Description
This talk is part of the week long Summer Series 2025. This year the focus is on the Boyne Valley which was also
the target of our outings in May.
Please note that if you wish to attend all five talks, you should become a member which will give you free access to the talks and also to the three other talks in the rest of the year.
When you book this talk on-line, you will receive an email with the link to the on-line version. You are also very welcome to attend the talk in person.
Stephen Mandel (from Irish Archaeology Field School iafs.ie)
Dr Stephen Mandel is passionate about the outdoor classroom and active, tactile learning. He has dedicated his career to bringing the Irish landscape, archaeology and history to life for all, from early school children to university students to culturally curious retirees.
He holds BA (mod) and PhD degrees in Geology (1991) and Geoarchaeology (1995) from Trinity College Dublin. He is the co-founder of the Irish Archaeology Field School (2005), the Irish Heritage School (2016), Cultural Tourism Ireland (2010), Dig it Kids (2011) and CRDS Ltd (1997). Prior to 1997, Steve spent two years as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Archaeology Department, University College Dublin, during which time he also undertook a research fellowship in Bologna, Italy.
Since 2015, Steve has served as an international guest speaker for the Archaeological Institute of America’s lecture program. In 2018, he was appointed to the Cultural Heritage Advisory Panel for the Dublin City Council Culture Company. In 2019, he was appointed to the executive board of the Discovery Programme, the state centre for archaeology and innovation in Ireland. Also in 2019, he was appointed as a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Museum.
Previously, Steve served as Vice-Chairperson of the Royal Irish Academy Committee for Archaeology from 2009 to 2014. From 2012 to 2015 he was the External Examiner in Applied Archaeology at Sligo Institute of Technology. In 2013, he was appointed to a European Commission DG Enterprise Project to review cultural heritage tourism across the European Union. He served as financial advisor to the WAC-6 (2009).
