Jessica Smyth

Left-leaning, Dublin-based prehistorian. Associate Prof at UCD. All opinions my own.

[Hannah Parsons-Morgan @Beathas_Ailsa]

Absolutely harrowing testimony from speakers Georgia Andreou, whose students have been displaced and killed, and Fadel Al Utol, who travelled some distance in Gaza to get signal to report on the destruction and looting of Gaza's heritage, and that he's not slept in three days.

[BAR Publishing @BAR_Publishing]

If Iron Age torcs float your boat, you might also enjoy @nomadic_treads' upcoming book 'Iron Age Wetland Deposition'. Available soon!

This is the debut title in our new Archaeology of Prehistoric Ireland and Britain series 🎉 @NWilkinBM
@JessHSmyth @pre_historian

#FindsFriday

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

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[Elisabeth Bik @MicrobiomDigest]

One of the world’s most cited scientists, Rafael Luque, suspended without pay for 13 years
The prolific chemist, who has published a study every 37 hours this year, has been sanctioned by the University of Córdoba

⁦@manuelansede⁩ reports https://t.co/DvtgsTV6sP

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@LMcAtackney I do this all the time 🤪

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@cmount1 @ucdarchaeology @IrishResearch @FabiennePigiere @ucdsocscilaw And 💩! Transporting manure seems a big focus among traditional agro-pastoralists

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

New 'Passage Tomb People' open access paper: first evidence for cattle traction in Ireland (& Britain) c.3600BC. What were they used for?! https://t.co/sQwVsYQvNR

[Ulster Museum @UlsterMuseum]

This week, we've been taking samples from some of our bog butter collections with @KarenOT101 and @JessHSmyth from UCD.

Among the first examples of bog butter from Northern Ireland to be sampled, they will help us date these objects and find out more about their uses!

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@JackmanNeil @IrishTimes Thanks @JackmanNeil ! More in the pipeline on this amazing site. Watch this space!

[Gillian Pepper @gillian_pepper]

Reading the news coverage of the @UCU #FourFights strike, I get the impression that many people don’t know what University lecturers do (and why would they?), so here’s a thread on it. I’m a psychologist, so let’s start with the work of the average psychology lecturer. 🧵👇1/18

[Ibrahim Halawa @IbrahimHalawa13]

The motion on annexation in Palestine has passed making Ireland the first country to recognise the Israeli settlement as De facto annexation.

LOVE YOU IRELAND ♥️🇮🇪♥️🇵🇸♥️

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@Hugh_Willmott @sheffielduni @UniShefArch Devastating news, and so short-sighted. Sheffield and Archaeology are synonymous. Thinking of you all today - utterly cruel treatment by your employer.

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

Graduated UCD in 2000, contemplating an MA in Landscape Archaeology. Had a scholarship to stay but a lecturer whispered to me "Go to @UniShefArch instead. It's the best one". They weren't wrong! Amazing course, amazing staff, transformative. #ArchaeologistMadeInSheffield

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@SueGreaney @PrehistSociety Great news Sue! A fantastic handover 🤗

[Historic Scotland @welovehistory]

Following the sell-out success of our Official @edinburghcastle Tartan Paint, we're delighted to bring even more of the colours of Scotland into your home!

Pick your favourite historic hue and let those retro-renovations begin!

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@urbanprehisto I nearly wasn't let through Munich airport security because I'd a cheese grater in my hand luggage. Potential weapon (they actually mimed the grating action)

[Dr. Alison Garden 📚🫀🖊️ @notsecretGarden]

🧵 I have a series of posts on my website (https://t.co/kdDZiRopgd) offering advice for #ECRs & #PhDs about my experience of applying for grants, postdocs & fellowships. But I absolutely do not want to perpetuate #SurvivorshipBias so I wanted to address this here.

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@jameseogan @IrishTimes Ah this depressed me so much too! Tired tired 'Us v. Them' tropes. So much amazing open access research on ringforts - no excuse for this ignorance.

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@LMcAtackney Oh my. WTF indeed!

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@JackmanNeil @VoxHib Excellent! Looking forward to that!

[Jessica Smyth @JessHSmyth]

@SueGreaney @CurrentArchaeo Just watched Mel Giles' excellent talk on bog bodies 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻