Reposted by Gavin MacGregorSarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 12hJust one more week to the first ButCH lunchtime discussion "Does Heritage Really Matter" Oct 12th 1.15 - 2 GMT (link below and in alt text) > 133
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorSteve Eely @steveeely.bsky.social · 23hThere are still a few places left on my online creative writing (poetry) short course, ‘Creating Bespoke & Organic Forms: Shaping Poems in the Act of Composition’. More information and booking details can be found here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-b...eventbrite.co.ukCreating Bespoke & Organic Forms: Shaping Poems in the Act of CompositionA creative writing (poetry) course of 5 workshops in which participants will devise their own bespoke forms for poems and sequences. 155
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorGavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When time reflects, we encounter, ripples of disruption ... Hundred Year Stone (1995) by Peter Randall-Page celebrating 100 years of @nationaltrust.org.uk located on Derwent Water. #scupture #Landscape #change #Keswick #lakedistrict 1296
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorTiber F.M. Falzett @ampiobaire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“… a subject I had chosen largely to fill a space in my timetable changed the direction of my life. Scottish Ethnology taught me that I existed.” bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/09/24/a...bellacaledonia.org.ukA Subject That Taught Me I ExistedAs the University of Edinburgh moves to close a number of degree programmes, including the standalone degree in Scottish Ethnology, Kevin MacNeil reflects on the subject that changed the course of … 011
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When time reflects, we encounter, ripples of disruption ... Hundred Year Stone (1995) by Peter Randall-Page celebrating 100 years of @nationaltrust.org.uk located on Derwent Water. #scupture #Landscape #change #Keswick #lakedistrict 1296
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorLandscape 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 1137
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorBob Marshall @bobmarshall.co.uk · 02/10/2026A very well written and detailed blog here (with 2026 costs) on travelling to #Shetland on a budget; getting around the islands, and how to plan your stay. It’s a pity the old camping Böds are consigned to history - they were brilliant, although at least two of them are now run by local communities.shetland.orgShetland on a budget | Shetland.orgShetland attracts many visitors, and they come to pursue all kinds of interests: archaeology, birds and other wildlife, walking, knitting, photography, angling and more. 0101
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorNiklas Hausmann @niklashausmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sites are being prepped on Oronsay for archaeological excavation and geophysical survey. 🏺 @leizarchaeology.bsky.social @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social @rspbscotland.bsky.social 0187
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorColleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I haven't seen this posted here, but thank you to Jona Schlegel (archaeoink on Instagram) for making this #archink #inktober list. Not sure I'll be able to contribute this year, but I always love to see more archaeology drawings. 2108
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorGavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And pause, wrapped, cool sea mist. Hear feint, whispered Saints. Grasp sword and stake, step with care, through telling time. #Whitby #archaeology #history #heritage 053
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026And pause, wrapped, cool sea mist. Hear feint, whispered Saints. Grasp sword and stake, step with care, through telling time. #Whitby #archaeology #history #heritage 053
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorDr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🧪🏺 #Archaeology is about the past, but it's also about now and what's to come cc @hannahfluck.bsky.social 0146
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The “used future” trap ... "Sometimes it’s not enough to design for a new future; we also have to design the conditions and new thinking that make shaping nascent paradigms possible, reorienting how we define progress, value, and success." www.ideo.com/journal/the-...ideo.comThe “used future” trap5 techniques for avoiding outdated visions of tomorrow. 051
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorDr Laura Hodsdon @laurhod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Falmouth University's Centre for Heritage, Culture & Society welcomes PhD applications for 2027 that take creative, critical approaches to heritage www.falmouth.ac.uk/research/cen... #research #phd #heritage #ICHfalmouth.ac.ukCentre for Heritage, Culture & SocietyThe Centre for Heritage, Culture & Society addresses people’s relationships with past, present and future cultural places and landscapes. 186
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorCommunity Land Scotland @communitylandsc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Three residencies. Six communities. Three languages: Gàidhlig, Scots and English. We're commissioning storytellers to help communities capture and share the community owners' stories of land and identity. £3,500 fee. Apply by 9 Oct, 1pm. buff.ly/TUT3YUA 01815
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ancient and beautiful amber pendants worn by hunter-gatherers during the Danish Mesolithic some 10,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology 5516122
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorJames Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This book has been a year in the writing, will be my life for at least another year, and was at least 30 years in the making. Hoping to see plenty of youse out on the road... More info: triskeleheritage.com/the-building... 0279
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorEwan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You can get 20% off my new book, An Injury to All: The Unmaking of the British Working Class, from bookshop.org and help support independent bookshops! 12715
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorLesley McFadyen @lesleymcf.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Memories of Ardeer - There are still some tickets left, come join us at the Scottish Maritime Museum this Saturday, morning drop-in or afternoon ticketed Brew&Blether with me and @linda83ross.bsky.social! #Ardeer #Ivine #CommunityHeritage www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000317866...eventbrite.co.ukMemories of ArdeerBrew & Blether - A space to reminisce about family members and friends who worked at the Ardeer. 053
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorClaire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sadly no longer posting here, but this from from the inspirational @mmcfadyen.bsky.social (h/t: @sarahmay1.bsky.social LinkedIn) weaves together key themes & topics that have occupied much of my thinking in recent years. If you read nothing else this week: mairimcfadyen.substack.com/p/cultural-d...mairimcfadyen.substack.comCultural Darning: Rewilding with People and PlaceA talk given at ‘The Big Picture Conference,’ Scotland’s Rewilding Event, which took place in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 19th September 2026 11710
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorSarah 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
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wonderful discoveries by @govanstones.bsky.social & great example of the power of #communityarchaeology brilliant engagement by the whole team. So much passion about the story of Govan and getting people actively involved in learning. @hornesupremacy.bsky.social #glasgow #archaeology 2197
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026They have done an amazing job at the new location, well worth a visit, and particularly when plans for two further crannogs are completed 010
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Do you know @thescottishcrannog.bsky.social artefacts excavations of Oakbank Crannog have been recognised as Nationally Significant, including 2500 year old fabrics. Real privilege to present on behalf of @archscot.bsky.social on Why Archaeology Matters At This Time? as part of #ScotArchMonth 17317
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorGareth E. Rees @garetherees.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Pleasantly bleak walk in northwest Devon. 1225
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorClyde Valley Archaeological Research Framework @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Some nice coverage of our ongoing project with @gbptrust.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social exploring the remains of Harvie’s Dyke - a site of radical community action in the east end of Glasgow. share.google/CFZxMmcwGyOW...share.googleArchaeologists to probe radical riot that brought down Glasgow tycoon's wallsThe 1823 riot was a victory for the people, and now the hunt is on to find the evidence 1106
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorKathleen Jamie @kathleenjamie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"This is not a collection of occasional pieces, such as a writer brings out to supplement his real work; instead this is my real work, such as it is" I learned so much from Annie Dillard. 3528
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026One for @clydevalleyarf.bsky.social @eddiecstewart.bsky.social 041
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorLego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach. 12455117
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorRosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Upcoming edited volume; including a new chapter about nuclear art that is me edging toward another book www.google.com/url?q=https:... 041
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorCLEAR lab @clear-lab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Technoscience Research Unit is excited to continue the 2026/7 Technoscience Salon Series: Indigenous Science and Ethical Grounds, an open forum for entangling intellectual and political questions about technoscience. RSVP at techscisalon-liboiron.eventbrite.ca 032
Reposted by Gavin MacGregor@chatarchaeology @chatarchaeology.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The CHAT HOPE 2026 final program with abstracts is now online! Take a peek: hopechat.chat-arch.org/program/ See you in Innsbruck! #CHAT #HOPE #chathopehopechat.chat-arch.orgProgram – CHAT│HOPE 2026 022
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorClemency Cooper @clemencycooper.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Initially, I naively believed the researcher's position is to be impartial but the more I learn, the more I appreciate that research is not neutral and that I have a responsibility to speak to power and have an opportunity to make change. 191
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorScottish Ecological Design Association @scotecodesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Just one week to go until the third of our ‘Championing the Local’ series. We’ll explore why some decisions about land use are best made at landscape-scale, and how RLUPs and bioregions with natural, not political, boundaries enable this. ⏰ 4-6pm 📆 Mon 21 Sept 📌 online 🔗 seda.scot/championing-... 032
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorFirst Millennia Studies Group @firstmillennia.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're not quite ready to announce our speakers and their topics yet, but please save the dates below for our 2026-27 Seminar Series. Keep an eye here and on our website for the finalised programme firstmillennia.wordpress.com/lecture-cale... 032
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorLesley McFadyen @lesleymcf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026*26th and 27th September* Come and share photographs and memories of Ardeer, drop-in and brew & blether, joined by historian @linda83ross.bsky.social! Or go on our guided walk and eco-poetry session on nature at Ardeer with photographer @alexanderboyd.bsky.social and poet Gerry Cambridge! 1105
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorClimateXChange @climatexchange.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We’re pleased to see this research on the evolution of Scotland’s climate policy and the role of knowledge brokerage published as an Edinburgh Climate Change Institute Evidence Statement! 📚 Read the full statement: edinburghcentre.org/news/439 011
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Event announcement! We have some special guests joining Cumbraland at our Viking-age Festival on Sat 19 & Sun 20 of Sept! Hamish from Pictavia Leather and Rona from Wasted Remains Jewellery will be exhibiting their artefacts, inspired by Celtic history & archaeological finds. FREE ENTRY ALL WEEKEND 03210
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorLorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026At this point, should the question be ‘what WILL British archaeology look like under the Reform government’? How can a fragmented occupation like archaeology (commercial, HE, volunteer sector) counter white supremacist narratives? Can we be activists or should archaeology be politically neutral? 183
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorKenny Brophy @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social · 13/09/2026theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/p...theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.comPuzzles of prehistory‘And, I asked myself at low moments, could I actually solve any of the countless puzzles of prehistory?’ Wet and windy, cold and dreary, another storm. We headed from Haymarket Station in Edinburgh… 1106
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorArchaeologists Resisting Far-Right Appropriation @a-rfa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 We‘re excited to be co-organising this session with @lornarichardson.bsky.social. What does an antifascist archaeology look like under increasing consolidation of state power by the far-right? How might we avoid such a future? We hope to see you there! 065
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorJames Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Spotted this mediaeval painted glass featuring a pipe-playing pig recently at Scarborough Rotunda. This morning, I found time to look up the iconography and discovered this excellent and fun discussion by Pilgrims & Posies (Tom and Sue Hughes)... pilgrimsandposies.blogspot.com/2015/09/of-p... 1379
Gavin MacGregor @gavinmacgregor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026And still we puzzle, perhaps first, sense. Our hands hold. All possibilities, through time. First Conundrum by Remco de Fouw (2000) #Archaeology #Sculpture #Scotland #Heritage 1205
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorRuth Broadbent @ruthbroadbent.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Salmonsbury: a celebration of art and archaeology is now open at the Corinium Museum, Cirencester until 11 October. Artwork by six artists, including myself, plus artefacts from the archive coriniummuseum.org/event/salmon... 141
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorHistory and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Star Carr Pendant is an 11,000 year old engraved shale pendant and possibly the oldest Mesolithic art in Britain. It was discovered during the Star Carr archaeology project near Scarborough. Similar decoration has been found on amber pendants of the same age from Denmark. 512116
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorAssociation for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 12/09/2026THE CITY IS WILDER THAN YOU THINK AND KINDER THAN YOU THINK. IT IS A VALLEY AND YOU ARE A HORSE IN IT IT IS A HOUSE AND YOU ARE A CHILD IN IT SAFE AND WARM HERE IN THE FIRE OF EACH OTHER —Robert Montgomery, Light Poem (recycled sunlight) #BookWormSat #poetry www.robertmontgomery.org/recycledsunl... 0237
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorAlmost Archaeology @almostarch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"Rendering the familiar unfamiliar." Great stuff from @johnschofyork.bsky.social in the latest @currentarchaeology.bsky.social "Contemporary archaeology gives us the tools to interrogate the material traces of our own lives...reminding us that the present is already becoming the past"the-past.comUnearthing the present: Why archaeologists should study the contemporary world‘There’s no time like the present’, as the adage goes – and those who specialise in Contemporary Archaeology certainly agree. John Schofield explores how applying archaeological techniques to the material remains of our own times can illuminate current issues, as well as improving our understanding of the past. 0149
Reposted by Gavin MacGregorDr Hannah Fluck @hannahfluck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This thread explains some helpful facts re historic tree cover. We don't need to perpetuate inaccuracy to justify increasing tree cover now. Current & future environments & needs are different. Better to explain why than keep pretending we can return to some halcyon days to fix the mess we've made. 65018
