean dispersal imposed bottlenecks in Neolithic sheep and goats

The Neolithic period in western Eurasia involved major dispersal events, including the translocation of livestock into Europe. These domestic animal translocations likely featured founder effects, fun...

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This Monday's 'Meet Your ICAZ Member' is Pam Crabtree! To be featured, please email answers to the provided questions to icaz.social.media@gmail.com, along with a photo of yourself or your work. #ICAZ #Zooarch

As part of the 50th anniversary of ICAZ, Sebastián Muñoz undertook several video interviews with eight long-standing ICAZ members. Follow the link to view an insightful conversation with Umberto Albarella; youtu.be/aiBXpnvOcnE #ICAZ #Zooarch

In light of our new DNA evidence on our Upton Lovell Shaman, we were asked what animal bones were used. So for #FindsFriday this week, here is our Director, David Dawson talking about the bones! You can see more on our Upton Lovell Shaman pieces here: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

Uncover a flock of fascinating books on animals and zooarchaeology, featuring volumes on human-horse relationships, wild birds, animals in art and much more. Apply code ZOOARCH20 at checkout before 24th July to enjoy 20% off all full-priced books included. Explore the collection ➡️ bit.ly/4gIeWB1

The call for abstracts for the 15th ICAZ Conference in Vancouver 2027 are now open until the 25th of August! There are 32 great sessions to choose from. Head to the website for more details - sway.cloud.microsoft/BFTVh4FAbfX6... #ICAZ #Zooarch #Vancouver2027

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Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies Vol. 14, No. 2 (2026) scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/jemahs/... @psupress.bsky.social Animals in War in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia @laerkerecht.bsky.social @urosmatic.bsky.social

Volume 14 Issue 2 | Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies | Scholarly Publishing Collective

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Join us in Exeter for TAG 2026!

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📣Call for papers TAG Exeter 2026 Join Nelson J. Almeida, Eleanor M. Swallow, and Joanna Brück for our session: "Fragmented Bodies, Enduring Relations: Complex Post-Mortem Processes Across Species in Prehistory". Find the full abstract and more info at: tag2026.square.site/sessions #tagexeter

One week to go until our next research seminar🐴 The Horse in Prehistory Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30 Saddle up and book your space here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse #prehistory #zooarchaeology #heritagetalks

We’re excited to share new free KS2 resources for teachers. Covering Must Farm and the Bronze Age, the resources include videos, reconstruction illustrations, presentations and more! We’re hoping they’ll help teachers bring the Bronze Age to life historicengland.org.uk/education/sc...

📣Call for papers TAG Exeter 2026 Join Nelson J. Almeida, Eleanor M. Swallow, and Joanna Brück for our session: "Fragmented Bodies, Enduring Relations: Complex Post-Mortem Processes Across Species in Prehistory". Find the full abstract and more info at: tag2026.square.site/sessions #tagexeter

Hi all! 📣Call for papers🦴 Join @njasosayweall.bsky.social, Jo Brück @ansoc-erc.bsky.social, and I at TAG Exeter 2026 for our session "Fragmented Bodies, Enduring Relations: Complex Post-Mortem Processes Across Species in Prehistory"! Full abstract and more info at tag2026.square.site/sessions

Mel Giles is a friend and colleague of many at UCD School of Archaeology. She was fellow Lecturer in 2001/2002 and an Postdoc Fellow with us in 2002/2003 as well as serving as an External Examiner and on interview boards. We are delighted to hear of her Europa 2027 award www.prehistoricsociety.org

Our call for papers is now open! Head to our website to check out the amazing 35 sessions that will be hosted during the conference. Deadline to submit abstracts is 5 pm BST, 7 September 2026.

This was the first of our two week Glendalough Heritage Forum community excavation for 2026 following the two weeks of our UCD School of Archaeology Field School. We were joined by many returning friends along with those new to archaeological excavation. www.facebook.com/GlendaloughH...

Final spot of Iron Age charioteering before I leave wonderful Chalke. Magical weekend, and can’t emphasise how hard the chariot builders worked in impossible heat to enable this. Next stop @durotrigesdig.bsky.social open day!

Congratulations to Meaghan Mackie on her contribution to this major Open Access paper in Cell examining skeletal remains of multiple Homo naledi individuals from the Rising Star cave system Meaghan’s contribution was made while at the University of Copenhagen before joining UCD to undertake her PhD

Proteomic analysis of dental enamel from 20 Homo naledi individuals shows no male markers

The morphological homogeneity of the middle Pleistocene hominin Homo naledi is reflected in its dental proteome, with no evidence supporting confident identification of male individuals, and the detec...

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Dublin crew at #ICP2026

@louis-lhote.bsky.social talks about a high-resolution analysis of the evolution of the sheepox virus from a surprising source... #Medieval #Parchment @palaeogenomics.bsky.social. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Our recent study on a mass mortality assemblage of sheep, covered nicely in this article from Paris One.

Projet MALADI : Une maladie ovine identifiée grâce à l’ADN ancien - Recherche à l'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Une étude interdisciplinaire menée par Annelise Binois-Roman, maîtresse de conférences à Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, en collaboration avec Kevin Daly de University College Dublin, a permis d’élucider l...

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UCD School of Archaeology’s student training/community volunteer dig at the Trinity medieval church at Glendalough, as explained by Prof Graeme Warren, in the heart of the Wicklow mountains www.linkedin.com/posts/aidan-...

UCD School of Archaeology’s student training/community volunteer dig at the Trinity medieval church at Glendalough, as explained by Prof Graeme Warren, in the heart of the Wicklow mountains | Aidan O&...

UCD School of Archaeology’s student training/community volunteer dig at the Trinity medieval church at Glendalough, as explained by Prof Graeme Warren, in the heart of the Wicklow mountains

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🚨🏆👏 Congratulations to Prof Rick Schulting @rschulting.bsky.social - 1 of 14 Oxford academics awarded an ERC Advanced Grant - one of the most prestigious & competitive funding schemes in the EU - for his new project 'Stocking the past'. @erc.europa.eu @ox.ac.uk www.arch.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...

Professor Rick Schulting awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grant for 'Stocking the Past'

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Delighted to have been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for 'Stocking the Past' which will investigate the balance between arable farming and stockkeeping in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain and Ireland using a range of isotopic and genomic approaches with a great team. Should be fun!

Storytelling in Irish archaeology www.linkedin.com/posts/aidan-...

Irish archaeology is absolutely fascinating, and it tells a 10,000 year story of people, places, animals, things and time. It is about real, breathing, warm-blooded people with lives, hardships… | Aid...

Irish archaeology is absolutely fascinating, and it tells a 10,000 year story of people, places, animals, things and time. It is about real, breathing, warm-blooded people with lives, hardships, worri...

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Oxford Archaeology’s 9th Research Seminar is saddling up to explore a creature that has shaped Britain's past through folklore, farming, friendship and more: the horse in prehistory 🐎 Thursday 16th July | 16:30 - 18:30 Register for the talk here: tr.ee/OA-Year-of-the-Horse

Links to the amazing new virtual Stonehenge exhibition. www.sarsen.org/2026/06/step...

Step inside the World of Stonehenge

Step into the World of Stonehenge: https://theconversation.com/secrets-of-stonehenge-and-other-ancient-sites-unlocked-for-the-summer-solstic...

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This new reconstruction of Stonehenge being built, by the amazing @bobmarshall.co.uk, is a fold-out in my new book. The Telegraph have made an interactive version to explore, and Amanda has kindly shared a gift link in the thread below:

Amanda Chadburn 🏺@amandachadburn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

An excellent piece on how Stonehenge was constructed. Link in reply below. Image by English Heritage. Happy solstice! 🌞

The final week of our annual ARCH10180 Archaeological Field Skills excavations at Glendalough which will be followed on Monday by our community excavations. It was a great success with input from staff, collaborators and students and some very good weather. www.facebook.com/GlendaloughH...