Patrick Gleeson

3D model of a wooden pillar from the front and sides (both with and without a texture), engraved with a depiction of a human face.

NEW Wooden beam from late 10th-century-AD Ostrów Lednicki, Poland, depicting a human face.
Part of a preserved fortification, it sheds light on the construction of early-medieval defensive fortifications during the formation of the Polish state.

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The Corleck Head on display in the National Museum of Ireland, with text reading: Celtic Ireland with Professor John Waddell, Amplify Archaeology Podcast

We have a new episode of Amplify Archaeology Podcast out today!

I was delighted to be joined by Professor John Waddell, who discusses how our understanding of the Celts has developed, Celtoscepticism, the politics of the past and present, and how the story of the Celts is told today

#Archaeology 🏺

Trade Union Unite is seeking a Sectoral Employment Order (SEO) to raise pay for Archaeologists working in development in Ireland to €45k pa, a level broadly equivalent to building workers in skilled trades.

This evening I will be talking about the development of densely populated Bronze Age hillforts in Ireland and Temperate Europe for @tuatha.ie @neiljackman.bsky.social, a topic which has recieved some press after our @antiquity.ac.uk paper on Brusselstown Ring, a massive 41ha site with 600+ houses!

‘Decolonising’ medieval Irish history? The (im)possibility of challenging existing practice The ‘Decolonial’ turn has come to the discipline of Irish history. How will it be used? As a liberal metaphor or decolonial praxis? As the turn proceeds through the discipline to pre-modern studies...

New article out by Stephen Hewer et al on decolonising medieval Irish history www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #history #medievalsky #ireland

Come hear me speak about my book

Exciting news! I'm the incoming Executive Editor for 'World Archaeology' and here is my first CfP!

Call for Papers for ‘World Archaeology’: Debates and Emerging Issues in Archaeology

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The NERC Peer Review College is now always open. With broader, more inclusive criteria and a quick 10–20 minute self-nomination process.

We welcome academic and non-academic experts, at all career stages, in the UK and internationally.

Apply now: engagementhub.ukri.org/nerc-funding...

Fieldwork Research Associate at Newcastle University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Fieldwork Research Associate at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Come join our Ecologies of Governance team: we have a 30 month fieldwork based PDRA advertised @newcastleuni.bsky.social as a part of our AHRC funded project. Will work at Rendelsham, Dunadd, Navan Fort, Llangorse, Milfield royal palace sites for project. Pls RT: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM271/f...

Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England | Antiquity | Cambridge Core Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England

Congrats to our own Dr Anita Radini and her colleagues on their paper

“Cuisine and culture-contact: lipid residue analysis reveals lack of aquatic products in pottery from Viking Age England”

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You’ll get by panel and scheme here and can work out, recently updated to dec25

AHRC - Executive Chair AHRC Executive Chair | Band X | London or Swindon

The AHRC are looking for a new executive chair, as Christopher Smith's term comes to an end. An amazing, and hugely important, role fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

NEW member benefit: An Taisce is delighted to have a special reciprocal membership arrangement with Tuatha
As a member of An Taisce, you can enjoy 30% off Tuatha membership, or if you're a member of Tuatha, you can enjoy a 30% discount to join An Taisce
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@tuatha.ie

Palaeoecology Research Fellow (Ecologies of Governance) at Queen's University Belfast An opportunity for an academic position as a Palaeoecology Research Fellow (Ecologies of Governance) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

Come join the Ecologies of Governance team, working with Andy Seaman, Duncan Wright, Rich Madgwick and me on our AHRC project. 30 month Palaeoecology postdoc to work on our five case study landscapes based at QUB - Archaeology at Queen's www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ146/p...

Charlie’s Boy Medieval High Cross at dusk, Sleaty Church, Co. Laois One of the first things you noticed about Charlie Doherty was that everyone had, or wanted to have, a word with him. He appeared to know almost…

Ah, I hadn’t seen this.

A wonderful tribute to Charlie Doherty, UCD early Irish historian and one of nature’s gentlemen, by one of his former students @voxhib.bsky.social

(I was one of Charlie’s too, but not as good as Vox)

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Minimally Destructive Radiocarbon Dating of Bone Rationale Bone is commonly used in radiocarbon dating in archaeology and other disciplines. Despite advances in collagen extraction protocols, the process remains destructive, requiring sawing, dril.....

We have a new paper out in Rapid Comms in Mass Spectrometry about 14C dating bone using a minimally destructive approach.
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Spotted in the wild in Waterstones

my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr... New job in Irish Studies

Our thanks to Dr Paddy Gleeson for his amazing talk on the landscapes of kingship in early medieval Ireland last night. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/qc6r49z....

@papgleeson.bsky.social

#IrishArchaeology
#UlsterArchaeology

Stone and the gods: religious cognition and stone carving in first millennium AD northern Britain Archaeology often adheres to established periodisations, sometimes overlooking long-term societal transformations. One such shift in Northern Britain during the first millennium AD was the emergenc...

OPEN ACCESS - 'Stone and the gods: religious cognition and stone carving in first millennium AD northern Britain'. This World Archaeology article examines the origins of naturalistic stone carving in Northeast Scotland. Download, read, and share widely!
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Looking forward to speaking about my book next week for UAS

I wrote a review of education and skills for Ireland’s archaeology sector for the RIA Archaeology 2035. Looks at some of the challenges and opportunities for the island and cross border, cross institutional collaboration to address them: repository.dri.ie/catalog/3j33...

Technical Facility Manager at Manchester Metropolitan University Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

Nice facility manager job with Manchester colleagues as a part of RICHES: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPX871/t...

A very nice review of ny book by Simon Egan in History Ireland: historyireland.com/landscapes-o...

Senior Research Technician at University of Exeter Explore professional services job openings, including the Senior Research Technician position, on jobs.ac.uk. Apply today and discover more about this role.

Senior Research Technician post in our department at Exeter! Closing date 4 Jan - be quick! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPV452/s...

Vacancy: Assistant Professor of Celtic, with a specialism in Old Irish, University of Cambridge.

#MedievalSky

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Our recent work at Burnswark hillfort was included in @digitscotland.bsky.social top archaeological discoveries in Scotland 2025!! We found a large settlement within the fort, and remodelling of the ramparts after a Roman attack @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk #HillfortsWednesday

Really excited that our book on Baltinglass and the Prehistoric Hillforts of Ireland has been nominated for Book of the Year in the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards! The only hillfort on show in this category, so please, all of you #HillfortsWednesday crew, get voting! www.archaeology.co.uk/vote

Photogrammetry map of a round hill (Brusselstown Ring hillfort) annotated with potential roundhouse footprints, test trench locations and a potential cistern

NEW Have archaeologists identified the largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric Ireland and Britain? Survey at Brusselstown Ring, one of the largest hillforts in Ireland, found evidence for potentially hundreds of occupied roundhouses!

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