Dr Hannah Fluck

(If I learn to type/spell!)

I was thinking that. I'm now thinking I could start a taphonomuc experiment with our extensive feather collection I don't know what to do with! @butserancientfarm.co.uk can I come borrow a corner?

Waterbirds, mustelids and bast fibres – evidence of soft organic materials in the Late Mesolithic Skateholm I and II cemeteries, Sweden - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences - Skateholm I and II cemeteries form the core of a notable Late Mesolithic activity area located in southern Sweden on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The...

A fabulous paper - fur, feathers and fibres from the Mesolithic. A reminder of why good sampling, excavation records and archives of more that just artefacts really matter.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Looks like I'm off to the Landscape Archaeology Conference in Bamberg later this month, anyone else?

The Black Death’s counterintuitive effect: as human numbers fell, so did plant diversity New study finds that plant biodiversity collapsed in landscapes where arable production was abandoned during and after the Black Death era.

@trisnorton.bsky.social : you'll be interested in this. Discussion of a pollen study showing the relationship between mixed farming and plant biodiversity, impacted negatively by population decline during the Black Death. All those weeds around the margins lost theconversation.com/the-black-de...

A view of an archaeological trench with a group of archaeologists in hi-viz clothing, located at the bottom of a stone and vegetated cliff with the historic castle at the top

An aerial image of an archaeological trench surrounded by grass and some boulders, with a group of archaeologists working and wearing hi viz vests

A woman and a man are looking at some archaeological finds in the hands of the man

March 5th is #CornwallDay, so we're resharing the opportunity to see St Michael's Mount on #DiggingforBritain.

A team from Durham University and the National Trust were searching for evidence of Bronze Age tin processing on the island.

You can watch it on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

I can confirm. They are lovely. Bought some for a relative as a Christmas present

🏺 A lovely piece, making me think both of #Neanderthal -bird interactions and how they may have understood signals for when and where birds would appear; and also summoning Bronze Age visual echoes of ducks in marshy landscapes from Akrotiri and Egypt.

I'll dm you...

Peat Café lunchtime lecture series: The RESPECT Project | IUCN UK Peatland Programme Professor Jill Robbie from the University of Glasgow introduces the multidisciplinary project Rapid Engagement with Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT).

Starting in 30 mins ... 1-2pm The Peat Café:

Professor Jill Robbie, University of Glasgow introduces the multidisciplinary project Rapid Engagement w/ Stressed Peatland Environments and Communities in Transformation (RESPECT). Chair: Mel Giles.

www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/events/2026-...

A collapsed stone pillbox uncovered by coastal erosion at the bottom of a sandy cliff (BBC News/Luke Walton)

Recent storms have revealed more Second World War coastal defences, including a beehive-type pillbox at Low Newton-by-the-Sea in Northumberland. 🧵

A white shower tray with sandy deposit

Eldest back from camping... the shower residue just created opportunity for an impromptu geography lesson on #soils and #sedimentology🤣
He correctly deduced likely acid soils from high sand content, for a teen who does such a good impression of not listening this is impressive.

Mosaic of birds and trees

Community Archaeologist - Lost Waterways - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: Salary of £42,631- £43,500 per annum, depending on experienceClosing Date: 12/03/26Location: London Area

Another archaeology and nature job. Looks like a great opportunity www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...

A fan of about 20 orange edged train tickets

My week in train tickets. No wonder I'm shattered!

Please do spread the word on this. We are hoping to reach all those working and researching land use change and nature recovery and would love to hear from people involved in the practical delivery and management of this!

Great to see this focus on heritage habitats.Archaeological sites and heritage assets such as earthworks are one easy way to identify where you might have ancient grassland. #heritagehabitat #heritage #nature #archaeology

One of David's cakes at his retirement party, held at Chedworth Roman Villa. The cake is made in the form of one of the mosaics at the villa

From Mark, one of our Archaeologists in the North:
It is now 50 years since @nationaltrust.org.uk employed its first professional archaeologist, Dr David Thackray. He was employed at Stourhead in Sept 1975 & would go on to be our first Head of Archaeology, serving in that role until retiring in 2012

👀 VACANCY: Nature in Sacred Spaces Project Manager @naturalengland.bsky.social

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

I'm sorry for the closure but interesting it doesn't tell us what IAS is or stands for, or what they do. Makes it harder for those not in the know to know and support. (Institute of Advanced Studies, I think? Though that doesn't tell me what they do)

Unravelling the Palaeolithic 2026: Two day conference on all things Palaeolithic, Pleistocene and Early Human Origins at UCL Institute of Archaeology 19-20th June.

Call for papers now open: sites.google.com/view/unravel...

Pink buildings with grey slate roofs in the foreground and a late evening clear sky fading from blue to pink. Trees and green line the horizon

Lovely to leave todays office with @catlodge.bsky.social to bluesky and birdsong this evening. Prep finished ready for tomorrow and a day showcasing how heritage, nature recovery and trees go together with colleagues from across @nationaltrust.org.uk.
#Killerton

I'm really looking forward to talking to Eastbourne Natural History and Archaeological Society this Friday. I'll be talking about the Ice Age records of the Cuckmere Valley, Hope Gap, Birling Gap and the Downlands between Eastbourne and Lewes. Expect Mammoth. 🏺🦣https://www.eastbournearchaeology.com/

And it's not just this one.. there's also the Ellastone dress fastener which the Potteries Museum are desperately trying to raise £150,000 to buy...

www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/the-ell...

HSDS Early Career Professionals Focus Group Sessions Are you an early career heritage scientist, or a trainee or research student in a related discipline? We'd love to hear from you. The National Heritage Science Forum is running two online focus group…

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We should not have to buy our heritage back from treasure hunters. And our museums should not be in stark, market-driven financial competition with auction houses for our shared past. 🏺

A database of Irish excavation reports can be accessed at excavations.ie. It contains summary accounts of all excavations carried out in Ireland from 1970 to 2024. From this website, researchers can note the excavation licence numbers required when requesting reports from the NMS Archive.

Tentacles of luminous green with pink tinges

Snakelocks anenomes are one of my most favourite british rock pool finds. Spotted in Combe Martin, Devon last week.

And all on a wonderful archaeological site and scheduled monument... #archaeology #nature #heritage #habitat

Thanks!