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Deborah Nagle

@naikaiouk.bsky.social

Archaeologist, mother, maker. Currently a PhD student at University College Dublin studying Moynagh Points. Yoga teacher, novice flint knapper, occasional runner, always knitting.

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Deborah Nagle@naikaiouk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I was delighted to help out with the micromorph sample today and get the chance to better understand the process of taking the sample.

@martinmoucheron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Day 5 in Ferriter's Cove. Deborah Nagle @naikaiouk.bsky.social delivering her very first soil micromorph baby. Very steady pair of hands. In the end there were two of them to capture the whole sequence - you could call them twins, I suppose. @graemewarren.bsky.social is the godfather of course.

@martinmoucheron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In the meantime at Ferriter's Cove: UCC Archaeology Ben and Rosie animating the waving robot (aka core extraction) and York Archaeology student Kate starring as The Master Headbanger. 1/2

Aidan O'Sullivan@aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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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Deborah Nagle@naikaiouk.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Shenanigans on site at Glendalough today with this year’s students. As someone who delights in taking photos of other people taking photos I suppose I had this coming. 🤣 They all have the phone in front of them in view and of course someone had to take a photo of the whole thing!

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Graeme Warren@graemewarren.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Lots of activity on our last fieldwork day at Mount Sandel. Coring in the woods (and a challenge for GPS!), volunteers helping process samples, Borough Council filming us and lots of visitors! Great day.

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Graeme Warren@graemewarren.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Loads of details to share over the next few days. TX to many colleagues in Causeway Coast & Glen BD, local Museums, Historic Environment Division and many others, not least Mount Sandel Discovery and Heritage Groups, for making this possible. Overall funding from Peaceplus.

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Graeme Warren@graemewarren.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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.
Deborah Nagle@naikaiouk.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I had a great time this morning sharing my (very minimal) flint knapping skills at CEAMC. The students also had the chance to flake shale and grind a Moynagh Point roughout. They surprised my by grinding a nice blade on a roughout I had given up on!

UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture@experimentarchaeol.bsky.social · 12mo ago

UCD Archaeology students doing their experimental archaeology practicals today, as they do every Friday at CEAMC! This week, stone carving and flint knapping with Dr Anita Radini and Dr Ryan Lash, assisted ably by Lucy Robinson and Deborah Buchanan.