Trade Unionist; Archaeologist; Senior Cultural Resources Advisor for the Historic Scotland Properties in Care
A new #industrialheritage body #Bricks and Pits was registered as a SCIO with a primary aim to secure the med and long term future of the Scottish brick collections both virtual (www.scottishbrickhistory.co.uk) and the physical. Interested see www.mining-landscapes.org/news/announc... #BrickHeritage
Badwulf was consecrated as bishop of Candida Casa / Hwit Aerne, ‘White House’, (Whithorn, Galloway) by Eanbald I, archbishop of York, and Æthelberht, bishop of Hagustaldes ham (Hexham), #OTD in 791. The 8thC Golgotha Stone 📸Historic Environment Scotland
It’s out. aDNA analysis reveals that well-known Upton Lovell Early Bronze Age metalworker burial was that of a woman: www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a womanExclusive: Analysis offers ‘smoking gun evidence’ that overturns previous assumption that bronze age individual was malewww.theguardian.com
Break a Leg! Injured Late Medieval Hunting Bird Given Metal Splint 🦅 Archaeologists have revealed the probable use of a metal splint to help a valuable Late Medieval hunting bird recover from a broken leg 🩹 open.substack.com/pub/thearcha...
Museums and heritage freelancers! There is now a union for you! I've been working with @soupdragon2000.bsky.social and @dannybirchall.bsky.social to set up the Heritage Freelancers branch of @prospectunion.bsky.social Full details and joining info: heritagefreelancersunion.co.uk
Prospect Heritage FreelancersA branch of Prospect for museums and heritage freelancersheritagefreelancersunion.co.uk
Online Sunday, 6 pm BST - continuing the European Archaeology Days theme of: Heritage at Risk. Details and booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-a...
European Archaeology Days 2026: Saving Swandro from the seaJoin Archaeology Scotland in celebrating European Archaeology Days 2026 with this talk about saving the site of Swandro, Orkneywww.eventbrite.co.uk
My new #UrbanPrehistory blog post reporting on the horrible fate of the Bogleys Stone of Fife - Barn Storm. This contains a trigger warning for anyone who thinks our heritage - and megaliths - matter. With thanks to Sam McKeand theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/b...
Barn StormIt is not often I get angry, but a recent encounter with a standing stone has really annoyed – and shocked me. I am pretty used to prehistory being badly treated, and indeed a whole chapter o…theurbanprehistorian.wordpress.com