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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 22h

From now on this is how we should all classify lithics. And I’m not just saying this because I’m the pot person. Promise.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@ucdarchaeology.bsky.social has announced the shocking news about @justrena.bsky.social s passing and I just don’t even know what to say. I… to all those who knew her, lots of love. Sorry I can’t think straight just now. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Lxj...

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Finally visited Clophill church. I blame @weirdinthewade.bsky.social for this :-)))

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today’s miracle: managed to record an entire lecture without feline contribution.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the world needs more librarians.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And here's a bonus video from @sciencemuseum.org.uk on our glass slides project - it's short so perfect for watching while enjoying a coffee #archaeology #Sudan #JebelMoya www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiFa...

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What use do photographs have to archaeologists?

YouTube video by Science Museum

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just heard a student describe a 1989 publication as “history - really long time ago”. I’d shake my fist but my arm hurts. Grumble.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Like most of Malta I’m still reeling from Wednesday’s court. Here’s an excellent piece that sets out the story. Doesn’t quite cover the horror and the intricacies of the Mafia state - it’s beyond horrifying. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We had the pleasure of working with @sciencemuseum.org.uk on a collection of rare glass slides from Sudan. A huge thank you to the wonderful folks at the Museum who made this possible. #archaeology #Sudan #JebelMoya #photography #museums www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwOd...

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Archaeologists look at RARE lantern slides from Jebel Moya, Sudan | Excavation and Henry Wellcome

YouTube video by Science Museum

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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I want to add that Dolly wrote this song less than a decade after eugenicist Harry M. Caudill's Night Comes to the Cumberlands was published, pathologizing Appalachia during the country's "War on poverty." That "Despite your contempt, the things I love are worth loving" part runs DEEP.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026

[Exit Queen.]

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Look let’s share our favourite Dolly Parton songs. Here’s mine. youtu.be/3mKJVmQRO-I?...

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The Grass Is Blue

YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No no no no. Not Dolly Parton!!!!!

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The #bees are having a whale of a time on my #passionflower #gardening 🐝🌸🪴

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here’s a handy list of supporters of… lots of awful things. Lots.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I’ve spent the past few hours checking in on colleagues, students, friends. I urge you to do the same. To be honest I’ve been doing this since it all started, but it’s extra important to do it again.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I mean ffs. Where’s the duty of care? Sure the lies, the plagiarism - but what about the appointments committee? His department that ought to have offered support regardless of the claims because mobs are fucking dangerous. And a mob aided and abetted by the media. Horrific. Beyond horrific.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Did anyone else get the emergency fire alert?

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“She keeps finding me. What a brilliant archaeologist she is. So clever. So close to becoming a ☠️ herself.”

Close up of orange cat under the couch. His head is resting on his paw and he looks furious.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Do come along. Why yes there’s a paper about Jebel Moya obvs 🤣 But more importantly come join us for a day of really interesting research in a relaxed environment, cos that’s how we roll at IoA :-)

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

So you can vote for proposed euro banknotes designs. I am partial to the birds! surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/banknote...

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Survey | surveys.ecb.europa.eu

I’ve just had my say on our future banknotes. Have your say too!

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

42C over here. The “breeze” feels like Satan farting straight at you.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We have now renamed mussels in wine to drunken mussels. Look, I don’t do measurements. I go by vibes.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The heat is brutal so Sunday lunch is now going to be Sunday dinner. Mussels, octopus, and local tuna :-)

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

He would like to greet all the ladies 🤣

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Strange country I live in, when a bin is a far more viable political prospect.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The next bye election should be Nigel v Count Binface. The BBC needs to give the latter 30 mins air time - in the interests of fairness.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The Farage Show. Aired on all channels. 🤢

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Loving the #butterflies on my scabiosa (pincushion flower). First pick is a peacock the other two are a gatekeeper. #butterflies #gardening 🪴🦋

Closeup of a peacock butterfly on a purple scabiosa.

Side view of a gatekeeper butterfly on a purple scabiosa

Close up of wings of gatekeeper butterfly on a purple scabiosa

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today I’m very fond of Belgium 🤣🤣

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Adorable chonk of a #hedehog in our #garden He was curious about us and we got to look at him for a few minutes before he waddled away. 🦔🪴🪏

Large hedgehog visible under twigs and thin branches.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Calling investigators. Reports have reached me that someone has stuck his face in lickelix. Please help me identify the unfortunate cat 🤣

Orange cat licking his lips. Theres a glob of lickelix on his forehand.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

“We have an arc de triomphe at home”.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Ok folks. How do you reply to reviewers who used AI to come up with “suggestions”? It’s becoming increasingly irritating. Do you directly address the fact these are idiotic AI suggestions?

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

So there’s a massive street party while everyone watches the football - and “it’s coming home” or whatever that infernal song is called is playing on a loop. 🙉

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Looks like the UK is on track for yet another Prime Minister. What number are we at? I’ve honestly lost count.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

So proud of my colleague Ahmed - he's not on here but I have to share this open access paper with you. Teaching #archaeology in #Sudan during war. Please read and share, and take a moment to appreciate Sudan and the Sudanese. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Pedagogy Under Fire: Teaching Archaeology with WhatsApp during Sudan’s Civil War | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core

Pedagogy Under Fire: Teaching Archaeology with WhatsApp during Sudan’s Civil War - Volume 2

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

All of this has happened to me. AI has attributed a project for which I’m PI to a number of male co-authors, usually far down the list, but never to me or any of the female or non western co-authors.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#Delphiniums fresh from the garden - said to have sprouted from the blood of Ajax (though I assure you these are from the garden centre!). Apparently the plant can also repel scorpions and was used to dress wounds etc. Please never try this. All parts are toxic - maybe we can blame Ajax. #gardening

Close up photo of pink delphiniums in a tall vase.

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Isabelle Vella Gregory @ivg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Look at the little bumblebee on the bottlebrush ❤️

Close up of a red bottle brush flower and a bumblebee

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