Archaeologist | Neolithic Britain & Ireland | Heritage interpretation | Lecturer at University of Exeter | Editor of Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
I recently wrote a book review, on the edited volume The Early Neolithic of Northern Europe: New Approaches to Migration, Movement and Social Connection. Highly recommended! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UGGSE...
The Early Neolithic of Northern Europe: New Approaches to Migration, Movement and Social ConnectionPublished in Norwegian Archaeological Review (Ahead of Print, 2026)www.tandfonline.comSardine sauce anyone? The wonders of fishy aDNA:
Antiquity JournalThe Romans were among the first societies to extensively exploit fish resources, salting and fermenting them in large-scale plants. Ancient DNA sheds light on the environmental impact still felt to this day. 🏺 A #FestivalOfArchaeology thread on #NatureAndArchaeology 1/12 🧵
Some very nice archaeology emerging from NoB26 - a small house with a wide entrance www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk/diary-d16-20...
Dig diary - Structure Forty‑Four christened and its monumental entrance revealed - The Ness of Brodgar ProjectWe suspected it was there and the entrance was confirmed today. And may be much bigger than expected!www.nessofbrodgar.co.ukAre you interested in how interactive video games could inspire interest in heritage across new audiences? My student Sophie has designed a trailer for 'Ancient Kernow' - she would love you to watch it and take her short survey: youtu.be/Ilau7-52GAE
Ancient Kernow TrailerYouTube video by Sophie J Artyoutu.beForget the world cup, this is the football final to watch. 20 mins to go, and history might be made... C'mon Mayo!
Aidan O’BrienAll Ireland Sunday! Mayo v Kerry! Even if you don't enjoy any form of sports ball, there's an *excellent*curse at play here to entertain you all. Short thread 🧵
Even the Spectator weighs in against 'the bonfire of the humanities' and proposed cuts at my uni: spectator.com/article/we-s...
We sacrifice the humanities at our perilAnother month, another of our great universities making brutal cuts. At Exeter (motto: lucem sequimur, ‘we follow the light’) over 500 members of staff have been notified their jobs are at risk in a p...spectator.comThread of wonderful archive buildings:
Dr Laura SanghaThings are so bad I joined WhatsApp (still don't have a smartphone though, no). In amongst the serious stuff in our 'at risk' chat are some Very Lovely Things. For instance, my colleague who works on the Italian Renaissance shared this photo of the Archivio di Stato di Roma, where she currently is:
Had a fantastic time at this year's #FestivalOfArchaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social launch at Westonbirt Arboretum, bumping into lots of familiar faces, talking about my Stonehenge book and even finding some rock art! Find events close to you: www.archaeologyuk.org/festival/fes...