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Jane Kershaw

@jk-viking.bsky.social

Gad Rausing Assoc Prof. of Viking-Age Archaeology, Oxford

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Dr Sam Leggett@samleggs22.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you’re in/around London next week & want to hear me speak about lots of fun early medieval isotopes + aDNA come along on Tuesday! ⚛️🧬☠️

UCL Institute of Archaeology / British Museum Medieval Seminar@uclioabmmedieval.bsky.social · 7mo ago

*HNY!* A gentle reminder for our first seminar of 2026 next Tuesday 27 January at 18:15 in Room 209 @uclarchaeology.bsky.social. We will welcome @samleggs22.bsky.social (Edinburgh) for her talk on isotopes and aDNA in early medieval England. In person, free, open to all. We hope to see you there!

Jane Kershaw@jk-viking.bsky.social · 9mo ago

If you are interested in hearing about the results of our ERC project on Viking-Age silver, I will be giving at talk at @heasvienna.bsky.social on Monday 12.30 CET - details in link www.heas.at/events/heas-...

HEAS Seminar Series - Archaeological Science - HEAS

As part of the HEAS Seminar Series in Archaeological Science, Jane Kershaw from the University of Oxford will give a talk on How lead isotope analysis of silver sheds new light on the origins of the V...

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Jane Kershaw@jk-viking.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Lots here for Viking folks - new aDNA evidence for several infectious diseases among Viking-Age populations in Scandinavia, including malaria, leprosy and louse-borne relapsing fever. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The spatiotemporal distribution of human pathogens in ancient Eurasia - Nature

Screening shotgun-sequencing data from ancient humans covering 37,000 years of Eurasian history uncovers the widespread presence of ancient bacterial, viral and parasite DNA and zoonotic pathogens coi...

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Jane Kershaw@jk-viking.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A piece in The Conversation, contextualising our results from the Bedale hoard theconversation.com/vikings-were... @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @bgs.ac.uk

Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it

New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.

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Jane Kershaw@jk-viking.bsky.social · 12mo ago

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08... Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum. @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

Viking silver hoard reveals far-reaching trade links between England

New research into a remarkable Viking-Age silver hoard discovered in North Yorkshire, led by Dr Jane Kershaw,  Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, School of Archaeology, has shed light on

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UCL Institute of Archaeology@uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 2y ago

Islamic Archaeology Day 2025 The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by @soasuni.bsky.social & @uclofficial.bsky.social will be held at the IoA on Saturday 1 February. Read more & buy tickets here: 📲 bit.ly/41JJE4X #LocalAndGlobal #ThinkDifferentlyThinkArchaeology

Islamic Archaeology Day 2025

The 9th annual Islamic Archaeology Day, co-organised by SOAS and UCL, will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday 1 February.

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