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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I have voted for the recommended candidates, and encourage others to do so.

Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Thanks to Sheila, and to @catrionacooper.bsky.social for a warm welcome and for chairing my talk. And thanks to my audience for kind comments and thought-provoking questions -- much to think about!

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Looking forward to talking a week today at the Canterbury Medieval Weekend -- thanks to Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh for the invitation history-weekends.org/programme/ne...

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New World Settlement and the English Middle Ages

Explore how medieval English ideas shaped early colonial settlement, linking castles and landscapes in Britain to the New World.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Looking forward to talking a week today at the Canterbury Medieval Weekend -- thanks to Dr Sheila Sweetinburgh for the invitation history-weekends.org/programme/ne...

history-weekends.org

New World Settlement and the English Middle Ages

Explore how medieval English ideas shaped early colonial settlement, linking castles and landscapes in Britain to the New World.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Hi @tandfresearch.bsky.social. I got an automated email from you asking me to review a paper on 23rd. I got a reminder on 25th, Christmas Day, and another reminder today. Is this a timely and respectful way to treat someone you are asking for unpaid labor?

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

I have just voted for the recommended slate, and encourage others to do so as well.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I visited last week. It's an amazing achievement. Congratulations to all involved.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Cracking stuff from the Lionesses

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

RIP John Barrett. I never came away from one of his talks without being forced to think deeply and in new ways about archaeology. His was a really profound and uncompromising intellect. And he practiced and insisted on values of decency and responsibility in our work.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Saddened to hear of the death of Mark Leone. He was a giant figure in historical archaeology; his work set an intellectual horizon for the field. I can't think of anyone who thought more deeply and profoundly about the archaeology of capitalism. He was also a kind and generous mentor to me.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

So very sad to hear this. Colin was a thinker and leader of the very first importance. I have so many fond memories, it is difficult to know where to start. He was very kind to me personally, and was a great leader of Archaeology at Cambridge when I was a student in the 1980s.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

I voted early today, for Harris/Walz. Many reasons, one of which is that I would like my President to be someone who does not mock people with disabilities.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 06/10/2024

I was really shocked and saddened to read this. In addition to being a great prehistorian, Tim was a thoughtful and pragmatic leader of academic and professional archaeology. This is a terrible loss. cotswoldarchaeology.co.uk/tim-darvill-...

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Tim Darvill: 22 December 1957 - 5 October 2024

We are very sad to announce the death of our Chairman Tim Darvill, aged 66. A founder of Cotswold Archaeology in 1989 and Chair since 1992

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

I've voted in the National Trust's annual elections, and encourage fellow members to do so as well.

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Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

I have signed this open letter on #stonehenge, and I encourage fellow archaeologists to consider doing so also.

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