CFP: ODJ8 - Deadline for submissions to this diamond open-access interdisciplinary journal's volume 8 is rapidly approaching: offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/c...

Star Wars: The Clone Wars, series 1-3. An Archaeodeath Guide howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/s...

Viking Archaeologies of Death: my public talk at the 2025 Jorvik Tattoo Moot www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKCs...

Sometimes, just sometimes, it is a tad frustrating to see peer-reviewed articles parrot things I've already published 25 years ago and without a glimmer of recognition of my work. But then again, that's British archaeology.

This is such a brilliant find. Port talbot on the map for all the best reasons www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Deepfake child pornography is fine as long as only adults get to see it” is a curious place for the modern Conservative Party to find itself, but here we are

Relics of a Lost England: Archaeology in Robin Hood (2010) howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/r...

Sweet Child of Mine: Perinatal Burials in Iron Age Mallorca with Marga Coll Sabater www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPwv...

I spent the holiday break thinking about Andor, and so should you! The latest post on #AlmostArchaeology by @archaeonado.bsky.social, with a sequel to follow

Shout out to @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social for the quote on a Star Wars galaxy that is "both saturated in pastness but also bears an uncanny amnesia...a near-complete ignorance" of its archaeological heritage howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/09/29/a...

What is an ‘archaeologist’ and what are the alternatives? howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/w...

Archaeodeath public talk! 💀📢 Unearthing 'Sad and Sepulchral Pitchers': The Untold History of Cremation' 1pm-2pm - Friday 30th January 2026, Leeds Library Book your ticket(s) here: events.humanitix.com/unearthing-s...

A major use-case for AI is reality destabilization.

Horse sacrifice in Viking Iceland - a discussion on Archaeodeath with Dr Irina Manea www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX4i...

The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law. After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.

"Don’t you like it, Hamas whore?" Per the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, that's what Israeli guards said to Flotilla member Vincenzo Fullone as they horrifically sexually assaulted him. He was one of at least 3 members of the Flotilla who were subjected to sexual violence by Israeli authorities.

Congrats and happy new year 🥳

Good news from @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social! Offa’s Dyke Journal volume 7 for 2025 has been published online: (revistas.jasarqueologia.es/index.php/od...). The journal is proudly open access so available to all. There is excellent work in this volume that encompasses

I'm delighted to announce the publication of 'Offa's Dyke Journal 7' for 2025 containing an Introduction, three original articles, two reports, an interview and a 'classics revisited' article. revistas.jasarqueologia.es/index.php/od... offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/o...

Archaeodeath Review for December 2025 www.patreon.com/posts/decemb...

For the next 25 months, I'm a father of 5 teenagers. The world is a scary place.

With permission to share from @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social Offa's Dyke Journal open access interview between Prof Howard Williams, Paul Sherman (Director NW Heritage CIC) and me works.hcommons.org/records/6765... #medievalsky #wirral #cheshire #merseyside #archaeology

It's official. My following on TikTok is now equivalent to the 2021 ONS population of ... TELFORD! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... www.tiktok.com/@archaeodeat...

Special offa.

I hate Wales, especially its archaeology

Could she be your ancestor? Vertical Viking death at Historiska Museet, Lund howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/25/c...

Latest from Archaeodeath on YouTube: " King and Conqueror 2: Harold's Grave" www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxIf... linked to my Archaeodeath blog post: howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/h...

Archaeodeath “Я” Us howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/a...

Egtved Girl’s Avatar howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/e...

This is great. I love your point about how early medieval stones can become timeless (especially when knowledge of the early medieval period is vague?) Hope you publish a similar commentary on Durham cathedral’s display sometime!!

Early medieval stones as archaeology and pseudoarchaeology at holy sites of memory: 'Mnemonic citations at a sacred site of memory: the Early Christian archaeology of St Patrick’s Cathedral' howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/m...

The Roman dead of Catalonia: An Archaeodeath review of the Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya in Barcelona howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/t...

Walking Lines and Marking Times - reviewing my TAG 2025 presentation offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/w...

Rethinking Viking Archaeologies - my recent talk to the Cornwall Archaeological Society www.youtube.com/watch?v=QioU...

Interpreting Wat’s Dyke at Erddig offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/i...

A Campsite Sign, Boot and a Wheel Barrow on Offa’s Dyke offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/a...

This was a huge cock up seemingly based on preliminary results and a desire for headlines... Now its feeding into this sort of trash take on social media. The inferred difference between 'black' and 'local girl' is unfortunate. Regardless of phenotype, these people would not recognize Britishness.

Of course modern Vikings, mindful of their carbon footprint, now use the Park and Raid

Very excited to be heading to York tomorrow to discuss public archaeology and heritage interpretation for early medieval linear earthworks! My first four slides to whet appetites. @tag2025york.bsky.social

@tag2025york.bsky.social starts next Monday @york.ac.uk! We'll be there, so make sure to say hello, get your hands on some coveted #Archaeoswag and learn how you can publish your #archaeology research in Antiquity! 🏺

"...the neglect and redundant heritage interpretation panel induces sadness – a sense of how these initiatives rapidly fade and are obscured. While only c. 25 years old, the panel...has faded from apprehension but also materialises the lack of sustained interest and engagement..." Too true. 😔

Digging the Heritage of Wat's Dyke offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/d...

A small victory, perhaps. The Guardian replaced the word “Man” with “Humans” in this headline. After I pointed out the misogynistic anachronism. I’m not saying the two things are causally linked, but it happened.

🧪 #Palaeolithic scicomm : words & visuals matter in reporting. Based on Google News results, all but three major news sites used some variation of "human" or "people" to report this. Those that didn't? BBC & The Guardian used "man" (now altered)... and GB news used "cavemen" (I'd bet deliberately)

Guardian chose poor lead image, inaccurate anatomy. BBC went for stylised; an idea of fireside life? (inc musical instrument not appropriate for period) NYT & Nat Geo used BM-sourced illustration; beautiful but details inc anatomy questionable? [NB where sex identifiable, males shown more active]

#HeritageCrime News At the request of prosecutors in Ukraine Polish authorities have arrested and remanded in custody, Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who is an employee of the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Mr Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in occupied Crimea.

Best way to start your day is to show solidarity and sign this petition! Should you be in Sheffield, please come to our student-led rally on the University Sheffield Concourse (Student Union building) at 12noon! #Sheffield #UCUstrike @sheffielducu.bsky.social www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...

How come the media isn't reporting what is going on in universities? The implications of this (and this is just 1 of many universities doing the same) are terrifying. For the local populations, for the towns affected, for the next generation, for research & development, for the future! #academicsky

The Archaeology of 'Skeleton Crew' part 2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY0N... For my blog post - howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/h...