The eagle-eyed among you will have spotted @GywainJones, Charlie and Melanie photobombing the picture! Thank you so much @DrStuartPrior1, Dilly and all the team for having us today - that was an amazing day!
Vandalising an ancient monument is a huge miss-calculation, and does far more harm than good. The current govt have been neglecting cultural heritage for years. This statement won't make a lick of difference to them, and will only fuel right-wing rhetoric and anti-climate groups
Today we launch the OA Knowledge Hub a new platform that brings together all our reports and publications, introduces curated themes and shares stories form exciting projects. And new content is added all the time! Check it out here
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Really excited to be embarking on the first sampling trip of our project to Oxford Archaeology's office in Cambridge with our fantastic @BristolUni colleague Gywain Jones, sampling pottery and animal teeth for lipids and isotopes! @ucdarchaeology@ogu_bristol#ERC#bronzeage
New Paper alert! We @bumbanian et al. introduce a new tool to folks who measure 87Sr/86Sr in tusk dentine to reconstruct movement/migration history in large animals. TLDR: it is a FREE algorithm that reconstructs Sr intake from tusk! https://t.co/zM9ITTPiuq 1/12
@ucu I would rather a 'minimum service level' from our MPs! Most students support industrial action, but are we surprised that the government is attempting to do is sow discord. They forget that students are capable of critical thought and are seeking a better future for themselves
Britain's ancient Roman roads got a beautiful #map make-over! This map by @sasha_trub is a digital cartography classic by now. Source: https://t.co/dWwY7x7QDC
Yesterday, a racist came onto our thread and said that "archaeology used to be a white male swashbuckling adventurous profession". (Yes, we can hear your groans from here) So here are some amazing people that defined the field, but aren't talked about enough🧵
GIVEAWAY: Like and share to WIN!
On Saturday 7th May a name will be picked at random. The winner will receive a signed paperback of my book 'Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft' and also an Apotropaios recycled leather bookmark and enamel badge.
@goodeliberal201@NiniCymraes@PrifWeinidog Having immunity through previous infection/vaccination doesn't result in lack of transmission, it just lessens/prevents symptoms and long term effects. You can still as easily pass it on to others.
#OnThisDay in 1974, scientists in Ethiopia unearthed the first pieces of a special skeleton known as Lucy.
Around 40% complete, Lucy proved that her species Australopithecus afarensis - one of our early human relatives - regularly walked on two legs.
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