There’s just something about snails 🐌 This little guy sitting atop his capital letter is from Foras Feasa ar Éirinn, 1698. Collected by Eugene O’Curry in 1838, it is one of several Irish language manuscripts held in UCD Special Collections

Hats off to States Exam Commission Department of Education for relevant and contemporary material in exams this year. ExperimentArchaeolog UCD Archaeology UCD Social Sciences featured in JC History paper today and work of geographer Niamh Cullen DCU History & Geog featured in JC Geography paper yesterday!

The difference just a few weeks makes! Here's the before and after of our crop field, now growing leeks, cabbages, beans, and more 🫛🥬

We used a super easy, no dig technique to get our allotment up and running in under 45 minutes -- and you can too! Here's how ⬇️

Last night we were delighted to welcome Prof Joanna Bruck (University College Dublin) to give our Meyerstein Lecture in Archaeology 2024. She introduced her amazing European Research Council (ERC) project on animals & society in Bronze Age Europe. Animals and Society in Bronze Age Europe. Hosted by a really lovely events team Merton College, Oxford

Great morning in our School! A big thanks to our School Manger Belinda for organising it!

Applications are still open for our MSc/Graduate Diploma in Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture - see below 👇🏼

Did you know that we have just over 100 museums within our EXARC member network? This year’s IMD theme is “Museums for Education and Research”
exarc.net/members/venues

#EXARC #Experimental #Archaeology #happy #Museum #day #member #Network #education #research #join #visit #join us

Since their museum is small, Sonia looks after the reconstructed buildings & collection of artefacts, organizes repair, but also educational activities, documentation & creation of social media content.
#EXARC #Experimental #Archaeology #RETOLD #museum #Digitalization #curator

Join group coordinator Nele in the launch of EXARC's textiles working group! Share ideas & best practice & get to know other people interested in all things textiles & #experimental #archaeology !
exarc.net/events/launch-…
#EXARC #Work #group #Discord #joinus

UCD School of Archaeology seeks to now appoint a Teaching Fellow for the 2024/2025 academic year primarily to support teaching in the School’s undergraduate programmes.
Go to UCD Vacancies and enter 'Academic' and 'Archaeology' in search fields
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecruit…

⛏️ IDEAL HOMES is a selection of studies of domestic objects and lives, demonstrating the commonalities humans share when there is ‘no place like home’, enhancing archaeological knowledge of the realities of life in the past. Order it here👉t.ly/5TrZk (Dr) Rena Maguire

We are delighted to announce that Lisa Glass is the recipient of the 2024 Roebuck Medal. Now in its 4th year, the Roebuck Medal is awarded to the student who best exemplifies the values of our initial teacher education programmes.