Heritage organisations and researchers, the RICHeS Access fund next round opens 14 Sept 2026. Get in touch if you have an idea, or even if you’re not sure what could be done, but have objects or a collection that you think has potential, we can advise on what might be possible.

One of my most popular blog posts from back in 2018 was on postdoc opportunities for archaeologists in the UK. A lot has changed since then, so I did an update castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/07/post...

News today that funding is being cut to Jodrell Bank Observatory. Read the archaeology here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

When they come to model Heaven: big science and the monumental in post-war Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

When they come to model Heaven: big science and the monumental in post-war Britain - Volume 84 Issue 325

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From Homer to Heritage Science: exploring the Odyssey through ancient objects 🏺🏛️🧜‍♀️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/from-h...

Might be of interest to environmental archaeologists!

Simone Gingrich@simonegingrich.bsky.social · 4w ago

The next European environmental history conference @eseh.bsky.social will be in Salzburg, Sept. 2027! Focusing on inter- and transdisciplinarity, it explicitly invites contributions from neighbouring fields 👉 eseh.org/cfp-14th-bie... #envhist @zug-wien.bsky.social @bokusec.bsky.social

📢 Breaking #HeritageScience news - RICHeS Access Fund opens heritage science infrastructure to new users across the UK! The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science has awarded over £500,000 to 43 organisations across the UK through the first RICHeS Access Fund. buff.ly/xXirruB

RICHeS Access Fund opens heritage science infrastructure to new users across the UK – RICHeS

Over £500,000 awarded to enable 43 organisations across the UK to investigate historic sites, reveal new stories about museum collections, improve conservation techniques and tackle some of the…

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Might be of interest to environmental archaeologists!

Simone Gingrich@simonegingrich.bsky.social · 4w ago

The next European environmental history conference @eseh.bsky.social will be in Salzburg, Sept. 2027! Focusing on inter- and transdisciplinarity, it explicitly invites contributions from neighbouring fields 👉 eseh.org/cfp-14th-bie... #envhist @zug-wien.bsky.social @bokusec.bsky.social

A Failure to Join the Dots? DfE teaching funding cuts are directly at odds with the government’s Industrial Strategy, which is promoting growth in the creative industries sector… castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/07/a-fa...

I physically can’t re-read my PhD thesis. Feel a sense of dread even thinking about it. Guess I’ve been sort of re-writing it for years though through various papers, as evidence changes and ideas evolve!

Greg Jenner (Historian)@gregjenner.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm updating my debut book -- adding extra material and fact-checking new discoveries -- but, in re-reading it, it's amazing to me how much my writing style has changed since 2014. There's so much I want to rewrite from scratch, haha!

👀 Geoarchaeology/Paleoecology Technician University of Glasgow - College of Arts & Humanities - School of Humanities www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSA866/g...

Geoarchaeology/Paleoecology Technician at University of Glasgow

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Geoarchaeology/Paleoecology Technician on jobs.ac.uk!

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Discussing sampling strategies at @arcdurham.bsky.social Sedgefield excavation yesterday. This is a Roman roadside settlement occupied between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

Blog! Some more thoughts relating to my new World Archaeology paper. castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/06/more...

Two current calls for papers that highlight archaeology’s engagement with sustainability discourse. World Archaeology's "An Archaeology for Sustainable Development: Studying the Past to Build a Better Future" (deadline 30 October) think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

An excellent blog. The UK’s globally leading arts, music, museums, heritage, generate major economic value but more importantly they shape soft power. When we think only about direct economic value we miss the crucial wider role of humanities #systemsthinking www.erskineanalysis.com/blog/britain...

Britain is laying down its arms in the global culture wars — Erskine Analysis

Yesterday the Financial Times reported that the UK government has been neglecting the Soft Power Council . As it was my paper with UAL that recommended the creation of the council in the first p...

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Happy to be hosting this @arcdurham.bsky.social seminar with Dr Edward Henry (Colorado State University), “From Circles to Cities: Geoarchaeological Insights into Indigenous Histories of Precontact Eastern North America”, Room CB-0015 3rd June 16:00-17:00. Also on Teams (DM for link).

Have Your Say: our HSDS User Needs Survey is open until 15th June 2026 💭 If you use heritage science data, equipment, and/or reference collections, we want to hear from you! Take part today and help shape the Heritage Science Data Service for the future. @hsds-update.bsky.social

HSDS User Needs Survey - Year 2

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Archaeology, heritage and civil engineering are closely linked. In the UK, much of our infrastructure is historic and dates to 19th century or even earlier; archaeology is crucial for effective monitoring, and informing repair and maintenance. castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/05/brid...

Bridges Across Time: Heritage, Infrastructure, and the Challenge of Building Better AI

I attended a fascinating lunchtime seminar this week on the potentials for archaeology and AI, which brought together perspectives from acro...

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Innovation Needs Curiosity. Heritage Science Delivers Both. castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/05/inno...

The Economic Value of Heritage Is Clear. Our Messaging Isn’t… castlesandcoprolites.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

More than bones: rethinking ethics and epistemologies of bodily exuviae in archaeology…💩🦷 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

More than bones: rethinking ethics and epistemologies of bodily exuviae in archaeology

This paper critically examines the ethical and epistemological challenges surrounding the treatment of non-skeletal human remains, specifically dental calculus and coprolites, in archaeological res...

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Geoarchaeology journal is looking for new Associate Editors. Get in touch if you’re interested and have any questions!

Current round is for projects taking place in 2026 & 2027, so submit an app now if you have something in mind for next year. NEMCAS has XR-CT and pretty much any spectroscopic method you can think of! Our soil thin section lab will be online soon, for my Geoarch colleagues looking for slide prep…

Lisa-Marie Shillito@archaeologylisa.bsky.social · 6mo ago

RICHeS Access fund is open for applications! Deadline Weds 8 April 2026. Up to £20,000. PhD students, heritage organisations are eligible as well as academics. Get in touch, we have a wide range of analytical capabilities and happy to discuss your ideas! www.riches.ukri.org/news-and-eve...

RICHeS Access fund is open for applications! Deadline Weds 8 April 2026. Up to £20,000. PhD students, heritage organisations are eligible as well as academics. Get in touch, we have a wide range of analytical capabilities and happy to discuss your ideas! www.riches.ukri.org/news-and-eve...

RICHeS Access fund is open for applications! Deadline Weds 8 April 2026. Up to £20,000. PhD students, heritage organisations are eligible as well as academics. Get in touch, we have a wide range of analytical capabilities and happy to discuss your ideas! www.riches.ukri.org/news-and-eve...

There's an amazing job up for grabs in Cork, Ireland!! Lecturer in Prehistoric Archaeology! Not only would the post be focussing on Neolithic Ireland and Europe but also have some archaeological theory on the side!! www.ucc.ie/en/hr/vacanc...

Cast your vote to make the Melsonby Hoard @currentarchaeology.bsky.social's Rescue Project of the Year 2026! Unearthed by our archaeologists, the hoard is one of the UK’s largest and most important Iron Age finds 👉 www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/... @proftommoore.bsky.social

Vote to make Melsonby Hoard Current Archaeology’s Rescue Project of the Year - Durham University

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What I’ve been up to recently…get in touch if you’re interested in accessing the NEMCAS facilities at Durham. XR-CT alongside a wide range of complementary characterisation techniques in the archaeomaterials and OSL labs. www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

New £2m facility unlocks access to heritage science - Durham University

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📣 New senior academic job opening 📣 We are looking for an outstanding candidate to join us as Professor of Cultural and Natural Heritage! Learn more and apply: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... 📅 Closes 31 Jan 2026, 11:59pm GMT

New paper! Cave site formation processes, climate change and hominin activities: A high-resolution microstratigraphic investigation on the terminal Pleistocene deposits at Fodongdi Cave, Yunnan Province, South China doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...

New paper! Thanks to @royalarchinst.bsky.social and Catherine Mackichan Trust for funding this research. Regional and Extra-local Pollen Evidence for Long-term Vegetation Change and Human Impact from the Hinterland of Hadrian’s Wall at Alston Moor, North Pennines, UK doi.org/10.1080/1461...

Regional and Extra-local Pollen Evidence for Long-term Vegetation Change and Human Impact from the Hinterland of Hadrian’s Wall at Alston Moor, North Pennines, UK

Long-term vegetation recordscan inform woodland creation and mire management. We present two dated pollen recordsfrom Alston Moor, UK, to investigate long-term vegetation change and itsrelationship...

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