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Gill Plunkett

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  • Room 01.034 - 42 Fitzwilliam Street

    United Kingdom

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I am open to PhD applications in the fields of: Cryptotephra; Palynology; Mid- to Late Holocene environmental change (peat-based proxies); Prehistoric Ireland (environment/economy/land-use); Past human-environment dynamics

19972020

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2020

Cultural Change And The Climate Record In Final Prehistoric And Early Medieval Ireland

Coyle McClung, L. & Plunkett, G., 17 Feb 2020, (Accepted) In : Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Section C, Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature. 120

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Cultural land-use and vegetation dynamics in the uplands of northern Portugal from the middle Ages to the Modern period

Sá Ferreira, C., Plunkett, G. & Fontes, L., 19 May 2020, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 11 p.

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Siccitas magna ultra modum: Examining the occurrence and societal impact of droughts in Prehistoric Ireland

Plunkett, G., Brown, D. & Swindles, G. T., 30 Mar 2020, In : Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Section C, Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature. p. 1-21 21 p.

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Smoking guns and volcanic ash: the importance of sparse tephras in Greenland ice cores

Plunkett, G., Sigl, M., Pilcher, J., McConnell, J., Chellman, N., Steffensen, J. P. & Büntgen, U., 10 Mar 2020, (Accepted) In : Polar Research.

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2019

A Late Bronze Age field system and settlement on the Antrim Plateau: preliminary results

Gardiner, M., Megarry, W. P. & Plunkett, G., 01 Dec 2019, In : Journal of Irish Archaeology. 28, p. 49-57

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Refining the statistical parameters for constructing tree-ring chronologies using short-lived species: Alder (Alnus glutinosa Gaertn)

Barrett, M-T., Brown, D. & Plunkett, G., 01 Jun 2019, In : Dendrochronologia. 55, p. 16-24

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Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries

Swindles, G., Morris, P., Mullan, D., Payne, R., Roland, T., Amesbury, M., Lamentowicz, M., Turner, E., Gallego-Sala, A., Sim, T., Barr, I., Blaauw, M., Blundell, A., Chambers, F., Charman, D., Feurdean, A., Galloway, J., Galka, M., Green, S., Kajukalo, K. & 19 others, Karofeld, E., Korhola, A., Lamentowicz, L., Langdon, P., Marcisz, K., Mauquoy, D., Mazei, Y., McKeown, M., Mitchell, E., Novenko, E., Plunkett, G., Roe, H., Schoning, K., Sillasoo, Ü., Tsyganov, A., van der Linden, M., Vallranta, M., Warner, B. & Swindles, G., 21 Oct 2019, In : Nature Geoscience. 12, p. 922-928 7 p.

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8 Citations (Scopus)
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2018

Ash from the Changbaishan Qixiangzhan eruption: A new early Holocene marker horizon across East Asia: A New Early Holocene Marker Horizon Across East Asia

Sun, C., Wang, L., Plunkett, G., You, H., Zhu, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, B., Chu, G. & Liu, J., Aug 2018, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 123, 8, p. 6442-6450 9 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)
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Defining the potential source region of volcanic ash in northwest Europe during the Mid- to Late Holocene

Plunkett, G. & Pilcher, J. R., Apr 2018, In : Earth-Science Reviews. 179, p. 20-37 18 p.

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18 Citations (Scopus)
152 Downloads (Pure)

Multi-proxy indicators in a Pontocaspian system: a depth transect of surface sediment in the SE Caspian Sea

Leroy, S. A. G., Chalié, F., Wesselingh, F. P., Sanjani, M. S., Lahijani, H. A. K., Athersuch, J., Struck, U., Plunkett, G., Reimer, P. J., Habibi, P., Haghani, S., Naderi Beni, A. & Arpe, K., 2018, In : Geologica Belgica. 21, 3-4, p. 143-165

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5 Citations (Scopus)
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Plant controls on Late Quaternary whole ecosystem structure and function

Jeffers, E. S., Whitehouse, N. J., Lister, A., Plunkett, G., Barratt, P., Smyth, E., Lamb, P., Dee, M. W., Brookes, S. J., Willis, K. J., Froyd, C. A., Watson, J. E. & Bonsall, M. B., Jun 2018, In : Ecology Letters. 21, 6, p. 814-825

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8 Citations (Scopus)
184 Downloads (Pure)
2017

Multi-proxy dating of Iceland’s major pre-settlement Katla eruption to 822/3 CE

Büntgen, U., Eggertsson, Ó., Wacker, L., Sigl, M., Ljungqvist, F. C., Di Cosmo, N., Plunkett, G., Krusic, P. J., Newfield, T. P., Esper, J., Lane, C., Reinig, F. & Oppenheimer, C., 2017, In : Geology.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Trace element analysis of Late Holocene tephras from Greenland ice cores

Plunkett, G., Pearce, N. J., McConnell, J., Pilcher, J., Sigl, M. & Zhao, H., 01 Oct 2017, In : Quaternary Newsletter. 143, p. 10-20 21 p.

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2016

A mid to late Holocene cryptotephra framework from eastern North America

Mackay, H., Hughes, P. D. M., Jensen, B. J. L., Langdon, P. G., Pyne-O'Donnell, S. D. F., Plunkett, G., Froese, D. G., Coulter, S. & Gardner, J. E., 15 Jan 2016, In : Quaternary Science Reviews. 132, p. 101-113

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26 Citations (Scopus)
280 Downloads (Pure)
2015

Asynchrony in key Holocene chronologies: Evidence from Irish bog pines

Torbenson, M. C. A., Plunkett, G., Brown, D. M., Pilcher, J. R. & Leuschner, H. H., Sep 2015, In : Geology. 43, 9, p. 799-802 3 p.

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11 Citations (Scopus)
232 Downloads (Pure)

Distal tephrochronology in volcanic regions: Challenges and insights from Kamchatkan lake sediments

Plunkett, G., Coulter, S. E., Ponomareva, V. V., Blaauw, M., Klimaschewski, A. & Hammarlund, D., Nov 2015, In : Global and Planetary Change. 134, p. 26-40 15 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)
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The history of volcanic eruptions since Roman times

Sigl, M., McConnell, J. R., Toohey, M., Plunkett, G., Ludlow, F., Winstrup, M., Kipfstuhl, S. & Motizuki, Y., Dec 2015, In : Past Global Changes Magazine. 23, 2, p. 48-49 2 p.

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Timing and climate forcing of volcanic eruptions for the past 2,500 years

Sigl, M., Winstrup, M., McConnell, J. R., Welten, K. C., Plunkett, G., Ludlow, F., Büntgen, U., Caffee, M., Chellman, N., Dahl-Jensen, D., Fischer, H., Kipfstuhl, S., Kostick, C., Maselli, O. J., Mekhaldi, F., Mulvaney, R., Muscheler, R., Pasteris, D. R., Pilcher, J. R., Salzer, M. & 4 others, Schüpbach, S., Steffensen, J. P., Vinther, B. M. & Woodruff, T. E., 30 Jul 2015, In : Nature. 523, 7562, p. 543–549 7 p.

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374 Citations (Scopus)
3365 Downloads (Pure)
2014

Ash from Changbaishan Millennium eruption recorded in Greenland ice: Implications for determining the eruption's timing and impact

Sun, C., Plunkett, G., Liu, J., Zhao, H., Sigl, M., McConnell, J. R., Pilcher, J. R., Vinther, B., Steffensen, J. P. & Hall, V., Jan 2014, In : Geophysical Research Letters. 41, 2, p. 694-701 8 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)
351 Downloads (Pure)

Rapid climate change did not cause population collapse at the end of the European Bronze Age

Armit, I., Swindles, G. T., Becker, K., Plunkett, G. & Blaauw, M., 02 Dec 2014, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111, 48, p. 17045-17049 5 p.

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40 Citations (Scopus)
306 Downloads (Pure)

Transatlantic distribution of the Alaskan White River Ash

Jensen, B., Pyne-O'Donnell, S., Plunkett, G., Froese, D. G., Hughes, P. D. M., Sigl, M., McConnell, J. R., Amesbury, M. J., Blackwell, P. G., van den Bogaard, C., Buck, C. E., Charman, D. J., Clague, J. J., Hall, V., Koch, J., Mackay, H., Mallon, G., McColl, L. & Pilcher, J. R., Oct 2014, In : Geology. 42, 10, p. 875-878

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72 Citations (Scopus)
802 Downloads (Pure)
2013

Centennial-scale climate change in Ireland during the Holocene

Swindles, G. T., Lawson, I. T., Matthews, I. P., Blaauw, M., Daley, T. J., Charman, D. J., Roland, T. P., Plunkett, G., Schettler, G., Gearey, B. R., Turner, T. E., Rea, H. A., Roe, H. M., Amesbury, M. J., Chambers, F. M., Holmes, J., Mitchell, F. J. G., Blackford, J., Blundell, A., Branch, N. & 12 others, Holmes, J., Langdon, P., McCarroll, J., McDermott, F., Oksanen, P. O., Pritchard, O., Stastney, P., Stefanini, B., Young, D., Wheeler, J., Becker, K. & Armit, I., Nov 2013, In : Earth-Science Reviews. 126, p. 300-320 21 p.

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55 Citations (Scopus)
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Environmental indifference? A critique of environmentally deterministic theories of peatland archaeological site construction in Ireland

Plunkett, G., McDermott, C., Swindles, G. T. & Brown, D. M., 01 Feb 2013, In : Quaternary Science Reviews. 61, p. 17-31 15 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)
2012

Ecohydrological feedbacks confound peat-based climate reconstructions

Swindles, G. T., Morris, P. J., Baird, A. J., Blaauw, M. & Plunkett, G., 05 Jun 2012, In : Geophysical Research Letters. 39, 11, 4 p., L11401.

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78 Citations (Scopus)
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Holocene tephras highlight complexity of volcanic signals in Greenland ice cores

Coulter, S. E., Pilcher, J. R., Plunkett, G., Baillie, M., Hall, V. A., Steffensen, J. P., Vinther, B. M., Clausen, H. B. & Johnsen, S. J., Nov 2012, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 117, D21, 16 , D21303.

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53 Citations (Scopus)

The spatial distribution of Holocene cryptotephras in north-west Europe since 7 ka: implications for understanding ash fall events from Icelandic eruptions

Lawson, I. T., Swindles, G. T., Plunkett, G. & Greenburg, D., 18 May 2012, In : Quaternary Science Reviews. 41, p. 57-66

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55 Citations (Scopus)
2011

A 7000 yr perspective on volcanic ash clouds affecting northern Europe

Swindles, G. T., Lawson, I. T., Savov, I. P., Connor, C. B. & Plunkett, G., 05 Aug 2011, In : Geology. 39, 9, p. 887-890 4 p.

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55 Citations (Scopus)

The methodological basis for fine-resolution, multi-proxy reconstructions of ombrotrophic peat bog surface wetness’: Comments

Swindles, G. T. & Plunkett, G., Apr 2011, In : Boreas. 40, 2, p. 379-382 4 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)
2010

Age and palaeoenvironmental significance of an inter-tidal peat bed at Ballywoolen, Bann estuary, Co. Londonderry.

Wilson, P. & Plunkett, G., Nov 2010, In : Irish Geography. 43, 3, p. 265-275 11 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Dating peat profiles using tephra: stratigraphy, geochemistry and chronology

Swindles, G. T., De Vleeschouwer, F. & Plunkett, G., 2010, In : Mires and Peat. 7 Article 5, p. 1-9 9 p.

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Testing the palaeoclimatic significance of the Northern Irish bog oak record

Swindles, G. T. & Plunkett, G., Mar 2010, In : The Holocene. 20, 2, p. 155-159 5 p.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Testing the reliability of the JEOL FEGSEM 6500F electron microprobe for quantitative major element analysis of glass shards from rhyolitic tephra.

Coulter, S., Pilcher, J., Hall, V., Plunkett, G. & Davies, S. M., Jan 2010, In : Boreas. 39, 1, p. 163-169 7 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)
2009

Land-use patterns and cultural change in the Middle to Late Bronze Age in Ireland: inferences from pollen records

Plunkett, G., Jul 2009, In : Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 18, 4, p. 273-x295 23 p.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

Making hay while the sun shines? Socio-economic change, cereal production and climatic deterioration in Early Medieval Ireland

Kerr, T., Swindles, G. T. & Plunkett, G., Dec 2009, In : Journal of Archaeological Science. 36, 12, p. 2868-2874 7 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

Revealing the ancient environment on the N4, Edercloon, Co. Longford.

Bermingham, N., Plunkett, G., Reilly, E. & Stuijts, I., 2009, In : Seanda. 4, p. 12-15 4 p.

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2008

Determining the Sun's influence on Lateglacial and Holocene climates: a focus on climate response to centennial-scale solar forcing at 2800 cal. BP

Plunkett, G. & Swindles, G. T., Jan 2008, In : Quaternary Science Reviews. 27, 1-2, p. 175-184 10 p.

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44 Citations (Scopus)

Vegetation history at the multi-period prehistoric complex at Ballynahatty, Co. Down, Northern Ireland.

Plunkett, G., Carroll, F., Hartwell, B., Whitehouse, N. & Reimer, P., Jan 2008, In : Journal of Archaeological Science. 35(1), 1, p. 181-190 10 p.

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10 Citations (Scopus)
2007

A delayed climatic response to solar forcing at 2800 cal. BP: Multiproxy evidence from three Irish peatlands

Swindles, G. T., Plunkett, G. & Roe, H. M., 01 Mar 2007, In : Holocene. 17, 2, p. 177-182 6 p.

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74 Citations (Scopus)

A delayed climatic response to solar forcing at 2800 cal. BP: multi-proxy evidence from three Irish peatlands.

Swindles, G. T., Plunkett, G. & Roe, H., 2007, In : The Holocene. 17, p. 177-182 6 p.

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A multiproxy climate record from a raised bog in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland: A critical examination of the link between bog surface wetness and solar variability

Swindles, G. T., Plunkett, G. & Roe, H. M., 01 Oct 2007, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 22, 7, p. 667-679 13 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)

A multi-proxy climate record from a raised bog in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland: a critical examination of the link between bog surface wetness and solar variability

Swindles, G. T., Plunkett, G. & Roe, H., 2007, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 22, p. 667-679 13 p.

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Archaeological and Palaeoecological investigations of a Middle Bronze Age settlement at Ballyarnet Lake, Co. Derry

O'Neill, J., Plunkett, G. & Whitehouse, N., 2007, In : Ulster Journal of Archaeology. 66, p. 39-49 11 p.

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103 Citations (Scopus)
2006

Hekla 3, environmental downturn and Irish Late Bronze Age hillfort connections revisited.

Plunkett, G., 2006, In : Emania. 20, p. 55-60 6 p.

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Peatland archaeology in Northern Ireland: an evaluation

Plunkett, G. & Foley, C., Jan 2006, In : Journal of Wetland Archaeology. 6, p. 83-97 15 p.

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Tephra-linked peat humification records from Irish ombrotrophic bogs question nature of solar forcing at 850 cal. yr BC.

Plunkett, G., Jan 2006, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 21 (1), 1, p. 9-16 8 p.

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37 Citations (Scopus)
2004

A precisely-dated lake-level rise marked by diatomite formation in northeastern Ireland

Plunkett, G., Whitehouse, N., Hall, V., Brown, D. & Baillie, M., Jan 2004, In : Journal of Quaternary Science. 19(1), 1, p. 3-7 5 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Human exploitation and biota of Islands

Whitehouse, N. J., Murphy, E. M. & Plunkett, G., 01 Jan 2004, In : Environmental Archaeology. 9, 2, p. 113-115 3 p.

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Human settlement and biota of islands.

Whitehouse, N., Murphy, E. & Plunkett, G., 2004, In : Environmental Archaeology. 9, p. 113-115 3 p.

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New dates for first millennium BC tephra isochrones in Ireland

Hall, V., Plunkett, G., Pilcher, J. & McCormac, G., Sep 2004, In : The Holocene. 14, 5, p. 780-786 7 p.

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37 Citations (Scopus)