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/...

Knowledge 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. www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

York graduate receives prestigious award for outstanding contributions to open knowledge

A recent graduate from the Department of Archaeology has been recognised as one of the UK’s most influential champions of open knowledge.

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Open Research at York@uoyopenres.bsky.social · 3w ago

Huge congratulations to @lucymoore.bsky.social @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social who recently won a @wikimediauk.bsky.social Silver Jubilee Award 🏆🎉 Read our case study on Lucy's work towards improving the representation of the lives and achievements of women on Wikipedia: uoy.atlassian.net/wiki/x/jgAJCQ

⭐ New Blog Post Alert ⭐ Last month Archivists Burcu Aksahin and Marco Brunello, had the opportunity to represent the ADS and HSDS at the second ATRIUM Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) held in Athens, Greece. Read about their experience and key takeaways here: buff.ly/ommgfEp

Luke 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 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New survey will help protect York Minster from climate change

Wetter winters and hotter summers are causing challenges for the Minster's stonework.

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New article on medieval pottery production at Staxton from @archaeoyannick.bsky.social and supervisors Dr Gareth Perry & Dr Aleks McClain www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/... Wheel-coiling was used despite nearby sites wheel-throwing at the same time, highlighting variability in post-Conquest Yorkshire.

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-...

Pleased to be back in India for the next couple of weeks. I’m working with Kamal Vatta at Punjab Agricultural University, along with the Department of Archaeology and Museums in Haryana and the Archaeological Survey of India to develop a stronger link between #archaeology and #agriculture.

If 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: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrTu... Take a look for student reflections on the excavation experience

New paper (I had a very minor role) with lovely folks interested in complex past social systems. Focusing on the Carpathian basin, the article argues that while social groups change with environmental variations, they do so in unpredictable and unique ways. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Adaptive connectivity networks across climatic and ecological regimes from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages in the Carpathian Basin

Investigating long-term archaeological land-use patterns is crucial for understanding how past populations adjusted settlement strategies, resource ex…

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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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Well done to @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social ’s @leilaar.bsky.social who did a fantastic job presenting her PhD research on the impact of digital recording on knowledge production in development-led archaeology at the Visual Dialogues workshop at @durham.ac.uk 🏺

This 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

Open Research at York@uoyopenres.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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... 🔓📄

New 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 www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

This is the week the refurb kicks off! *Researchers who use Compact Stores* please note: user access won't be possible, but we will be running a daily retrieval service from Monday to Friday where we can fetch items you've asked for. Request will be made via the item in YorSearch.

University of York Library@uoylibrary.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We've got a big old refurb coming over the Summer, of the Morrell entrance area. More info via the link below but absolutely key info: 📆 Begins June 5th 🕐 Library remains open as usual throughout 🚪 Access will change over the course of the work 📚 Book retrieval service for the Compact Stores

Well done Tatum and Nicky! Amazing results already in the first years of your PhDs. We can't wait to see how your research develops😍

HRC York@hrcyork.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The second prize went to Tatum Goins @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social with 'Of dead lions and living dogs. Re-examining the contested conservation legacy of Sir Herbert Baker'.

Please 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: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Death in the Mesolithic. What the rituals of death tell us about Mesolithic people and their lives

Using archaeothanatology, this lecture explores how physical handling of the dead reveals past human experiences beyond the material.

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In a new article for @antiquity.ac.uk, we find that a quantitative analysis of housing at Mohenjo-daro, one of the world’s first cities, reveals that inequality sharply declined over time. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Inequality declined in the Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Inequality declined in the Bronze Age city of Mohenjo-daro

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Marina Gentry Espinosa @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social reflects on visitor engagement with #AllShallBeAffordedDignity and learnings from #antiapartheid #history At Thin Ice Press #York ‘til Thurs @actsa-uk.bsky.social @aamarchives.bsky.social Read blog 🔗 antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/community-eng...

Community Engagement with 'All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!' - Anti Apartheid Legacy

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MA student Olivia @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social blogs on behind scenes curating #NormanKaplan #art In @uoyborthwick.bsky.social collections, she highlights York student-led disinvestment campaigns Exhibition @ThinIcePress #York 'til 30th April Read blog 🔗 antiapartheidlegacy.org.uk/behind-the-s...

Really exciting visualisation by my @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social colleague Guy Schofield, working in partnership with Chris Wakefield at CAU and students from the local community college.

Mark Knight 🍉@markknight63.bsky.social · 4mo ago

More must-see www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Olivia is one of our MA Museum Studies students and here she is highlighting objects from the Borthwick Archive showing the involvement of former University of York students in anti-Apartheid protests

Anti-Apartheid Legacy Centre@antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Olivia @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social explores York’s #antiapartheid solidarity with South Africa’s liberation through @uoyborthwick.bsky.social archive materials shown w. Kaplan’s art in 'All Shall Be Afforded Dignity!' 'til 30/04, Thin Ice Press #York @actsa-uk.bsky.social @aamarchives.bsky.social

The special issue this is based on is now published - all papers are open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Penny Bickle@pennybickle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

To celebrate our upcoming issue on "Kinship Trouble" in the Cambridge Archaeological journal, we're hosting a virtual launch on publication day; 14th April, 4pm-6pm UK time. The event is co-hosted by the Royal Anthropological Institute and AGE. To join, register here: therai.org.uk/events/cambr...

Look out for more microplastics research from @johnschofyork.bsky.social! He has secured funding from UKRI for the new project: 'Challenging the Preservation Paradigm: The Impact of Microplastics on the Integrity of Archaeological Soils and Sediments' www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review in today’s @mstaronline.bsky.social Thin Ice Press, #York til 30th April Co-production @antiapartheidlgcy.bsky.social @actsa-uk.bsky.social with support from students @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social Inc. materials @uoyborthwick.bsky.social morningstaronline.co.uk/article/more...

More Gutenberg, less Zuckerberg!

All Shall Be Afforded DignityThin Ice Press, Peasholme Green, York★★★★★THE sumptuous ink black and strong white lines of Norman Kaplan’s linocuts were a powerful tool in the struggle against apartheid...

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Job news!! We're looking for an archaeological chemist to join us on the ReNEW project: on waste management during the transition to the Neolithic. This role will be to carry out organic residue analysis. The PDRA position is for 2 years: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/post... Please share!

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/...

By examining food remains trapped in pottery, a team including researchers from @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social show that ancient societies were combining plants to create distinct, flavoured dishes even before the adoption of agriculture 🍲 Open access paper in @plosone.org doi.org/10.1371/jour... 🔓📄

Hunter-gatherers cooked complex plant and meat dishes earlier than previously suggested, study shows

Early hunter-gatherers across Northern and Eastern Europe developed complex culinary tastes and were expert botanists and creative cooks, a new study has revealed.

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New article from former PhD Student Dr. Khalid Alasmari, featuring a range of work by our staff and students (past and present)! Dr Delphine Joly (charcoal remains), Dr Stephanie Piper (lithics), and Kirsten Grothe (faunal remains) Read more via our news story: www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...

Penny Bickle@pennybickle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New Open Access Paper! We present the site of Al Uyaynah, Pre-Pottery Neolithic in Saudi Arabia, excavated by my former PhD student Dr. Khalid Alasmari. New set of C14 dates, thanks to @isotopesuk.bsky.social funding onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social

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 · 4mo 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... 🔓📄

Dr Émilie Pagé-Perron @epp.cdli.network is leading the new "Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage" project! It aims to transform access to cuneiform heritage through innovative digital tools and multilingual outreach, hosted at @ads-update.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/...