UCD Archaeological Sciences

05/10/2026

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A great lineup for the 3rd Annual Irish Association of Professional Osteoarchaeologists (IAPO) seminar in Belfast Sat 21 November 2026. It includes our own Dr Jess Beck and Assoc. Prof. Jessica Smyth of UCD School of Archaeology with Dr Zachary Cofran of Vassar College speaking on the Linkardstown burial in the Phoenix Park. It promises to be a great day concluding with a keynote address by Prof Eileen Murphy of QUB - Archaeology on 'Interpreting emotional performance in Irish Medieval burials'.

26/09/2026

A focus on some of our research by UCD Research

Major advances in scientific archaeology and the development of cutting-edge technologies are transforming our understanding of the past. Evidence that is invisible to the naked eye can now be tracked and analysed, revealing new dimensions to the story of our past.

09/09/2026

First seminar of our academic year. All welcome!

09/09/2026

New findings from old bones: bears, not cows at Ferriter's Cove

23/02/2026

New research led by Barry Molloy from University College Dublin has uncovered evidence that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.

Archaeological investigations at Gomolava in northern Serbia revealed a grave containing more than 77 individuals, 87% of whom were female. Genetic and isotopic analyses indicate the victims were largely unrelated and likely came from different communities.

Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the findings shed new light on Iron Age conflict and the use of large-scale violence to assert power and control over land and resources.

Learn more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/JWnpmt

30/09/2025

ViMi 6 announced:

Dear friends and colleagues,

After a year without a Virtual Micromorphology Meeting (ViMi), we are happy to announce that the ViMi6 will take place online on February 5-6 (Thursday and Friday), 2026, between 13:00 – 16:00h (CET). ViMi6 is planned as a joint venture of the University of Cologne and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The conference will be held on Zoom and is completely free of charge.

While the focus of ViMi6 is on Archaeological Soil Micromorphology, related topics and complementary techniques are also welcome. The main goal of ViMi6 is to sustain an open international community that encourages discussions and active collaborations around our thin sections. The language of communication is English.

To register, please follow this Zoom-link: https://s.zoom.us/m/bZEE1gPIv.

We have prepared some questions about your interests and wishes to help us plan the event more effectively. If you would like to propose and moderate a breakout session (30 minutes), present thin sections via live microscopy (30 minutes), or prepare a keynote presentation (15 minutes), let us know through your registration or via email. The deadline for proposals is November 14, 2025.

Also, we are searching again for the best microphotograph of the year! To participate, please send your high-quality microphotograph, along with a description (maximum 300 words), your full name, and affiliation, by January 30, 2026, to [email protected]. The winner will receive a prize and a certificate. The victorious picture and other microphotographs from the participants may be also shared on our new Instagram-account .micro (with prior consent from the authors and acknowledgement, of course).

As this is a public workshop, please feel free to share this invitation with others.

07/03/2025

Call for papers still open for this