Curriculum Vitae of Mr Brian Dolan, B.A., M.A. Tutor,Doctoral Researcher and Occasional Lecturer (Last Updated: 15/04/2009)
Contact Details: Address:
Humanities Institute of Ireland H105 UCD Belfield Dublin 4
Phone: Email: Homepage:
+353 1 716 4696 brian.dolan@ucd.ie www.seandalaiocht.com
Research Interests: I am interested in most periods of European archaeology, with a particular focus on material culture, artefacts and technology. I have a background in stone tool analysis and am currently looking at the social context of ironworking technology in Iron Age and early medieval Ireland.
Publications: Book Chapters: Dolan, B. (2006) 'Lambay lithics: the taphonomy of a non-ploughzone surface scatter' In: Cleary, K. and McCarthy, G (eds). Proceedings of the Association of Young Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference 2006 . Cork: AYIA. Books Edited: Dolan, B., McQuillan, A., O'Keeffe, E. and Rice, K (Ed.). (2008) Proceedings of the Association of Young Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference 2007 . Dublin: AYIA. Dolan, B., Kenny, N (Ed.). (2005) Trowel . Dublin: Other Journals: Dolan, Brian (2009) 'Bedrocks and Bullauns: more than one use for a mortar?' Archaeology Ireland 23 (1):16-19. Other Publications: Dolan, B. (2009) World of Iron Conference 2009 . HMS News 71: Reviews Dolan, B. (2008) Review of Stone Mirror: A Novel of the Neolithic . Archaeological Review from
Cambridge: Book Reviews Dolan, B. (2007) A review of "Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories About The Past" . Trowel Vol. 11: Book Reviews Dolan, B. (2005) An Analysis of the Surface Flint Assemblage from Lambay Island, Co. Dublin . Dissertations/Theses
Professional Activities: Honours & Awards: Year: 2008. Title: UCD Seed Funding Award Year: 2008. Title: Marie Curie Fellowship Year: 2007. Title: IAI Poster Prize Year: 2007. Title: IRCHSS Postgraduate Scholarship Year: 2007. Title: NUI Travelling Studentship Year: 2005. Title: RĂşaidhrĂ de Valera Award Year: 2004. Title: UCD Postgraduate Scholarship Professional Associations: Association: Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland Role: Student Member Association: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Role: Member Association: Historical Metallurgy Society Role: Member Association: Prehistoric Society Role: Member Association: Association of young Irish Archaeologists Role: Chairperson Conference Contributions: Dolan, Brian (2009) Co-organiser of the TAT 09 conference (www.tat2009.com). [Conference Organising Committee Member], Thinking About 'Things': Interdisciplinary Futures in Material Culture , Dublin , 05-MAY-09 - 07-MAY-09. Dolan, B. (2008) The Irish Iron Database. [Poster Presentation], UCD School of Archaeology Research Seminar 2008 , Dublin , 11-DEC-08 - 11-DEC-08.
Dolan, B. (2008) Early Iron in Ireland: Looking at the Social Context of Iron Technology in Iron Age and Early Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], HMS Research in Progress 2008 , Cardiff , 28-NOV-08 - 28-NOV-08. Dolan, B. (2008) Slags and Society: Making and Using Iron in Early Medieval Ireland. [Oral Presentation], UCD School of Archaeology PhD Seminar , Dublin , 23-OCT-08 - 23-OCT-08. Dolan, B (2008) The Irish Iron Database. [Poster Presentation], IAI Autumn Conference 2008 New Horizons: Advances in technical methods in Irish archaeology , Sligo , 17-OCT-08 19-OCT-08. Dolan, B. (2008) New Research into the Archaeology of Irish Ironworking. [Oral Presentation], Early Iron in Europe , Huttenberg, Austria , 08-SEP-08 - 12-SEP-08. Dolan, B. (2008) A load of Bullauns? Bedrock Mortars and Iron Production in Early Ireland. [Oral Presentation], UCD Graduate School Workshop: 'Writing and giving conference papers' , Dublin , 07-NOV-08 - 07-NOV-08. Dolan, B. (2008) Early Irish Ironworking. [Poster Presentation], World Archaeological Congress 6 , Dublin , 29-JUN-08 - 04-JUL-08. Dolan, B. (2007) New research into the archaeology of Irish early medieval ironworking. [Oral Presentation], Historical Metallurgy Society Annual Conference: Metals and Metalworking in Ireland , Dublin , 14-SEP-07 - 16-SEP-07. Dolan, B. (2007) Early Irish Ironworking. [Poster Presentation], IAI Autumn Conference 2007 Rethinking Irish Archaeology: Old Ground, New Ideas , Galway , 19-OCT-07 - 21-OCT-07. Dolan, B. (2007) Chair of Organising Committee. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Association of Young Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference 2007 , Dublin , 23-FEB-07 - 25-FEB-07. Dolan, B. (2006) Pulling Rabbits out of Hats: Stone Tools and the Prehistory of Lambay Island. [Oral Presentation], Association of Young Irish Archaeologists Annual Conference 2006 , Cork , 03-FEB-06 - 05-FEB-06. Cooney, G. and Dolan, B. (2005) Making places: axe production and lithic scatters in an island world. [Oral Presentation], Flint and Stone in the Neolithic Period , London , 07-NOV-05 07-NOV-05.
Employment: Employer: UCD School of Archaeology Position: Occasional Lecturer Employer: UCD School of Archaeology
Position: Tutor Employer: UCD School of Archaeology Position: Research Assistant Employer: UCD School of Archaeology Position: Tutor and Research Assistant
Education: Year: 2004 Institution: UCD Qualification: BA (Hons.) Subject: Archaeology and History Year: 2005 Institution: UCD Qualification: Master of Arts Subject: Archaeology
Outreach Activities: In April 2008 I gave a series of 'taster talks' in archaeology as part of the UCD Stepping Stones programme for primary school children