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Jane Kershaw

@jk-viking.bsky.social
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Gad Rausing Assoc Prof. of Viking-Age Archaeology, Oxford

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
If you’re in/around London next week & want to hear me speak about lots of fun early medieval isotopes + aDNA come along on Tuesday! ⚛️🧬☠️
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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Bookings are now open for the @cancic.bsky.social 2026 #archaeology fieldschools. 20-24 April at a #medieval manor site in Oxfordshire and 18-22 May at an early #Anglo-Saxon site in Northumberland. More details via cancic.com
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Community Archaeology North CIC
Unearthing History Together Engaging local communities through inclusive and sustainable archaeology
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Jane Kershaw @jk-viking.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
If you are interested in hearing about the results of our ERC project on Viking-Age silver, I will be giving at talk at @heasvienna.bsky.social on Monday 12.30 CET - details in link www.heas.at/events/heas-...
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HEAS Seminar Series - Archaeological Science - HEAS
As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Archaeological Science, Jane Kershaw from the University of Oxford will give a talk on How lead isotope analysis of silver sheds new light on the origins of the V...
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School of Archaeology @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Want to study #archaeology at graduate level in #Oxford? Join our tutors at 3pm Thurs 20 Nov on zoom for a cosy chat about our world-leading MSc Archaeology degree. Meeting link: zoom.us/j/9184876042...
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Jane Kershaw @jk-viking.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Lots here for Viking folks - new aDNA evidence for several infectious diseases among Viking-Age populations in Scandinavia, including malaria, leprosy and louse-borne relapsing fever. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature
Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...
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Jane Kershaw @jk-viking.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
A piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard theconversation.com/vikings-were... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @bgs.ac.uk
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Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it
New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
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Jane Kershaw @jk-viking.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08... Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum. @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social
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Viking silver hoard reveals far-reaching trade links between England
New research into a remarkable Viking-Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, led by Dr Jane Kershaw,  Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, School of Archaeology, has shed light on
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UCL Institute of Archaeology @uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Islamic Archaeology Day 2025 The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by @soasuni.bsky.social & @uclofficial.bsky.social will be held at the IoA on Saturday 1 February. Read more & buy tickets here: 📲 bit.ly/41JJE4X #LocalAndGlobal #ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology
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Islamic Archaeology Day 2025
The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by SOAS and UCL, will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday 1 February.
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