#Archaeology @ox.ac.uk www.arch.ox.ac.uk All the big ideas in time. Try our 'School on Bluesky' starter pack: go.bsky.app/JX5CP1k - Toot ☥ come in!https://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwsnm3hkik2lDr Jacqueline Ortoleva writing for @theconversation.com about her research using #AI to study tombs https://theconversation.com/confronting-demons-how-acoustic-and-ai-technology-brought-ancient-etruscan-tombs-back-to-life-29311901 Oct 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwsnm3hkik2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwnsp52mp22yArchaeologists get to choose what they specialise in, anywhere in the world & any time in 3 million years of human existence. We asked our new Head of School, Professor Damian Robinson to tell us how he became a #maritime #archaeologist 📽️ 👨‍🎓🌊🪣 @ox.ac.uk @socsci.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcareers.bsky.social29 Sep 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnsp52mp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwnpyxf3bk2y🚨📕👀Watch this space for Prof Chirikure's new book 'How #Africa Made the World" @chirikure.bsky.social https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/hutchinson-heinemann-wins-five-way-auction-for-shadreck-chirikures-how-africa-made-the-world?fbclid=IwY2xjawUof-lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMU9QSXlpaEdOZGlwdkdMV3JzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebeKPJpsoO-xzLxMbgHGZpazMZ_8jWNR757ebEV-OENccOrbSc8MTXw8xY30_aem_P5xVpuAEBBL04ZJn35q2pQ29 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnpyxf3bk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwbjn6job22c🚨Tomorrow is the last day for the early bird ticket rate to the @britishacademy.bsky.social & Arcadia's 'Mapping the World' archaeology conference this Dec in Oxford. @eamena.bsky.social #Arcadia #Satellites #Heritage @uclarchaeology.bsky.social #BigData #Ethics #Maps https://eamena.org/british-academy-arcadia-mapping-world-archaeology-conference24 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbjn6job22chttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwbe5q2kjs2lGreat work by our Practical Mariner project team! #maps #maritime #archaeology [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbe5q2kjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mw6o3dvd6s2xMeanwhile in Oxford... 🍂🔥🥰🥹🧡 I guess it's not such a bad spot to study and research in... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6o3dvd6s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mw6kjdobts2pGaze upon this picture & let's have a quick cry because we forgot to do a postgraduate degree in archaeological science with a specialism in tephrochronology so we could work in places like this too. Well done @oxfordtephra.bsky.social & @danielmaclean.bsky.social 👏👏👏23 Sep 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6kjdobts2phttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mw6i6krrjs2fWhilst migrating the School website to its new form (TBC) I have found incredible photos taken by our Trephrochronolgy team on a sampling trip to the islands of Terceira, Graciosa & Faial & I think they found the starting point of A Journey to the Centre of the Earth! 🌋📷 @oxfordtephra.bsky.social23 Sep 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6i6krrjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mvzgdlikek27Dr @bijanrouhani.bsky.social was interviewed for this BBC InDepth piece on the destruction of cultural heritage in #Ukraine #Gaza "We have satellite imagery, remote sensing and monitoring teams. The obstacle is jurisdiction and political will." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy1q2k2z0o @eamena.bsky.social21 Sep 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzgdlikek27https://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mvkmddbxmc2hWhen is a dog a dog? 🐾🐕‍🦺 Fascinating paper from A.B, Sophy & @gregerlarson.bsky.social ponders the dangers of assumptions and presumptions when drawing conclusions about #domestication of our furry... friends(?) #dogsofbluesky #zooarchaeology #aDNA #dogs15 Sep 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkmddbxmc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3muyq5zhxb22xDr Ortoleva's project uses AI to explore the sensory possibilities of ancient Etruscan tombs. shorturl.at/tG2Ow She regularly updates her very popular Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/soundsofsilenceoxford/) with fieldwork updates & cool videos. Well worth a watch! @leverhulme.ac.uk https://shorturl.at/tG2Ow08 Sep 2026 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyq5zhxb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3muw7zsxnus2fhttps://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/hunter-gatherers-shaped-the-first-dogs/07 Sep 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7zsxnus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3muw7msptis2fThinking about studying #archaeology & #anthropology at University? Our next open day takes place on: 📆Friday 18th Sept (all day, in person, no registration required) Find out more here: www.arch.ox.ac.uk/open-days https://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/open-days07 Sep 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7msptis2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3muw7khddck2m📕🚨Prof Peter Mitchell (@sthughscollege.bsky.social)'s latest book tells the story of the very special place dogs have held in our lives through time 🐾🐕‍🦺 #bestfriends 'First Dogs - Hunter-Gatherers & Their Canine Companions' #dogsofBluesky #domestication #rockart #prehistory #dogs #genetics #ecology07 Sep 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw7khddck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mumocd2dcc2h👀🎬And here's a video short by @joel-alves.bsky.social (of Palaeobarn), made with the help of the incredible #BBCIdeas team, telling his story (based on his analysis of #DNA) of the rabbits who brought chaos to #Australia🐇🌏 Warning: although no rabbits are harmed in this video, they are SHAMED! 🐰😡 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumocd2dcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mumnqq6q7c2hWe can't wait to share our latest series of bitesize films we made this summer - ⭐ Prof Amy Bogaard, Dr Jane Kershaw, Prof Damian Robinson & Dr Dylan Gaffney - each telling stories about their fascinating #research in #archaeology 🎥🎞️🍿🎬 #watchthisspace #screening #excited! @socsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk03 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnqq6q7c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mujw32d77c2m🚨📕🏆Congratulations to our #FeedSax team led by Prof Helena Hamerow - 'Feeding Medieval England' has won the @EAA Book Prize 2026! "a foundational reference for medieval archaeology, bioarchaeology, & environmental history, shaping... future archaeological practice for years to come! https://www.e-a-a.org/EAA/Awards/Book_Prize_tabs/Book_Prize_2026_Winner.aspx02 Sep 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujw32d77c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mujifjtzu225Come to Leicester on Mon 26 Oct & meet staff & students from archaeology schools and departments from across the UK. We'll see you there! #UAD26 #studyhere #archaeology #anthropology #openday [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujifjtzu225https://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3msxfe4oumc2wProf Tim Forssman's important new book is out now. It examines #Africa’s past within wider intellectual and transregional contexts. Tim is a Research Associate at the School & Professor at the University of Mpumalanga. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-032-13365-613 Aug 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxfe4oumc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3msx4v25j622uOur college gargoyles & grotesques are looking particularly anxious this morning, definitely picking up on what our degree candidates who are waking up to find out their #ALevelResults are feeling. #ResultsDay2026 #Studyhere Good luck to all our Archaeology & Anthropology candidates! @ox.ac.uk13 Aug 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx4v25j622uhttps://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3msvb7auj6224🚨📕Dr Anke Hein's latest publication is out now! 48 chapters by a diverse community of scholars (archaeologists, historians, heritage & museum specialists) from Asia, Europe & North America. The chapters cover many of the most significant issues in Chinese archaeology https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/63145?searchresult=112 Aug 2026 13:44 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvb7auj6224https://bsky.app/profile/unioxarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3msuznyc2322fFor #WorldElephantDay 🐘 2026 we are delighted to share this video in which Dr David Chivall talks about (starts 0.54 secs) how our #archaeologicalscience lab uses #radiocarbon dating to tighten policy & law on the illegal poaching & trade in elephant ivories. https://youtu.be/7yA-KNzOzBw?si=REnsKBmEXC2HWnOg12 Aug 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:5enuv7k7uzv2us2whrt5uxud/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuznyc2322f