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Kenny Brophy

@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social

Professor, Archaeology, University of Glasgow, the Urban Prehistorian, and Keeper of Hookland’s Stones. Glasgow’s Archaeologist in Residence (self-appointed)

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Katy Soar@kjsoar.bsky.social · 2w ago

Read all about the occult afterlife of ancient mystery cults in a piece by me and the magical @mjpcuervo.com

Hellebore@helleborezine.bsky.social · 2w ago

⚡️IT’S HERE!⚡️ Ruined temples, living myths, riddles and enigmas, Medieval mystics, a gas-lit world of secret societies and energy grids, psychedelic revivals, and sonic experiments at the City of the Dead. 👉🏼 Gaze into the eyes of the sphinx and pre-order The Mystery Issue on helleborezine.com

A woman standing by a sphinx, the wind beating her cape
Martyn Barber@martynjb.bsky.social · 2w ago

No plans yet for Halloween? Come and see me talk about the goings on at the Manton Barrow, WIltshire in 1906. A wailing banshee, a ghostly figure, blood on the walls, a visit from a medium, a missing finger, and so much more. Scroll down for the link.

Two images side by side. On the left is a photograph taken in 1906 of some of the labourers who dug the barrow standing on the site of the excavation, each holding a shovel. On the right is a contemporary sketch of the excavatd skeleton in the barrow, surrounded by grave goods.A clip from the Daily Express in late 1906. The Headlines are "Druid Priestess' Revenge. Haunting the spoilers of her grave. Undignified pranks. The article begins "An ancient skeleton that refused to abide peacefully in any abode but her original burial place, and after upsetting a whole village, had to be taken back to her...". There the clip ends somewhat abruptly.
Marta Diaz-Guardamino@martaguardamino.bsky.social · last mo.

Paper alert!! We used OSL dating to establish the age of the foundation of the mound supporting two monumental #StandingStones at Hagbard's Galge in southern #Sweden. Dating to 1400-1200 BCE, the mound appears to be slightly older than previously thought...🙂

Hagbard’s Gallows in context: dating a Bronze Age monument in south-western Sweden | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Hagbard’s Gallows in context: dating a Bronze Age monument in south-western Sweden

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Claire Boardman@claireboardman.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sadly no longer posting here, but this from from the inspirational @mmcfadyen.bsky.social (h/t: @sarahmay1.bsky.social LinkedIn) weaves together key themes & topics that have occupied much of my thinking in recent years. If you read nothing else this week: mairimcfadyen.substack.com/p/cultural-d...

Cultural Darning: Rewilding with People and Place

A talk given at ‘The Big Picture Conference,’ Scotland’s Rewilding Event, which took place in Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 19th September 2026

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Colleen Morgan@clmorgan.bsky.social · 3w ago

We are hosting the amazing Mo'min Swaitat at @uoyarchaeology.bsky.social as part of the Gaza on the Shelf project. He is presenting preserved and remixed Palestinian audio history during a live performance on 28 October. Sorry, in person only. www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

My beautiful side of the archive

Explore Palestinian audio history with the Palestinian Sound Archive. This event features an introduction, short documentary, talk, DJ set, and vinyl/merch sales exploring music as resistance.

york.ac.uk

Dr Mike Nevell@archaeotea.bsky.social · 3w ago

New Research on archaeology and wellbeing

New Research on Archaeology and Wellbeing

Historic England has supported a special issue of the online peer reviewed journal 'Internet Archaeology', which showcases the power of heritage-led wellbeing and how it can help progress the democratisation of heritage, diversify engagement, and help address societal inequalities. Amongst the articles and case studies, two are especially relevant to industrial heritage museums and sites. Firstly, an article by Desi Gradinarove looks at two Historic England's pilot studies for using heritage and social perscribing, outlined in HE's Wellbeing and Heritage Strategy (see Historic England Research Issue 18, 2021). The two pilots showed the potential of heritage to deliver wellbeing and provided evidence on how it can work within social prescribing, and formed the basis of an HE sponsored…

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Kenny Brophy@urbanprehistorian.bsky.social · 4w ago

Booking has opened for the 2026 Neolithic Studies Group conference in London on 16th November. Theme? Farmers, farming practices and farming tools. Loads of great papers and posters, and you can attend in person or watch online. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/nsg2026-fa...

NSG2026: Farmers, farming practices & farming tools

The theme of the 2026 Neolithic Studies Group day conference is farming - from practice to ideology - drawing on new research & discoveries.

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