Had a great conversation at the British Academy Festival of Ideas on What can ancient civilisations teach us about sustainability? It was a reminder that sustainability is not a new challenge. Archaeology offers a long-term perspective that can help inform how we think about sustainability today.

Introducing Prof Shadreck Chirikure (@chirikure.bsky.social) Edward Hall Professor in Archaeological Science. "The great thing about Archaeological Sciences, it is so inter-disciplinary, ...It combines, chemistry and geo-science and anthropology and problem solving’. www.ox.ac.uk/news/pulse/s...

For your midweek happy 🥰📸Professor Shadreck Chirikure ( @chirikure.bsky.social ) looking very dapper as he models his new project merch for New Bantu Mosaics

Click on the link to read Volume 68 (2) of our #Archaeometry Journal. Read it online here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754754...

Colonialism in Africa: archaeology offers a deeper view theconversation.com/colonialism-...

One of our newest projects: New Bantu Mosaics, led by @chirikure.bsky.social is up & running now & the photos from the field are glorious! @alicejwilliams.bsky.social @micabjones.bsky.social Find out more at: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/new-bantu-mo...

Professor Shadreck Chirikure & Muchen Zhou (current DPhil) with friends at @cam-archaeology.bsky.social & @uclarchaeology.bsky.social have organised this one day workshop on Weds 25 Feb @sthughscollege.bsky.social on #archaeologicalscience and the #African past. @chirikure.bsky.social

📢Job alert! Come & work with us as the Project Administrator for Dr Anke Hein's exciting new project China-TRACER (Technological Processes and Social Organisation in Early Northern China). Deadline for applications: 6 Feb. For full details: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/job-vacancies

This 🎄 we are celebrating 70 years of innovation & impact at our Research Laboratory for Archaeology & the History of Art (RLAHA to our friends). 🎉👏⚛️🔬🧪🌋🦴🧬 The history of the lab is one long list of shameless namedropping for #archaeologicalscience! So many industry leaders through these doors!

@ox.ac.uk @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

Want to study #archaeology at graduate level in #Oxford? Join our tutors at 3pm Thurs 20 Nov on zoom for a cosy chat about our world-leading MSc Archaeology degree. Meeting link: zoom.us/j/9184876042...

How can the cosmologies of successful past civilisations help us address the challenge of sustainability?  In this 10-Minute Talk, Professor Shadreck Chirikure explores how the worldviews of historic societies shaped economic development without compromising their environment. https://bit.ly/4onudYR

📸 friendly but mildly competitive cordage making @butserancientfarm.co.uk yesterday as tutors @rschulting.bsky.social, @chirikure.bsky.social & Rachel Wood (@oxradiocarbon.bsky.social) & our MSc Archaeological Science students sought to impress the quality control judge: Pawfessor Kenta 🐾#studyhere

What an incredibly productive field season at Great Zimbabwe! Great science loading, new narratives loading! Thanks to @ox.ac.uk @NMMZ @Great Zimbabwe University @UKRI @erc.europa.eu

Welcome to Bluesky Professor Shadreck Chirikure! The Director of our RLAHA (awesome archaeology lab) is here! Find out about his vision for archaeology here: www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve... and give him a follow: @chirikure.bsky.social

its out finally....

We are delighted to share the wonderful news that Amy Bogaard, Professor of European Archaeology, has been awarded the Christiane & Jean Guilaine Prize 2025 👏📢🏆@ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @Academie_IBL bit.ly/3JT5egH

Pristine spessartine garnet with quartz and muscovite—flawless crystals, brilliant luster, and textbook-perfect morphology from all angles. Video: Durrani Fine Minerals #crystals #gems

Are you a recent PhD Graduate and interested in materials analysis in archaeology. Get in touch...about the opportunity below... www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

Full article: Introduction: is the human past a history of colonialism? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....