Ancient Food and Farming

Friday, 29 August 2014

Corncockle: a noxious weed in medieval Ireland?

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Corncockle (from Wikimedia Commons ) Corncockle ( Agrostemma githago ) has been in the news recently after the BBC programme, Countryf...
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Friday, 25 July 2014

New book: agriculture in early medieval Ireland

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Together with my collaborators at University College Dublin and Queen’s University Belfast , I am delighted to see that our new book...
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Friday, 27 June 2014

Apples in early historic Ireland: insights from law texts and archaeobotany

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This weekend, I will be attending a conference in honour of Professor Fergus Kelly on the occasion of his retirement. Prof. Kelly’s s...
Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Environmental archaeology: standardisation of approaches in the Republic of Ireland

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Dealing with disparate datasets During recent years, I have been involved in several major research projects that undertook analysis of...
Monday, 28 April 2014

Grinding of cereals using quern stones

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Grinding flour on an ancient quern stone As part of the “Archaeology of Food” module that I am currently teaching at UCD School of Archa...
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Friday, 28 March 2014

Reconstruction of Viking house and garden, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin

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Background Construction of Viking house (image from National Botanic Gardens ) I am a member of the team who is currently reconstr...
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Meriel McClatchie
This blog reveals how studies in archaeology and archaeobotany can provide new insights into ancient food and farming. I am an Assistant Professor at UCD School of Archaeology in the Republic of Ireland.
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