Due to adverse weather conditions, our conference sessions on Friday 14th Nov were disrupted. Members/delegates check your emails for details of the programme of rescheduled talks and the SMA AGM on Dec 4 - also on our website socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

We hereby give notice that YOU CAN STILL BOOK a ticket for our annual conference in Liverpool 13/14 Nov - great deals to be had for online/in-person attendance BUT all of the optional tours/trips are now sold out. Use the link below to secure your place www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...

And you thought we had nothing to say today!

A mid week nudge ! Meet another of our speakers and don't forget to book!

Good morning BlueSky land! Meet another of our super speakers....and don't forget to book online or in-person #museums #archaeology

And they just keep on coming! Here's today's speaker intro!

Another intro to one of our wonderful speakers - please share with your networks - remember you can buy tickets for full pr part days, in-person or online....which means you can join us from anywhere in the world! socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

Did we remind you that bookings are open for our conference? We have some great speakers lined up for you ! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...

Museums wrangle many different types of collections - including amazing mosaics dug up in the early 1800s, like this one from Withington #MosaicMonday - find out more about what modern museum archaeologists (and others do) with objects at our conference in Liverpool socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

Great finds like this are cared for by many museums - find out what's changed and what's new about how we manage them at our annual conference in Liverpool on 13th/14th of Nov - including an option to see 'Treasure: History Unearthed' #FindsFriday - all details here: socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

It could be YOUR project or organisation - you just have to apply by 30th September - not in it .....can't win it!! socmusarch.org.uk/sma-awards-2...

The @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (#EAA2025) annual meeting starts today! 🏺 Our collection of European #Archaeology is completely free for the conference, so check out the latest European archaeology research, from Stonehenge to the Second World War: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

It may have escaped your notice but we are 50 this year !! Have a delve into the FREE archives and publications on our website to see what has changed....or not!! socmusarch.org.uk/publications...

Booking for The Society for Museum Archaeology 2025 Conference: Celebrating 50 Years of SMA is now OPEN! shorturl.at/ctryq

SMA Annual Awards for Excellence 2025 - nominations open Aug 18 The SMA awards celebrate excellent practice, clear impact and people development at whatever level across the full spectrum of our museum world. All details here socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

Last day to submit a proposal today!! Go on you know you want to!!

It's #AskAnArchaeologist day! We're thrilled to be sponsoring the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social event, so if there's anything you've wanted to ask an archaeologist fire away! Follow @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social for highlights.

Still plenty of time to submit a proposal for our Conference in November - Deadline is 25th July - don't forget we pay speaker expenses to be there, there are also options to present remotely or by pre-record. Check out all the details on our website at socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

Celebrating 50 Years of SMA Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference 2025 to be held at Museum of Liverpool on 13th and 14th of November 2025 Call for Papers – Deadline Extended to 25th July 2025 socmusarch.org.uk/conference/

SMA has responded to calls for changes to legislation and practice regarding human remains, by collaborating with several organisations to agree a joint statement on on the retention, display, and provision of access to human remains from British archaeological contexts. socmusarch.org.uk/news/

Who says #beige is boring? #Travel to Egypt- it's FULL of interesting beige! 😉 #SneakPeek from the #GEM Grand Egyptian Museum, which we previewed on New Years Eve. It's (mostly) fabulous and due to open fully soon. #acoloradAyPRIL #history #ArchaeologicalTravel #MuseumMonday #Cairo #TravelAddicts

Also, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social got a mention in the discussion - he’ll be joining us for a gallery tour of @themerl.bsky.social later this month. merl.reading.ac.uk/event/monthl...

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Hello !! @natsca.bsky.social

Hello !! @shcg.bsky.social

Happy #findsfriday! Been looking for chocolate cups in collections but stumbled upon this cute post-medieval toy/miniature plate. Accumulated quite a collection of toy photos over the years… maybe it is time to put together something soon considering…

Prehistoric pots on display that all they are cracked up to be......or not in this case!! #ancientbluesky #FindsFriday

Calling all followers! There are multiple archaeology theme days - we'd really like to connect via #MuseumMonday and amplify archaeological content too. It might be events, projects, displays, volunteers, research - post it, tag us and we'll promote what we can #archaeology #museums

We love a bit La Tene too!!

Nice!! All kinds of amazing finds in public museum collections for everyone to enjoy #FindsFriday

We love small museums too #FindFriday 😍

#FindsFriday A couple of Roman finds in Darfield: a beehive quernstone and a upper stone of a Roman quern for grinding grain #AlphabetChallenge #WeekQForQ

This #Findsfriday we have a Boar's tusk from Blackberry Field in Potterne. A late bronze/ early iron age settlement was excavated by Lawson et al here between 1983-85. Search more of our collections online here at: www.wiltshiremuseum.org.uk/search-the-c...

Hell @musethnogroup.bsky.social - hope you are having a fabulous conference!

It's that time of year reminder.....SMA 2025-2026 Subs for the coming year are now due – many thanks if you have already paid - if you usually pay by invoice these will be sent out to the contact details we hold on file by the end of this week. ALSO .......

Construction of St. Peter's Basilica began #OTD in AD 1506. St Peter, chief among Jesus's apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome (Pope), is commonly depicted, along with St Paul, on papal bulla issued by the papacy in the medieval period. #FindsFriday finds.org.uk/database/art...

#FindsFriday The incredible Iron Age Chertsey Shield (400-200 BC) was accidentally machined out of a silted up channel of the River Thames in 1985 by a digger😱 The bronze shield was originally deposited in the river, perhaps as an offering to the gods🧙 On display in the British Museum, London 📷 TD

Detail from a Lombardic radiate-headed bow brooch. Dating to the early 7th century AD, the brooch was found in a cemetery at Nocera Umbra in the Province of Perugia, Italy. Now part of the collections at the Museum of Civilisations in Rome. 📸 My own. #FindsFriday #Archaeology

Museum archaeologists know finds are for everyday and not just for #FindsFriday.... we also get to deal with those that are, shall we say, less glamorous! Maybe @romanpalace.bsky.social‬ can help us sort this lot out?

So a conversation between our committee members suggested 'alternative' skill sets for archaeologists we should add to our CVs.....we are starting the ball rolling with Tetris for obvious reasons....what would yours be????

A reminder that the first Guided Walk of the year takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2.30pm. Meet outside Malmesbury Town Hall. Tickets available from the Tourist Information Centre. bsky.app/profile/athe...

Mesopotamian cuneiform writing is best-known from clay tablets, but did you know wood and beeswax were also used for writing on? #ArchaeologyNews via @archaeologymag.bsky.social archaeology.org/news/2025/04...

*WEBINAR* The Chew Valley Hoard - Amal Khreisheh 7.30pm - Thursday 24th April This is a free event, with a suggested donation of £5. To register directly, go to: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... or email [email protected]

Like Photoshop? Love archaeology? We’re looking for a Photoshop Volunteer to support our Finds Liaison Officer in creating high-quality images of archaeological finds from across Essex.

Can we make our first 100 BlueSky followers in a day? Please share....!!

For #WorldArtDay some Paleolithic art, an #IceAge masterpiece from the Swabian Jura: a tiny (4.8 cm lenght) #horse carved in mammoth ivory some 40,000 years ago - the oldest known sculpture of a horse. On display at Museum Universität Tübingen. 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology

Wessex Museums announces new Chair We’re pleased to welcome Susan Wills MBE as the new Chair of the Wessex Museums Trust Board! Susan has been a trustee since 2022, championing equity, diversity and inclusion. She now takes the reins from Gill Donnel MBE who we thank for her dedicated leadership.

🧬 What is Heritage Science? 📜Whether it’s uncovering hidden drawings beneath masterpieces or using 3D tech to map shipwrecks, heritage science brings together archaeologists, physicists, conservators, and more to protect and understand our cultural treasures. Explore more here: buff.ly/haVkzQW