Animals & Society in Bronze Age Europe
@ansoc-erc.bsky.social
ANSOC is creating a new vision of the Bronze Age with animals as active participants in past social worlds
https://ansoc.net
Funded by the ERC Advanced Grant scheme, led by Professor Joanna Brück in the School of Archaeology at University College Dublin
https://ansoc.net
Funded by the ERC Advanced Grant scheme, led by Professor Joanna Brück in the School of Archaeology at University College Dublin
Massive thanks from the ANSOC team & @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social to all of our brilliant colleagues & to our partners Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service & @nmireland.bsky.social for a wildly successful #BronzeAgeForum @ucddublin.bsky.social!!! We had the best time!!!
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Massive thanks from the ANSOC team & @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social to all of our brilliant colleagues & to our partners Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service & @nmireland.bsky.social for a wildly successful #BronzeAgeForum @ucddublin.bsky.social!!! We had the best time!!!
Our sincerest thanks to @nationalmons.bsky.social for sending us so many wonderful items to share with our interantional delegates at #BronzeAgeForum 2025
#BronzeAge #archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
#BronzeAge #archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Our sincerest thanks to @nationalmons.bsky.social for sending us so many wonderful items to share with our interantional delegates at #BronzeAgeForum 2025
#BronzeAge #archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
#BronzeAge #archaeology @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social
Day 1 at #BronzeAgeForum 2025 @ucddublin.bsky.social delegates are arriving, badges and programmes in hand, and a quick coffee and chat before we get going #BronzeAge #archaeology #ANSOC
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Day 1 at #BronzeAgeForum 2025 @ucddublin.bsky.social delegates are arriving, badges and programmes in hand, and a quick coffee and chat before we get going #BronzeAge #archaeology #ANSOC
Join us today @ucddublin.bsky.social for the #BronzeAgeForum 2025 Brought to you by @ansoc-erc.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service and @nmireland.bsky.social #BronzeAge Follow the signs!
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Join us today @ucddublin.bsky.social for the #BronzeAgeForum 2025 Brought to you by @ansoc-erc.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, National Monuments Service and @nmireland.bsky.social #BronzeAge Follow the signs!
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
This week the #ANSOC team are putting the final touches to the Bronze Age Forum 2025, which takes place @ucddublin.bsky.social on 14-16 November. Final programme and abstracts are now on bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com A few final tickets remain #BronzeAge
This week the #ANSOC team are putting the final touches to the Bronze Age Forum 2025, which takes place @ucddublin.bsky.social on 14-16 November. Final programme and abstracts are now on bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com A few final tickets remain #BronzeAge
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
This week the #ANSOC team are putting the final touches to the Bronze Age Forum 2025, which takes place @ucddublin.bsky.social on 14-16 November. Final programme and abstracts are now on bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com A few final tickets remain #BronzeAge
This week the #ANSOC team are putting the final touches to the Bronze Age Forum 2025, which takes place @ucddublin.bsky.social on 14-16 November. Final programme and abstracts are now on bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com A few final tickets remain #BronzeAge
@kristinaoma.bsky.social: "Those death did not part. Human-dog burials in Iron Age Northern Norway."
@yrjaskj.bsky.social: "Encounters in Stone: Red Deer - Human Relationships in the Late Mesolithic Rock Art site Vingen"
@phoebe-liu.bsky.social: "The origins of animal transactions in Britain"
@yrjaskj.bsky.social: "Encounters in Stone: Red Deer - Human Relationships in the Late Mesolithic Rock Art site Vingen"
@phoebe-liu.bsky.social: "The origins of animal transactions in Britain"
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@kristinaoma.bsky.social: "Those death did not part. Human-dog burials in Iron Age Northern Norway."
@yrjaskj.bsky.social: "Encounters in Stone: Red Deer - Human Relationships in the Late Mesolithic Rock Art site Vingen"
@phoebe-liu.bsky.social: "The origins of animal transactions in Britain"
@yrjaskj.bsky.social: "Encounters in Stone: Red Deer - Human Relationships in the Late Mesolithic Rock Art site Vingen"
@phoebe-liu.bsky.social: "The origins of animal transactions in Britain"
@nnicaoidh.bsky.social: "Cattle-gorisation? : nonhuman animal taxonomies in Nordic Bronze Age rock art"
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@nnicaoidh.bsky.social: "Cattle-gorisation? : nonhuman animal taxonomies in Nordic Bronze Age rock art"
@fjhuisman.bsky.social: "Where the cattle roam – The landscape and environmental context of Bronze Age animal architecture"
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@fjhuisman.bsky.social: "Where the cattle roam – The landscape and environmental context of Bronze Age animal architecture"
@eswallow.bsky.social: "‘Refuse’-ing the dismissal of the everyday: investigating the deposition of disarticulated animal remains in Bronze Age Europe"
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@eswallow.bsky.social: "‘Refuse’-ing the dismissal of the everyday: investigating the deposition of disarticulated animal remains in Bronze Age Europe"
Kate Kanne: "Bridging all the binaries: integrating contemporary theory with scientific approaches to archaeological animals."
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Kate Kanne: "Bridging all the binaries: integrating contemporary theory with scientific approaches to archaeological animals."
Papers given included:
@alexsiekmann.bsky.social: "Ancient Livestock, Ancient Genes: The Genetics of Bronze Age Cattle and Sheep in Britain and the Netherlands."
@alexsiekmann.bsky.social: "Ancient Livestock, Ancient Genes: The Genetics of Bronze Age Cattle and Sheep in Britain and the Netherlands."
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Papers given included:
@alexsiekmann.bsky.social: "Ancient Livestock, Ancient Genes: The Genetics of Bronze Age Cattle and Sheep in Britain and the Netherlands."
@alexsiekmann.bsky.social: "Ancient Livestock, Ancient Genes: The Genetics of Bronze Age Cattle and Sheep in Britain and the Netherlands."
@erc.europa.eu @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
Many thanks to all of the participants and attendees in EAA session #111 'Let's address the other-than-human animal in the room', which was held in-person at UCD on 3rd Sept 2025 #ANSOC #ERC #BronzeAge
Many thanks to all of the participants and attendees in EAA session #111 'Let's address the other-than-human animal in the room', which was held in-person at UCD on 3rd Sept 2025 #ANSOC #ERC #BronzeAge
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
@erc.europa.eu @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
Many thanks to all of the participants and attendees in EAA session #111 'Let's address the other-than-human animal in the room', which was held in-person at UCD on 3rd Sept 2025 #ANSOC #ERC #BronzeAge
Many thanks to all of the participants and attendees in EAA session #111 'Let's address the other-than-human animal in the room', which was held in-person at UCD on 3rd Sept 2025 #ANSOC #ERC #BronzeAge
The team is ready ✅
The venues are still standing ✅
The programme is live ✅
The tickets are on sale (and selling fast!) ✅
Then join us @ucddublin.bsky.social forthe Bronze Age Forum 2025! #BronzeAge #BAF2025
Spread the word and we'll see you in November!
bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com
The venues are still standing ✅
The programme is live ✅
The tickets are on sale (and selling fast!) ✅
Then join us @ucddublin.bsky.social forthe Bronze Age Forum 2025! #BronzeAge #BAF2025
Spread the word and we'll see you in November!
bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The team is ready ✅
The venues are still standing ✅
The programme is live ✅
The tickets are on sale (and selling fast!) ✅
Then join us @ucddublin.bsky.social forthe Bronze Age Forum 2025! #BronzeAge #BAF2025
Spread the word and we'll see you in November!
bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com
The venues are still standing ✅
The programme is live ✅
The tickets are on sale (and selling fast!) ✅
Then join us @ucddublin.bsky.social forthe Bronze Age Forum 2025! #BronzeAge #BAF2025
Spread the word and we'll see you in November!
bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @irarchaeology.bsky.social
Conference Programme
We are delighted to share our conference programme, which will see over 50 papers on a wide range of topics across the three days of the meeting #BronzeAgeForum
Conference Programme
We are delighted to share our conference programme, which will see over 50 papers on a wide range of topics across the three days of the meeting #BronzeAgeForum
August 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @irarchaeology.bsky.social
Conference Programme
We are delighted to share our conference programme, which will see over 50 papers on a wide range of topics across the three days of the meeting #BronzeAgeForum
Conference Programme
We are delighted to share our conference programme, which will see over 50 papers on a wide range of topics across the three days of the meeting #BronzeAgeForum
BRONZE AGE FORUM 2025
The deadline for abstract submissions to this year's Bronze Age Forum at @ucddublin.bsky.social and hosted by @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social is Friday 27th June 2025. Submit your abstract today! #BronzeAge #ANSOC #zooarchaeology
The deadline for abstract submissions to this year's Bronze Age Forum at @ucddublin.bsky.social and hosted by @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social is Friday 27th June 2025. Submit your abstract today! #BronzeAge #ANSOC #zooarchaeology
April 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
BRONZE AGE FORUM 2025
The deadline for abstract submissions to this year's Bronze Age Forum at @ucddublin.bsky.social and hosted by @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social is Friday 27th June 2025. Submit your abstract today! #BronzeAge #ANSOC #zooarchaeology
The deadline for abstract submissions to this year's Bronze Age Forum at @ucddublin.bsky.social and hosted by @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social is Friday 27th June 2025. Submit your abstract today! #BronzeAge #ANSOC #zooarchaeology
We are delighted to announce that the Bronze Age Forum will be hosted by UCD School of Archaeology, 14-16 Nov 2025, with kind support of @nationalmons.bsky.social, TII and @nmireland.bsky.social. For info see bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com #BronzeAge #Archaeology
January 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
We are delighted to announce that the Bronze Age Forum will be hosted by UCD School of Archaeology, 14-16 Nov 2025, with kind support of @nationalmons.bsky.social, TII and @nmireland.bsky.social. For info see bronzeageforum2025.wordpress.com #BronzeAge #Archaeology
For our final introduction of the week on this #FelineFriday, we have the glorious Albert in repose, manager of our ERC Research Project Manager, and military historian, Dr Paul Huddie! #CatsOfHistorians
November 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
For our final introduction of the week on this #FelineFriday, we have the glorious Albert in repose, manager of our ERC Research Project Manager, and military historian, Dr Paul Huddie! #CatsOfHistorians
Continuing #CatsOfPrehistorians & ANSOC team introductions are Roger Daltrey (18 years old), and his annoying little adopted sister, Princess Leia (12 years old), relaxing after a long day working as PhD researcher Eleanor Swallow's assistant, collating & interpreting animal deposits #Archaeology
November 28, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Continuing #CatsOfPrehistorians & ANSOC team introductions are Roger Daltrey (18 years old), and his annoying little adopted sister, Princess Leia (12 years old), relaxing after a long day working as PhD researcher Eleanor Swallow's assistant, collating & interpreting animal deposits #Archaeology
Or if you’ve only got human skeleton decorations in your common room and have to improvise
November 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Or if you’ve only got human skeleton decorations in your common room and have to improvise
Next up for the ANSOC team, and our very industrious #CatsOfPrehistorians, is Dr Floor Huisman @fjhuisman.bsky.social , a postdoc working on our #AnimalArchitectures, and Tommy 'the tuxedo cat' who is helping to review her work and making sure she takes regular (petting!) breaks. #Archaeology #Cats
November 27, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Next up for the ANSOC team, and our very industrious #CatsOfPrehistorians, is Dr Floor Huisman @fjhuisman.bsky.social , a postdoc working on our #AnimalArchitectures, and Tommy 'the tuxedo cat' who is helping to review her work and making sure she takes regular (petting!) breaks. #Archaeology #Cats
Massive thanks to all of our new followers!!!
To introduce our team & project, we thought we'd do it via our animal friends. First up is Willow, "assisting" Prof Jo Brück, our projectPI, in lecture prep! #Archaeology #cats @ucddublin.bsky.social people.ucd.ie/joanna.bruck
To introduce our team & project, we thought we'd do it via our animal friends. First up is Willow, "assisting" Prof Jo Brück, our projectPI, in lecture prep! #Archaeology #cats @ucddublin.bsky.social people.ucd.ie/joanna.bruck
November 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Massive thanks to all of our new followers!!!
To introduce our team & project, we thought we'd do it via our animal friends. First up is Willow, "assisting" Prof Jo Brück, our projectPI, in lecture prep! #Archaeology #cats @ucddublin.bsky.social people.ucd.ie/joanna.bruck
To introduce our team & project, we thought we'd do it via our animal friends. First up is Willow, "assisting" Prof Jo Brück, our projectPI, in lecture prep! #Archaeology #cats @ucddublin.bsky.social people.ucd.ie/joanna.bruck
Professor Joanna Bruck of UCD School of Archaeology was awarded €2.5million for her research project back in 2022. See full details about this project and its Principal Investigator at ucdsocscilaw.info/ERC #ERCAdG
November 19, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Professor Joanna Bruck of UCD School of Archaeology was awarded €2.5million for her research project back in 2022. See full details about this project and its Principal Investigator at ucdsocscilaw.info/ERC #ERCAdG