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Celebrating Women in Classics: Ten Years of the Women’s Classical Committee UK - WCC-UK As part of the Women’s Classical Committee’s tenth anniversary celebrations, we invite you to join us for a lively round table discussion and Q&A on the theme of ‘Celebrating Women in Classics’ on 22n...

Reminder: sign up for the @womeninclassicsuk.bsky.social 10th anniversary celebration, April 22nd @ics.bsky.social! Free & all welcome; travel bursaries available for grad students & un-/under-employed Classicists attending

wcc-uk.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/01/29/c...

#ClassicsBluesky #AncientBluesky 🏺

My college students are writing articles on AI and the future of the arts from a consumer perspective (they are electrical, motor vehicle and carpentry students resitting their GCSE English Language). When asked how they’d feel if they connected with a song or a story and were then told it was AI…

For those interested in the academic research of role-playing games, we have just released our latest issue of the International Journal of Role-Playing (17!).

221 pages of work, all for advancing knowledge about this medium.

journals.uu.se/IJRP/issue/v...

Office of the State Archaeologist built students’ understanding of archeology through global competition It started with an email from a robotics coach in the Quad Cities, asking about “challenges in archaeology.” Next, Elizabeth Reetz, strategic initiatives director within the Office of the State Archae...

These past several months of robotics mania have been an absolute blur, but also uplifting and rewarding! These kids wowed us with their innovations and ideas. Congrats to all the teams who participated and learned something new about archaeology! #pubarch🏺
research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...

Machu Picchu with text overlaid reading 'South American Archaeology: Antiquity'.

Check out our South American Archaeology collection, with FREE and #OpenAccess #archaeology such as:

⛰️ A new interpretation of an iconic Andean monument
🦙 Hunting traps in the Chilean highlands
🗺️ The expansion of the pre-Inca Tiwanaku state

& more! 🏺
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I'm also cackling at that Alt Text, and this is your reminder to PLEASE use Alt Text on your posts, because then everyone gets to know what a silly little owl this is 😁

Oh my goodness, LOOK at this silly little owl!! That FACE!!! 🦉😂

Oh hey, look at that! It's something that features in my talk today!

This episode was so much fun to make, and I STILL can't handle the little deer carvings!!

News! We have entered this year's @buxtonfringe.bsky.social and will be bringing @archaeoplays.bsky.social @lesleymcf.bsky.social and more to share more from the varied world of #archaeology! Let the excitement begin!

Help Save the Leicestershire Torc, YouTube video by Culture Leicestershire

I wanted to share this video of the fabulous #Leicestershire torc, a masterpiece of #BronzeAge gold work.

But how was a torc like this made & what might it have looked like? 🧵

#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs

1/6

youtu.be/2by61-p9_TY?...

Storms reveal rare 2,000-year-old footprints on Scottish beach Storms which recently ravaged Britain's coastline have revealed 2,000-year-old footprints on an Angus beach - one of only a handful of locations in the UK where markings of this kind have ever been di...

Stunning work!

#Archaeology 🏺

www.abdn.ac.uk/news/25127/

Digital illustration of a person kneeling down in a trench and picking up a tiny green bead with a trowel and their fingers

When uncovering traces of people from the past, evidence comes in all sizes, can be found everywhere and might not look like what we expect 🤔

Confused? Don't be! Learn more about how archaeologists uncover these stories and how you can get involved: www.digitscotland.com/what-is-arch...

A 3D model study of timber frame building

We are excited to announce that Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to the UK’s 3D heritage data and create a sustainable future, through the UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project

To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci

Illustrated by Tallulah Cunningham, the corner of a manuscript illumination frame with a Numbat

Veritable Tales of Folly in the Realm is funding now for #ZineMonth! Play medieval minigames & record that year's activities in your illuminated manuscript. That way you can pick up where you left off in a couple weeks - or with completely different players!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...

Ataage Agindaasonan - An Ojibwe/Anishinaabemowin card game A fun way to learn a language with access to audio translations and pronunciation breakdowns. Immerse yourself with the game phrases!

An Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) card game created by an Indigenous designer right here in #Winnipeg.

Currently $4,110 pledged of $7,000 goal.

Carved in Stone: Bringing the Picts to Life YouTube video by Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

TWO videos in a week?!?

For those following Carved in Stone, @stoutstoat.co.uk and I did a talk for @socantscot.bsky.social in December, exploring how we made the book & the enormous questions and conundrums involved!

🏺 #archaeologysky #historysky #ttrpg #picts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZHn...

Mining Copper with FIRE (Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft Ep. 16) YouTube video by ArchaeoPlays

New video is out! It’s been FAR too long since I made a video in my Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft, so here’s a deep dive into the history/archaeology of copper mining! Aren’t the copper golems great?! youtu.be/bBSStYWf8GM

⛏️ 🏺 #archaeologysky #ancientsky #historysky

Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests Humans' exposure to high temperature burn injuries may have played an important role in our evolutionary development, shaping how our bodies heal, fight infection, and sometimes fail under extreme inj...

Human populations may have had unique adaptations to burn injuries due to long-term evolution in high-risk proximity to fire. I wonder if we also developed a degree of enhanced resistance to long-term smoke inhalation? 🏺
phys.org/news/2026-02...

12,000-year-old workshop discovered at Akamas adds new data on early Neolithic Cyprus University of Cyprus team discovers in situ working floor with tools and raw materials at Drousha-Skloinidia, offering insights into early Neolithic life.

'12,000-year-old workshop discovered at Akamas adds new data on early Neolithic Cyprus'
Report on recent fieldwork at Drousha-Skloinidia
#archaeologynews 🏺

in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/archae...

My main focus is glass, especially glass beads, especially in Iron Age and early medieval Scotland (but also the wider world). They're surprisingly useful for understanding colour preferences, trade, access to resources, etc., and they often have an impressive amount of minute detail!

Mining Copper with FIRE (Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft Ep. 16) YouTube video by ArchaeoPlays

New video is out! It’s been FAR too long since I made a video in my Archaeologist’s Guide to Minecraft, so here’s a deep dive into the history/archaeology of copper mining! Aren’t the copper golems great?! youtu.be/bBSStYWf8GM

⛏️ 🏺 #archaeologysky #ancientsky #historysky

Good news - our first Speaker Series event of 2026 is coming this month! Join us Feb 24th, 11:30 am (MT), to learn about ecocultural archives from Dr. Robin Woywitka. Free to attend in person or online, registration for online is required. Learn more at the webpage we've linked! 🏺

official auction photo of the ring on black background “An amethyst intaglio depicting a hedgehog, a creature that has long fascinated humans with its spiny exterior and unique appearance. The engraving is rendered in fine detail, capturing the essence of the animal's body, including its spikes, pointed face, and short legs. The heavy gold ring that holds the intaglio is a work of art in its own right. The round hoop and raised cell for the gem are expertly crafted, with a sense of heft and durability that speaks to the value of the piece. Intaglios with animal depictions were highly popular in ancient Rome, as they were seen as a way to capture the power and beauty of the natural world. From lions and tigers to birds and insects, the Romans were fascinated by the diversity of life on earth and sought to capture its essence in their art. Animal intaglios were often worn as a symbol of strength, courage, and power, reflecting the values and beliefs of Roman society.”

#NationalHedgehogDay bling:
#Hedgehog Intaglio Ring
#AncientRome c. 100-300 CE
Amethyst & gold
Size: D: 19.15mm / US: 9 1/4 / UK: S; 12.92g
#AncientArt #Jewelry
@wittspat.bsky.social 🦔👀

This looks great, and is a hybrid event, too! Just be sure to reserve your space in advance to get the online link.

The Eventbrite link says it's a hybrid event, and has online ticket options! Definitely signing up myself 😊

A grid of nine glass beads with faces on them. Question reads: “On a scale of squished glass mosaic bead face, how are you feeling today?”

Image of a necklace made of glass beads with faces on them.

Mosaic glass beads were used for jewellery in the eastern provinces of the Roman empire. These beads are thought to date to the first century CE and most were part of a necklace.

Nottingham exhibition shows artefacts from Anglo-Saxon cemetery Artefacts from a cemetery at Broughton Lodge, in Willoughby-on-the-Wolds are being put on display.

📣 Exhibition now open.

Find out about the people from #AngloSaxon Broughton Lodge and their international trade links @uniofnottingham.bsky.social Museum of #Archaeology, Lakeside.

Read more about it with quotes from Prof Chris Loveluck here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🏺

Fenscapes: archaeology, natural heritage and environmental change in the Fens of eastern England The Fenscapes project investigates trajectories of landscape, habitat and species change in the Fens of eastern England from the Neolithic to the present, with the aim to build self-reflective understandings of land-use and wetland management. Yet underlying biases exist in data patterning linked to burial depth and archaeological practice.

Wetlands often preserve organic archaeological remains, but they are under threat from climate change #WorldWetlandsDay

New research in the Fens of eastern England shows the need for integrated heritage and environmental management.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Once again proving my theory that small archaeological animal objects are the best!! 🦉

The Behavioral Ecology of Food Cambridge Core - Prehistory - The Behavioral Ecology of Food

This super accessible book is now free to download 🏺

www.cambridge.org/core/element...