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Hey just in the spirit of trying everything: as a middle-aged queer who already gets hassled in public loos, returning to the US is looking increasingly scary. I CAN apply to stay in the UK, but need work at a liveable wage. Can teach nearly anything. Research CV as long as my arm. I just need work.

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Thomas Paine Legacy is a new org I'm proud to be a Director of. They are based in Lewes & committed to celebrating Paine’s legacy by using history to empower present and future citizens. Support them next week as they open Thomas' home, Bull House. thomaspainelegacy.org/home/visit-b...

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Not a baffled archaeologist in sight! #RomanLondon🏺

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A small snack. Kingfisher down at Walthamstow Wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #birds #walthamstow @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

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A small act of kindness.

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I am delighted to share that the SPMA is celebrating #LGBTQHistoryMonth with a series of features on LGBTQ+ post-medieval archaeological research being carried out by our members & trustees.

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I've somehow missed that Walthamstow has a new bookshop! #E17 #BookChat www.unsworths.com?fbclid=PAZXh...

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Today @geographicalassoc.bsky.social publishes an important report I've co-authored with others: 'Geography for everyone? Diversity, Inclusion and the Geographical Association'. Please read and share widely, with geographical community, and beyond; feedback welcomed. geography.org.uk/geography-fo...

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I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here: theconversation.com/how-ai-image... Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +

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This will be of interest to many Thames mudlarks. If you don't have institutional access, do drop the corresponding author an email - researchers want their work to be read! #mudlarking

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Fabulous new results from dating of human remains (mainly crania) dredged/excavated from the River Thames. 30 new radiocarbon dates! Reinforces previous findings by Richards Bradley and Schulting of overrepresentation of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age remains. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Very pleased to pass on the news that Historic England have published new guidelines on best practice for scientific dating of #Pleistocene sites. They are aimed primarily at those working in the planning process, since many methods or considerations differ from those used for later periods…

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⚠️ I've updated the Flood Alert for the tidal #Thames from #Putney to #Teddington for a high tide this afternoon. May be slightly higher than yesterday. Expecting high tides each afternoon for the next few days.

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The sun is out in Russell Square today! 🌞 It's your last chance to apply for our Public Engagement Officer vacancies, supporting the newly developed Centre for Public Engagement Practice in the Arts and Humanities at SAS. Apply by midnight 31st Jan (tomorrow!) www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

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This! And acknowledge the role that these folk play in disseminating research to a wider audience, allowing senior scholars to talk about the Public Impact of the research. Working within Public Impact tends to be undervalued, underpaid, and underfunded.

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📣 Colleagues of project WRENCH - Whispers of Time: Heritage as Narratives of Climate Change are looking for broad survey input from professionals, communities activists and the like. Can you help them out? ➡️https://forms.gle/ZUaiv2Ugcv8YqPSe6 #ClimateHeritage

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My piece is out! A history of archaeological scholarship on the potential for matrilineal societies in Iron Age Europe.

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Queen Anne, Jane Poley and Mary Phillips at the Boar’s Head playhouse in Aldgate. They are in the windows of Hayloft Point that now stands on the site. @ianvisits.co.uk wrote an article about Hayloft Point in 2023 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/at-...

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A new heritage principle of curating transformation in the context of climate change, published today in npj Climate Action doi.org/10.1038/s441... #HeritageFutures

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Many thanks to @lossanddamage.bsky.social for the wonderful Ways of Repair symposium on ‘Decolonizing Climate Knowledge: Repairing Epistemic Injustice and Loss in the Era of Climate Change’!🙏🏼 Thanks also to the 250 people who attended. ✍️Text of Repair: https://shorturl.at/jEoQr 🎥 Video of the talk:

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In our winter 2025 issue, Edward Biddulph shares some of the highlights from @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social work at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich over the last 25 years. Including uncovering thus spectacular Iron Age ditch, 15m wide and over 6m deep.

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I promised you guys more of these. Here is one that I find particularly great. Materials: plastic, metal, wiring, and human tears. (See ALT text for full transcript of the sign).

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Paging @theduncanmackay.bsky.social! #BenchmarkMonday

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Okay. I’ve written 800 words for @theconversation.com on why archaeologists aren’t shocked or baffled by the evidence for matrilineal descent in Late Iron Age Dorset.

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So lovely to see the team from Save the London project on #DiggingForBritain . It’s an amazing 17th century ship slowly disappearing with each tide. thelondonshipwreckproject.com/save-the-lon...

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Perfect start to the new year celebrating with @nanwu1112.bsky.social and his proud family. Congratulations on a brilliant #PhD @qmul.ac.uk winter graduation #microplastics

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It was great to catch up with some of the mudlarks that I've got to know over the last few years. And, once again, I was reminded of how willingly many of them share their knowledge with 'newbies' and how they keep an eye on the safety of less experienced visitors to the foreshore.

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One for @everyheron.bsky.social

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Hey just in the spirit of trying everything: as a middle-aged queer who already gets hassled in public loos, returning to the US is looking increasingly scary. I CAN apply to stay in the UK, but need work at a liveable wage. Can teach nearly anything. Research CV as long as my arm. I just need work.

Thomas Paine Legacy is a new org I'm proud to be a Director of. They are based in Lewes & committed to celebrating Paine’s legacy by using history to empower present and future citizens. Support them next week as they open Thomas' home, Bull House. thomaspainelegacy.org/home/visit-b...

Not a baffled archaeologist in sight! #RomanLondon🏺

A small snack. Kingfisher down at Walthamstow Wetlands. #LondonBirds #nature #wildlife #ukbirds #birds #walthamstow @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

A small act of kindness.

🏺

I am delighted to share that the SPMA is celebrating #LGBTQHistoryMonth with a series of features on LGBTQ+ post-medieval archaeological research being carried out by our members & trustees.

I've somehow missed that Walthamstow has a new bookshop! #E17 #BookChat www.unsworths.com?fbclid=PAZXh...

Today @geographicalassoc.bsky.social publishes an important report I've co-authored with others: 'Geography for everyone? Diversity, Inclusion and the Geographical Association'. Please read and share widely, with geographical community, and beyond; feedback welcomed. geography.org.uk/geography-fo...

I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here: theconversation.com/how-ai-image... Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +

This will be of interest to many Thames mudlarks. If you don't have institutional access, do drop the corresponding author an email - researchers want their work to be read! #mudlarking

Fabulous new results from dating of human remains (mainly crania) dredged/excavated from the River Thames. 30 new radiocarbon dates! Reinforces previous findings by Richards Bradley and Schulting of overrepresentation of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age remains. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Very pleased to pass on the news that Historic England have published new guidelines on best practice for scientific dating of #Pleistocene sites. They are aimed primarily at those working in the planning process, since many methods or considerations differ from those used for later periods…

⚠️ I've updated the Flood Alert for the tidal #Thames from #Putney to #Teddington for a high tide this afternoon. May be slightly higher than yesterday. Expecting high tides each afternoon for the next few days.

This! And acknowledge the role that these folk play in disseminating research to a wider audience, allowing senior scholars to talk about the Public Impact of the research. Working within Public Impact tends to be undervalued, underpaid, and underfunded.

📣 Colleagues of project WRENCH - Whispers of Time: Heritage as Narratives of Climate Change are looking for broad survey input from professionals, communities activists and the like. Can you help them out? ➡️https://forms.gle/ZUaiv2Ugcv8YqPSe6 #ClimateHeritage

My piece is out! A history of archaeological scholarship on the potential for matrilineal societies in Iron Age Europe.

Queen Anne, Jane Poley and Mary Phillips at the Boar’s Head playhouse in Aldgate. They are in the windows of Hayloft Point that now stands on the site. @ianvisits.co.uk wrote an article about Hayloft Point in 2023 www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/at-...

A new heritage principle of curating transformation in the context of climate change, published today in npj Climate Action doi.org/10.1038/s441... #HeritageFutures

In our winter 2025 issue, Edward Biddulph shares some of the highlights from @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social work at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich over the last 25 years. Including uncovering thus spectacular Iron Age ditch, 15m wide and over 6m deep.

I promised you guys more of these. Here is one that I find particularly great. Materials: plastic, metal, wiring, and human tears. (See ALT text for full transcript of the sign).

Paging @theduncanmackay.bsky.social! #BenchmarkMonday

Okay. I’ve written 800 words for @theconversation.com on why archaeologists aren’t shocked or baffled by the evidence for matrilineal descent in Late Iron Age Dorset.

So lovely to see the team from Save the London project on #DiggingForBritain . It’s an amazing 17th century ship slowly disappearing with each tide. thelondonshipwreckproject.com/save-the-lon...

Perfect start to the new year celebrating with @nanwu1112.bsky.social and his proud family. Congratulations on a brilliant #PhD @qmul.ac.uk winter graduation #microplastics

It was great to catch up with some of the mudlarks that I've got to know over the last few years. And, once again, I was reminded of how willingly many of them share their knowledge with 'newbies' and how they keep an eye on the safety of less experienced visitors to the foreshore.

One for @everyheron.bsky.social

I've been out and about on the Thames foreshore thinking about access points as persistent places and places as spaces where stories gather.

What a gorgeous day to be down by the river! #Rivers 🏺 #Thames

Forest sunset at Connaught Water. #EppingForest