iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Agent of Chaos @fionacoward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My random musings in the last British Archaeology from @archaeologyuk.bsky.social appear to be free to read for anyone interested! Shout-out to @derekpitman.bsky.social, Rich Potter & @megsdigs.bsky.social re the Dancing Stone stuff and Laura Basell & @tag45.bsky.social for general encouragement!

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What did Neanderthals call each other?

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Bournemouth University Archaeology and Anthropology @buarchanth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Want to see archaeologists digging a Medieval mystery in #Dorset? Of course you do! Follow @lawrence-shaw.bsky.social and our very own @derekpitman.bsky.social and @megsdigs.bsky.social plus many others this weekend on the #CareerInRuins channel Trailer here 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=b5At...

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Did we just find a LOST archaeological site? | 21st Aug | Career in Ruins

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Going back in time... Overlying reconstruction roundhouses over drone footage of the Iron Age building platforms recorded in Trench T at #Durotriges26 Gorgeousity !! 🤩🤩 With many thanks to @derekpitman.bsky.social #Archaeology

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We do! And we have proof with this video which includes @derekpitman.bsky.social as a child and #CuratorRob wearing a jacket that he couldn't hope to squeeze into these days. www.youtube.com/watch?v=54SY... (CBM starts at about 6:15 mins)

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Building Roman Britain

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

When iron smelting goes wrong…. At least we tried (and Hengistbury Head is cool) youtu.be/sD2Z6Lx5Z7A

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Experimental Iron Smelting at Hengistbury Head

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Check out my chat with Dr Hayden Scott-Pratt at Hengistbury Head. Filmed in a beautifully reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse youtu.be/QhIM22ZqSCo?...

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A day in a roundhouse: Career in ruins

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Lawrence Shaw @lawrence-shaw.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🎙️ New Career in Ruins episode! Derek & Lawrence chat with artist-archaeologist Dr. Rose Ferraby about art, storytelling, and community in archaeology. Don’t miss this creative, inspiring conversation! 🎧 👉 youtu.be/jw1od0b4vL8?... #Archaeology #Podcast

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Come with me on a whistle stop tour of the old town in #Brno, #Czechia Brno's Secret History youtu.be/hTvaPWBBLHM

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Brno's Secret History

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🚨New podcast alert🚨now with added video. In the new episode of Career in Ruins we chat to Penny Lock, who shares her journey into archaeology, her experiences with the Young Archaeologist Club, and her passion for engaging children in history and heritage. youtu.be/CBunXu6H1qc?...

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A Career in Youth Engagement

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

At last we can break this story on @tcddublin.bsky.social and @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research work on Iron Age DNA and rewriting the story of the Durotriges !!!!! 👇👇👇👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Land and wealth in Celtic Britain centred on women - DNA analysis

DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men.

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

3D reconstructions in this weeks @timeteam.bsky.social provided by yours truly! It was great fun brining this roundhouse to life youtu.be/KlaaGGcd6Mc?...

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

A big thank you to all who came to @tag45.bsky.social in Bournemouth and especially to all those who spoke, ran stalls, volunteered, organised and generally helped out over the 3 days (and more) You're all brilliant 🥂 Hope to see you in York next year!

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Jonathan Last @johnnythin.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Blue sky thinking today at @tag45.bsky.social

Blue sky with clouds over a modern university building

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Therese Kearns @experimentalkearns.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Thank you so much for having us!

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Right then, off to @tag45.bsky.social - several hours of train journey should get me to Bournemouth just after lunch. So many good sessions in the programme, some tough choices to be made!

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Paul Everill @pauleverill.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Really pleased with our session on “Archaeology for Recovery” at @tag45.bsky.social Great to combine perspectives from archaeology, psychology and, most importantly, the experience of #wellbeing benefits from veterans themselves 🏺 @karenburnell.bsky.social @richardosgood.bsky.social

Richard Osgood standing next to a screen delivering his paper on Operation Nightingale

Karen Burnell next to the screen showing a slide from her presentation concerning meaning making through the past

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Philolithia@bsky.social @philolithia.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Have arrived in Bournemouth and looking forward to Session 12: Skyscapes in Prehistory: evolution, convolution or involution? tomorrow @tag45.bsky.social

Schedule of Skyscapes Session 12 at TAG45

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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

📢 Attending @tag45.bsky.social, Bournemouth, UK? Grab a cuppa & join us this Sunday PM for a relaxed, creative problem-solving workshop. We'll speculatively consider & (re)design the UK Archaeology to meet C21st challenges. All welcome. Sign-up details: tinyurl.com/TAG45Futures...

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Archaeodeath @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I'm on my way to the 46th Theoretical Archaeology Group conference at Bournemouth (for the first time since I co-organised the 40th in 2018 at Chester). I'm presenting this pm in the session 'Mortuary Memes' about 'TikTok Archaeodeath' and on Sunday in the 'Cosiness' session about 'Cosy Cremation'.

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Richard Osgood @richardosgood.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Those of you coming along to the Theoretical Archaeology Group at Bournemouth today pop along & say hello - esp if you are in the ‘Is Heritage Archaeology a thing?’ Session. Some of our vets are there too & we hope for a link to Ukraine. @tag45.bsky.social #archaeology #wellbeing #veterans

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tag45.bsky.social @tag45.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

JOIN US!!!

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Neil Redfern @neilredfern.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

@archaeologyuk.bsky.social stand and workshop all set up for @tag45.bsky.social. Come and visit it and take part in our creative workshop running though out the conference. We are also offering CBA Annual Student membership for £5 - so come and have a chat and sign up.

CBA stand in front of a glass brake out space ready for creative workshop. Stand has magazines, posters and pencils on it.

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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A team from Bournemouth University (BU) has said it has "conclusively mapped" the source of the Dorchester aqueduct for the first time.

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Dorchester: How did a 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct grow by 2km?

Archaeologists have

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The Wolfson Digital Archaeology and Heritage Lab @dah-lab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Join us for Digital Lunch 🏺 on Nov 22, 1pm GMT: Professor Mark Gillings will be presenting: "Mechanisms of Fascination: exploring archaeologies of frustration, obfuscation and impatience through the agency of affordance and affect" Sign up to receive the zoom link: forms.gle/KNBsB1SRnj8h...

A garage completely crammed full of stuff stacked on top of each other. You can see chairs, paintings, bins, and vases.

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Lawrence Shaw @lawrence-shaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

🌟 Career in Ruins is BACK! 🌟 @derekpitman.bsky.social & I kick off the new season with Chris Leonard (Cotswold Archaeology), sharing his journey from South American Studies to commercial archaeology. Plus, catch up on our antics during the break 🎧! #CareerInRuins careerinruins.com?page_id=29

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Gearing up for a little run….

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The Corfe Castle light show is looking a lil bit fancy this year @nationaltrust.bsky.social

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Lawrence Shaw @lawrence-shaw.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Hi BlueSky. @derekpitman.bsky.social and I are just staring to identify some people for our latest Career in Ruins podcast series. Which inspirational #archaeological hero’s of yours would you want us to approach?

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

🚨🚨New podcast alert!🚨🚨 Coming tonight at 8pm (GMT) a brilliant episode featuring author and prehistorian @jimleary.bsky.social. Available on all good (and some less good) podcast providers and careerinruins.com

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 28/10/2023

Dendrochronology xkcd.com/2847

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

Throwback to one of the highlights of the year: filming an episode of Time Team on our site near to Corfe Castle

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Derek Pitman @derekpitman.bsky.social · 25/11/2023

Bluesky this morning over Swanage

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