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Archaeology Art
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Alastair McIntosh
about 10 hours ago
The Gaelic principle of Dùthchas - heritage in the land that is geographical, historical, psychospiritual and poetic - and its revival into Scottish community consciousness. Examined by Michael Newton, who has done so much to build on John MacInnes’ work:
gaelicmichael.substack.com/p/duthchas-a...
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Landscape Survey Group
about 16 hours ago
💠Call for Papers!💠 LSG Conference, 6-7 Nov 2026, N.Yorkshire, UK. Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey & understanding to holistic Nature Recovery Abstracts due by 31 July. Expand attached poster for full details ⤵️
#LandscapeArchaeology
#NatureRecovery
#Archaeology
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#LSG2026
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Catherine Frieman
about 16 hours ago
I'm very much over the moon to share this new publication - an anarchist approach to the archaeology of inequality. Huge kudos to my brilliant co-authors
@apolitopoulos.bsky.social
@leilaar.bsky.social
Nika and James
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Anarchist Theory and Inequality in Archaeology
This article considers anarchist archaeologies and how an approach to inequality shaped by anarchist values and modes of analysis can help us narrate more complex pasts and build more equal futures. T...
https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-anthro-041124-013242
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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones
1 day ago
Ferrybridge Henge: The Holmfield Interchange, where the M62 meets the A1(M). But look, a henge, seen to the lower right in this stunning LiDAR image by Dr John Wells. The henge survives as low earthworks but is in danger from ploughing. 📷 Bladup More:
http://www.megalithi...
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Wonderful
#ArtArchaeology
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David Stott
1 day ago
At the newly opened Egtvedpigens verden. There's a Bronze Age themed playground!
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1 day ago
Some of my colleagues use the term 'stone botherer' as slur. I refuse this. We might not view portal tombs as 'ley line hubs' or 'ghost-containment units', but we archaeologists are also stone botherers and I for one am proud of it. – Dr. K. Brophy
#StandingStoneSunday
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Claire Boardman
2 days ago
Looking forward to
@archscot.bsky.social
's European Archaeology Days event next week - three great speakers exploring different aspects of heritage at risk within Scottish archaeology: 🗓 Friday 12 June 💻 Online, Free 🎟 Booking:
igit.me/xxOT5
Please share - thank you!
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Rebecca Lambert (She/Her) ♾️🐭🍉
2 days ago
A new blog post has landed, exploring compulsion, boundedness, and new ways of delivering complex ideas 🙂
practisesmakeplaces.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/i...
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I FELT COMPELLED TO WRITE A POST…
PONDERING UPON COMPULSION, BOUNDEDNESS, and NEW WAYS OF DELIVERING COMPLEX IDEAS As a Neurodiverse person, compulsion plays a rather significant role within my day-to-day life, occasionally to my d…
https://practisesmakeplaces.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/i-felt-compelled-to-write-a-post/
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
3 days ago
NEW OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK: 'Roman Camps in Scotland' by
@drbecjones.bsky.social
Our 20th open access e-book will be of interest to those who wish to know more about the archaeology of the Roman army, its campaigns in northern Britain and the ancient military mind:
www.socantscot.org/news/new-ope...
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Landscape Survey Group
3 days ago
Hello! 👋 Who are we? The LSG are a peer group sharing ideas, enthusiasm and knowledge relating to the archaeological survey & investigation of landscapes. Especially non-intrusive recording and interpretation of what is visible from the ground or air. ➡️
landscapesurvey.org
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#LandscapeArchaeology
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Landscape Survey Group – A Voice for Landscape Survey
https://landscapesurvey.org
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Joana Valdez-Tullett
4 days ago
Recently, I have been thinking about the vulnerability of rock art and the risks that impact this very specific and quite ubiquitous type of heritage. I was kindly invited by
@archscot.bsky.social
to deliver a talk on this subject for their 'European Archaeology Day talks'. See you there?
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European Archaeology Days 2026: Rock Art at Risk: What Future?
Join Archaeology Scotland in celebrating European Archaeology Days 2026 with this talk about the very real risks to Prehistoric Rock Art.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-archaeology-days-2026-rock-art-at-risk-what-future-tickets-1991178390166?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Dr Beccy Scott
4 days ago
A Stonehenge × Dogger Bank collab from
@andydoggerbank.bsky.social
- a cogent reminder that understanding how landscapes formed is essential before we start hypothesising how people moved through them.
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#ArtArchaeology
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(Dr.) Zack Hinckley
6 days ago
It’s a bit early for
#hillfortswednesday
but excited to post that my book came out this past Friday! A big thanks to
@barpublishing.bsky.social
for making the process easy and for publishing! A link can be found here.
www.barpublishing.com/book/a-rocky...
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies
6 days ago
Latest book arising from the SIEF,' Creative Perspectives on Sustainable Nature–Culture Relationships' edited by UHI Institute for Northern Studies, Professors Ullrich Kockel, & Mairéad Nic Craith, together with Riina Haanpääand & Katriina Siivonen is due to be published soon
tinyurl.com/mpb9c58t
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Adam Markham
7 days ago
A new
#climateheritage
initiative is to be launched on June 4th. Leaders include
@preservinglegacies.bsky.social
@icomos.bsky.social
@ifla.org
@europanostra.bsky.social
& the ICH NGO Forum. Stay tuned!
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UHI Institute for Northern Studies
7 days ago
Join us for an incredible adventure with the BA (Hons) Culture & Heritage course starting September 2026! Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture and heritage of Scotland and uncover inspiring stories that will deepen your understanding.
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/b...
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BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage
https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/ba-hons-culture-and-heritage/
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Dr Aisling Tierney
7 days ago
Happy Pride - celebrate with Ogham The text reads “bród”, which means pride in the Irish language ☘️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
tephraarts.etsy.com/listing/4338...
#pride
#ogham
#archaeology
#lgbtqia
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Mark Walters
7 days ago
Switched to using
Bookshop.org
a couple of years back for all my online book purchases which supports my local independent bookshops in Shrewsbury and Oswestry.
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
8 days ago
Join
#MiningLandscapes
and Land Artist Winston Plowes for ‘Dances with Time’ a free taster session 20th July at the former Westfield Opencast Coaling Site
#Fife
over 18s only for info and to book a place nip to
www.mining-landscapes.org/news
#landart
#MiningHeritage
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And some stones, Stare, Face different futures ... Le Geant du Manio watches with patience in the woodland
#standingstonesunday
#archaeology
#carnac
#prehistory
#Heritage
@megalithic.bsky.social
@stoneclub.bsky.social
9 days ago
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Dimitrij Mlekuz Vrhovnik
8 days ago
New essay: Guerrilla Archaeology. A reflection on epistemic risk, infrastructural science, alterity, weak signals, and archaeology’s growing fear of destabilizing thought. Not against rigor, but against rigor without vulnerability.
dimitrij.splet.arnes.si/2026/05/31/g...
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Guerilla archaeology – Feral Methods
https://dimitrij.splet.arnes.si/2026/05/31/guerilla-archaeology/
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes
8 days ago
If you're thinking about coming to
@chalkefestival.bsky.social
, book now, tix £ increase tomorrow! Masses of fantastic talks inc me chatting to
@emmasouthon.bsky.social
;
@prehistorian.bsky.social
& Mel Giles;
@eloi.se
, plus experimental
#archaeology
, living history & music!
www.chalkefestival.com
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Working Class History
8 days ago
#OtD
31 May 1875 suffragette May Billinghurst, who hid stones for smashing shop windows in her wheelchair, was born.
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1038...
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Stone Club
9 days ago
Dry Tree Menhir
#StandingStoneSunday
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And some stones, Stare, Face different futures ... Le Geant du Manio watches with patience in the woodland
#standingstonesunday
#archaeology
#carnac
#prehistory
#Heritage
@megalithic.bsky.social
@stoneclub.bsky.social
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Association for Scottish Literature
9 days ago
Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889–1982) – author, poet, film-maker, botanist, arctic explorer – was born
#OTD
, 30 May 🎂🧵 WalkHighlands shares an extract from PEAK BEYOND PEAK, describing how she tackled the Corrieyairack Pass between the Cairngorms & Loch Ness 1/4
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/peak-be...
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Peak Beyond Peak: The Unpublished Scottish Journeys of Isobel Wylie Hutchison
In 2014 a red box file stuffed full of the memoirs of Scottish explorer Isobel Wylie Hutchison found its way into the hands of writer Hazel Buchan Cameron. Looking through the photographic slides, ess...
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/peak-beyond-peak-the-unpublished-scottish-journeys-of-isobel-wylie-hutchison/
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Tim Waterman
10 days ago
This article is absolutely essential reading, not just for academics but in particular parents of school age kids and uni students. Also to be read by anyone with an interest in a healthy civil society and democracy.
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Alison Fisk
11 days ago
Fake cave painting by
#Banksy
, installed without permission in the British Museum in 2005! Known as ‘Peckham Rock’, this hoax cave art with a figure pushing a shopping trolley, included an authentic-looking label and was on display for 3 days! 😳 Marker pen on concrete! 😁 📷 by me
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Working Class History
11 days ago
#OtD
28 May 2013 during Turkish Occupy Gezi park protests, the "woman in red" was pepper sprayed. The photo became one of the iconic images of the movement and police violence in response to it
stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1004...
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Neil Jackman
16 days ago
Good opportunity for anyone interested in public engagement with archaeology
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Dr Mike Nevell
13 days ago
New Resource Hub for sharing climate guidance with heritage organisations
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New Resource Hub for Sharing Climate Guidance with Heritage Organisations
New Resource Hub for sharing climate guidance with heritage organisations
http://industrialheritagesupport.com/2026/05/27/new-resource-hub-for-sharing-climate-guidance-with-heritage-organisations/
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Fiona Robertson
13 days ago
Would you like to get writing about nature and emotion? Join me at Broadstone Library Poole on 3 June for a creative writing workshop! I’m the author of Stone Lands and also a book editor with 25 years plus experience - encouraging people to write is what I love to do!
@literatureworks.bsky.social
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
13 days ago
FREE FAMILY EVENT: Explore the former opencast coaling site at Westfield
#Fife
through
#art
#geology
and
#ecology
and turn postindustrial landscapes into spaces of family fun and intergenerational learning 11am Tues 7th July. To book your free tickets 👉
www.mining-landscapes.org/news
#MiningHeritage
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Claire Nolan
13 days ago
The naturecultures of Listoghil chambered tomb, Carrowmore, Co. Sligo
#TombTuesday
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Clemency Cooper
13 days ago
What do you think of when you think about the past? Join me for a hands-on workshop
@yorkfestofideas.bsky.social
about the narratives we share about our history and how we might use these to build better futures. 📅 Sun 7 June at 11:15, Ron Cooke Hub 👉 Book:
yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026/calenda...
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Imag[e]ining the Past
What do you think of when you think about the past? Enjoy a hands-on collaging workshop and reflect on the narratives we share about our history. How might we use these to build better futures?
https://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2026/calendar/imageining-the-past/
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Nether Largie South is a Clyde type chambered cairn, dating from c 3700 BC The view from the chamber shows later blocking slabs. A key monument in the 'linear cemtery' it's a wonderful site to spend some quiet time at.
#Kilmartin
#archaeology
#scotland
#TombTuesday
@archscot.bsky.social
14 days ago
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Association for Scottish Literature
13 days ago
I never saw the intricate connections with quite this sunny clarity before, such intimate revealing of relations in brilliance, and at such an hour… —Alan Riach, “Kilmartin Glen” published in CLEARANCES (Hazard Press/SCP, 2001)
#poem
#poetry
#Kilmartin
#archaeology
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Deborah Parkin
14 days ago
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Cyanotype printing.
A little piece on the process I have used to make my Jackdaw series as well as my tea toned work.
https://open.substack.com/pub/deborahparkinphotography/p/cyanotype-printing?r=e2c4h&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=split
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Historic Environment Forum (HEF)
14 days ago
What is the heritage sector doing to build resilience, and what can we learn from working together? 🔎 We're inviting responses to a 15 min survey & calling for case studies to help find out! 🕔️ Deadline: 19 June 5pm To get involved, visit:
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/new-sector-r...
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Nether Largie South is a Clyde type chambered cairn, dating from c 3700 BC The view from the chamber shows later blocking slabs. A key monument in the 'linear cemtery' it's a wonderful site to spend some quiet time at.
#Kilmartin
#archaeology
#scotland
#TombTuesday
@archscot.bsky.social
14 days ago
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Morgan L Ventura (they/she)
14 days ago
To help raise funds, I’m offering a 1-to-1 chat about engaging with archaeological themes in SFF in an authentic & ethical ways. Sooo many great things - critiques, book bundles, mentoring & more. Do check it out!
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Rebecca Solnit
14 days ago
Summary by Jake Baker-Brown: "27 law students in Vanuatu went to the world's highest court and won. The ICJ ruling they sparked may be the most consequential legal decision in human history. This is what it looks like when ordinary people refuse to accept the limits others set for them."
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Amazing to be at
@thescottishcrannog.bsky.social
launch on behalf of
@archscot.bsky.social
Destroyed by fire 5 yrs ago, the team worked tirelessly to regenerate the new site, with passion for archaeology & learning, always inclusive, creative and fun. Many congratulations
#Scotland
#Archaeology
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Gordon Barr
16 days ago
Lovely wander along Bo’ness foreshore yesterday- some excellent bricks spotted! Could this partial circular brick structure be a surviving part of base of chimney from Carriden Colliery visible on OS maps & in Trove pic? Location fits at least! Interesting area to do some industrial archaeology…
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And choose to stand, together we are stonger ... Ballymeanoch Stone Row has endured for over 3000 years
#Kilmartin
#Scotland
#Archaeology
#standingstonesunday
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Amazing to be at
@thescottishcrannog.bsky.social
launch on behalf of
@archscot.bsky.social
Destroyed by fire 5 yrs ago, the team worked tirelessly to regenerate the new site, with passion for archaeology & learning, always inclusive, creative and fun. Many congratulations
#Scotland
#Archaeology
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Scottish Geology Trust
16 days ago
This talk guides us through the history of the exploitation of, The Portsoy Marble, a beautiful serpentinite rock which has been worked for furniture, jewellery and sculpture over 350 years.
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EcoMuseum of Scottish Mining Landscapes
16 days ago
PROJECT NEWS: The preliminary July timetable for our series of 8 free Intergenerational Coalscapes
#geology
#ecology
and art activities that turn
#mininglandscapes
into spaces of family fun and learning is just published. For dates and locations nip to 👉
www.mining-landscapes.org/news
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