En vacances! Much needed recharge

Thanks to @drgarethdavies.bsky.social for launching our book of our conference the Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in. Norfolk. You can buy the book at the link below, but it is also available open access as an ebook. www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress... www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

A great little trip to Norfolk yesterday to do the first lecture of the Sedgeford research project season!

Chris Tuckley on the Jorvik viking centre at 40! The formula for success:

The Bloodaxe Book Challenge has begun! 🥳 Year 6 Children from Clifton Green Primary got stuck into Viking storytelling with a fun saga session to launch this year's Bloodaxe Book Challenge Challenge. Get more information and sign up at any York Explore Library. #Books #BookChallenge #Bloodaxe

There seems to be loads of people joining Bluesky all of a sudden!⚱️

I am attending the Lubeck Colloquium for Urban Archaeology in the Hansa region next week. The theme is “Urban Poverty” To find out more please see the blog below, and I'll make sure to post some of my thoughts after the conference! commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/looking-forw...

Here are some reflections on the recent European Archaeology Consilium. It was a fantastic conference, and it was great to meet a number of people in the flesh for the first time! commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/european-arc...

Very excited to be going to the EAC conference in Brussels next week to see colleagues presenting our work on the new York City deposit model and our work on microplastics & the archaeological record. See my blog post here for more information! commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/european-arc...

I have a new blog piece; some exciting publications coming out in early #medieval archaeology at the moment. commercial.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/december-in-...

I love coming to #York for work, and find the heritage all around you very inspiring. Today I had literally 5 mins free and went to see the amazing C12th Norman House just tucked away off of Stonegate.

And a happy nerdy New Year to you too Gareth. If anyone has any questions, I'm up to Chapter 5.

Sunset at the Roman Principia and Citadel, Alba Iulia 🇷🇴

Amazing Romania 🇷🇴 I've been shown around Cluj today on a work trip!

I had a great site visit to the York Archaeology Fishergate site on Friday. It really got me thinking again about the early medieval trading sites and how they started, developed and ended. Lots of potential for new interpretative insight with publications coming out in the next few years

Not a bad view to wake up to! Clifford's Tower in York 🏺

Some more great finds at Fishergate in York! ⚱️ x.com/YArchaeology...

A great opportunity to come and see archaeology with our latest grab at the early medieval '-wic' site, some cracking finds and features! yorkarchaeology.co.uk/index.php/20...

We have had new corporate style lanyards delivered at work. They'll never know the truth...

I played my first proper game of rugby for about 25 years today, which was pretty awesome

I just heard the sad news that Helen Clarke has died. Her book with Bjorn Ambrosiani on Viking Age Towns was definitely one of the key ones that got me into early medieval archaeology and urban origins. I loved the spirit of pan European collaboration in the whole thing.

Loved being shown around Rendlesham yesterday, amazing site C5th to C8th site and project.

Sutton Hoo Mound 2 looking moody today

A sketch of a digital archaeological recording system

Listening to a fantastic talk by @RedfernNeil as part of @UoNHumanities @UoNArch event, storytelling in knowledge exchange. Interesting and humbling points on 'experts' controlling the narratives

Memorial to a medieval fan of FC St Pauli, St Peters Church, Malmö

We've had a new merch drop at work. No matter how ridiculous the workload is, I somehow feel strangely calm.