Environmental DNA evidence of settlement in Iceland from c. 810 rather than the 870s - and much more besides. Summarised in the New Scientist but that's behind a paywall. Here's the original research.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Periodisation, Terminal Narratives, and the Beginning of the Middle Ages in Lowland Britain This brief contribution seeks to remind readers that familiar periodisation schemes are deeply entrenched not so much because they have withstood the test of time but because scholars come of age a...

For those interested in thinking about rethinking periodization, especially the line between the Roman and early medieval periods in British history and archaeology; www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Identity, exemplarity and the ideal king in early medieval Ireland* Abstract. This article examines some early medieval Insular texts on the ideal king: three examples of Old Irish tecosca (wisdom) texts and the ninth secti

New article by Liverpool PhD Dr Eddie Meehan "Identity, exemplarity and the ideal king in early medieval Ireland" open access academic.oup.com/histres/adva... #history #leadership #ireland #medievalsky

Palestinians Urge Boycott of 2025 Islamic Archaeology Conference Normalizing Israeli Apartheid and Genocide Once again, the Islamic Archaeology Conference is in violation of the BDS movement’s anti-normalization guidelines. Furthermore, it includes speakers from Israeli institutions illegally based on occup...

@bdsmovement.bsky.social have published a statement on #isac2025 Warsaw and the organisation’s normalisation of Israel’s ongoing apartheid and genocide against Palestinians bdsmovement.net/news/palesti... #🏺

Today's Knowledge Commons free download "Viking camps in Ninth-Century Ireland: Sources, Locations and Interactions" works.hcommons.org/records/ee0z... #medievalsky #history #archaeology #vikings #ireland #dublin

Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe

Due to popular demand the "Words on the Wave" exhibition will extend it's run until Monday 27th Oct. Don't miss your last chance to see these unique early medieval treasures at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Around Orkney - 16/10/2025 - BBC Sounds News, features and weather for Orkney, including the daily community diary.

The good folk at BBC's Radio Orkney interviewed me last week about the #SagaoftheEarlsofOrkney which will be available in bookshops here this coming week. You can listen to it here at 17'30" in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Can I convert those who have never quite managed to get through it???

Looking forward to listening.

Catching up with Clare This time we welcome friend of the show Professor Clare Downham of the University of Liverpool back to the show for an unprecedented THIRD time.

Our @downham.bsky.social recently had a chat with the @vikingologypodcast.bsky.social team about her upcoming Penguin Classics volume on the Viking Age and other viking matters.
Listen to the podcast at vikingology.substack.com/p/catching-u...
#vikingsky #medievalsky #booksky

The amber gaming piece. Photo: Pierre Rosberg, Kalmar County Museum

A 28 mm high amber gaming piece from Harby in Ljungby parish, Kalmar county. Probably from the Viking Period, based on style.

Found as a stray find in 1873, now in the collections of Kalmar County Museum (inventory no. 904:1:3).

More here: digitaltmuseum.org/021021168191...

#FindsFriday

‘One of the oldest urban centres on the planet’: Gaza’s rich history in ruins The territory’s ancient heritage has too often been ignored. As we mourn incalculable human losses, learning about its past can help us better understand the present

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #🏺 #archaeology @willdalrymple.bsky.social

New Research in Viking Studies: Women, Weapons, and Ships YouTube video by Dublin City Libraries

www.youtube.com/live/LvSpJuO...

Live-streaming now

The Book of Lecan Conference - Royal Irish Academy During this two-day event in October 2025, speakers explored the production of the Book of Lecan or Leabhar Mór Lecain, its scribes and patrons, and the texts contained within the manuscript.

Papers from the @ria.ie @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @scs-dias.bsky.social conference on the Book of Lecan, which took place last week, are now available to listen to on SoundCloud. Enjoy!
#MedievalSky
#SpéirGhorm

www.ria.ie/audio/the-bo...

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at Dublin City University Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History
Dublin City University - School of History & Geography #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY744/a...

Vacancies available | University College Cork NorseMap Project- Explore vacancies in the team

Exciting news- our team is expanding! We have an opportunity for a 4-year funded PhD in the field of Old Norse-Viking Studies, working on artistic and literary representations of the Vikings. More information and to apply, visit www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap/.... Closing date: 10th of November, 2025

Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen

Early medieval job in Copenhagen!

employment.ku.dk/all-vacancie...

📢 The Denis Donoghue Award 2025 is now open for applications!

🎓 For NUI undergrads (FT/PT) from under-represented groups
💶 €2,000–€5,000 available
⏰ Deadline: 24 Oct 2025

Generously funded by author Emma Donoghue in memory of her father, Denis.

Apply now 👉 www.nui.ie/awards/Grant...

6/6 The Lough Kinale Shrine reconstructed!

Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake

Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie

Sea Otter Cam | Vancouver Aquarium YouTube video by Vancouver Aquarium

Vancouver Zoo has a sea otter cam in case you need to know this. www.youtube.com/live/9mg9PoF...

'Those who pretend that historical disciplines are not political are aiding and abetting the use of archaeology as the “ideological scaffolding” of apartheid' @luxmea.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Hollow victory: Central Bank retains key role for Israeli bonds approval - The Currency A feeling of victorious jubilation spread fast among Palestinian solidarity activists and on opposition benches on Monday morning as news spread that the Central Bank would not be approving the new pr...

This whole story is so telling of the weaselly ways the Irish Government negotiates its complicity with the genocide in Gaza.

They know there is popular appetite for action but they evade and obfuscate, terrified of the US reaction to unilateral moves on Israel.

thecurrency.news/articles/200...

Missed the first part of David MCullagh’s new documentary on De Valera?
www.rte.ie/player/serie...

Why not listen back to his lecture on De Valera’s Ireland, part of our 2021 Centenary Dev Talk series ➡️
www.nui.ie/DevTalks/Dev...

New piece by @emerp.bsky.social and myself in Rundale today: Early Medieval Law and a Call to Action for Palestine
www.rundale.org/2025/09/01/e...

The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...

Lots here for Viking folks - new aDNA evidence for several infectious diseases among Viking-Age populations in Scandinavia, including malaria, leprosy and louse-borne relapsing fever.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships Move follows months of pressure from MPs, academics and campaigners, with dozens of other students still stranded

A step to the right direction. Bring them all in!
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.

A piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard

theconversation.com/vikings-were...

@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @bgs.ac.uk