Very much looking forward to welcoming Sarah and 11 other intrepid travellers to our first ever theory summer school tomorrow! Three days of theory chat coming up!

Dr. des. Sarah Bockmeyer@sarahbockmeyer.bsky.social · 22h ago

And off we go to the beautiful Leicester for the Theory Summer School!! Let's hope that the train-god is working his magic so that I'll actually get there for once!!

I am VERY EXCITED to see the ad come out for post-doc positions associated with my Cambridge Lab for Ancient World Studies: please pass on to anyone who might be interested and works across ancient regions/languages/worlds... www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

[insert Jameson/Zizek/Fisher quote]

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Times reporting that Andy Burnham has buckled and given into pressure from the City and senior figures in the Cabinet not to make Ed Miliband Chancellor

The sessions for @tag26exeter.bsky.social are available, check them out! I’m running two, one looking at the last 25 years of studying emotion in archaeology with @jrosantos.bsky.social & one on the potential for archaeological fabulation with @rachelcrellin.bsky.social tag2026.square.site/sessions

tag2026.square.site

Like microwear analysis? Like Deleuze-inflected theory? Like the Neolithic & Bronze Age? Like hundreds of object studies? Given that is a Venn diagram that doesn’t even include all the authors, probably not. But indulge me & download this anyway link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

Congrats to David, a really excellent piece of work bringing archaeological science and theory together, and easily one of the most fun PhD’s I’ve supervised (not least because his main guide @palaeohan.bsky.social kept all the science on track so well)

Dr David Osborne@daosborne.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Pleased (amazed, delighted, astonished) to announce that last week I passed my PhD viva (thesis defence) with no corrections! I’m grateful to Professor Joanna Brück, University College Dublin, and Professor Mark Pearce, University of Nottingham, for an enjoyable discussion of my thesis.

What is the relationship between kinship and bodies in ancient Egypt? Olabarria (yours truly!) shows that we cannot take our intuitive distinction between nature and nurture for granted and uses the notion of body worlds to shed light on the Egyptian category of ‘bodily son’. #EgyptologyInDialogue

I need FT’s next set of anti-Oedipus lectures the same way I need Oxygen so please support if you can (and help a good person make a new home if that matters to you more I suppose)

FT@fucktheory.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Well, it’s official - I’m moving to Europe end of May. Everything is booked. Folks have already been extremely generous, but expenses are many, costs are crazy, and my income will be limited for the foreseeable future. So I’m doing one more round of GFM boosting. Shares greatly appreciated!

My first foray into Ancient Egypt!

Leire Olabarria@leireolabarria.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The question is not what an ancient Egyptian body is but, rather, what can an ancient Egyptian body do? In this commentary, @ojth.bsky.social explores the potential of archaeological and philosophical theories to redefine our understanding of ancient Egyptian bodies #EgyptologyInDialogue

What does it mean to be in dialogue? In what ways can Egyptology constructively engage with other disciplines? This introduction brings Egyptology in dialogue with archaeological and anthropological theory by presenting four key concepts, namely body worlds, relations, comparisons, and negotiation.

TAG 2026 is go! Excited to be hosting in Exeter this year, 14-16 December. Get those session proposal thinking caps on!

@tag26exeter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Welcome to TAG 2026, the 47th Annual Meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group! The Department of Archaeology and History at the University of Exeter is thrilled to be hosting the conference this year, 14-16 December. Our call for sessions is now open! tag2026.square.site

Nesrine Malik remains the Guardian’s best writer by some considerable distance

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 7mo ago

What links Jeffrey Epstein and Keir Starmer’s government? A thick seam of contempt | Nesrine Malik

John Rentoul@rentouljohn.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Will Keir Starmer use his nuclear option to try to head off a leadership challenge? www.independent.co.uk/voices/keir-...

Now open access: Archaeology for Today and Tomorrow. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mon... #archaeology #openaccess

Visiting some old friends for #standingstonesunday

So, if you are an @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social (EAA) member from 2025-2026, you received yesterday your email for the per-rollam vote of the past Special Meeting and the documentation attached to it… if you still doubt what to vote, please read all the documents. My short digest:

Doing final edits on the text of my forthcoming book, Urban Deep Time: the contemporary archaeology of prehistory. Hopefully it should be out by the end of the year, published by Bloomsbury. #UrbanPrehistory

This is incredibly worth reading in light of what is happening now and the basis on which Trump and Rubio are pursuing charges against Maduro.

The Narco-Terrorist Elite - The American Prospect

Why is Marco Rubio so hell-bent on making Iran-Contra again?

prospect.org

Also to add I was really proud of the brilliant sessions and papers run @tag2025york.bsky.social by all our Leicester staff and students, some absolute corkers out there. Very lucky to think and work with such a committed bunch of talented theorists

Safely home after a brilliant few days at @tag2025york.bsky.social thanks so much to the whole team there for all their efforts including @pennybickle.bsky.social @evamol.bsky.social and @clmorgan.bsky.social ace work guys.

Interested in archaeological theory? PhD or postdoc? Have a think if you fancy coming to our inaugural summer school next year! Lots of theory and lots of fun over three days le.ac.uk/research/cen...

Archaeological Theory Summer School 2026 | Centre for Material Worlds Past and Present | University of Leicester

Find out more about the summer school at the Centre for Material Worlds Past and Present.

le.ac.uk

In shock news — I’ll be there!

Antiquity Journal@antiquity.ac.uk · 10mo ago

Just under a month until the Theoretical Archaeology Group meeting @tag2025york.bsky.social! This year's theme is 'Theory in Action', so come along from the 15th-17th December to explore how archaeological theory can make an impact on the world. Learn more: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/ 🏺

Huge congratulations to @sinskip.bsky.social, Anna, and the whole THH team! Celebratory cigars don't seem too appropriate though 🤣

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#THEAwards Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences goes to the University of Leicester for an interdisciplinary study, led by Dr Sarah Inskip, which uncovered the long-term health impacts of tobacco use in historical populations. Leicester’s second win tonight! 🤩

Lunch time quick read is a new blog @archscot.bsky.social: "This is the first in a series of blog posts where I will take you with me as I follow in the footsteps of Audrey Henshall & other women who pioneered archaeological research into the Neolithic of the west coast of Scotland." bit.ly/3IVkxWb

Gavrinis is the most amazing megalithic site I have been privileged to visit. Taking a boat to reach, you encounter a remarkable concentration of #Neolithic rock art at a single megalithic monument. A deeply powerful & inspiring place. @megalithic.bsky.social #rockart #archaeology #TombTuesday

📢 Registration is now open! 📢 Sign up for in-person attendance before 31 October 2025 to get Early Bird prices. Waged delegate fee is £110 Unwaged delegate fee is £40 More information and links to register can be found on the TAG York website: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/registrat...

I’m trying to post my gofundme link consistently but not too much. Tbh I’m probably not posting it enough but I don’t want to harass you all. Repost/share/signal boost greatly appreciated! 🙏

Donate to Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over, organized by F Theory

Short version first: I’m an undocumented freelancer/gig worker with no health insu… F Theory needs your support for Help FT Stay Here...Or Start over

gofundme.com

As ever, thank you, friends, for helping us fight the algorithm and supporting independent presses 🙏🏼🖤✨

Hellebore@helleborezine.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Ready for a new issue? Pre-orders for The Mirror Issue are now open worldwide! ✨🪞✨ Mirror magic, ritual masks, films that cast a spell, doppelgängers and fetches, changelings, evil portraits, spirit traps and much more. 👉🏼 helleborezine.com

Just out, #openaccess forum, "Questions Worth Asking: Un-Disciplining Archaeology, Reclaiming Pasts for Better Futures." Download here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Please share. #archaeology