The Department of Archaeology at the University of York is exploring the breadth of the human past and pioneering a future in sustainable heritagehttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mwv2aqhpys27The Green Impact Team at @york-bioarch.bsky.social have completed over 40 Green Impact Laboratory Accreditation actions to secure GILA Accreditation for our labs! This has included increased recycling, reduced energy use and incorporating bioethanol into workflows: https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2026/green-impact-laboratory-accreditation-bioarch-labs/02 Oct 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwv2aqhpys27https://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mw3yotlcdc2kNew publication from Simon Radchenko, Andy Needham, Aimée Little and colleagues on the inspiration for geometric ornaments on mammoth ivory pieces made in Ukraine 19 000 years ago. https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/ice-age-carvers-mammoth-tusk-patterns/22 Sep 2026 10:16 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3yotlcdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mw3vzvlrjs2kDo sign up for this if you are in York on the 28th! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3vzvlrjs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3muhddya2bs2eWe are really looking forward to hosting the Society for Medieval Archaeology conference together with @yorkmedieval.bsky.social here in York on the 19th of September. Student tickets start from £20 and are on sale via Eventbrite https://www.york.ac.uk/medieval-studies/about/events/2026/medieval-archaeology-symposium/01 Sep 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhddya2bs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mrfssraysk27Steve Ashby, Jessie Hendy & Sam Greeves have been awarded an AHRC grant for the #RANGIFER project. See the link below for more information about the project and a link to a new postdoc role to conduct ZooMS analysis on bone/antler artefacts and manufacturing deposits https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2026/new-project-viking-connectivity-northern-europe/24 Jul 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfssraysk27https://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mrcuygedh223Knowledge is open! Our recent PhD graduate and incoming Humanities Research Centre Postdoctoral Fellow in Archaeology @lucymoore.bsky.social has been awarded a Silver Jubilee Award for outstanding contributions to open knowledge by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2026/outstanding-contributions-open-knowledge/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcuygedh223https://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mqmhdmdgks2bLuke Snell, one of our PhD students and a BA Archaeology and MSc Digital Archaeology graduate, has been featured by BBC News for his work digitally surveying York Minster as part of a major conservation project, where he works as a digital surveyor https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg498q1z1no14 Jul 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmhdmdgks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mqbwenimbc27New article on medieval pottery production at Staxton from @archaeoyannick.bsky.social and supervisors Dr Gareth Perry & Dr Aleks McClain https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/about/news/2026/pottery-production-medieval-yorkshire/ Wheel-coiling was used despite nearby sites wheel-throwing at the same time, highlighting variability in post-Conquest Yorkshire.10 Jul 2026 10:19 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbwenimbc27https://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mq7772ebfc2yNew chapter by Dr Steve Ashby tieing up his work (with Dr Jessie Hendy and Dr Sam Greeves @york-bioarch.bsky.social) on the origins of hair combs found across early-medieval Europe with ongoing research on trapping, travel and trade in upland Scandinavia. More soon! https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9782503620183-109 Jul 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7772ebfc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mpqbpifkck2sIf you follow us on Facebook or Instagram, you will have seen photos and videos from our excavation at Skipsea. The final video from Drury Graham, our Publicity Intern is now up on our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTu1JHYEQM&feature=youtu.be Take a look for student reflections on the excavation experience03 Jul 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqbpifkck2shttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mofmpkvzbc2vThis article is the result of Oya Inanli's PhD research, supervised by Dr Nathan Wales at @york-bioarch.bsky.social and Dr Hannes Schroeder at the Globe Institute at @ucph.bsky.social, showing that 2000 years ago Chianti grapes were white [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jun 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofmpkvzbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mnwclkhxkc27New article by Dr Laura Castells Navarro and the COMMIOS project on the postmortem skeletal modification of two individuals buried in a low stone cairn by Loch Borralie in Scotland and the periodic movement of prehistoric maritime communities https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2026/research/iron-age-brain-removal-bone-tools/10 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnwclkhxkc27https://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mmgjwxckec2eWell done Tatum and Nicky! Amazing results already in the first years of your PhDs. We can't wait to see how your research develops😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgjwxckec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/uoyarchaeology.bsky.social/post/3mmgitbj35c2ePlease join us on the Friday 5th June 2026 for our our Summer Lecture with Professor Liv Nilsson Stutz and @antiquaries.bsky.social. Follow the link below for more details and to book your free ticket: https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/sem2-25-26/death-mesolithic/22 May 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:gayytvp5o7wy6xnyfxengxoh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmgitbj35c2e