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Archaeologist, caver, cat enthusiast. Not necessarily in that order.
We're off to a wind and sunburn inducing start to this year's dig at
#ArthursStone
,
#Herefordshire
, with a feature or two already appearing. Stay tuned for more updates...
@englishheritage.bsky.social
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A peaceful, if damp view along the
#RiverWye
yesterday in the
#WyeValley
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#Gloucestershire
#Herefordshire
border You wouldn't like it here, I promise 😉
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about 2 months ago
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Lawrence Shaw
3 months ago
We’re hiring a full-time Historic Environment Advisor for our West England District. Work across Exmoor, Dartmoor, Cornwall WHS and the Forest of Dean, supporting biodiversity and sustainable forestry. A rare chance to shape landscapes at scale.
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...
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https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1994919&csource=csalerts
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Capricious skies over British Camp from this Sunday for
#HillfortsWednesday
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3 months ago
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Jonathan Last
3 months ago
Because well-being is linked to place and heritage, not just nature
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Wiltshire Museum
4 months ago
We are delighted to share that
@cotswoldarch.bsky.social
have just completed a new and exciting project, creating a pottery type series for Wiltshire, dating from 400AD to the 1700s
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Victoria County History
4 months ago
The briefest of brief explainers of that most brilliant of resources to the historian, archaeologist, geographer and resident, the Historic Environment Record.
#Skystorians
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Hefin Meara
4 months ago
The 3rd edition of the Historic England guidance Accessing England's Protected Wreck Sites: Guidance Notes for Divers and Archaeologists is now available online. The guidance has been revised and updated by
@msdsmarine.bsky.social
, with contributions from several protected wreck licensee teams.
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Middleport Pottery
4 months ago
Come & Explore the award-winning Middleport Pottery Open 10am to 4pm Factory tour, Heritage trail, Virtual factory tour, The Packing House Café, Independent traders of Port Street Range & Harper Street, Burleigh factory shop & Middleport Pottery gift shop
re-form.org/heritage-bui...
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Dr. Oliver Dietrich
4 months ago
Adorned with flowers? Pollen analysis deciphers invisible grave goods in the grave of the Bad Dürrenberg shaman.
#archaeology
More information:
idw-online.de/de/news866973
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@aliceponderland.bsky.social
- Noone expects the Viking Intermission!
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5 months ago
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Erle Ellis
5 months ago
Neanderthals & Mesolithic foragers reshaped Europe’s ecology long before agriculture… 🌍
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe: Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared
Recent studies have highlighted evidence of human impact on landscapes dating back to the Late Pleistocene–long before the advent of agriculture. Quantifying the extent of vegetation transformations b...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328218
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Dr Sophie Hay
5 months ago
An undeniably emotional experience seeing the other half of the ‘peacock room’ in Oplontis being excavated and meeting their counterparts: the two peahens that graced the facing wall. What a delightfully playful idea by the artist. Compliments to my colleagues, excavators & conservators. Spectacular
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Cambridge University Press - Archaeology
5 months ago
What does it mean to be “tough enough” in #archaeology? A new blog and research article (out now #openaccess in
@saa-aap.bsky.social)
#archaeology
#openaccess
econsider previous ideas around physical and emotional resilience and calls for a healthier, safer field culture. 🔗
https://cup.org/4ae3k3L
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‘Are you tough enough?': Rethinking the safety, culture and care of archaeologists in the field « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog
From the old ‘Cowboys of Science' adage to swashbuckling fictional characters like Indiana Jones and Lara Croft, the perception that fieldwork, and archaeology generally, is a job for tough people pervades both the discipline and public perception. As a...
https://www.cambridge.org/core/blog/2026/02/05/are-you-tough-enough-rethinking-the-safety-culture-and-care-of-archaeologists-in-the-field/?utm_date=20260205&utm_id=1770293702&utm_campaign=Journals%2CARCH%2CAAP%2CHumanities%2CBlog%20Post&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_content=
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Jon Dell Isola
5 months ago
Because I saw this last night and cant let it go: if you are critiquing people for how long it took them to get a PhD, grow up. Getting a PhD is hard enough without also trying to please some arbitrary speed guideline. It took me a long time in part because of covid, partially because I had to work
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New cooking method revealed with this 1 weird trick.... The cat: 'Pfft, what a loser...' Source: Averil Kear, Forest of Dean Local History Society New Regard magazine
#cat
#dog
#cooking
#Gloucestershire
@catsofyore.bsky.social
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'incredible' Roman mosaic returns home after 200 years
The mosaic discovered in Gloucestershire in 1811 is on display in Cirencester.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgj581dmkyo
5 months ago
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Dr. Ellen Green
6 months ago
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...
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Stratigraphic Literacy in UK Archaeology -
This survey, along with a previous one circulated in September 2025 will form the basis for a study of stratigraphic literacy in UK Archaeology, to hopefully be published in an academic journal such a...
https://forms.gle/5jZKpcf78gZtjfUF8
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Dr Toby Driver
7 months ago
For anyone who missed our
@rcahmwales.bsky.social
Christmas lecture last week - a four way presentation about our amazing year in survey & investigation - it's now on YouTube Make a cuppa, put your Teams light on red, & settle down for some discoveries...
youtu.be/faTLlCXhyQY?...
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Darlith Nadolig CBHC | RCAHMW Christmas Lecture 2025 - From Air, Land & Sea: Survey and Discovery
YouTube video by CBHC - RCAHMW
https://youtu.be/faTLlCXhyQY?si=fwmaE_4I2fz0up0I
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Archaeology Data Service
9 months ago
⭐ The ADS Data Catalogue is Live!⭐ Explore hundreds of thousands of archaeological resources including over 100,000 reports and 5,000 archive collections. 👉To find out more and start exploring visit
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I like the phrase 'bits and bobs of people' - I may start allowing this in project designs 😂
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9 months ago
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Bye bye
Academia.edu
. To avoid clicking accept on the new Terms of Service - in Firefox you can use F12, look for the <div> with 'tos' in, click on it, right-click and select delete - you can then navigate to account settings to delete your account.
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10 months ago
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Why on earth is this not called Vyvyanosaurus?
#TV
#Punk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y2emnnn4po
11 months ago
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You definitely timed that well
@peterreavill.bsky.social
- it's pretty wild up here today 😂
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12 months ago
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It was a bit of a scorcher yesterday at
#Arthur'sStone
,
#Herefordshire
so we had a well deserved early finish. Some really interesting archaeology and finds showing up though and the next two weeks are going to be monumental 😎☀️
about 1 year ago
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We're back at
#Arthur'sStone
,
#Herefordshire
this summer as part of the
#UniversityOfManchester
Beneath Hay Bluff project, led by
@julianthomas2.bsky.social
. This year we've got some very exciting trenches planned on the monument. Stay tuned for updates 😎☀️
#Archaeology
about 1 year ago
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Dr Huw Groucutt
about 1 year ago
#FlintFriday
. Amazing sticker made by one of my students!
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Here's your chance to design Herefordshire's mobile museum van wrap!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Competition to design wrap for Herefordshire's Museum on the Move
Exhibits and objects will tour the county by van while Hereford Museum is closed for redevelopment.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd286gn8zpo
about 1 year ago
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Archives West Midlands
about 1 year ago
📣Job opportunity in Warwickshire📣 The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT) is seeking an Archivist (Cataloguer) to play a key part in the collections information, development and management of the BMIHT Archive. Closing date 29 June 2025. For more details 👇
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Exciting opportunity with the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
The British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (BMIHT ) is seeking an Archivist (Cataloguer) to play a key part in the collections information, development and management of the BMIHT Archive, ensuring tha...
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/news/exciting-opportunity-with-the-british-motor-industry-heritage-trust
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Prof Nicki Whitehouse
about 1 year ago
Are you interested in re-wilding? We have a questionnaire on re-wilding and the historic environment open, and keen to hear from ecologists, land managers, and archaeological practitioners. Access the questionnaire here -
uofg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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𝔖𝔦𝔪𝔬𝔫 ℜ
about 1 year ago
JOB ALERT at Historic England
app.beapplied.com/apply/fkkgd0...
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Assistant Listing Adviser
SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England have a fantastic opportu...
https://app.beapplied.com/apply/fkkgd0duhi
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In a break from my usual archaeology - it's great to see a news article revealing the discoveries at Redhouse Lane swallet. I've played a very small and very recent part in exploring and surveying what will likely turn into a substantial system in the Wye Valley.
www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
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Man’s 30-year obsession unearths caves as big as cathedrals under Forest of Dean
Spelunkers chipping away at rocks broke through to find more than 10km of passages, with giant caverns and boulders the size of houses
https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/mans-30-year-obsession-unearths-caves-as-big-as-cathedrals-under-forest-of-dean-pc2p8srfn
about 1 year ago
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Don O'Meara
about 1 year ago
The role of Inspector of Monuments has come up in the Yorkshire region. A great opportunity for an archaeologist to shape the work of Historic England.
app.beapplied.com/apply/zr945m...
#archaeology
#heritage
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Inspector of Ancient Monuments
SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England have a fantastic opportu...
https://app.beapplied.com/apply/zr945mu14f
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Nature
over 1 year ago
Nature research paper: The earliest human face of Western Europe
https://go.nature.com/4hxoNpQ
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The earliest human face of Western Europe - Nature
A Homo aff. erectus individual dated to 1.4 million to 1.1 million years ago found at Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain) does not display the modern-human-like aspect of Homo antecessor found at the neighbouring Gran Dolina site (900,000–800,000 years ago).
https://go.nature.com/4hxoNpQ
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Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England, c.1282-1550
over 1 year ago
All welcome to join!
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@uobrishistory.bsky.social
#medievalbluesky
#medieval
#medievalhistory
#medievalseminar
#mappingthemarch
#Skystorians
#MedievalSky
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Archives West Midlands
over 1 year ago
📣Job Alert 📣 Staffordshire Archives and Heritage are looking for an experienced collection specialist to take a leadership role in the service. Permanent role based at the History Centre in Stafford. Closing date 3 March 👇
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Exciting opportunity with Staffordshire Archives and Heritage
Staffordshire Archives and Heritage are looking for an experienced collection specialist to take a leadership role in the service.
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/news/exciting-opportunity-with-staffordshire-archives-and-heritage
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Every scene a joy - what a turnip for the books!
#WallaceandGromit
#VengeanceMostFowl
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - everything you need to know about the new film on Christmas Day
Wallace and Gromit are back with a brand-new adventure on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2024/wallace-and-gromit-vengeance-most-fowl
over 1 year ago
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Jonathan Last
over 1 year ago
Some amazing lithic sites have been revealed by development-led archaeology in recent years but they're not always easy to find or evaluate. Updated guidance & new case studies from Historic England are designed to assist.
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
More here:
historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/re...
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Managing Lithic Sites | Historic England
New advice addresses research and management issues for sites where prehistoric stone tools contain unique evidence.
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/research/managing-lithic-sites/
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*Note to Archaeology colleagues* Historic England have recently published updated guidance on the reburial of archaeological sites as an appendix to the 2016 Preservation of Archaeological Remains guidance. See appendix 5 ⬇️
over 1 year ago
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Help keep this important find in Worcestershire and accessible to the public!
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over 1 year ago
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I'm glad my first post on here is to announce that I'm starting as an Honorary research fellow at the University of Manchester. Nice news for a grey and cold day.
over 1 year ago
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