MA Scholarship Award for scholars of colour. In 2026, we plan to offer two scholarships of £4,000 each, to contribute to the costs of postgraduate study. This scholarship is open to candidates studying on either a full time or a part time basis. Apply by 15 July 2026 rensoc.org.uk/apply/schola...

NEW Analysis of ash residue from incense burners preserved at #Pompeii reveals the substances burnt as offerings to the gods in Roman households and the long-distance trade undertaken to acquire them. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Today I've been making and decorating this replica Bronze Age beaker from Seahouses in Northumberland. The original is in the collection of the Great North Museum in Newcastle. It's one of the pots that inspired me to do what I do. 🏺 #Archaeology #Pottery potted-history.co.uk

NEW Advanced dating establishes the first precise construction timeline for coral buildings in French Polynesia, revealing previously hidden patterns of architectural development and cultural life in Pacific societies 🪸 #AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵 📷 James Flexner @sydney.edu.au 🏺 #Archaeology

Did you hear that we are #HIRING? ATRIUM is seeking an experienced integration developer to support the technical integration of the project, and is recruiting via DARIAH-EU 🏺 📍 Remote (Austria/France/Germany) 🔜 Deadline: 20 April 🔸 Read more and apply: atrium-research.eu/news/job-opp...

For all you folks in the USA, "Carved in Stone: A Storyteller's Guide to the Picts" is AVAILABLE!! Finally!!! Follow the links below, I'm just shouting extra loud and adding tags so it goes in archaeology/history feeds 😁 🏺 #historysky #ancientsky

New Issue: Accessibility & re-use of archaeological collections in heritage. EAC symposium proceedings management edited by Agnieszka Oniszczuk, Agnieszka Makowska and David Novák. doi.org/10.11141/ia.72

Really looking forward to an evening of Viking chat in Dublinia on Friday, March 27, with @downham.bsky.social! If you fancy joining us, there's a handful of tickets left: www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-story-... #Vikings #Archaeology 🏺 #Ireland #SpéirGhorm

Archaeologists reveal the role of women in an early historic lumber camp in NE Oregon @bobmuckle.bsky.social 🏺#archaeology www.opb.org/article/2026...

Our new paper is out! If you love caves, if you love archaeology, if you love ZooMS (and let's be honest, who doesn't?!) you'll LOVE this! #palaeoproteomics #ancientproteins #archaeology #ZooMS www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📰 #Medieval burials in a #Neolithic monument at Antequera, Spain indicates it was a sacred place across five millennia, shaping culture and rituals long after its original builders were gone. 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews via @medievalists.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2026/03/two-...

I woke up with severe pain in my right hip, because chronic illness is awful, but then THIS little dude came across my feed and now my hip still hurts, but my day is INFINITELY better. The EARS!!! 🐗😊

Yes - what a delightful story!! (The linked article is in both Italian and English, just scroll down!) 🏺

Are you interested in archaeology and video games? Do you like building ruins in Minecraft? Or just want to enjoy archaeology memes and chat with archaeologists? I have a discord server for that! discord.gg/J3kwY24FZa Anyone is welcome (no membership/subscription necessary). 😊 🏺 #archaeologysky

🗃️🏺The Historians of Archaeology website is live: historiansofarchaeology.wordpress.com 🥳🥳🥳 We are excited to be hosting a blog and accept submissions from authors at all career stages. Authors don't have to be group members, so please share widely. Submission guidelines are on the website 🧵

One photo of ancient glass beads a day keeps the impostor syndrome away. Probably. Manifesting? 😅 It certainly makes MY day a lot better, but I'm a glass bead specialist for a REASON. Look at that BLUE!!!

Reminder: sign up for the @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social 10th anniversary celebration, April 22nd @ics.bsky.social! Free & all welcome; travel bursaries available for grad students & un-/under-employed Classicists attending wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/29/c... #ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

My college students are writing articles on AI and the future of the arts from a consumer perspective (they are electrical, motor vehicle and carpentry students resitting their GCSE English Language). When asked how they’d feel if they connected with a song or a story and were then told it was AI…

For those interested in the academic research of role-playing games, we have just released our latest issue of the International Journal of Role-Playing (17!). 221 pages of work, all for advancing knowledge about this medium. journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...

These past several months of robotics mania have been an absolute blur, but also uplifting and rewarding! These kids wowed us with their innovations and ideas. Congrats to all the teams who participated and learned something new about archaeology! #pubarch🏺 research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...

Check out our South American Archaeology collection, with FREE and #OpenAccess #archaeology such as: ⛰️ A new interpretation of an iconic Andean monument 🦙 Hunting traps in the Chilean highlands 🗺️ The expansion of the pre-Inca Tiwanaku state & more! 🏺 www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Oh my goodness, LOOK at this silly little owl!! That FACE!!! 🦉😂

News! We have entered this year's @buxtonfringe.bsky.social and will be bringing @archaeoplays.bsky.social @lesleymcf.bsky.social and more to share more from the varied world of #archaeology! Let the excitement begin!

I wanted to share this video of the fabulous #Leicestershire torc, a masterpiece of #BronzeAge gold work. But how was a torc like this made & what might it have looked like? 🧵 #Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs 1/6 youtu.be/2by61-p9_TY?...

Stunning work! #Archaeology 🏺 www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/

When uncovering traces of people from the past, evidence comes in all sizes, can be found everywhere and might not look like what we expect 🤔 Confused? Don't be! Learn more about how archaeologists uncover these stories and how you can get involved: www.digitscotland.com/what-is-arch...

We are excited to announce that Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to the UK’s 3D heritage data and create a sustainable future, through the UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci

Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm is funding now for #ZineMonth! Play medieval minigames & record that year's activities in your illuminated manuscript. That way you can pick up where you left off in a couple weeks - or with completely different players! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

An Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) card game created by an Indigenous designer right here in #Winnipeg. Currently $4,110 pledged of $7,000 goal.

TWO videos in a week?!? For those following Carved in Stone, @stoutstoat.co.uk and I did a talk for @socantscot.bsky.social in December, exploring how we made the book & the enormous questions and conundrums involved! 🏺 #archaeologysky #historysky #ttrpg #picts www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZHn...

New video is out! It’s been FAR too long since I made a video in my Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft, so here’s a deep dive into the history/archaeology of copper mining! Aren’t the copper golems great?! youtu.be/bBSStYWf8GM ⛏️ 🏺 #archaeologysky #ancientsky #historysky

Human populations may have had unique adaptations to burn injuries due to long-term evolution in high-risk proximity to fire. I wonder if we also developed a degree of enhanced resistance to long-term smoke inhalation? 🏺 phys.org/news/2026-02...

'12,000-year-old workshop discovered at Akamas adds new data on early Neolithic Cyprus' Report on recent fieldwork at Drousha-Skloinidia #archaeologynews 🏺 in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/archae...

New video is out! It’s been FAR too long since I made a video in my Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft, so here’s a deep dive into the history/archaeology of copper mining! Aren’t the copper golems great?! youtu.be/bBSStYWf8GM ⛏️ 🏺 #archaeologysky #ancientsky #historysky

Good news - our first Speaker Series event of 2026 is coming this month! Join us Feb 24th, 11:30 am (MT), to learn about ecocultural archives from Dr. Robin Woywitka. Free to attend in person or online, registration for online is required. Learn more at the webpage we've linked! 🏺

#NationalHedgehogDay bling: #Hedgehog Intaglio Ring #AncientRome c. 100-300 CE Amethyst & gold Size: D: 19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; 12.92g #AncientArt #Jewelry @wittspat.bsky.social 🦔👀

This looks great, and is a hybrid event, too! Just be sure to reserve your space in advance to get the online link.

Mosaic glass beads were used for jewellery in the eastern provinces of the Roman empire. These beads are thought to date to the first century CE and most were part of a necklace.

📣 Exhibition now open. Find out about the people from #AngloSaxon Broughton Lodge and their international trade links @uniofnottingham.bsky.social Museum of #Archaeology, Lakeside. Read more about it with quotes from Prof Chris Loveluck here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🏺

Wetlands often preserve organic archaeological remains, but they are under threat from climate change #WorldWetlandsDay New research in the Fens of eastern England shows the need for integrated heritage and environmental management. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

Once again proving my theory that small archaeological animal objects are the best!! 🦉

This super accessible book is now free to download 🏺 www.cambridge.org/core/element...

There's a streaming link, too, so those not in Luxembourg should be able to tune in!

Is it about time that someone told @wiltshiremuseum.bsky.social that their "Tourmaline stone axe" is actually made of cheese?

For any students studying an #Iowa-focused history or #archaeology topic at ANY institution, here's a grant opportunity! It's an easy application & you get a free 1-year membership to the Iowa Archeological Society! See details at: iowaarcheologicalsociety.org/doug-jones/

Lithics called Maros points characterise assemblages of the Toalean hunter-gatherer group, who occupied south-west Sulawesi 🇮🇩 c. 8000-1500 years ago. Their similarity to perforated shark teeth suggests a possible link between the two technologies. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archaeology

@npkk.bsky.social is absolutely right: Photogrammetry, 3D scans, & #SfM 📷 are fantastic new tools, but they should supplement not replace the proper description and interpretation of archaeological features 🏺& stratigraphies!

A new discovery for #RockArtThursday! This stencilled handprint in Indonesia has been dated to at least 67,500 years old, making it the oldest cave painting yet found! It was dated by analysing a thin mineral crust that had formed over it #archaeologynews #news 🏺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More Breaking Palaeo-news! 🐘 Boxgrove preserved oldest Elephant Bone beyond Africa. 🐘 Early Neanderthals using bone to shape beautiful tools. 🐘 New research from Simon Parfitt @uclarchaeology.bsky.social Silvia Bello of the @nhm-london.bsky.social. 🦣🏺🐘https://share.google/20WUjY5TybDAr4QoT

This #OpenAccess Book on Coastal Archaeology 🏺is now available online with almost 50 chapters: www.sidestone.com/books/archae...