UCD Archaeological Society

The UCD Archaeological Society (ARCHSOC) has been in existence in UCD since 1943. It is run by archaeological students and is dedicated to providing lectures, excursions and artefact displays that benefit the students of Archaeology here in UCD. The society also acts as a social outlet for undergraduates and postgraduates and aims to create a sense of community within the college. You can contact the society during the year by speaking to committee members at the various events or by writing to them by email or c/o UCD School of Archaeology, Newman Building, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.

ARCHSOC Seminar Series 24-25

These sessions will take place in the Barry Raftery Seminar Room, Ardmore Annex 4-5pm unless otherwise stated 

Autumn Trimester

10th October - Dr Floor Huisman

Others to be confirmed 

Spring Trimester

23rd January - Pseudo-Excavation" - Combining Archaeological Geophysics with Targeted Soil Coring for the Multi-Sited Study of an Irish Medieval Landscape. It will be delivered by Andrew Bair, a PhD candidate visiting from Harvard University. 

For the Livestream link - click(opens in a new window) here

The Zoom link will be sent out to those who have filled out the form on Wednesday evening.

30th January - Nirjutiqarviulauqtut / ᓂᕐᔪᑎᕐᑲᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ (‘Places where animals were found’): Archaeological mapping in northern Foxe Basin (Ammitq), Nunavut, Arctic Canada. Delivered by  S.P.A. Desjardins

13th February - Genocide, gendered violence, and genetics: Investigating the Early Iron Age mass graves of Gomolava in the Carpathian Basin. Delivered by Dr Barry Molloy, UCD 

27th February - To Be Announced

27th March - Terraforming in Hunter-Gatherer Ireland: creating Mesolithic futures - Professor Graeme Warren, UCD 

10th April - To be Announced

17th April - To be Announced 

Other ArchSoc Events

19th November - Joint School and ArchSoc Coffee Morning- outside Theatre L Newman Building, 11am-12pm, opportunity to meet with the School Staff as well as other students.