@naikaiouk.bsky.social
Archaeologist, mother, maker. Currently a PhD student at University College Dublin studying Moynagh Points. Novice flint knapper, occasional runner, always knitting.
Congratulation to @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social delegates Prof Graeme Warren, Dr Martin Moucheron and Deborah Buchanan who presented at the recent Meso2025, at Ferrara, Italy. This was the Eleventh International Conference on the Mesolithic in Europe which takes place every four years.
29.09.2025 09:46 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Interested in post-doctoral research on hunter-gatherers with me at @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social? Main source of funding is from Research Ireland (see below). Deadline 23/10/25. Please contact me to discuss.
www.researchireland.ie/funding/gove...
Interested in doing a PhD on hunter-gatherer archaeology with me at @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social ? Main source of funding is Research Ireland scholarships - see below. Call opens 11 Sept, deadline 23 Oct. Contact me to discuss potential projects. Please share!
www.researchireland.ie/funding/gove...
IMPORTANT NEWS re. 14th Conference on Hunting and Gathering Societies...
ISHGR are delighted to announce that CHAGS14 will be held in summer 2027 in Belém, Brazil. This will be a partnership between the Goeldi Museum and the Universidade Federal do Pará. More details to follow soon.
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Dear colleagues, some concerning news has been circulating this week in relation to the 2025 @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social Annual Meeting (Belgrade Virtual). We, the IAI Board, believe it is important to acknowledge & share this info. Please see the full statement, with links, here: buff.ly/8YG0WmV
05.09.2025 09:28 — 👍 40 🔁 24 💬 0 📌 6😂 I literally read this while scrolling to procrastinate on marking. Oddly, I now feel more motivated to put on some music and just get it done. Thanks for the unintended motivation!
30.08.2025 13:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
View down Glen Dee from Devils Point
Just finished a week of fieldwork on Late Glacial/Early Holocene landscapes/archaeology in Glen Dee, Mar Lodge Estate, Cairngorms, w/ colleagues Sam Kelly @arctic-glacial.bsky.social, Phillipe de Smedt & teams. Tx to @nts-archaeology.bsky.social, Mar Lodge Estate & @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social 1/8
24.08.2025 15:45 — 👍 16 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 1
Can the archaeological collective help? These are finds from our recent excavation at Glendalough. All from cultivated soils with lots of C19-20 material. Triangular(ish) sections, varied widths. They are very clearly a 'thing' but we don't know what. Any suggestions/parallels appreciated.
14.08.2025 15:39 — 👍 15 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 1
Extended graduate opportunities 2025:
🔹Hunter Gatherer Archaeology (MSc or GradDip) on campus - closes 31 Jul
🔹Hunter Gatherer Archaeology & Anthropology GradCert online - closes 8 Aug
🔹Grad Cert in Experimental Archaeology online - closes 8 Aug
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/study/graduatetaughtprogrammes/
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social (1/2): contact me to discuss
*On line Graduate Certificate (PT) in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology*, Sept 2025 start. Deadline 8th Aug.
One module a trimester for three trimesters.
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
Finally done! 4.5 years of work, 512 different squares and 2 matching unique blankets.
05.07.2025 18:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture busy for UCD Festival 2025
07.06.2025 14:36 — 👍 29 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 1
The next talk in our #PAASTACommunity seminar series will be next week Wednesday 06 June at 16:00 CET!
And while none of these talks are to be missed, Meaghan will be broaching a really important topic for working in palaeproteomics!
The desk squares have finally been put together! I’m sure there’s a lesson in there about consistency and hard work paying off over time, but really the colours just make me happy.
25.05.2025 16:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A lovely day for a field trip with my Intro to Irish Archaeology class! We took students to Newgrange, Mellifont Abbey and Monasterboice. #irisharchaeology #archaeology #Newgrange
19.05.2025 16:59 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I’ll have a table at this year’s Festival if you fancy having a go at grinding a Moynagh Point into shape!
17.05.2025 16:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ANSOC's Kate Kanne, with @helenebenkert.bsky.social & Camille M.L. Vo Van Qui are very pleased & proud to announce that our edited volume "Harnessing Horses from Prehistory to History" from the amazing @sidestone.bsky.social is officially published open access!
www.sidestone.com/books/harnes... 👇
“An early human species – the Denisovans – who went extinct 25,000 years ago – lived across more of the world than was thought, according to new research by a UCD-based archaeologist.”
Interview with Meaghan Mackie, a third year PhD candidate from Canada at UCD
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
"Taking Our Water for the City: The Archaeology of New York City Watershed Communities."
Dr April Beisaw, Professor of Anthropology, Vassar College
UCD School of Archaeology & UCD Archaeology Society Seminars 2024-25.
Thur 17th April at 4pm in Barry Raftery Seminar Room, Ardmore Annexe, Belfield
Perfect weather this afternoon for collecting raw materials from the beach in Bray. Flint was particularly plentiful today, but I also came home with some nice new hammer stones. By far the strangest find of the day: a wax candle. 🤷♀️
09.04.2025 19:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
▪️ ▪️ ▪️ NEW ONLINE FOR 2025-26 ▪️▪️▪️
Graduate Certificate Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology (online) from UCD Archaeology
🔹Applications now open, closing date 30 May 2025
www.ucd.ie/archaeology/...
@ucddublin.bsky.social @ucdglobal.bsky.social
05.04.2025 15:39 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
Our new distance learning (on line) Graduate Certificate in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology and Anthropology at UCD School of Archaeology is now open for applications at the link below. One year, 3 x 10 credit modules. Full details below.
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hub.ucd.ie/usis/!W_HU_M...
So happy today to finally be holding this in my hand. I am proud of my adoptive country and grateful every day to be here.
28.03.2025 00:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The IAI conferece is a little over a week away! Join us 4-5 April in Galway for 2 days of recent research & projects in archaeology! Spaces are limited, so if you haven't already gotten your ticket, do so soon before they're gone. Visit buff.ly/kwYtrvT for more information & to secure your spot.
25.03.2025 10:30 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The TII Archaeology and Heritage section, in partnership with the Association of Young Irish Archaeologists (AYIA), is inviting early career researchers, including undergraduates, to submit paper proposals for the forthcoming TII Heritage Week conference in Dublin. 1/3
21.03.2025 17:14 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
Just two more days to go! We’re looking forward to a great weekend thanks to an amazing amount of support from our sponsors!
13.02.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our programme for Saturday is packed with great speakers! You’ll also have the opportunity to interact with companies and organisations at our mini career fair #archaeology #AYIAconference
07.02.2025 16:12 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Only 9 more days to go!
06.02.2025 10:55 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
January’s squares. It was a busy month with conference planning, teaching and probably too much overcommitting. I’m more productive when I take a few minutes out of the day to stop and do something else, so the busier I am, the more squares I make. #phdstudent #crochet
04.02.2025 17:53 — 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
