@michellecomber.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Excavator. Lecturer in Archaeology at University of Galway.
Well this is worth sharing... The Irish Neolithic has just gotten a new star find... an amethyst pendant bead. Well done to Hugh and Caoimhe at our Maree excavation!
Spot the (moved) capstone... not a small 'un [cutting is 6m x 6m]
Excavation Day One. Finds from the topsoil, and a cheeky little visitor...
Spent today with our University of Galway 'Intro to Excavation' students as we braved the wet start to the day to accept AMS' kind invitation to visit their current excavation on the Foynes-to-Limerick road project. A fascinating multiperiod site. Thanks to all at AMS!
Who knew? Archaeology has been chosen as the theme for a global robotics competition/league run by FIRST and LEGO! I spent an interesting afternoon with a Galway youth group on Saturday, hoping to spark some ideas for their entry. www.firstinspires.org/programs/fll/game-and-season
Saturdays in the Burren... (with some of the students from our 'Archaeology and Irish Identity' module)
So great to chat with @michellecomber.bsky.social about this fascinating site! Lots to dig into (sorry) in this episode – continuity and change, trade, the connection people had with ancient monuments in the past, and more! Find Amplify Archaeology Podcast on Spotify, Apple & all the usual places
Tuatha@tuatha.ie · 11mo agoIn this episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast, @neiljackman.bsky.social chats with @michellecomber.bsky.social about the exciting recent excavations at Rathgurreen Ringfort, a truly monumental enclosure on the Maree Peninsula on Galway's Atlantic Coast. #Archaeology 🏺 #Ireland #SpéirGhorm
This was fun! Slightly longer this time (Moncrieff on Newstalk): www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...
New ringfort excavation tells more about ancient Irish society | Newstalk
Excavations at a ring fort overlooking Galway Bay have revealed that it was home to some of the m...
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Seán Moncrieff@seanmoncrieff.bsky.social · last yr.On the show today: @karenkiernan.bsky.social on child poverty; Your house on TV; The Do Nothing Championships; @miseanja.bsky.social on the return of sturgeon; Delivering vehicles to Ukraine; @drjoannafortune.bsky.social with parenting; @michellecomber.bsky.social on posh Galway ringforts...
Something of an, er, short comment on radio this morning - the hurling chat ran over so we got squeezed! www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Archaeological dig in Maree, Galway determines ringfort was high-status medieval settlement
Dr. Michelle Comber, from the Archaeology department at University of Galway, discusses an eight-week excavation of Rathgurreen Ringfort in Maree, Galway.
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Irish Times online today (apologies if this is behind a paywall): www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘Deep and rich’ story of medieval high rulers and nobles determined by archaeologists in Galway
Ancient settlement overlooking Galway Bay details western Ireland’s place in the wider world
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This week, Discovery Programme staff Susan, Ted and Hannah are onsite at Dr Michelle Comber’s excavations at Rathgurreen, Co. Galway, part of the Maree Project. The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain! @heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Ring-fore!-t... Sometimes de-sodding reveals an, er, surprise...
Anyone seen a stone this colour before..? Caused by intense heat?
Something a little different in the bead department - finding it made my afternoon..!
Prehistoric lithic or Early Medieval sherd - something for everyone at Rathgurreen this week...
Lovely little find today - part of an amber bead... Well spotted by Aidan!
