Robert C Power
@robertcpower.bsky.social
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Research Fellow. Human evolution. Ethnobotany. Ecology.
Research Ireland's studentship and postdoctoral reforms risks centralising research funding and reduces room for applicant-led projects
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https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/06/09/ireland-is-putting-its-international-reputation-for-research-at-risk/@
7 days ago
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Excited to be giving this talk at the Medieval Mile Museum in Kilkenny this Friday at 6 pm. I'll be exploring what people in 16thâ17th century Kilkenny really ate. If youâre interested in the hidden stories locked inside human remains, come along!
21 days ago
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What Iron Age Teeth Tell Us About How Farming Spread Across Botswana
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What Iron Age Teeth Tell Us About How Farming Spread Across Botswana
A new study of dental calculus from Iron Age Botswana offers the first direct microbotanical evidence of cereal consumption at these sites, shedding light on how farming spread through sustained inter...
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/what-iron-age-teeth-tell-us-about-how-farming-spread-across-botswana
about 1 month ago
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Delighted to see our new paper out in Archaeological & Anthropological Sciences! Using dental calculus microremains & proteomics, we found evidence consistent with millet consumption in Iron Age Botswana, alongside interaction between foragers, herders & farmers
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Dietary practices in Iron Age Northern and Central Botswana: microbotanical evidence from dental calculus - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
The tempo of crop adoption in the Kalahari Basin Area remains imperfectly understood, with most inferences drawn from sparse macrobotanical finds and stable isotope baselines rather than direct eviden...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-026-02500-x
about 1 month ago
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Delighted to share our new paper in Antiquity! đUsing residue analysis on Pompeian incense burners, we found the first archaeological evidence of incense use in Roman homes, including frankincense & myrrh. A glimpse into everyday ritual & sensory life in Pompeii.
doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Ashes from Pompeii: incense burners, residue analyses and domestic cult practices | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
Ashes from Pompeii: incense burners, residue analyses and domestic cult practices
https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2026.10320
2 months ago
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Red Squirrel Appreciation Day
The public are being invited to take part in a nationwide survey mapping the distribution of red and grey squirrels and pine martens. For more on this Dr Colin Lawton of University of Galwayâs School ...
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22577166/
5 months ago
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TĂĄ gĂ©arghĂĄ againn le ceĂĄrdaithe traidisiĂșnta in Ăirinn. ComhlĂĄnaigh suirbhĂ© Chomhairle na hOidhreachta, nĂ thĂłgfaidh sĂ© ach cĂșpla nĂłimĂ©ad:
www.heritagecouncil.ie/news/news-fe...
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https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/news/news-features/new-research-launched-to-address-growing-demand-for-traditional-craft-skills-in-ireland@heritagecouncil.ie
7 months ago
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Had the pleasure of delivering my talk at the WomenSOFar workshop (Aix-Marseille University) on understand variation in diet by sex in early agropastoralists. Many thanks Gwen for the invitation & for one of the most impressive discussion whiteboards Iâve ever seen!
dietevo.ie/womensofar-c...
7 months ago
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Delighted to be quoted on Neanderthal dietsâthanks Thanks
@clarissabrincat.bsky.social
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www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
#Neanderthals
#PaleoDiet
#Science
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Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?
Neanderthals were meat eaters, but new analyses show that their diets included other morsels.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/did-neanderthals-eat-anything-other-than-meat
8 months ago
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Soil in Focus: Photography Competition Launched for Soil Health Week
teagasc.ie/news--events...
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Soil in Focus: Photography Competition Launched for Soil Health Week - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
A national photography competition, âSoil in Focusâ has been launched, supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is taking place as part of Teagasc Soil Health Week, the citi...
https://teagasc.ie/news--events/news/soil-in-focus-photography-competition-launched-for-soil-health-week/
9 months ago
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Discovery of a 17th Century artillery in Castlecomer forthttps://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/features/1904611/spectacular-discovery-in-kilkenny-shook-archaeologists-to-their-core.html
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Spectacular discovery in Kilkenny shook archaeologists to their core
The forgotten fortress was bigger than Kilkenny Castle
https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/features/1904611/spectacular-discovery-in-kilkenny-shook-archaeologists-to-their-core.html
9 months ago
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Offaly foragers at Ploughing 2025 on why we should be eating from Irelandâs hedges and bogs
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Offaly foragers at Ploughing 2025 on why we should be eating from Irelandâs hedges and bogs
One Offaly couple who turned a foraging hobby into a full-time business creating syrups and dips are not only keeping a fifth generation farm alive with their success, but also reviving Irelandâs food...
https://m.independent.ie/regionals/offaly/news/offaly-foragers-at-ploughing-2025-on-why-we-should-be-eating-from-irelands-hedges-and-bogs/a306572590.html
9 months ago
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First met
#UmhaAois
in â07 (Inis OĂrr). If youâre in Kerry, donât miss the Dromid week, 14â20th: daily casting 11:30â17:30, drawing (17th), Culture Night (19th), night casting + music (20th). umha-aois.com
10 months ago
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Great start to
#IMPR2025
in Barcelona with a very informative phytolith morphomtery workshop
#archaeobotany
#imfcsi
11 months ago
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Traded lab coats for field boots in Morocco- excited to be back in the field!
#Archaeology
#Fieldwork
about 1 year ago
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