Our new work demonstrates the relationship between increased moisture and the beginning of urbanism in Mesopotamia: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Job in Ireland for a Geomatics expert: www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/pre...

We are advertising a lab manager post at UCL's IoA, details here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Here is a two-year teaching cover at UCL Institute of Archaeology, with a focus on Quantitative Approaches and European Archaeology: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

The National Heritage Science Forum is holding a poster session on July 10th showcasing areas related to heritage and science-based methods as applied to heritage. For those interested, see: www.heritagescienceforum.org.uk/what-we-do/2...

🚨 3rd Job Advert of the Week 🚨 Applications for a full-time (36.5 hours per week) Research Fellow @ucl.ac.uk IoA within the @erc.europa.eu Synergy project ‘MEDGREENREV: Re-thinking the “Green Revolution” in the Medieval Western Mediterranean (6th-16th centuries). 📲 bit.ly/4lso8t3 Deadline 2nd May

Dear all, please see this call for papers I am involved with. If you are interested, please consider submitting.

New palaeoclimate results from Iraq, where we demonstrate that the mid-Holocene was ancient Mesopotamia's wettest period during the Holocene, at about the time urbanism first began: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New research by an international team of researchers incl. Prof Nick Barton & Dr Stacy Carolin suggests that the #Sahara experienced wetter conditions during the African Humid Period between 8700-4300 years ago! Remember, 'c' for 'ceiling' and 'g' for ground! #Caves scitechdaily.com/ancient-cave...

NEW Eridu is traditionally considered the earliest city in southern #Mesopotamia. Discovery of thousands of irrigation canals in the Eridu region provides a rare direct example of intense agricultural management in ancient Mesopotamia. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy... 🏺 #Archa#Archaeology

Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

More jobs :)

Another job! This one as a two year research fellow in paleobot for the ERC DREAM project I am happily advising on: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Website for the project, about state institutional capacity, is now also up: www.origins-project.com

Sever post-doc possibilities for Mesopotamia archaeologists and with expertise in the region based in Bologna for a project I am involved with: www.origins-project.com/open-positions

🚨 Research Fellow in #Archaeobotany Job Klaxon 🚨 All info here on the @ucl.ac.uk jobs page: 📲 bit.ly/ABOTRF25 📆 Deadline 25th February 2025 Applications are now being sought for a Research Fellow to support the ERC-awarded and UKRI-underwritten project DREAM #LocalAndGlobal

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 LECTURER IN HERITAGE 🚨 DEADLINE 26 FEB 2025🚨 We are hiring a *Lecturer in Heritage* (1 year, FT), on a 40(research)-40(teaching)-20(admin) contract. The post holder will work in @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social & @uoe-sps.bsky.social! Info: shorturl.at/PjRRs

Just published and available open access here: www.sidestone.com/books/place-... #archaeology

I'm not sure what lump sum this could be or what mortgage they'd have, or what their situation with dependants is. This would be a luxurious, privileged position I see in zero of my colleagues under 60 and very few over. Not really the biggest worry unless this is just Plan A

The Durotriges An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍 www.science.org/content/arti...

phys.org/news/2025-01... #Archaeology

#Jobalert! I am looking for a #postdoc to join my team in Warsaw for 2 years. The project focuses on Material Religion in #Mesopotamia. You'll be working with Rafał Solecki, two research assistants, and me. The application deadline is coming up soon: 14 Jan wnhs.uksw.edu.pl/.../employme...

Join a great team! UCL Archaeology South East @archsoutheast.bsky.social are looking for a Geoarchaeologist...…! Deadline 5 January 2025. JD here: Https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=29558

Looking forward to participating in the 2nd International Conference on Advancing Sustainable Futures this week: www.adu.ac.ae/conferences-...

We're hiring! Pls RT 🚨 Two Geoarchaeologists needed to join our @uclarchaeology.bsky.social team. 🔸Work for @uclofficial.bsky.social a leading uni 🔸Industry leading pay & conditions. 🔸Diverse projects 🔸Great support Take the next step in your Geoarch career with us Details: shorturl.at/aYDPB 🦣🧪🏺

Our paper on Late Chalcolithic Shakhi Kora was just published. A rather amazing site with an intriguing occupation history that suggests the development of local institutional households, an Uruk one, and then the rejection of this type of centralised organisation/power. doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

An interview I did recently with the New Arab: www.newarab.com/features/for...

Looking forward to presenting later this week in Sardinia on the use of AI for cultural heritage and potential for application for Sardinia's cultural heritage: sardegnaversounesco.org/conferenza-i...

Feels nice being here rather than the other one :)

Starting my transition away from that other platform.