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Prof. Archaeology @UniofExeter working on Leverhulme Fellowship ‘Dead Important’ www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetrust/l…. (Logo by Carly Ameen)

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Lisa-Marie Shillito @archaeologylisa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Introduction to Archaeological Science has a cover! As well as the usual peer review, text was reviewed by students, who gave feedback on how well it works for its intended audience. If you decide to use it, let us know! (pre-order for Nov 30th publication date). www.routledge.com/Introduction...
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Introduction to Archaeological Science
Introduction to Archaeological Science offers a clear, comprehensive introduction to archaeological science for students encountering the field for the first time. This book presents the principal are...
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Naomi Sykes @naomisykes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Day 3 of my @leverhulme.ac.uk fellowship and attending #SussexGrazed’s webinar on deer management. The virtuous venison initiative was underpinned by archaeological and historical evidence - #DeadImportant for sustainable food systems.
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Naomi Sykes @naomisykes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’m so excited to be starting this fellowship! Today is my first day and I’m reviewing the final draft of Jess Peto’s thesis on the archaeological evidence for British wolves. Want to see wolves #rewilded? Jess’s findings about when/why they went extinct are #Deadimportant for these discussions
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Tom Booth @boothicus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Do you have the required level of profundity to be the British Museum Curator of European Deep History? bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
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Curator: European Deep History 6,000-800BCE
This is a high-impact role at a time of transformation. You will collaborate in setting the scholarly agenda, influence how the collection is interpreted globally, and ensure it remains relevant, accessible, and inspiring in the digital age.
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We've loved supporting Green Consultants students working with Dr Semih Celik on the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project this term! They have been exploring the University Archive to uncover stories from the University of Exeter's (@exeter.ac.uk) botanical past 🌿 Read the first project post here ⬇️
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Why do archives matter for nature conservation? As part of the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project, our Green Consultants students have been delving into materials held in University of Exeter Special…...
Why do archives matter for nature conservation? As part of the Exeter Botanical Heritage Project, our Green Consultants students have been delving into materials held in University of Exeter Special ...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Conference alert! It's free and it's hybrid, so you have no excuses no to be there.
A poster for a conference about archaeometallurgy in UK Heritage. The list of speakers includes Carl Heron (British Museum), Peter Bray (Reading University), Frances Macintosh (English Heritage) and some loser called "Robert Symmons". The conference in hybrid (on line, or in-person in Reading), and there is a QR code to register.
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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The BAJR 2025 Poverty Impact Report is now published. The statistics that have been collected, analysed and collated by Lu Stanton-Greenwood, without whom this would not have been possible. Again – thank you all. It will make a difference www.bajr.org/archaeologis...
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Archaeologists in Financial Crisis - Poverty Impact Report 2025 - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
This 2024 Poverty Impact Report is based on the responses of 645 individuals in UK archaeology. The statistics that have been collected, analysed and collated by Lu Stanton-Greenwood. The concept was ...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
DAY FIVE! The last day of #Glass-tonbury, our project to make Roman window glass. Yesterday ended badly, with a failure to gather molten glass from our crucible. Today started with Kim delighted at the solidified glass from yesterday, while #CuratorRob sharpened his axes. Which is normal. 😬
A ridiculously happy-looking woman wearing an orange top and safety glasses. In her hand on the left she's holding a chunk of glass that has been melted and since solidified. In the other hand is the crucible from which it has just been removed. A disturbing-looking character wearing a red check shirt and with hair in all the wrong places sharpening an axe in front of a replica roman glass furnace, with another axe by his side.
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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Come and share your Palaeolithic research in London this June! Unravelling the Palaeolithic is coming to the @uclarchaeology.bsky.social and we're looking forward to seeing you there. 🦣🏺
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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Osteoarchaeologists / Forensic Anthropologists IAC Archaeology Salary: 35,000 - 40,000 Euro (DOE) Closing Date: April 13, 2026 Location: West of Ireland www.bajr.org/job-ad/osteo...
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Osteoarchaeologists / Forensic Anthropologists – West of Ireland - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: 35,000 - 40,000 Euro (DOE)Closing Date: 13/04/26Location: West of Ireland
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Nature @nature.com · 30/03/2026
Becoming a parent is much more detrimental to women’s academic careers than it is to men’s Read the full story: go.nature.com/4v4rxmQ
IMPACT OF PARENTHOOD ON UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT. Line graph shows how the probability of holding a research position changes from four years before to seven years after having children.
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Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP @extinctionleeds.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
In episode 7 of our podcast, 'Edges of Exinction' @jdroberts.bsky.social talks to @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social about the complex and ambiguous 'wicked problem' of bird trade in Indonesia, and how to create just outcomes for humans and birds alike extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...
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Edges of Extinction Episode 7: A Wicked Problem | Extinction Studies at Leeds
Jonathan Roberts talks to Sicily Fiennes about the complex and ambiguous problems of bird trade in Indonesia, and how these can be addressed. Podcast logo by Sicily Fiennes. Incidental music by JD Rob...
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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
📢 Project Newsletter Alert 📢 We're going to be circulating our Spring 2026 Project Newsletter next week! 📰✉️ If you'd like to receive a copy, you can sign up to our mailing list by following this link: forms.office.com/e/JbUEq4Za1u #skystorians #history #earlymodern #citizenscience
The header of the Material Culture of Wills newsletter. Black text reads 'The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790 Spring 2026 Newsletter'.
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🎉Great news for South West writers 🎉 Applications are now open for our 2026 Ronald Duncan Stipends. If exploring archives sparks ideas for your writing, this might be the opportunity for you 📖 ✍️ Info & Apply: libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives/Dun... #WritingCommunity #amwriting
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LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing
LibGuides: Archives and Special Collections: Ronald Duncan Stipend for Southwest Writing
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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Are you - or is someone you know - a PhD student or ECR working on Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age/Archaic Greece? And within striking distance of London to tell us about your research in May (we have some money to help with travel costs)? Please share! forms.gle/PijTVxb7a8Nh...
Photograph of a fragmentary Bronze Age fresco of a bull and three athletes from Knossos, Crete.
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Greger Larson @gregerlarson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Oh hey. Look at that! So many fabulous ancient doggies! We love our dogs and so did our palaeolithic ancestors. Huge congrats to the amazing people who contributed to the sister studies revealing the deep time of fuzzy tummies. www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Dogs were widely distributed across western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic - Nature
Analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes from archaeological canid remains found across Europe and Anatolia shows that a genetically homogeneous dog population was already widely distributed acro...
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
We're hugely pleased that the archaeology side of our department has been ranked 34th in the QS World University Rankings! These prestigious annual rankings assess global university performance based on research, teaching, employability, and internationalisation.
Ranked 34th globally for archaeologyRecognising the strenght of our teaching and research across archaeology, heritage science and forensics"This ranking reflects the reach and impact of our transdisciplinary approach" Prof Naomi Sykes, Head of Archaeology and HistoryTransforming knowledge about past cultures and their environmental impact
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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
TAG 2026 is go! Excited to be hosting in Exeter this year, 14-16 December. Get those session proposal thinking caps on!
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Adrian Bott @cavalorn.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
saw a recent claim that eggs and bunnies were 'culturally appropriated' from pagan Eostre worship and felt my eye begin to twitch
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This new summer school course will introduce students to handwriting in England from 700-1700, explaining how to read a range of scripts as the language evolved. 8-12 June in London 📚 (bursary applications due 7 April) #Skystorians #MedievalSky @ies-sas.bsky.social 👇 palaeography.uk/study/short-...
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Introduction to Handwriting in England c. 700-1700
This course will provide an introduction to manuscript-production in Britain and Ireland over the course of a millennium. It will explore questions of palaeography, diplomatic, and processes of tra…
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Naomi Sykes @naomisykes.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Rummaging through files looking for data from my PhD and found this excellent guide to writing by @osteoconnor.bsky.social So good!
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Astyanax Classics Journal Reading @astyanaxjournal.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Just three days remain before the deadline of Astyanax Journal's Undergraduate Composition Competition and our Year 10-13 Essay Competition! Entries must be submitted before 23:59 on Friday 27th February. For more information, visit astyanaxjournal.com/competitions/
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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Archaeology and Heritage Consultant/Senior Consultant The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd Salary: £36,000 - £40,000/£44,000 - £48,000 Date: April 22, 2026 Location: Cardiff, Cheltenham or Cirencester www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...
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Archaeology and Heritage Consultant/Senior Consultant - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000/£44,000 - £48,000Closing Date: 22/04/26Location: Cardiff, Cheltenham or Cirencester
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Classics@UnivReading @uorclassics.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Don't forget that the Annual Percy Ure Lecture with Prof. Naomi Sykes (Exeter) entitled "Beastly Questions: Animal Answers to Ancient History and Modern Challenges" is this Friday at 5 PM!
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UHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Julia Cussans is one of the authors in a new monograph detailing the Romano-British villa and prehistoric settlement at Low Ham, Somerset.
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Publication success for AEONS facilities manager
UHI Archaeology Institute lecturer Dr Julia Cussans is one of the authors in a new monograph detailing the Romano-British villa and prehistoric settlement at Low Ham, Somerset.
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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Regional Manager Pre-Construct Archaeology Salary: £50,000-£60,000 Date: April 6, 2026 Location: Winchester www.bajr.org/job-ad/regio...
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Regional Manager - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £50,000-£60,000Closing Date: 06/04/26Location: Winchester
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Emily Rowe @emilyrowe1.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In person early modern metals event in London next month with me, @laurenworking.bsky.social, and Lubaaba Al-Azami. Please repost and share widely! And register here -- forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 26/02/2026
@naomisykes.bsky.social’s fellowship @exeter.ac.uk will provide much-needed evidence to demonstrate the significance of archaeological archives for nature renewal, food security and planetary health. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
A long, narrow storage aisle lined with tall metal shelving units full of boxes.
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
One of the earliest recreations of Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social 🤩 Created by the talented Michael Leonard (1933-2023) Featuring a merchant approaching with servants and a trunk of samples from the Mediterranean, the painting appeared in a 1968 edition of the Sunday Times #RomanSiteSaturday
Painting of four men, two carrying a wooden trunk, approaching a Roman palace with marble columns and red tile roof and welcoming party
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Dave Rudling built Fishbourne Palace King Togidubnus supports Crystal Palace Or is that the other way round? 🤔
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Pontus Skoglund @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Applications welcome to be a PhD-student in my ancient DNA research programme at @crick.ac.uk: 🏰 Ancient human history in Europe and beyond. ⚕️ Statistical genetics to understand human biology with ancient genomes. 🦠 Pathogen genomics of past infections. Apply at www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...
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Christos C. Ioannou @ccioannou.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
📢📢📢Lectureships at Bristol!📢📢📢 We're hiring 3 x lecturers (=assistant professor) in Biological Sciences, across the discipline. Great department, great colleagues, great building, great city Details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
My extremely talented husband's first batch of knives to sell 🔪 ... Get in touch for details inc sheath options: cefn_digoll_crafts on Insta www.instagram.com/p/DUfpBDCDHO... #artisan #craft
Photo showing a wooden bowl in wooden surface. The bowl contains 7 different short blade knives, all hafted using different materials.
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This time last week we held a CBM (Ceramic Building Material) workshop, training keen students how to identify and record Roman tiles! This collection is from an important site in the centre of Exeter. They all know their imbrex from their tegula now! Huge thanks to Naomi Payne for leading the day.
Two students and Naomi smile for the camera while holding up tile fragments.Students and a lecturer (Sue) talking about tilesClose-up view of Roman tile fragmentsA group of students, all smiling, post while looking at tiles. In front of them are some callipers.
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Research funding news! Our very own Prof Naomi Sykes will be spending the next three years working on a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, providing important context on the value of archaeological archives. More details here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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New research fellowship seeking to address the UK’s ‘crisis’ of archaeological curation
A leading authority on the interaction between animals, humans and the environment through history has been awarded a prestigious national fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust, focusing on the crisis ...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
@naomisykes.bsky.social is a friend of the Palace and might well be sharing some amazing new insights into what was going on with our animals 2000 years ago. Either way - this talk is guaranteed to be a banger. Plus, it looks like it might be FREE! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-ans...
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Animal Answers to Archaeological and Cultural Issues, a talk by Naomi Sykes
Naomi will show how biocultural heritage can not only answer questions about past societies but also modern issues.
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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is the grant application that I spent most of last summer working on! Yes, I know - Romans! - but a great opportunity for us to work with local partners and rescue this important site.
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 13/01/2026
From the contribution of the Global South to the development of human rights to making history: writing Scotland’s post-reformation, the Trust Board awards twenty-seven fellowships for research in the humanities and social sciences. www.leverhulme.ac.uk/news/major-r...
Black background with gold swirls. Twenty-seven fellowships awarded to researchers in the humanities and social sciences to complete a piece of original research. Leverhulme Trust logo and URL leverhulme.ac.uk/news.
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Exeter Cathedral @exetercathedral.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Are you in Year 10-12? Interested in history? We’re offering two students the chance to spend a week away from the classroom (29 June - 3 July) helping catalogue objects, curate displays + write blogs for our popular newsletter. Apply by 20 January: www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/library-and-...
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Matthew Collins @matthewcollins.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Come work with us! 🧬 We're hiring a part-time Biomolecular Lab Tech @cam-archaeology.bsky.social .Join our team in the Henry Wellcome Building working on DNA & proteins. Apply by Feb 2: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/biomole... #ScienceJobs #Cambridge #Archaeology #STEM
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Biomolecular Research Laboratory Technician (Part Time)
The Department of Archaeology seeks to appoint a part-time, permanent Biomolecular Research Laboratory Technician. The post holder will be based in the Department's laboratories, which are spread
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Are you a PhD student interested in using museum collections in your research? Our next free doctoral training webinar takes place next Wednesday. Join us for guidance and examples of uncovering marginalised and minoritised stories in collections. collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/doc...
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Doctoral Training Programme: What's Not There? Absences in Collections | Museums and Collections
Explore techniques to research 'against the grain' and uncover marginalised stories.
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Naomi Sykes @naomisykes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Thrilled to have been part of this Digging for Britain series, led by a great team. Met fun colleagues, chatted about their cool research, over-enthused at the cameras and did my first ever voice over work (talking slowly is hard!) Tune in tonight, and over the next few weeks, on BBC2 and iplayer!
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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We may regret it, but we're allowing #CuratorRob out in public. We've hosed him down and locked his cider shed, so it'll be fine, right?🙏😬 For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature. £5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents
It's a model of a classical Roman building (Fishbourne Roman Palace, unsurprisingly). The image makes it look like a view from real life with trees and landscape in the background.
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Join our PGTs for their annual conference! 📢 Researching the past 📅 Thursday 11 December 9.30-4.30 📍 Talks in Streatham Court LTC and posters displayed in Marchant Syndicate Room A in Building One Do come along to support our students and socialise ❤️
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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Great news! Our AHRC-funded Warhorse book has been nominated as Book of the Year in the 2026 Current Archaeology Awards. Prof Oliver Creighton's 'From Bayeux to Bosham' project is also up for Project of the Year! Voting is open at www.archaeology.co.uk/vote
Current Archaeology Awards, Nomainated 2026 Book of the Year: Medieval Warhorse: Equestrian Landscapes, Material Culture, and Zooarchaeology in Britain, AD 800-1550
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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
A warning from the past: if there is anything you would like to preserve long-term in good condition, please don't stick tape on it! As tape deteriorates, it can discolour, become brittle, lose its adhesive strength, and leave a residue stain. Enough to give an archivist nightmares! 👻
A pile of discoloured tape strips on the right, next to a piece of paper on the left with an orange residue stain.
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National Trust Research @ntresearch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
🎉Exciting news! 🏆Together with our research partner the University of Exeter, we have won in the Strategic Partnership category at the #KnowledgeExchangeUK Awards! Read more about the work researchandinnovation.co.uk/creating-rea...
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Exeter Blog Creating real-world impact: The University of Exeter and the National Trust
Creating real-world impact: The University of Exeter and the National Trust
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Douglas Natusch @douglasnatusch.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
From artefacts and materials class, Exeter University Archaeology, sending kind regards for the weekend
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Greger Larson @gregerlarson.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
What's that? 5 ancient doggy papers in 10 days is too many dogs? Can I interest you in some cats? Perhaps a complete retelling of cat domestication, dispersal, and replacement across Eurasia? As you wish! Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Cell Genomics www.cell.com/cell-genomic...
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The dispersal of domestic cats from North Africa to Europe around 2000 years ago
The domestic cat (Felis catus) descends from the African wildcat Felis lybica lybica. Its global distribution alongside humans testifies to its successful adaptation to anthropogenic environments. Unc...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 27/11/2025
The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, a new Science study. finds. The results offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat. Learn more: scim.ag/44kov1S
A shorthair domestic cat gazes upward.
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