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Trevor Wiley

@mearcsteppende.bsky.social
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History PhD candidate at Boston College dissertating on the environment, community, and landscape on the 4th-8th century Forth, Clyde, and Tay in Scotland. Originally from Appalachia.

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 1h
We are thrilled to be supporting the publication of these books! MAA first-book Subvention awarded to Jessica Hines, and the MAA Inclusivity & Diversity Subvention awarded to Matthew Delvaux. Congratulations!
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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 10h
Super pleased to see this out (and open access!). Moluag was clearly an important figure in Pictland, here we got to help the team who made such important discoveries at Moluag's monastery get the word on the street about the importance of Lismore and the new findings! tinyurl.com/5cb9vf3p
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A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 19h
‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore
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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
For the Blog, Alexander Aerts interviews Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba about their edited volume, "Authority, History, and Political Theology" (Bloomsbury, 2026), which documents the relationship between philosopher Alexandre Kojève and theologian Gaston Fessard. @jacobsaliba.bsky.social
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Kojève and Fessard on Political Theology: An Interview with Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba
Alexander Aerts interviews Isabel Jacobs and Jacob Saliba about their edited volume, "Authority, History, and Political Theology," which documents the relationship between philosopher Alexandre Kojève...
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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
1. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20
Photograph of Pevensey Castle with an information board in the foreground showing an artists impression of how the view may have looked in 1066 when the sea came almost up to the walls.
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Simon @malkydungeon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This amazing find inspired me to make this wee illustration, I found it very evocative to imagine the early medieval churchyard at Govan could be a hive of activity and craft workers. Not just stone carving but jewellery as well
an illustration of a woman in early medieval clothing working on a piece of shale jewellery, in the top right corner is an enlarged depiction of the piece she is working on- a lump of shale being worked with a hole in the centre perhaps in the process of making a ring
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not a bad night to catch a game
A view of Fenway field with a sunset behind it
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 23/09/2026
the article lives in this great volume (mostly in German) on "political medievalism." all the articles are open access though, so go download it! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Irish Studies at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We're now accepting applications for the Hachey Professorship of Irish & Irish-American History! This is a tenured position in the History Department and the Irish Studies Program. Apply here apply.interfolio.com/194167 by November 13.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 22/09/2026
it's a growing field
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today in "dissertation footnotes I hope no one encourages me to remove":
A footnote which reads: "Paraphrasing the old joke about American National Parks and Civil War battles, we could ask why so many early medieval people chose to bury their dead on golf courses."
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Want to learn how early medieval people living on the coast in Scotland hunted seals and seabirds? Or how collecting sea snails on the beach was part of new Christian practice? You should check out my new article in Water History! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalsky
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Wild animals, small practices, and the formation of an early medieval coastal landscape on the Firth of Forth - Water History
The large-scale landscape changes that occurred in northern Britain from roughly 400–800 C.E. were built on a vast array of smaller shifting practices which reflected the realities of local environmen...
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Euan Healey @euanhealey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Edinburgh University created the first ever Chair in Celtic in Scotland in 1882 (Donald Mackinnon of Colonsay). This is a cultural retreat happening before our eyes where there was once leadership.
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In a perfect world, all academic books in all disciplines would end with fish weirs, but alas, where we dwell is imperfect indeed
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Francesca Tinti @francescatinti.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At long last, my article on Languages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede has come out in the EHR. And it is open access! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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Languages, Identities and Communication in the Age of Bede*
Abstract. This article seeks to address the underexplored role of language as a marker of identity in the early medieval period by focusing on England in t
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How do we think about the "Fall" of Rome today? What can we do to frame it in a more productive way? Our new open access article tries to tackle these questions and offer a new view of the scholarly narrative of the end of Rome. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end | The Journal of Roman Studies | Cambridge Core
Towards and beyond the ‘Fall’: rethinking Rome’s end
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Noooooo! Joseph-Beth was such a revelation when I was an undergrad there and this feels all sorts of wrong
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Jonathan Last @johnnythin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nash saw Maiden Castle as "a landscape of chance", exemplifying the "poetical" character of otherwise trivial "stones, bones, empty fields, demolished houses and back gardens". To discover "the landscape of bleached objects is to open up endless possibilities of fresh adventure…".
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The fallacy that University leaders pushing AI are falling into is thinking that the point of undergraduate research is to find things out. It isn't. What students find out is typically already generally known. The point of undergraduate research is to learn how to find things out.
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The Pictish Arts Society @pictishartssociety.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The full agenda is now up for our 2026 conference, held online from 3-4 October. Join us to learn about the Pictishness of Pictish art, as well as the latest archaeological research from Pictland. Plus: the inside track on the making of Carved in Stone, a stunning Pictland-set TTRPG. #MedievalSky
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Conf | The PAS
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Dr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I wrote this brief guide to the six women on the Bazzy Tap - three of whom have their bits out
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Ælfgif-who’s who? Bayeux Tapestry edition
Six women appear on the Bayeaux Tapestry - who are they?
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Happy Monday! Why not start the week reading about seals?
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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🪏 LIVE ARCHAEOLOGY on SUNDAY! Come see some VERY exciting finds from the early medieval to early modern period in our 1,500-year-old churchyard. We're open 11am to 4pm, and entry to Govan Old kirkyard and the Govan Stones museum is always free!
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Want to learn how early medieval people living on the coast in Scotland hunted seals and seabirds? Or how collecting sea snails on the beach was part of new Christian practice? You should check out my new article in Water History! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #medievalsky
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Wild animals, small practices, and the formation of an early medieval coastal landscape on the Firth of Forth - Water History
The large-scale landscape changes that occurred in northern Britain from roughly 400–800 C.E. were built on a vast array of smaller shifting practices which reflected the realities of local environmen...
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Love to learn the library purchases I requested have come in and are available... looking forward to getting stuck in! Libraries rock.
Two books on medieval Scotland on a desk: "'A Rocky Place': The Complex Hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland" by Zachary Hinkley and "Royalty and Ritual: The Landscape of Power in Early Medieval Scotland and Europe" edited by Alexandra Sanmark, Mark Hall, Jane Geddes and Oisín Plumb
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Shane Kiely @shanekse85.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Imagining all the horrific stuff this cat did during the Desmond Rebellion
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Go listen to my friend and colleague @dalisera.bsky.social chat about caves - it's great stuff!
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Dig It! @digitscotland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
One of Scotland's finest Pictish stones, the Hilton of Cadboll cross slab was erected in the Highlands some 1,200 years ago ⚒️ Now archaeologists have returned to the original site to explore new evidence of Pictish activity and you're invited to take a peek: www.digitscotland.com/events/cadbo...
Photo of a carved stone slab showing a hunt
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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🏺 The excavations are underway at Govan Old! Why not make a day of it! Explore the archaeology then join us at 4:30 on Saturday 12 Sept for: BISHOPS, BUTTER & BEER CELLARS 🍺 Stephen Barnaby explores Caithness & the demise of the Northern Jarldoms. 🎟️ Free tickets via Eventbrite — link in comments
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's been four years since ChatGPT was released. During this time I have been unable to complete any work as I wander from one piece of tech to another, in a brutal state of constant alteration of my understanding of self as I make eye contact with every coffee machine, car, or calculator
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
An absolutely fantastic #Roman barge, "De Meern 1", lenght 25m. It was wrecked in a winding tributary of the Rhine around the year 190 AD, possibly due to navigational error. Much of the barge's interior and the captain's personal belongings were preserved in...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺 #Archaeology
A photo of a well-preserved wooden barge displayed inside a building. The barge is long and narrow, with wooden benches running along its length. It appears weathered. There are some people watching the barge, giving a sense of scale to the barge.
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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
With good academic news from my friends so rare these days, I want to shout about Claire Burridge's exciting new ERC project even though she's not on here! How cool is this?! Congrats Claire!
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Researching food and pharmacy in medieval Northern Europe - Faculty of Humanities
How did people in the Middle Ages think about the relationship between food and health? With funding from the EU, Claire Burridge will shed new light on this question.
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Jon Dell Isola @medievaljon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You can see an update about the Database of Medieval Digital Resources here, reach out if you are interested in helping out or want to submit a project! It's a great resource you should all check out: mdr-maa.org #medievalsky
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Medieval Digital Resources – Created by the Medieval Academy of America
Created by the Medieval Academy of America
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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Our tribute to Natalie Zemon Davis, in the Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte. Please share widely! www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/...
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Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History Volume 116 Issue 1
Volume 116, issue 1 of the journal Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte - Archive for Reformation History was published in 2025.
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Congratulations Helena, Mark and the Feedsax team @blmedieval.bsky.social!
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Obligatory first day of classes (for me) selfie
A selfie of a bearded man in a red shirt seated in front of a bookshelf and multiple posters
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Lexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 01/09/2026
Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades.
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‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92.
Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades.
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The work that needs to be done today: final bits of article revisions The work my brain has been obsessing over for two days: why the issues with narrativizing long-distance travel in D&D are a great comparison and analogy for how landscape is constructed and can be studied
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Wrote this four years ago about Putin but it is just as fitting for Trump: Yet maps have always been projections of power. When looking at maps, we should focus more on seeing them as narratives, particular versions of a story. Maps are more novels than photos. foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/07/r...
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In Putin’s War, the Map Is Not the Territory
Depictions of territory supposedly occupied by Russia are misleading.
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Vicky McAlister @vickymcalister.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Seeking submissions for Eolas vol 20 (2027) until Oct 16! Eolas publishes articles, short reports, DH reviews, and book reviews and we're happy to receive submissions in any of these so long as it relates to medieval Ireland! More info asims.org/Eolas #medievalsky #digitalhumanities
NOW ACCEPTING ARTICLE, SHORT REPORT, AND DIGITAL PROJECT REVIEW SUBMISSIONS FOR EOLAS 20 (2027 publication)!
 
Eolas: The Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the study of Ireland in the Middle Ages, including Irish intersections with other medieval cultures and societies. We look forward to receiving submissions on a range of subjects dealing with all aspects of medieval Ireland, including but not limited to: archaeology, philology, theology, literature, history, and art history. The journal is available on JSTOR and is published by the Catholic University of America Press.
 
The journal includes a Book Reviews section, a Short Reports section, and a Digital Projects Reviews section.
 
Deadline for article or digital project review consideration in Eolas 20: Friday 16 October 2026.  
 
Further information can be found at: https://asims.org/eolas/
 
●        Articles should be based on original research and be between 7,000 and 10,000 words in length.
●        Short Reports are between 1,000 and 3,000 words and take a narrower focus such as examining an archaeological site, manuscript, or literary item.
●        Requests for digital project reviews should be submitted by the project lead in an email to the General Editor. The request should include a 300-500 words project description, a url to the project, and details of start date, duration, and continuing status/completion.
●        Submissions will be peer-reviewed and assessed by the editorial committee and an outside double-blind reviewer and returned within three months.
●        Please use Chicago style, with footnotes; details are on the website: asims.org
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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Support our project in Essex on 26 September by joining VCH Essex for an exciting in-person afternoon event exploring research about the Essex landscape and its history (£). Including talks from Prof. Steve Rippon, Ken Crowe, Emma Cannell and Ken Worpole - along with copious supplies of cake. 🗃️
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Exploring Essex History: Essex Landscape
The annual VCH Essex conference
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is absolutely huge, and is going to be such a major boon to this field and our understanding of southern Scotland - congratulations @celticist.bsky.social !
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Been nearly two years to the day since I last did a pinned post about who I am and what I do, and given that starter packs appear to be having a resurgence and two years is a lot in PhD-land, let's have another go: My name's Trevor, and I'm a Ph.D. candidate at Boston College in my final year!
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I grew up in a town in eastern Kentucky that is entirely built inside a meteor crater, and when there was a lot of fog it would fill up like a big bowl, and flow over the Cumberland Gap into Tennessee like a waterfall, clearly visible from the road as I went to school in the morning. I miss that.
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Sunday's for a bit of cleaning, a bit of writing, and a couple hours spent in the kitchen on a massive pot of gumbo.
A big blue bowl filled with Cajun gumbo with parsley, rice, sausage, chicken and shrimp all visible.
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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Absolutely incredible find today- a very substantial mortar stone from the floor layer of a building found next to the middle rampart of the fort at Burghead. Likely to be from an early phase of the fort- 7th century AD perhaps!!
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Today I'm with the original and it's as stunning as expected. I can also now appreciate it's position in the landscape overlooking the Moray Firth 😍 #StandingStoneSunday #Archaeology #Picts 🏺
In situ photograph of the Shandwick Stone (Clach a' Charridh), Ross-shire within its protective perspex housing.Close up of the 780AD Shandwick Stone (Clach a' Charridh), Ross-shire within its protective perspex housing showing carved shapes and animals.In situ photograph of the Shandwick Stone (Clach a' Charridh), Ross-shire and overlooking the Moray Firth.
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Alright, a little over a week until the beginning of the last year of my PhD, a very daunting milestone! Any tips from those already happily finished for surviving the last few hurdles?
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Trinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Fancy a trip round Anglo Saxon England? A wonderful collection of hand drawn maps have been digitised and are available here:https://archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/maps-of-anglo-saxon-england #anglosaxon #maps #england
A detailed map of England and Wales showing Anglo Saxon place names.
Drawn by and in black ink.
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Trevor Wiley @mearcsteppende.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Set the scene: maps done for the article revisions, Tyler Childers on the speakers, a curry bubbling on the stove, D&D in an hour and a half. Ideal hours in the Wiley home.
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