Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 3hIf you’ve ever wondered what our jobs involve, we’re running two free online talks that introduce you to the world of archives! Come along and find out how archives began, and learn about some of the strangest parts of our collection. Book your free space by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk 0188
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)University Archaeology Day 2026 @uniarchday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sneak preview of University Archaeology Day #UAD26 - join us in Leicester for exclusive talks and tours from @jewrywallroman.bsky.social and @kriiicentre.bsky.social, chat with lecturers from archaeology depts and employers from across the UK! Book for FREE at: www.ticketsource.com/university-a... 033
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026Ok so who did I see post recently (last few days) about a piece of work they did which used an historical spatial dataset available from a database with a .edu domain name, I think a US university? The dataset was relevant to the UK, which is why I’d like to find it. 112
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)WildDartmoor @tonydartmoor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So perhaps the future of our uplands shouldn’t be framed as insiders versus outsiders. The harder questions are: What does the evidence tell us the land can sustain? What do the places we belong to ask of us? And how do we negotiate the remaining choices fairly, together? 2275
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026@bearsgetcrafty.bsky.social I’m just about to put an order in for some of your model houses. Our YAC activity is 17 October. 220
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026'The great green sweep' - my last big aerial embroidery (except the moorland one) until ~February as I'll be focussing booked on commissions until January. I'll still be doing small projects 😊 You can read the full details of this landscape on my site: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/green-m... 326247
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Right. Time to haul my sorry backside out and I’ll have to do the washing up when I get back in. Yes it’s 5 October and yes, we are starting to practice the Christmas tunes… 100
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Calling my #AerialPhotography tribe! Does anyone have a digital copy of that classic of wartime AP interpretation, the line of camels with their shadows? I’d like to use it in a talk later this month. 165
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 05/10/2026Catching up on Throughline episodes and very pleased to listen to @katrinanavickas.bsky.social giving a potted history of Luddites! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comIs it time for a Luddite Renaissance?Podcast Episode · Throughline · 8 September · 17min 163
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) @postmedarch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Join us for the Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture 2026! The lecture 'Rot with thy author: the history & archaeology of buried books' will be delivered by Prof @gabemoshenska.bsky.social (@uclarchaeology.bsky.social) at #TAG2026 Exeter on 15 Dec. Register for free via www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-geoff-... 063
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 04/10/2026Well this is a nice surprise, thank you BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper - The Parchment - BBC SoundsHolidaying with an uncle in Cornwall turns sinister as the Drew children make a discovery. 1121
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Enjoying #TeaUp (coffee) @salisburycathedral.bsky.social Refectory, my favourite city daytime venue, but please - is there any chance the glass could get a clean, the best view ever of the spire is lacking some of its lustre! 070
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026I could really do with a big mug of tea and a large packet of Rich Teas. 050
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026Ooo look at the agricultural panel @themerl.bsky.social! 051
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Landscape Survey Group @landscapesurvey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Conference Registration now open! #LSG2026 Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey and understanding to holistic Nature Recovery. 6-7th November, in Pickering & the North York Moors, UK. Click poster image for details. Visit our website to book your place ➡️ landscapesurvey.org 1188
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026@suegreaney.bsky.social sorry to add to your email pile, but I just sent you one about the Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture booking, which is now live. 100
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology (SPMA) @postmedarch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Calling all current and past SPMA members - we would love to see you in Tallinn for #PMAC27 and read about your research in our journal Post-Medieval Archaeology and our newsletter! Hopefully you still have access to your @tandfresearch.bsky.social account and your membership with us hasn't lapsed 112
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026Huh. Let down by my lack of knowledge of the Bering Sea area. Anthropeum.com · Oct 1 2026 🟨🟦🟩🟦🟦🟩🟨🟩🟥🟦 71,650 · top 23% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 020
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Not bad but could do better. Anthropeum.com · Sep 30 2026 🟦🟦🟨🟦🟦🟨🟩🟦🟩🟨 78,550 · top 12% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 030
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026Hey @claireboardman.bsky.social check out the @landscapesurvey.bsky.social conference in November, registration has just opened. Something to share with the network and maybe you could get to Pickering? Would be nice to catch up! landscapesurvey.orglandscapesurvey.orgLandscape Survey Group – A Voice for Landscape SurveyA Voice for Landscape Survey 140
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026Much better score today. Anthropeum.com · Sep 29 2026 🟨🟦🟩🟦🟩🟦🟩🟦🟨🟨 82,699 · top 6% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 030
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026Out of practice. Anthropeum.com · Sep 28 2026 🟦🟩🟨🟩🟨🟦🟩🟨🟩🟨 69,480 · top 41% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 020
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Really looking forward to this at the end of October! www.wiltshiremusic.org.uk/event/stile-...wiltshiremusic.org.ukSTILE ANTICO: DISCORD TO HARMONY - Wiltshire Music CentreSign up to our newsletter to be the first to hear about upcoming events 010
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026Loving @allantadams.bsky.social ‘s illustrations but especially the late medieval/C19 settlement comparisons. 010
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026St Laurence’s Bradford on Avon is just perfect. 2306
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve got to go back @earthworkbec.bsky.social, with more time to explore! 150
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026Just screaming into the void trying to navigate a website with too many separate documents in different places, all of which are meant to work together, some in Word, some PDFs, some as downloads, some embedded… 161
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026Hi @electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy I’m drowning under waves of online blurb about graph databases. I don’t suppose you could suggest something please that I could look at to work out how I can transform and visualize a small handwritten collection of a few family trees into digital data? 000
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Just a small job tonight. Adding an extra washer under the castle nut that holds the clapper in the tenor bell, so that the split pin actually passes through and not above the crenellations. 0161
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Arrived a little early for tonight’s steeplekeeping, waiting for the tower captain to arrive. 180
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026‘It’s a privilege to be in a position where you can help someone in their direst need’ said the RNLI volunteer on BBC2 just now. Yes it is. And you can help the helpers: rnli.org 05520
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)tag26exeter.bsky.social @tag26exeter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Registration for TAG 2026 is now open! We have early bird prices until 22 October 2026. Head over to our website to book your place now! Register here: tag2026.square.site/registration 168
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We've decided to start a discussion series. Lunchtimes once a month, to remember why we 'do heritage' all welcome, please share with students and networks. 42819
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026Oh there _is_ a female historian in the room. I missed the opening of this BBC2 programme so perhaps I’ve missed someone other than a man speak to their expertise. Or…? 351
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)Therron Welstead @therronwelstead.bsky.social · 20/09/2026For those who are on the Isle of Wight and are interested in hearing me witter on about Women at Carisbrooke Castle, it is on Wednesday 7 pm at Carisbrooke Castle Museum Follow link to book.eventbrite.co.ukWomen through the ages at Carisbrooke CastleA new talk at Carisbrooke Castle Museum by Therron Welstead 021
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)YAC @yac-cba.bsky.social · 18/09/2026🧵2/2 We are really pleased to be able to share the YAC Impact Study for 2025/26, made possible thanks to generous funding from Historic England and the UK Government. 🎉 Find out more about the latest YAC Impact Study and read the full report: 👉https://www.yac-uk.org/blog/yac-impact-study-2025-26/ 012
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026Much better. I do know my West Asian ceramic building materials and Ethiopian churchery, after all. Anthropeum.com · Sep 17 2026 🟩🟦🟩🟩🟩🟩🟦🟩🟦🟦 81,797 · top 6% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 131
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026Out of practice Anthropeum.com · Sep 15 2026 🟩🟦🟨🟨🟩🟦🟨🟨🟨🟩 67,476 · top 45% of players today!anthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 020
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026Nice use of archive material @nationaltrust.org.uk Sutton Hoo in Tranmer House: various letters between archaeologists and museum staff talking about finds and arrangements to manage the excavation of Mound 1. 190
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 14/09/2026Not sure why I’m watching a tv programme about the Bayeux Tapestry with celebrity historian talking heads rather than C11/C12 specialists, but here we are. 4120
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026Ok @earthworkbec.bsky.social not quite our topic but tapestry and 😳 so do take a look! 070
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026I’ve not seen this before @reblambert.bsky.social 181
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026And yes I do now have ‘9 to 5’ as an irrepressible ear worm thank you very much Last Night. 150
Reposted by Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her)tag26exeter.bsky.social @tag26exeter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If you have not submitted your abstracts yet, now is the time to do it! Head over to our website to see which sessions are still accepting paper proposals and submit your proposals to the respective sessions by 14 September 2026, 5 pm BST. 011
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026Saw this yesterday and thought of @allantadams.bsky.social. Also, this is some amazing stone work, probably 1380s and a remarkable find in a tiny parish church in south Suffolk. Regret I didn’t have time to work with the (subdued) light to take better photos, James would be rolling his eyes at me. 100
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026Ok #skystorians where did the staff of big (also medium-sized and small) country houses put out all the laundry to dry? 432
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026What implications were there for the Duchy while William was preoccupied with England? Threats from adjacent dukes/kingdoms? 220