Monday, 26 February 2018

A taste of prehistory: feasting and science in Belfast

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I spent a very enjoyable evening on Friday (23 February 2018) at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I was participating in a ...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Ancient Irish grains

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People who are interested in food often ask me what cereals were eaten in Ireland hundreds and thousands of years ago. One of my main rese...
Thursday, 30 November 2017

Bronze Age Forum: new paper on agriculture

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I was delighted to present at paper at the Bronze Age Forum , which took place at University College Cork, Ireland from 10 to 12 November ...
Monday, 30 October 2017

Tree fruits: a different type of crop

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I was delighted to spend last week participating in an excellent workshop in the La Rioja region of northern Spain. The workshop was orga...
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Wednesday, 27 September 2017

Swords Castle: re-imagining ancient foods

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A few weeks ago, I was delighted to participate in a public event at Swords Castle. The event formed part of a collaborative project that ...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017

Participating in the EAA conference, Maastricht

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I am delighted to be in Maastricht, where I am participating in the 2017 EAA conference. The EAA (European Association of Archaeologists) ...
Friday, 28 July 2017

Building our lab resources: a comparative collection

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Spelt wheat, ready for harvest These are busy times for members of the Bioarch Laboratory at UCD School of Archaeology , where we are bu...