The Second Call of the RICHeS Access Fund is now open! Unlock new discoveries, strengthen partnerships and support the conservation of our shared cultural heritage. Find out more about RICHeS and how to apply at tinyurl.com/ymjxzhye or contact BioArCh tinyurl.com/mvyh9s7t #RICHeS #RICHeSAccessFund​

#job for a Technical Specialist in CSIA in @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social to support expanding analysis capabilities. This role will focus on compound-specific isotope analyses (CSIA). Apply by 29/09/2026 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/tech...

#job for a Technical Specialist in Stable Isotopes in @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social to support expanding analysis capabilities. This role will focus on bulk stable isotope analysis workflows (C, N, S). Apply by 29/09/2026 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/tech...

📢 New here? Start with 'Introduction to Ingest' — HSDS, Thu 17 Sep, 10am. Deposit heritage science data 🚀 💻 Zoom | ⏱️ 1.5 hrs | 👥 No experience needed 🔗 Register: buff.ly/2pXzCv5

Fantastic visit to the site of Vráble yesterday, currently under excavation for the @neolithicbodies.bsky.social . We were there for our ReNEW project - so many new and exciting discoveries to come from this complex site. 🤩 @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social @prehistory-berlin.bsky.social

🌳 Green Impact Laboratory Accreditation🌳 awarded to the BioArCh Labs following changes to energy usage, recycling and waste reductions in the labs. Find out more at tinyurl.com/32djwmt8 #greenimpact

*Funding news* The 3rd Call for Access to E-RIHS Services is open now to heritage science researchers and professionals. Find out more at www.e-rihs.eu/call-for-acc... or send us an enquiry at bioarch@york.ac.uk. Closing date 15th October 2026 at 12pm.

Call for Access - E-rihs

Access the four integrated E-RIHS ERIC platforms via the Catalogue of Services and foster innovation in heritage science.

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BREAKING NEWS!! The #AEA Conference abstract submission deadline has been extended to the 12th August 2026. Get your submissions ready 🤠 For more details visit: envarch.net/conferences #environmentalarchaeology #archaeology #archaeobotany #palynology #zooarchaeology

Steve 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 www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

BioArCh will provide access to three successful heritage science organisations and researchers through the first Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) Access Fund tinyurl.com/246sfscy #RICHeS #RICHeSAccessFund #HeritageScience #UKRI #AHRC

A study led by Dr Aurore Monnereau @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social analysed DNA from archaeological sites across Sicily and found that genetic diversity has persisted through conquests, challenging the idea of large-scale population change 🧬 Open access paper in @plosone.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓 📄

Ancient DNA reveals genetic history of medieval Sicily

A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic ‘melting pot’, where Christians and Muslims thrived together.

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New 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! www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

Research led by @york-bioarch.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social has shown that vineyards were part of the Roman Empire’s sophisticated agricultural network that laid the foundation for modern winemaking 🍇 Open access paper in the Journal of Archaeological Science doi.org/10.1016/j.ja... 🔓📄

Ancient DNA from Tuscan wells reveal origins of modern wine

Scientists analysing 2,000-year-old grape seeds from ancient wells in Tuscany have mapped the most extensive genetic history of ancient grapevines recovered from a single site.

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New analyses revise theories about Mesolithic shell middens in northern Spain. The article usefulness of high-res sampling of growth structures in mollusc shells and measurement of oxygen isotope ratios as a sensitive measure of palaeotemperature variation www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

New article in Nature featuring work by PhD student Lizzie Hodgson, Prof Ol Craig and Dr Sophy Charlton: “A key finding came from Pınarbaşı, where the data showed that domestic dogs consumed a diet rich in fish, closely matching that of local humans." www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Ancient DNA reveals earliest known dogs lived alongside Ice Age humans

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock.

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Open Research at York@uoyopenres.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A team including researchers @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social has found that domesticated dogs were already living alongside us more than 14,000 years ago - redefining our understanding of how this ancient relationship first took root 🐕 Open access paper in @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🔓📄

Grant reviewing is a vital skill that is rarely taught. 🖊️ Join YESI for a workshop on navigating interdisciplinary grant panels. Learn from experts, review real past applications, and sharpen your peer-review skills. 📅 Mar 25, 11:30 AM 📍 AEW/104, Campus West 🔗 Book: buff.ly/seX6Lov

Join the RICHeS access fund online webinar tomorrow, Wednesday 11 March 2026, 10:00-11:00 GMT for guidance on completing a Full Application and the opportunity to ask questions about eligibility and project scope. www.riches.ukri.org/funding/rich...

Updates from Dr Sarah Hitchens and Prof Maureen Carroll on Seeing the Dead. Sarah shares how she studies ancient textiles in the Roman York gypsum burials through impressions and mineralised remains and Maureen discusses the infants and children found in the burials. seeingthedead.ac.uk/blog/

🧬 NEW JOB: @york-bioarch.bsky.social is hiring a Postdoc in Ancient DNA Work on the RoBMobS project to explore mobility and diversity in Roman Britain using genomic data. 💰 £37k - £39k ⏳ 34 months 📍 York, UK 📅 Apply by 24 March 2026 jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

Combined analytical approach identifies plant tissues in Northern and Eastern European hunter-gatherer-fisher pottery foodcrusts journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Selective culinary uses of plant foods by Northern and Eastern European hunter-gatherer-fishers

Carbonised food deposits preserved in pottery vessels, often termed ‘foodcrusts,’ are frequently encountered on hunter-gatherer-fisher (HGF) pottery throughout Northern and Eastern Europe. While lipid...

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This publication is the largest Organic Residue Analysis study of early-medieval pottery we know of, and is an interdisciplinary piece that brings together involving ceramic analysis and textual research too, showcasing the breadth of research we do in the department.

Vikings! Bioarchaeology! Artefacts! New publication from Steve Ashby, Gareth Perry, Alexandre Lucquin, Oliver Craig and Anita Radini at @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social shows culinary differences between Viking-Age England and Denmark. www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

A Different Kettle of Fish: Vikings changed their cooking habits when they settled in England

Departmental team demonstrates that pottery from Viking-Age England was very rarely used to cook fish

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My first proper first-author paper has been published in Antiquity! The article is fully open access, so it’s free for anyone to read and share. The research came out of my PhD and uses a “whole-town” isotopic analysis approach to explore diet in Medieval Cambridge🏺 1/4 tinyurl.com/mu8a38zb

Detecting social differences in diet in medieval towns: isotopic evidence from Cambridge, England, c. AD 940–1538 | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Detecting social differences in diet in medieval towns: isotopic evidence from Cambridge, England, c. AD 940–1538

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Get stuck in this Sustainability Week! Join us from Monday 2 March as we host a series of talks, events and workshops open to students, alumni, staff and local residents. We'd love to see you there! See the full Sustainability Week calendar at: https://tinyurl.com/jebcjumw

📢📢📢Lectureships at Bristol!📢📢📢 We're hiring 3 x lecturers (=assistant professor) in Biological Sciences, across the discipline. Great department, great colleagues, great building, great city Details here: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Applications welcome to be a PhD-student in my ancient DNA research programme at @crick.ac.uk: 🏰 Ancient human history in Europe and beyond. ⚕️ Statistical genetics to understand human biology with ancient genomes. 🦠 Pathogen genomics of past infections. Apply at www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

🌟Funding news🌟 The E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) 2nd call for access is open now for researchers and professionals in Heritage Science. Find out more and apply by 30th March 2026 here: www.e-rihs.eu/call-for-acc...

🏺 The HSDS Guides to Good Practice are here! 🎉 We have recently made a comprehensive update to the ADS Guides to Good Practice, recognising how effective data management can transform heritage science research. To find our more and explore the guides, visit: buff.ly/43HL9YB

Casting UK based Scholars! For a new series (Smithsonia) on the history of ruins. We need experts on: 🔹 Ancient Rome/Greece 🔹 Medieval England 🔹 WWII & Nazi Remains 🔹 Native American Sites 🔹 US Civil War ​📅 Shoots mid-March. 📧 casting@pastpreservers.com ​#History #UKBased

Are you a student or ECR working in palaeoproteomics or a related field? Sign up to give a PAASTA talk 🍝💬 🔗Sign-up form: forms.gle/PbvmzPfzLhHB...