other archaeological finds I enjoyed seeing -
1. Eagel Pin [york minster]
2. Lion head ornament, Key and Wolf Head ornament [york minster]
3. Silver strap end depicting a human figure [yorkshire museum]
4. Silk cap - c900AD - beautifully preserved due to waterlogged soil [Yorkshire Museum]
Second day in York,
1. Visited York minster - beautiful stain glass windows; the finds from excavations in the undercroft.
2. Yorkshire Museum - loved this bone plaque (& other things).
3. Wandered around York Museum gardens
4. Visited the Ghost Merchants and picked a ghost!
We have a 4-year AHRC-funded PhD studentship on 'Rescue curation of space heritage' advertised!
Supervision by me, space scientist Lucie Green (@luciegreen.bsky.social), and curators of space and engineering at the Science Museum, Doug Millard and Ben Russell
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Snaps from my first time (& day) in York! Visited Clifford’s Tower which I heard all about when I was at English Heritage but didn’t have a chance to visit.
Followed by York Castle Museum, what a great interactive museum!
What shall tomorrow hold? Who knows.
Register now for our free online workshop hosted by the #COEXIST project and @archaeoprotein.bsky.social: Maximising data from #Palaeolithic bone. Exciting program on chronology, diet, taphonomy and method advancement:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🦣🧪🏺
Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026!
Join us for two days of all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.
Call for papers is now open and tickets are on sale! Check out our website for more information.
sites.google.com/view/unravel...
I think it’s a conversation that has to happen, in the wider field. Unfortunately, from the perspective of funding bodies (from my experience) explicitly asking in interviews ‘how could *you* foresee AI being used in your research*’.
*PhD wise.
My 14 year old daughter, Freya has made and listed some more candles on her Etsy shop, Flicker and Flowers (hosted by me): take a look if you're searching for a last minute Valentine's gift! She's upcycling tea cup candles, to fundraise for the 2027 World Scout Jamboree
flickerandflowers.etsy.com
… and breathe. It’s the weekend, had a difficult morning commute and an interview this afternoon 🤞🏻 - in which I short circuited midway through an answer and my whole answer went out the window. But it’s the weekend!
Photo by G. Solecki/A. Piętak of a small figurine of a bear carved out of amber between 9600 and 4100 BC. The amber is a deep translucent orange. The display lighting makes it glow in places. The bear's head is carved to show ears, mouth, nostrils and eyes. A hole runs through the bear’s torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord. Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Height 4.2 It was discovered in Słupsk during peat mining in 1887. According to the museum catalogue ‘’Shortly after its discovery, the figure underwent conservation work to restore its original appearance as it was covered with a layer of dull patina from the exposure to the minerals contained in the peat. Already at that time, at the end of the 19th century, it was assumed the restoration had gone too far. The figure was stripped entirely of patina, the anatomical features of the animal were emphasised, the eyes and nostrils were sharply drawn, and the amber was carefully polished”. In 2013, a competition was organised by the Education Department of the National Museum in Szczecin, for children to choose a name for the bear. The winning name was ‘Słupcio’,
A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻❤️
A hole runs through the bear’s torso suggesting it was threaded on a cord, perhaps worn or carried as a protective charm.
Found in a peat bog near Słupsk, Poland, in 1887.
📷 National Museum in Szczecin
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
I really shouldn’t have to say this, but… don’t put archaeological artifacts in your rectum. 🏺🧪
Looking for a volunteering opportunity in museums and heritage?
Bradford Museums & Galleries are currently recruiting for two volunteer roles:
👭 Audience Visitor Research Volunteer
📚 Library Volunteer at Bolling Hall
Find full details on our Volunteer Hub 👉 tinyurl.com/26fs9a92
I always find reaching out to potential PhD supervisors, so anxiety provoking, even if I’ve met them before. In case, the email suddenly has 10,000 mistakes even though I proof read it loads as I’m dyslexic.
Lots of offshore Quaternary talks today, and an inspiring keynote from Professor Becky Briant on the benefits that Quaternary scientists can deliver during ground engineering design: if any of this floats your boat (sic), we're hiring at Wessex Archaeology share.google/MbXadGnfgrLB... #QRA2026ADM
Chicken Fillet Rolls
well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser.
LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.
this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...
Image is a popular astronaut meme. An astronaut is looking at the earth from space saying wait, I am worthy of love? An astronaut is behind him holding up flowers and saying always have been
A message for you all to carry through the year
An orange coloured graphic with two boxes of text. In the top box it reads, “Join us for the Society for Museum Archaeology Annual Conference in Liverpool, 13-14 November 2025! Help us celebrate our anniversary - find out what has changed, what has not, and explore the world of museum archaeology today...” In the box below this one it reads, “Meet our Speakers! Alex Fitzpatrick, COLLECTIONS INFORMATION & ACCESS DEVELOPER, UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL. Interdisciplinary museums researcher and archaeologist currently developing new ways of making distributed collections more visible and accessible to others through digital and hybrid means.” To the left of this text is a photo of me, an East Asian woman in her thirties with black shaggy hair and fringe, a white blouse on, and large square glasses.
🏺📜 Next month! I’ll be giving a talk about my recent work with @garstangmuseum.bsky.social at the Society for Museum Archaeology Conference in Liverpool. You can get tickets at the link below.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
My new paper (open access) reviewing Neandertal cold adaptation is out in AJHB. Shoutout to my awesome coauthors Cara Ocobock, Libby Cowgill, & Scott Maddux. Great fun working with you all! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Oh my gosh Karen, congrats on Oxford you brainiac! 🏛️. Sorry to hear the rude comments you’ve faced!
What have the Ancient Greeks got to do with the environmental crisis? Book your free ticket to come hear from @edithmayhall.bsky.social on this topic at our Late on Thursday 9th Oct. Plus loads more panels, a zine making workshop and exhibits
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/livin...
I will be recruiting two PhDs for my ERC Project HERDPATH - let's discover out how livestock and pathogens evolved together using #aDNA. Projects will be animal or pathogen focused but will be in dialogue.
Details at my quaint website below. Deadline 3rd October.
kevingdaly.github.io
Open Quaternary is looking for a new Editor in Chief!
openquaternary.com/announcements
If you have any questions about OQ, or the role, I am very happy to answer Qs >> v.herridge@sheffield.ac.uk
PhD Studentship alert!
I'm looking for a motivated student to work here in Vienna @vdsee-univie.bsky.social on my ERC grant "DISPERSE". It's a fulltime scholarship (working in 14C and #archsci in Palaeolithic archaeology in Eurasia.
Details in the link below!
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
Early Middle Palaeolithic Occupations Dated to MIS 7 at the Abri du Maras (Ardèche, Southeast France) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.
ICYMI, we & friends in Gz launched a giving circle so they could get steady, DIRECT support for their survival needs.
I have hope we can escalate our help despite stagnating for 2 days.
🌹Every dollar helps them eat. Last check, 1502/1700 for the week. tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCi...
Hadn’t realised the department was on here @archsoton50.bsky.social
Shameless self promotion (I hadn’t realised it had been published). Here is my experience post graduation from archaeology …
www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjec...
UK ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Please sign this open letter to UK Archaeological associations to urge solidarity with trans archaeologists and action in light of the horrendous EHRC guidance:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A sign of a museum store being sub-optimal (RH 23%): me having a nosebleed.
