Ferrandin, SarahPlunkett, GillBritton, KateGuiry, EricBelgane, Fiona2025-07-242025-07-242025-08Ferrandin, S, Plunkett, G, Britton, K, Guiry, E & Belgane, F 2025, 'Dual role of human activities and climate in pre-industrial nitrogen shifts in Ireland', Journal of Archaeological Science, vol. 180, 106271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.1062710305-4403https://hdl.handle.net/2164/25749For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. We thank the following for permission to sample and for logistical help: Jerry O'Sullivan (Transport Infrastructure Ireland), N. O'Connor, E. Ashe, B. Gilhooly and S. Weadick (National Museum of Ireland), G. Ramsey and N. Baker (National Museums Northern Ireland), J. McDowell and S. Mussen (Historic Environment Division), J. Findlater and F. McCormick (Queen's University Belfast), R. Ó Baoill (Queen's University Belfast, Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork), K. Neil (Ulster Museum), J. Lyttleton (then University College Cork), R. MacDonald and J. Hepburn (then University of British Columbia), M. Dowd (Atlantic Technological University), T. Kahlert (then IT Sligo), G. Stout (then National Monuments Service) and M Stout (then Dublin City University), R. Crumlish and C. Jones (National University of Ireland Galway), D. Moore (Moore Group), S. Ní hAodha, S. Scully and C. McConway (then Archaeological Development Services Ltd.), F. O'Carroll and S. Mandal (then Cultural Resource Development Services Ltd.), S. Johnston (then Arch Tech Ltd.), R. Gillespie (Mayo County Council). We also thank M. Blaauw (Queen's University Belfast) for his help with modelling radiocarbon age uncertainties.113167511engSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 15 - Life on LandNitrogen cycleStable isotopesPalaeoanthropoceneBronze age IrelandHerbivorous ungulatesAnthropogenic activityClimate changeCC ArchaeologySupplementary DataDASCCJournal article10.1016/j.jas.2025.106271180