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REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined @remade-uor.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Join us for the 2026 REMADE conference - Science & Society: Archaeometallurgy in UK Heritage! The conference is taking place on Sept. 15, both in person at the @uniofreading.bsky.social & online, and is free to attend. For full details & to register, visit: tinyurl.com/REMADE2026 #Archaeology

A conference poster with a white background and an image of a copper alloy Roman lamp. Along the bottom of the poster are the logos for the REMADE project, the University of Reading and UK Research and Innovation.

The text reads:
Hybrid Day Conference in Reading and Online
Tuesday 15th September 2026, 10:00 to 16:30
Conference Title: Science and Society - Archaeometallurgy in UK Heritage

Roman and Early Medieval Alloys Defined (REMADE)

Attendance is free and open to all

In person (refreshments included): University of Reading
Meadow Suite, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UR
Online: MS Teams

Speakers include:
Keynote by Carl Heron (British Museum), Barbara Birley (Vindolanda Trust), Peter Bray (Reading), Glynn Davis (Yorkshire Museums Trust), Tasha Fullbrook (PAS, Reading), Owen Humphreys (Reading), Jane Kershaw (Oxford), Katie Manby (Reading), Michael Marshall (MOLA), Frances McIntosh (English Heritage), Kathryn Murphy (Reading) and Rob Symmonds (Fishbourne Roman Palace)

Register via Eventbrite at https://tinyurl.com/REMADE2026

For more information, email: j.n.beales@reading.ac.uk

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Camp Hill promontory fort, Lydney. The Iron Age defenses are still well defined. There is a Roman settlement within the defenses, built around iron mines. It was excavated by Mortimer Wheeler in the 1920s & the ruins of the bathhouse & temple to Nodens are visible. #HillfortsWednesday

Entrance to Camp Hill promontory fort. There is a well defined rampart covered in bright green ferns. There are large trees in the distance and the sky is overcast.

Looking into the ruined remains of the Roman bathhouse, built within the hillfort. It is built of stone, and is sitting below modern ground level. There are multiple rooms coming off the central corridor

The hypocaust for the bathhouse. It is a stone built, square room with a grid of stacked tiles that would have supported the raised floor in the room, allowing the hot air to circulate below and heat the room.

Plan drawing of the promontory fort with the excavated Roman remains within the defenses.

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Super excited to be heading back to Scotland with @caa-uk.bsky.social in November!

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Looking for an archaeological field school this spring? Come join the @cancic.bsky.social excavations in Oxfordshire and/or Northumberland! Full details on our website #aechaeology #ancientsky 🏺

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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more

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Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance

Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...

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CAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It’s day one of CAA-UK 2025! 🎉 Workshops, sessions, posters & digital archaeology kick off today in Cambridge. 📍 AGM at 17:00 today — all members attending are encouraged to join. Agenda, last year’s minutes & more: linktr.ee/caa_uk

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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🏆Win🏆the perfect Christmas 🎄 gift for a stones enthusiast: STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year) To win a signed (and dedicated if you like) copy of both books… 1/

Win a copy of STONE LANDS (on the Waterstones and Telegraph Best Books of 2025 lists) AND ALSO
THE OLD STONES (The Megalithic Portal guide, winner of Current Archaeology Book of the Year)

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

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CAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Registration is open for #CAAUK2025! Join us in Cambridge, 9–10 Dec, for talks, posters & workshops on digital & quantitative archaeology. 👉 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/caa-uk-202...

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CAA UK 2025 Annual Conference

Join us at CAA UK 2025, featuring research & workshops in the application of quantitative methods and computing to archaeology and heritage.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The piece where I get to say everything that's bugging me about the world of detecting & archaeology & ask - why are we not more concerned about this? (Thank you to everyone who read through drafts & offered thoughts, advice and ideas.) #Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/10/27/t...

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The system is broken, so why are we not more concerned?

by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Abstract The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) – the detectorist-facing branch of archaeology – whic…

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Saw some remains of Traiectum Roman fort in Utrecht. It sits under the Dom Square & was built over by different layers of religious buildings. You can see some of the remains on an underground tour & the line of the walls is marked by metal panels showing the line of the frontiers #RomanFortThursday

A short section of Roman stone wall, dramatically lit. In the background, a red and black image of a reconstructed Roman building

A pile of Roman roof tiles. Two of the pieces of tile have cat or drop paw prints on them

A dramatically lit Roman copper alloy brooch, with inlaid enamel decoration

A metal panel in the pavement. The line of the British frontier (Hadrian's Wall) is carved into the panel. The panel marks the location of the fort walls, which still survive below ground.

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Nothing screams "First day back on the job", like urging colleagues everywhere to delete their Academia Dot Edu pages. Which I'm about to do myself as soon as I got coffee in me.

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REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined @remade-uor.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

In case you missed it earlier this week, read the lastest @uor-research.bsky.social blog to learn all about how REMADE is tracing rebellion during the Crisis of the 3rd century in the chemistry of Roman radiate coins! 🪙 rdg.ac/4notWE9 #FindsFriday #Archaeology #AncientSky

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Tracing rebellion in the chemistry of Roman coins - Connecting Research

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I've written up some of @remade-uor.bsky.social's latest results for @uor-research.bsky.social! Check out the blog post to learn how the chemistry of the Cunetio Hoard coins is revealing details of the rebellions during the 3rd c. Crisis. #archaeology #AncientSky 🏺

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CAA UK @caa-uk.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

⏳ 2 weeks left to submit for #CAAUK2025! 📝 Abstracts ≤300 words in digital & quantitative archaeology welcome. £100 Masters Award 🏆 for outstanding dissertations! 🗓️ 9–10 Dec | 📍 @Cambridge_Uni Due 15 Sept, 12pm |📧 caauk25@mcdonald.cam.ac.uk #DigitalArchaeology #ECR

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Visited St Catherine's Hill hillfort, outside Winchester, a few weeks ago. The univallate fort encloses about 9ha. It was partially excavated in the 1920s, finding a IA settlement spanning 550-50 BC, Roman occupation & a mid 12th c Norman style chapel & earthworks on the summit. #HillfortsWednesday

Looking across the landscape at St Catherine's Hill hillfort. There are small shrubs and bushes in the foreground. On the hill, you can see the line of the hillfort defenses cutting across the side of the hill. There is a big cluster of trees right on the summit.

Looking down the tree shaded rampart ditch of the hillfort, with the bank rising up on the left. The ditch is now one of the walking paths on the hill

Looking out across the landscape from the top of the defensive hillfort bank. The line of the bank stretches out in front of you, with a steep drop into the ditch on the left. The top of the bank is marked by a white chalk path where the vegetation has been worn away by many footsteps.

A plan drawing of the hillfort from an interpretive board on the site. It shows the oblong line of the defensive ramparts and ditch outlining the top of the hill, as well as the location of the Norman chapel on the summit.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 02/09/2025

@blacktrowel.bsky.social has posted some actions that members of EAA can do in protest of this despicable act, both in-person at #EAA2025 and online.

Text which reads:

“If you are an EAA member or generally a concerned member of the archaeological community you can take many forms of action this week:

• Cancel your membership with immediate effect and boycott the conference.
• Attend the conference and speak up in your session (and other sessions to attend).
• Go to the ABMB on Friday and speak up. We expect considerable discussion on this topic, be a loud voice against the genocide. Urge members of the executive and officers who forced a revote to step
down
• If you are not a member, please circulate this widely, make public statements”

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The Black Trowel Collective @blacktrowel.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

BTC Call for Action - EAA EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns. Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I biked out to Caesar's Camp hillfort a couple weeks ago. It covers about 17.2 acres & is one of the largest in southern England. It isn't the best land for farming, so it's thought to have been more of a marketplace under the Catuvellanuni. I found the bank & ditch in the trees! #HillfortsWednesday

Looking across the steep slopes and defensive ramparts on the north side of the hillfort. The slopes are covered in ferns and purple blooming heathers. There are trees in the distance.

A sea of purple blooming heather in the interior of the hillfort. The field of heather is ringed by trees that are growing on the banks of the hillfort.

Looking along the defensive ditch with the steep bank on the right hand side of the photo.

Plan drawing of the hillfort. It is shaped like an oak leaf, with a ditch and two banks surrounding the entire site.

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I'll be @romanpalace.bsky.social next week with the @remade-uor.bsky.social team for the Meet the Experts event. We'll be showing off some of the amazing artefacts we've analysed, discussing results & striking some replica #Roman coins! Should be a great #FestivalOfArchaeology event!

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Currently on holiday in Scotland and of course I found myself at a hillfort! Here's Craig Phadrig, west of Inverness. 1st photo - worn path is the top of the ramparts, 2nd photo - the outer slope of the ramparts. Parts of it were vitrified! #HillfortsWednesday

A worn path along the top of the ramparts of Craig Phadrig hillfort. The center of the enclosure is overgrown with ferns and there are trees encircling the enclosure.

Lush, green overgrown slope of the outer bank of the hillfort ramparts

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REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined @remade-uor.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

A very hoppy #FindsFriday - an adorable little crouched hare plate brooch (only 2cm long!). It has a tinned surface with bands of niello inlay and a hinged pin. It was found in the Forum Basilica excavations at Silchester #Roman Town. #Easter #Archaeology

A Roman plate brooch in the form of a crouched hare sits on a white backdrop. It is silvery coloured, which comes from.the surface being tinned. There are bands of black niello inlay, and the eye is a turquoise colour

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Community Archaeology North CIC @cancic.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We’re back! Our traditional ‘We Three’ photo at the end of fieldwork. Best. Team. Ever. Jane Harrison @kmurphster.bsky.social @sarahmiles.bsky.social

Three smiling archaeologists in a sunny garden

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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

New in IA67: WallGIS: A Database and GIS for Hadrian's Wall (Data paper)' doi.org/10.11141/ia.... The WallGIS digital archive hosted by @ads-update.bsky.social is a geodatabase capturing the characteristics of the features of Hadrian's Wall

Screen shot of map interface of digital archive

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I'm super excited to let you know that the WallCAP WallGIS is now available on @ads-update.bsky.social! Every feature of Hadrian’s Wall has a record in the WallGIS with detailed info & spatial data, which can all be searched/viewed online! shorturl.at/FSr2z #Archaeology 🏺

Map showing the line of Hadrian's Wall with the symbols representing the forts, milecastles and turrets, and lines for the Wall, Vallum and north ditch. The basemap is different shades of green, and there is a legend on the right side of the map.

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Want to know what Jane Harrison, @sarahmiles.bsky.social & I have been up to in Northumberland? Listen to this podcast all about our early medieval site. Highlights include sunken feature buildings, lots of cool small finds, insitu loom weights off a burnt loom & a loom weight production site!

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Long Meg and some of her daughters in Little Salkeld, Cumbria from a trip in 2021. Long Meg is 3.7m tall, and there are 66 stones in the 120m wide circle (the 3rd widest in the UK) #StandingStoneSunday

A large standing stone, Long Meg, is on the left side of the image, with smaller standing stones, her daughters, in the background under a bright blue sky with some big white clouds.

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REMADE - Roman & Early Medieval Alloys Defined @remade-uor.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

For #FindsFriday, we thought we should introduce Owen Humphreys, the REMADE Artefact Specialist. You can find out more about what Owen has been up to and which artefact assemblages we have analysed so far by reading his recent blog post! research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr... #Archaeology 🏺

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Progress Update October 2024 – Owen Humphreys, Artefact Specialist - REMADE

Hi all. For those who haven’t met me yet, I’m Owen. I joined the REMADE project in April (has it only been 6 months?), taking over from Philippa in the...Read More >

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Making my way home after a couple days of excellent talks at the CAA UK conference. I haven't been in a few years, and it was great to be in a room full of archaeology data nerds again! Managed to do a little bit of sightseeing around Canterbury before the conference (and Storm Bert) started too.

Canterbury Cathedral's towers rising up into a blue cloudy sky, with Christmas market stalls and a carousel in the square next to the Cathedral

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

On my way to the CAA UK conference in Canterbury! Looking forward to interesting presentations & reconnecting with other folks doing digital #archaeology & data stuff!

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The @remade-uor.bsky.social team has been busy brushing up on brooch identification! Follow the project to learn more about the chemical analysis methods we are using, to see some amazing objects & of course hear about our results! #Archaeology

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archaeoINK - Jona Schlegel @jonaschlegel.com · 10/11/2024

Hi Bluesky friends! If you're interested in digital archaeology, I've put together a list of folks in the field to follow. If you're an archaeologist who posts about digital tools, techniques, or projects and want to be included, just let me know, and I'll add you. go.bsky.app/AHnKjhD

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Lots of new folks joining the last few days - hi! I'm an archaeologist focused on data & GIS, with some digging too. Mostly Romans, but some early medieval as well. Currently working on @remade-uor.bsky.social - check out what I've been up to: research.reading.ac.uk/remade/progr... 🏺 #archaeology

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Progress Update October 2024 – Kathryn Murphy, Data Scientist - REMADE

Since joining the REMADE team a year ago, I have been busy working on all things data within the project. My biggest task of the last year was developing and...Read More >

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Super excited to be joining the Archaeology department at Reading as Post Doc Researcher in Data Science on the REMADE project! Looking forward to more heritage databases, data & GIS analysis/research, as well as seeing all the Cu alloy finds from across the UK! 🏺

Brick built academic building with ARCHAEOLOGY on the side of it in black letters, under a blue sky with fluffy clouds

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Absolutely fantastic month of archaeology, and wouldn't want to run it with anyone else!

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

Not the usual #FindsFriday, but we found this little critter had made themselves quite cosy in the section of our SFB overnight. 🏺

A short tailed field vole poking its nose out of its burrow in the sandy section

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

It's the weekend before our final week on site, so @sarahmiles.bsky.social and I are knee deep in checking context sheets and making lists of things to check/record on site before the trenches get backfilled on Friday! 🏺

Wooden kitchen table covered with a spread of grubby context recording sheets, permatrace section and plan drawings, notebooks, and pens.

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Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

X marks the spot in trench 15 - getting final overall photos of the SFB earlier this week 🏺

In the foreground, an archaeological excavation trench with one large, sub oval feature. This has been excavated in quadrants, leaving standing bulks of soil in an X formation across the feature. The background shows the rest of the excavation site and a view across rural Northumberland under overcast skies.

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