I enjoy my normal post-ex work, but there is nothing quite so affirming as community archaeology. Seeing the joy and wonder in people's faces with every new pot sherd and listening to people connect with their heritage has reminded me of the power of archaeology.

Last chance to book for the free online talk BABAO is hosting tomorrow evening! Professor @maryosteokids2.bsky.social will be talking about what it is like to work with human remains within academia. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-is-li...

Woke up to a lovely email informing me the paper I wrote on the Nescot Roman Ritual Shaft and its painted dog baculum was in the top 10% articles for views in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology the year it was published. Proud to have a #TopViewedArticle Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/ojoa...

Human Osteologists MOLA Location: London Salary: £32,624 per annum Closing Date: May 25, 2026 www.bajr.org/job-ad/human...

BABAO will be continuing its free series of talks on the role of osteology with a look inside academia with the wonderful Mary Lewis of University of Reading on May 27 at 7PM. The talk will feature photos of archaeological human remains. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/89ww4zh7

Babao 2026 Conference will be in Lincoln this year on the 12th and 23th September. Abstracts submission is now open! Open to all themes, including cases studies commercial and community projects 🤩 Abstracts are due June 30th

Tomorrow at 19:00 BABAO are hosting a free talk on a Day in the Life of a Commercial Osteologist given by the amazing Jackie McKinley. Jackie has previously been on Time Team and BBC radio talking about her work bringing the dead of the past to life! shorturl.at/fCpBS

BABAO is Hosting a series of free, online talks on Osteology. The first is going to be the ever inspirational Jackie McKinley talking about Commercial Osteology (what I do!). Come and Find out what Happens when New Development finds Old Bones. April 29 at 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

BABAO is Hosting a series of free, online talks on Osteology. The first is going to be the ever inspirational Jackie McKinley talking about Commercial Osteology (what I do!). Come and Find out what Happens when New Development finds Old Bones. April 29 at 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

Have you ever wondered when developers find skeletons or what skeletons can tell us about the past? Find out what working as a Professional Osteologist is all about with a free talk by Jackie McKinley, organised by (BABAO). shorturl.at/AsG2U

BABAO is running a series FREE, ONLINE of talks on Osteology for the general public. The first is April 29 at 19:00. Ever wondered what happens to the skeletons found during building works? Or why looking at skeletons is important for learning about the past? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

When I first started in Archaeology in 2015 my definition of 'making it' was presenting at the London and Middlesex Archaeology Society Conference (LAMAS). As a young commercial archaeologist it was a greatest hits of London archaeology

Just found some 1986 rates for archaeologists. Supervisors get £7481, the equiv. of c.£29,302 today. That’s almost exactly the same as the min. rate for G4 supervisors recommended by BAJR today -£29,858! Pay increases have been hard fought in recent times, but it was it just for it to stay the same!

Archaeologically, the correct way to excavate the Strait of Hormuz is to stick a string line down the middle and remove half if it before photographing, drawing and writing up the layers within. Artefacts found (oil tankers) should be labelled and bagged up for processing.

A patient and diplomatic response to the Guardian’s hurt-seeking rhetorical journalism about museums & human remains. Certain campaigners may disdain respect & decency, museums don’t www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Little primer on quantifying human remains, using some of my work as an example. A thread. As a commercial bioarchaeologist I use three primary ways of quantifying remains: Number of identified specimens (NISP), Minimum number of individuals (MNI) and weight (1/5)

The Guardian has posted a piece on human remains, and as an osteologist I want to add some thoughts. First off I agree that the legacy of colonialism is a problem, and that there are issues surrounding certain collections. But The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons

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The bill got a second reading!!!

Another shout out to find people to take a short survey on stratigraphy if they have worked in UK archaeology. I am working on a research paper and would really love input! No identifying information is taken and it only takes 15 minutes to do docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Calling all UK archaeologists! I am conducting some reasearch on Stratigraphic literacy in the industry. If you work/have worked in archaeology in the UK I would really apprechiate if would fill in this survey! forms.gle/5jZKpcf78gZt...

Calling all UK archaeologists! I am conducting some reasearch on Stratigraphic literacy in the industry. If you work/have worked in archaeology in the UK I would really apprechiate if would fill in this survey! forms.gle/5jZKpcf78gZt...

Do you work in UK archaeology? I'm trying to make a list of all the units that use matrix boxes or record the stratigraphic position of contexts on their recording sheets. Drop me a reply here with your unit and if they do or don't.

Damn, wish I was avalible this is 100% my niche. Possibly check around the London units? Mola and pca are both always single context and have done several cemeteries

Wish this had been out when I was working on the nescot shaft! Looks excellent

Time for a LAF CBA London's autumn London Archaeological Forum, coming up 6pm, 18th Nov, Inst of Arch, free! Super range of speakers + topics *Jess Bryan MOLA: 50 Fenchurch St *Ellen Green AOC: osteoarch of City burials *Ian Hogg ASE: lost med manor info/book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-lon... 🏺

It is that time again. And that time where its up to you, to help make our collective lives better. Poverty Impact Report 2025 is anonymous and we so need this information to help. Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology survey.app.do/archaeologis...

Are you based in London? Are you interested in the cool archaeology under the capitol? CBA London is hosting a series of talks on Noverber 18th including one by yours truely on the people of St. Botolphs graveyard www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/autumn-lon...

Come hear me talk about how 3D modeling can help us recognise grave reopening and other funerary practices!

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I am conducting a study on the use of stratigraphic matrices in UK #archaeology. If you are a UK archaeologist I would love to get your oppinion! No identifying data will be collected, so come have your (anonymous) say! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

4 years, 6 papers and 11,000 bones later...

Our Hozier yell moment is here!!! Registration is open for BABAO 2025 and the preliminary program is up! Head to adaviesb.wixsite.com/babao2025/re... to sign up for some exceptional workshops.

*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*

This is really cool, but I do think as a profession we need to stop framing us finding things as "halting construction". The villa was almost certainly uncovered by archaeologists working on the site as part of the planning conditions. That is what the majority of us do!

Site Archaeologists: London AOC Holdings LTD Salary: £28,317 – £29,358 (depending on experience) Closing Date: 18/07/25 Location: London www.bajr.org/job-ad/site-...

News | Proposed changes to human remains law could have ‘unintended consequences’ – archaeologists call for greater input in government discussions and a review of current guidance

Are you interested in the differences in approach between zooarchs and osteos when it comes to pathology? Check out my latest paper! kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

"American archaeologists face a diminished, uncertain future. Government support for research, preservation and museums has been largely scaled back. Archaeology and cultural heritage staff have been fired, federal agencies have been gutted..." #archaeology #anthropology 🏺

Is AI a good thing?

Got to stretch my archaeothanatology muscles while working on a site report today. What better way to celebrate may day then identifying all the wierd and wonderful ways the living interacted with the dead

Just keep your humours aligned and keep a sponge soaked in theives vinegar to keep away the miasma. Thus shall the plauge shall pass you by!

Impressively the island from Lost has only been hit by 10% tariffs, however the 44% tariffs on Atlantis may just be enough to sink it.

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 OA is proud to launch Oxford BARKaeology—the UK’s first doggy daycare dedicated to canine-led excavation! 🐶🏺 Why let humans have all the fun when our four-legged friends have pawsome digging skills? #OxfordBARKaeology #DiggingUpThePast #TrowelsAndTails #AprilFools

Truth.

Everyone loves dogs. Especially the Romans! The last paper of my PhD looks at the health of a large assemblege of Dogs from a ritual shaft Roman Britain doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

I have a new paper out! Multi-stage mortuary roles in Roman Britain and human remains within ritual shafts! This was the bit of my phd I was proudest of doi.org/10.1017/S006...

Not 1, but 2 articles about #Southwark in our Winter 2025 issue! Rebecca Haslam and Ireneo Grosso draw on work at Harper Road and Brandon House, and reappraise existing evidence to revise the model of Roman roads in Southwark. Stane Street under excavation at Harper Road ©Pre-Construct Archaeology

Raptors today are no longer scavenging around settlements like their prehistoric and medieval ancestors www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @juliettewaterman.bsky.social @naomisykes.bsky.social

Very cool research!