Cannot wait for the Greens to take an inner London Council from Labour in May tbh (hopefully more than one!)

And kenmure becomes a verb 👏

#Archaeology has been marginalised in the draft #NPPF - Neil and Catherine of the CBA are giving an online webinar tomorrow to explain more, and advise on responding:

Joyous and important thread about kids #cycling in #London, can also report teens (yes, including girls!) regularly using bikes to get home at night, to/from school and generally around Southwark. Often Lime bikes, which have changed the game for that age group. We should be investing heavily 🚲

Solidarity with Prospect members at London Museum who are out on strike today in a dispute over pay ✊

Fantastic turnout and support for Prospect's industrial action on pay that started today across London Museum locations. Loved seeing the placards,badges, costumes and masks and incredible energy. Proud to have kicked off the speeches, plus chants and old dockers songs!

The Giving Circle has been incredibly crucial for so many families in Gaza and is run by a trusted and dear friend. I donate the price of a coffee each week - and it’s easy to join me! chuffed.org/project/hope...

Renaming the Elizabeth line once people realise how much her money and protection did

Give this Bedford Borough Council employee a pay rise 👏👏

While also planning a major extension 🙄 🏺

There’s a great OA review of the Silchester excavation monographs by Prof M.Millett in Antiqs Journal from @antiquaries.bsky.social Very helpful for those who need to know both salient & obscure details of the stratigraphy, and where to find them. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Solidarity with Greek colleagues who have taken a major step here.

BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign. ➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...

Such an irritating aspect of cycling to focus on. In London young women cyclists are disproportionate victims of motorised transport- they follow rules, wear helmets and die at left turns, traffic lights etc. Cycling kids die *on pavements*. And yes, I always wear a helmet 🚲🚴‍♀️

Job alert! 3 year post doc in my research group at University College London working on Roman Leather via biomolecular archaeology. #ZooMS #stableisotopes www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQJ187/r...

🚨 Prospect members at London Museum vote to take industrial action over pay. Our members have worked tirelessly for the Museum as it seeks to open its new flagship site. The offer which has been imposed is poor reward for such dedication and shows how undervalued by their employer our members are.

in *2018*

Luigi’s fans in Camberwell rejoice at the news.

This is a good article although surprised by this bit at the end. Do infrastructure projects have different arrangements over deed of transfer or is this due to complex CPOs/temporary land use for work sites etc? Odd not to have sorted this from the start, which is what usually happens.

This is *such* an important find & will form significant collection w/ Leekfrith Iron Age torcs & Staffs AS hoard gold as examples of gold through time. But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces... #Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...

Really enjoyed listening to this on my way to work this morning 🎧🏺

The NPPF defines sustainable development as environmental, *social* and economic sustainability - people have to live, work, walk, be safe and happy in these places. This is so incredibly poor 😫

The Guardian has covered the story that there's no mention of women's safety in new planning guidance, despite it being recommended in two major government reports in the last month. But this is what the Dept of Housing, Communities and Local Gov had to say. Where's my pitchfork...

#TinyJoys, Schadenfreude edition.

Sussex has legends of Giants but I never thought one would reveal its face in such a dramatic way

Why do we design projects in Archaeology the way we do it? Who has agency in this process? Whose values and goals are driving our research questions, methods, and frameworks? join @drsadiewatson.bsky.social and myself to disscuss it at CIfA's annual meeting in Edinburgh this April!

Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Happy #BicycleBirthday, Paul Newman! Born on this day, January 26 (1925-2008) (1/3)

We are not here to be disappointed by Labour anymore. At the by-election in Gorton and Denton, we are here to replace them. This election is a two-way race now - Greens Vs Reform.

To confirm what Alex says, UK Immigration swoop on construction sites - we have seen them round up men into vans in London. Argue against giving NI numbers and other ID during inductions, if we refuse others will also be able to. And #JoinAUnion for legal support.

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Not municipal-related, but this important document arrived today: #crisps

When will this regression end? Conversion therapy? It was someone who was on the board of sex matters who played a major part in me resigning from Monkey Cage because they like to bully people into silence

#TinyJoys a long, chatty and chaotic crocodile of primary school pupils on a school trip, having the Best Time in their mini hi-vis tabards at London Bridge station earlier today Having helped out with these myself in the past, I hope their adults have 🍷 waiting when they get home.

Tired of excuses and obfuscation from the EAA Executive? Want a collegial and supportive society fit for its members? Then #boycottEAA Read our call for voting and boycotting below! If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...

Really pleased to be chairing Matthew Roberts’ lecture: ‘Queering the British Holiday’ next Tuesday, also online (link below). 🏝️⛱️ 🌞🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Free thanks to @antiquaries.bsky.social

This *might* be relevant to historians and archaeologists anew if anyone gets to dig on the site of the new Chinese Embassy at Royal Mint Court EC3 ⚱️#Archaeology # London

The Lady in the Mahogany Case Hidden in a corner of Stow Bardolph church (Norfolk) stands one of England's most extraordinary monuments - Sarah Hare (d.1744) preserved forever in wax.

Join us! Super cool GIS and remote sensing postdoc.

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

We (MOLA) can host these brilliant Fellowships so do think of us if you have an idea that you want to explore for 2 years. Feel free to email me for a chat. #Archaeology ⚱️

Map of the Week: The True Size Of have added zillions of sub-national geographies to the site. Rejoice! Rejoice!

Finally, the WCC UK is on Bluesky! Lots of exciting updates in the next few months, so do give us a follow @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social

Meanwhile:

Macclesfield defender Sam Heathcote is a teacher and was back in school on Monday, just two days after beating Crystal Palace in the FA Cup's greatest upset 😲 He quite rightly received a hero's reception 👏

FOI requests show that in 2024/2025, payments to individual finders & landowners for 'Treasure' rewards cost us £7,280,321.26 1/2 bigbookoftorcs.com/2026/01/11/t... #Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺

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This is why we used a detected Bronze Age ring from Cumbria as a case study for the Cultural Heritage Capital scoping report (Appendix 3). Valuation is complex, Waverley criteria used in some but mostly beyond scope of current legislation and will probably remain so. www.gov.uk/government/p...

This year I had a life-threatening brain haemorrhage, caused by a Cavernoma (the source of my epilepsy) and underwent major brain surgery. I’m asking people to donate to the Epilepsy Society as they conduct cutting edge research, provide medical care and advocacy to support people like me! 💜