Carleton Jones is a lecturer-above-the-bar in Archaeology at the University of Galway.Dr. Jonessresearch is concerned with investigating the organization and dynamics of prehistoric European societies with a particular focus onIreland. He is primarily focused onthe Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. His research takes an anthropological approach to the data and is particularly concerned with the inter-relatedness of aspects such as the scale of residential groups and patterns of settlement, the economic activities of communities, contact and exchangenetworks and mechanisms, the scale and focus of ritual activities, the nature of status distinctions,and the linking of landscapes and identities. Human - environmentclimate interactions as well as the movement of individuals and populations are also topics of interest.In the past, he directed a long-term field project surveying and excavating on the Burren in western Ireland which was supported in part by the Heritage Council and the Royal Irish Academy.His current research continues to focus on prehistoric societies (primarily in Ireland but also throughout Europe) and has also branched into new trajectories through collaborations with palaeoenvironmental, isotope, and ancient DNA specialists.Dr. Jones received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 1997, and his MA (1992) and BA (1986) from California State University Long Beach.Prior to joining the staff at the University of Galway, Dr. Jones founded and ran Burren Archaeology Research (1997-2000), served as consultant archaeologist for the set-up of the County Clare Museum (1999-2000), and was Field Director (1989-93) and originally a crew member (1986-89) at Archaeology Resource Management Corporation (California).

My research is concerned with investigating the organization and dynamics of prehistoric European societies with a particular focus onIreland. I am primarily focused onthe Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. My research takes an anthropological approach to the data and I am particularly concerned with the inter-relatedness of aspects such as the scale of residential groups and patterns of settlement, the economic activities of communities, contact and exchange networks and mechanisms, the scale and focus of ritual activities,the nature of status distinctions,and the linking of landscapes and identities. Human - environmentclimate interactions as well as the movement of individuals and populations are also topics of interest. My research has also branched into new trajectories with collaborations with palaeoenvironmental, isotope, and ancient DNA specialists.