About last night: Opening of the exhibition 🟥 SEX WORK: A Cultural History 🟥 SEX WORK: Eine Kulturgeschichte der Sexarbeit. 📍 Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn - until 25 October 📸 Bundeskunsthalle Bonn More info: www.bundeskunsthalle.de/en/s3xwork

Verwarmde zitkuilen en wegwerppijpjes: sporen van 18e-eeuws legerkamp gevonden op The Loop in Gent

Join us in Brussels! International Workshop 'The Army of Flanders: Crossroads of Peoples, Crucible of Nations (1567-1706)' warheritage.be/en/news/work...

🧑‍🎨What trash tells us about a 17th-century Antwerp painter: 🏺Only one painting survives of the ill-known Guilliam de Vries, but objects excavated in his backyard and a probate inventory together give fresh insight. 🎁 Some free copies of our study here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FYGQP...

Boeiende lezingenreeks over middeleeuwse diversiteit in Koksijde van maart tot mei: Van Egyptenaren, Ethiopiërs en Griekse vluchtelingen tot Aalsters bordeel; van single vrouwen tot gezanten van de antichrist Info en inschrijven: www.tenduinen.be/nl/lezingenr...

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! We're delighted to announce details of this year's SMA Annual Conference. Theme is Heritage Science & the call for papers is now open. Full details on the conference & how to submit abstract are available here: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-c… We look forward to hearing from you!

🏰Join us in Barcelona!🏰 Final call for the 4th MERC Postgraduate and Early Career Conference in Medieval Archaeology (13-16.04.2026)! #medieval #archaeology 🏺

📢 Call for Contributions – EAA Session #71 We warmly invite you to submit an abstract and join us in Athens to discuss medieval cemeteries. Feel free to share this call with colleagues who might be interested. 📩 Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out! #EAA2026 🏺🧪🧬🦴

Medieval Bruges: come for the art, stay for the parasites. 🏰 Our new study of a 15th-century apothecary and Spanish traders uncovers a city brimming with global goods: silks, spices, perfume sprinklers, olives, rice… and yes, an African parasite. 📖 Open Access: doi.org/10.1080/0076...

Tijdens 'Mapathon 1571' brachten 50 vrijwilligers een 16e-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal tot leven in het Brugse Stadsarchief. Twee dagen collectieve cartografie, nieuwsgierigheid en erfgoedpassie! Check nu alvast de video, de blog & online ontsluiting volgen dra! vimeo.com/1096892444

✨ Verken het eeuwenoude Meetjesland! 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Wandel of fiets door deze Woeste Hoogten: www.rlml.be/projecten/wo... 🏡 Beleef het verleden in de Huysmanshoeve (Eeklo) via een geanimeerde maquette & reconstructietekeningen 🎧 Duik nu al in het verhaal met onze podcast: open.spotify.com/show/7tCYIAU...

Yay, our research is featuring on @sciencex.bsky.social 😍

A Medieval Brothel, a Baby’s Grave, and a New Perspective on Motherhood - research led by @mpoulain.bsky.social‬ www.medievalists.net/2025/05/medi... #medieval

🏺 New research just published! 🧪 A rare case from a 14th-century brothel in Aalst reveals an infant that was likely breastfed and buried with care — challenging long-held assumptions about medieval sex workers and infanticide. 👉 Read it here in Open Access: rdcu.be/eh4Lj

🏺 New research just published! 🧪 A rare case from a 14th-century brothel in Aalst reveals an infant that was likely breastfed and buried with care — challenging long-held assumptions about medieval sex workers and infanticide. 👉 Read it here in Open Access: rdcu.be/eh4Lj

Thanks @microbetv.bsky.social for covering our research on an African parasite in medieval Bruges! 🧪🏺🐛 From 55:36 onwards: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4ze...

Umziehen – to move. A new chapter begins! 🎉 Yesterday, I started as a Marie Curie fellow at the University of Tübingen, researching medieval sex work in Flanders through aDNA analysis. Excited for the next two years—come find me at the castle! 🏰

Goodbye ugly green floor and lovely colleagues at Ghent University 🥲 getting ready for my #MSCA at @unituebingen.bsky.social ! 🥳

Al gehoord van Monnikerede of Hoeke? Het zijn nochtans wereldsteden, of eerder, dat waren ze. Lees alles over hun op- en ondergang en die van de andere Zwinsteden in onze bijdrage voor de 'Wereldsteden van de Lage Landen', vanaf vandaag in de boekhandel! 📚 met @jtrachet.bsky.social en Wim De Clercq

Lees nu Ex Situ, het tijdschrift voor Vlaamse archeologie, met onder andere onze bijdrage over een Afrikaanse parasiet te Brugge, alsook onderzoek van @jtrachet.bsky.social naar de betrouwbaarheid van de 16de-eeuwse Pourbus-kaart 🏺🪱🗺🧪

📣 Call for Papers 📣 On #IKUWA8, the International Congress for Underwater #Archaeology (Ostend, October 13-17), we organise the session 'Turn the Tide – Methods to unmud intertidal cultural heritage' 📎 Find our session here: www.vliz.be/ikuwa8/en/se... 📩 And submit your abstract before March 15

3 year PostDoc Tuebingen (+Sam Brown) #ZooMS in Southern Africa Project. Deadline March 15th 2025

M. Poulain et al. "Born in a brothel: New perspectives on childcare with medieval sex workers" #JournéesdelaSAP

Maxime Poulain and @idegroote.bsky.social from @archeougent.bsky.social presenting their research at Les journées de la Societe d’antropologie de Paris @museedelhomme.fr

Join us next week if you're in or around the Basque Country! #archaeology 🏺

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🌍🔎 Doe mee aan Mapathon 1571! Help een unieke 16de-eeuwse kaart van het Brugse Vrije digitaal verbinden met het huidige landschap. 📅 14 & 15 maart 2025 📍 Stadsarchief Brugge ➡️ Info & Inschrijven via www.mappingpourbus.ugent.be #Cartografie #Mapathon1571 #Erfgoed #Burgerwetenschap #CitizenScience

Look who's here 👋 Give your favorite cycling archaeologist a follow 🏺

Dr. Jones illustrating the most important and rewarding part of being an archaeologist.

En 't is gratis! 🆓🏺

Collega @sadimarechal.bsky.social maakte een podcast over de geschiedenis van baden 🛀 Erin vertelt collega @mpoulain.bsky.social alles over baden in de middeleeuwen (en meer! 🌶)

🎧 Mijn collega @sadimarechal.bsky.social maakte een podcast over de geschiedenis van baden 🛀 🎙 Ik vertel je er alles over baden in de middeleeuwen (en meer! 🌶)

📜Our article "Shedding Some Light on Indoor Lighting in 15th-Century Flemish Urban Houses: An Experimental Archaeological Approach" is now online! 🧪🏺 My 50 free e-prints via: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/BQDFX...

Onderzoek van onze master-student @archeougent.bsky.social haalt nu ook @vrtnws.bsky.social, met dank aan @wardschouppe.bsky.social!

Duistere middeleeuwen? Experimenteel onderzoek van UGent-student in Bokrijk bewijst tegendeel.

🥳 Yay, we won a @socmedarch.bsky.social prize for our experimental research into the archaeology of light in medieval houses! 🧪🏺 📜 Available soon via: www.tandfonline.com/journals/yme...

🌍🐛 An unexpected traveler: An African parasite was discovered in a medieval cesspit in Bruges! This unique find offers insights into the spread of infectious diseases through migration and trade. Read on for details. 🧵 🏺🧪

🌍🐛 An unexpected traveler: An African parasite was discovered in a medieval cesspit in Bruges! This unique find offers insights into the spread of infectious diseases through migration and trade. Read on for details. 🧵 🏺🧪