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Gad Rausing Assoc Prof. of Viking-Age Archaeology, Oxford
If you are interested in hearing about the results of our ERC project on Viking-Age silver, I will be giving at talk at
@heasvienna.bsky.social
on Monday 12.30 CET - details in link
www.heas.at/events/heas-...
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HEAS Seminar Series - Archaeological Science - HEAS
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Archaeological Science, Jane Kershaw from the University of Oxford will give a talk on How lead isotope analysis of silver sheds new light on the origins of the V...
https://www.heas.at/events/heas-seminar-series-archaeological-science-23-2/
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School of Archaeology
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Want to study
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Lots here for Viking folks - new aDNA evidence for several infectious diseases among Viking-Age populations in Scandinavia, including malaria, leprosy and louse-borne relapsing fever.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature
Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09192-8#citeas
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A piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard
theconversation.com/vikings-were...
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Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it
New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
https://theconversation.com/vikings-were-captivated-by-silver-our-new-analysis-of-their-precious-loot-reveals-how-far-they-travelled-to-get-it-263222
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www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...
Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.
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@unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
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Viking silver hoard reveals far-reaching trade links between England
New research into a remarkable Viking-Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, led by Dr Jane Kershaw, Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, School of Archaeology, has shed light on
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08-11-viking-silver-hoard-reveals-far-reaching-trade-links-between-england-and-islamic
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UCL Institute of Archaeology
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Islamic Archaeology Day 2025 The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by
@soasuni.bsky.social
&
@uclofficial.bsky.social
will be held at the IoA on Saturday 1 February. Read more & buy tickets here: 📲
bit.ly/41JJE4X
#LocalAndGlobal
#ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
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Islamic Archaeology Day 2025
The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by SOAS and UCL, will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday 1 February.
https://bit.ly/41JJE4X
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