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Archaeologist🏺/ SASA🏛️/Sub-Roman Britain and the archaeology of Yorkshire/ Editor of Forum/ Human and Animal 💀🦴 Currently researching Elmet and Early Medieval West Yorkshire

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 22h
📰 Archaeologists uncover a "thriving centre of worship, craft, and learning" in Scotland that may have rivalled the best-known monasteries in early medieval Britain 🏺 #ArchaeologyNews #AntiquityResearch via @archaeologynews.bsky.social archaeologymag.com/2026/10/a-ma...
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A major early medieval monastery, lost to legend, found on a Scottish island | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Volunteers on Lismore found Lios Mòr, a sixth century Scottish monastery known only from legend, with burials, buildings, and rare metalwork.
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity
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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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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?
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The English paid off the Vikings for almost a century. But was the Danegeld such a bad idea?
It’s easy to say now that paying the Vikings to go away ‘didn’t work’. But this obscures the fact paying off one Viking band didn’t ensure another would stop coming.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🏺 Calling all archaeology students and enthusiasts! Council for British Archaeology Yorkshire Autumn Showcase 📅 Saturday, October 17 🕙 10am-5pm BST 🎓 Student discount available 🎟️ Tickets: ow.ly/Sw6A50ZQLIA #SASA #SaveAncientStudies #Archaeology #CBAYorkshire #ClassicsMatter
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nice to see some good news on a local level at least
bbc.co.uk
North Yorkshire library visits rise by 6% to almost 2m
The increase comes despite an overall 5% fall in book issues compared with the previous year.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/09/2026
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks theonion.com/archaeologists-discove…
Archaeologists Discover More Old Shit That Sucks
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Mystery of where ancient stones came from solved
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Mystery of where Yorkshire Stone Age monuments came from solved
The Devil's Arrows actually came from different site several miles away from previously thought.
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
How can one really answer this question without understanding post conquest history? Too many hypotheticals but I guess this gives us an interesting idea of the popular perceptions of the Norman’s
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you’re based in Yorkshire or nearby (or want to join us online) please consider coming along to the CBA Yorkshire autumn showcase. A host of talks including the nuclear bunker at Scarborough castle, prehistoric cave burials. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cba-yorksh...
The lineup for the CBA Yorkshire autumn symposium
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sorry to be missing the ace CBA Yorkshire conference on October 17th. It’ll be fantastic. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cba-yorksh... Ft. some great speakers including the mum of someone I went to school with! Small world
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CBA Yorkshire Autumn Showcase
Our annual Autumn Showcase of speakers on archaeology around Yorkshire. Programme below.
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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Check out the Young People's issue from our partner Aôthen Magazine. SASA proudly helped source talented young writers and classicists who are all 18 years old or under for this special edition, which features poetry, interviews, and essays. aothenmagazine.com/#issue11
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW BOOK ALERT 🗣️🗣️🗣️🚨📢🎺 Releasing on the 15th of November this year, I am very happy to reveal the cover for something slightly different: a colouring book all about Norse mythology THE VIKING WORLD: A COLOURING BOOK, to be published via Amberley Publishing for £15.99 (or £14.39 via the below link)
The front cover of the Viking World
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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Donate Today to The Conference Scholarship for Undergraduates: www.saveancientstudies.org/scholars… Your donation helps students attend academic conferences that spark inspiration for their futures. #AncientStudies #AncientWorld #AncientCivilization #Archaeology #ClassicalStudies
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
First Dolly Parton, then Tim Curry, now Sam Neil?!
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oh god
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Do you think Dolly Parton is in Valhalla? Or Elysium?
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You mean to tell me Dolly Parton isn’t immortal?
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Just submitted an article draft
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A great read, I love the idea that the local Britons didn’t see themselves as ‘Roman’
The cover of UnRoman Britain by Miles Russel and Stuart Laycock
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Last week I got to see the Staffordshire hoard, probably belonging to a Mercian noble or king (Penda?), it contains items from all over the Mediterranean
A golden helmet replica from the Staffordshire hoard Part of the Staffordshire hoard A sword replica from the Staffordshire hoard A selection of items from the Staffordshire hoard
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Buying a coffee and the baristas are saying my orders is such a good order, thanks I guess
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No one ever tells you how hard losing a pet is, it’s like losing a relative but you’re expected to get over it faster
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My insta linked threads posts about my cat got 1k+ likes and all my recommended are about deceased cats, what is the fhreads algorithm doing?
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My boy had to be put down yesterday at the grand old age of 22, I’m devastated but it’s been a wonderful 8 years with him, here’s the first and last pictures I took of him (with his brothers) #cats
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Andrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 11/08/2026
The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org
science.org
Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet
“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Insane
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
On Wednesday a stag and a doe ran across site, one chasing the other. Anyone familiar with portents and omens able to tell me what this means ?
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Fergus @fergushs.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Coming out of the woodwork to announce a Pictish CfP for Leeds IMC this year! Any shares would be much appreciated :) Any Qs just drop me a message here or @ fergus.holmes-stanley@glasgow.ac.uk
International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, 5-8 July 2027

Pictish Pasts: New Approaches to Pictish Studies

The past few decades have seen a renewed interest in the Picts, both in academic contexts and in popular media. This has precipitated re-evaluations of their symbols, a reframing of their geopolitical structures, and new insights into regnal succession practices. Such work, however, does not usually feature in broader medieval discussions, which often gloss over Scotland. As such, this session aims to firmly situate developments in Pictish studies in wider medieval discourse, focusing attention on Scotland and its contexts.
We invite proposals for 15-20 minute papers on any aspect of Pictish studies. We particularly welcome proposals which speak to this year's theme of 'communities'.

Topics may include:

* Pictish symbols and symbol stones
* The place of the Picts in Scottish nationhood
* Pictish hagiography
* Pictish monastic and scribal communities
* Perspectives on the Picts outwith Pictland
* The 'destruction' of the Picts
* The historiography of Pictish studies
* Using archaeology to understand Pictish history
* Later medieval perspectives on the Picts
* The Cruithin of Ireland

Please send an abstract of no more than 250 words, alongside a short bio, to Fergus Holmes-Stanley (fergus.holmes-stanley@glasgow.ac.uk) by the 31st August 2026.
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A (belated) cfp for #IMC2027 FORGET THE VIKINGS: Other raids, raiders, & raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period Read below for details, and if you're interested (or know anyone who might be), please submit your proposal of 150 words to the attached e-mail (also in alt text) before 1/9/26
A Call-for-papers for IMC 2027 which reads:

'Forget the Vikings!
CFP: Other raids, raiders, and raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period

There are good reasons why Scandinavian raiders - or ‘Vikings’ - occupy a much-coveted space in popular perceptions of early medieval warfare. But enough about them. What about everyone else?
	This CFP is seeking submissions from scholars interested in exploring other, non-Viking raiding groups from c. 400 - 1100. This could include (but is not limited to): Avars, Huns, Hungarians, Slavs, Frisians, Saxon and Frankish pirates, Saracens, Welsh and Irish cattle-rustlers, Balts, Oesellians, Narentanians, Dál Riatans, as well as the military activities of major hegemonies such as the Carolingians, Ottonians, West Saxons, Byzantines, even Normans, and so on.
	Chiefly, this is to fashion some new notions of how identity, political practice, and belonging were fostered within raiding communities. Of particular interest would be any papers keen to explore how other, non-Viking groups used raiding as part of regular military affairs. Analogies and comparisons with Viking studies are also welcome, if they are used to shine a light on lesser-known groups. Like the Vikings, many other communities engaged in more than just raiding, so explorations of trade, exchange, and other political dynamics alongside raids, would be ideal.

Please send proposals (150 words or less) to: 
alexharvv@gmail.com before 1/9/26'
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In honour of #YorkshireDay, you should read CBA Yorkshire’s occasional monograph series for reports on sites including post medieval canal boats, Roman kilns and early medieval farmsteads cba-yorkshire.org.uk/1/monograph-...
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Monograph Links - CBA Yorkshire
Monograph no. 1 --- Boats in A Coal Mine: Archaeology on the River Aire, Methley, West Yorkshire By John Buglass Monograph no. 2 --- Swinnow Park, Wetherby, West Yorkshire: Archaeological Excavation a...
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Last night we ended up in the local Mexican cafe, which apparently does Karaoke nights on a Saturday, with the owner singing Creep by Radiohead
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Elmet mentioned
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's a well worn stereotype that people from Yorkshire, including myself, can't stop going on about Yorkshire But today it's our day (or 'ARE DAY') - #YorkshireDay - so to celebrate, and in-keeping with all my recent mentions of my book LITTLE KINGDOMS, a short 🧵 on the territories' early origins..
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Today on the site the ecologist was telling us about this fascinating podcast with some bloke talking about post Roman Britain and ‘little kingdoms’ , @alexharvv.bsky.social is everywhere
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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Want a book about the end of the southern British Iron Age, the Roman invasion and the greatest king of this island has ever had? If only such a thing existed...🤔 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/caratacus... @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social January 2027 #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky 🏺
Book cover with an Iron Age coin depicting a naked spear and shield wielding male warrior on a horse with the title *Caratacus - Great King of Britain* below
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
How does one make the historically accurate odyssey since the poem itself contains a mix of Bronze Age and archaic period stuff?
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Not allowed to post but today I found the nicest piece of samian, had an etching of a sphinx and a rabbit 🏺
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Dr Matt Firth @mattfirth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reminder! CFP: IMC Leeds (5–8 July 2027) Conquest, Invasion, Colonisation: Experience and Memory in Early Medieval Britain. Papers are invited for panels on the experiences and legacies of conquest in early medieval Britain and Ireland. Abstracts to matthew.firth@flinders.edu.au by 31 August 2026.
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What were England doing when they sat back and allowed Argentina to do whatever? Not a single player marking Messi or Fernandez
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Bring on Dan Burns
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Happy to share that CBA Yorkshire has published it’s most recent monograph titled ‘New Light on the ‘Dark Ages’ in North Craven: the Final Chapter Excavation of a farmstead in Gauber Cow Pasture, Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire by David S. Johnson
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Come on!
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Why wasn’t that a corner
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I understand resting your starting 11 but I feel robbed of an amazingly even game
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Come on Norway
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My latest research has just been published in @uk.theconversation.com Check it out here: theconversation.com/a-goats-toot...
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A goat’s tooth may have solved a 100-year debate about ancient Greek farming
Until recently, it was impossible to directly assess the diet and mobility of ancient Greek animals and settle this debate.
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Person on my LinkedIn who I thought was just a prolific paragraph writer but actually I think they’re using Ai (but can’t prove it)
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Leon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Just seen a peregrine falcon up close
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