Join IoA staff, students and alumni for a day of presentations exploring scientific approaches to archaeological ceramic analysis across diverse regions and periods. 📣Non-UCL attendees must get in contact via the email in the link below. More info: tinyurl.com/35ma2jpu #Ceramics #Archaeology

Join us at the UCL Institute of Archaeology for a free day of discovery at the Winter Archaeology Festival! Whether you're an archaeology enthusiast, a prospective student or simply curious, there's something for everyone. 🎟️ Book your free place: tinyurl.com/WAF26 #Archaeology #UCL #UCL00 #IoA

The suite that Oscar Wilde stayed in while visiting Brighton shortly before his arrest on charges of homosexuality has been recently rediscovered during restoration works at the Royal Albion. www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...

Oscar Wilde’s hotel room discovered at Brighton’s Royal Albion

The hotel room that famed author Oscar Wilde stayed in while visiting Brighton shortly before his arrest on charges of homosexuality has been identified by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East.

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Join us for tours of our excavation at La Hougue Bie today. All part of the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social #FestivalofArchaeology, with @jerseyheritage.bsky.social and the Société Jersiaise. Tours at 11, 12, 1pm and 2pm #JerseyPrehistory #IceAgeIsland 🇯🇪🦣🏺 share.google/TvxClzeDLq6X...

MIDDLE EARTH OPEN DAY: JERSEY’S DEEP PAST

<p>Open day at La Hougue Bie exploring Jersey’s deep prehistory with talks, finds &amp; experts, led by Dr Matt Pope.</p><p>How far back does Jersey’s prehistoric record go? What was the interior of t...

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We were saddened to hear of the death of Frank Roy Hodson (1930-2026) earlier this week. "Roy was a precise quietly revolutionary scholar who brought archaeology firmly into the scientific age." Read the full obituary, written by Professor Sue Hamilton: tinyurl.com/bdfh7ark

Frank Roy Hodson (1930-2026)

UCL Institute of Archaeology staff, students, friends and colleagues will be saddened to hear of the death of Frank Roy Hodson earlier this week.

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📢 New Guide to Good Practice: A Guide to Personal Data in Archaeological Archives is live! Practical GDPR advice for archaeological data, from ADS & @uclarchaeology.bsky.social via the TETRARCHs project. Open access: buff.ly/boS4Ig9 #GDPR #Archaeology #OpenAccess Find out more here: buff.ly/7N1c7BF

A Guide to Personal Data in Archaeological Archives - A Guide to Personal Data in Archaeological Archives

This Guide provides basic advice for those working with archaeological data, such as whether the data is personal or sensitive (or both), and how this affects how the data should be handled in…

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Led by @mattpope.bsky.social and supported by staff from @archsoutheast.bsky.social, the excavation at Jardin de Perchard will investigate how the landscape was used 6,000 years ago while also uncovering evidence of much earlier Ice Age environments and human activity 👇 @ucl.ac.uk #archaeology

Work starts on three-year project that will help "unlock Jersey's full story"

Archaeologists have begun excavations opposite La Hougue Bie in Grouville, Jersey, a Neolithic site estimated to be around 6,000 years old.

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Day 6: Field Walking Beginning the archaeological investigation of the field walking transects at 20m intervals, mapping variation in prehistoric activity. 🦣🏺 www.instagram.com/p/DbVt8WCN7fm/

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19 likes, 0 comments - mattpopeeu on July 28, 2026: "Day 6: Fieldwalking #Archaeology #Jersey #Prehistory".

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We are delighted to announce that Dorian Fuller, Professor of Archaeobotany, has been honoured as a UK Fellow by @britishacademy.bsky.social. The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Read the full story 👇 #BritishAcademy @ucl.ac.uk #Archaeology

Professor Dorian Fuller honoured as new British Academy Fellow

UCL Professor Dorian Fuller joins the British Academy as a Fellow, recognising his exceptional contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

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Huge congratulations to @mattpope.bsky.social, who has been promoted to Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology 🎉 Matt's new appointment recognises decades of research, teaching and fieldwork, as well as his longstanding commitment to the @ucl.ac.uk Institute of Archaeology community. #Archaeology

⏰Deadline approaching!

UCL Institute of Archaeology@uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 3w ago

⌛There's still time to apply! The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8 #Jobs #hiring #Archaeology #GIS #UCL

A large Iron Age cemetery containing the lavishly adorned remains of high-status individuals dating from around 2,000 years ago has been uncovered in Essex by CIfA Registered Organisation UCL Archaeology South-East: https://ow.ly/9yUn50Zrkyg #IronAge #archaeology #romanbritain

Day 1 of our Jersey Fieldwork Season. Leaving behind the coastline. #IslandArchaeology

Palermo became the new capital of Sicily after the Aghlabid conquest in 831. But what can pottery reveal about the city's transformation? Check out the paper by Dr Viva Sacco, Associate Lecturer in Islamic Archaeology 👇 #Ceramics #Sicily #Palermo #Archaeology #VivaSacco

Ceramic ecology in an Islamic capital: changes in the production and consumption of pottery in Palermo

Palermo became the new capital of Sicily after the Aghlabid conquest in 831. The transformation of the city into a capital took many forms, including the production and consumption of pottery. The pe...

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Associate Professor Dr Sada Mire's research is now on permanent display at the new National Geographic Museum of Exploration in Washington DC! 📸 Dr Mire pictured with Her Deepness Dr Sylvia A. Earle (Credit: National Geographic Society) #NationalGeographic #Wagar #SadaMire #Archaeology #Reseearch

Sada Mire’s research featured at new National Geographic Museum of Exploration in Washington DC

Associate Professor of Heritage Studies Dr Sada Mire’s research on the heritage and peace-building traditions of the Horn of Africa is on permanent display at the new museum.

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⌛There's still time to apply! The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8 #Jobs #hiring #Archaeology #GIS #UCL

It's always great when we have opportunities to work with researchers across the UCL Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences. 💜 PhD researcher Sian Therese facilitated a session with Eleanor Luxton, exploring how objects and materials can act as witnesses to lived experiences. Find out more👇

UCL Department of Geography@uclgeography.bsky.social · 4w ago

What does human-centred research look like in the age of AI? @ucl.ac.uk Geography PhD student Eleanor Luxton reflects on a workshop where early career researchers explored creative methods, collaboration and research beyond the data. #UCLGeography #ResearchCulture

We are preparing for our field season which begins in just a couple of weeks, our students from @uclarchaeology.bsky.social will be lucky enough to be working within site of one of north west Europe's most spectacular megalithic monuments. It is such a privilege for us all.

We are hiring: Research Fellow in African Heritage, Remote Sensing and GIS The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8 #jobs

New research suggests that a prehistoric plague may have contributed to Neolithic population decline, according to an article in @uk.theconversation.com by Ruairidh Macleod (University of Oxford) and our very own Stephen Shennan. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/572pud3p #Neolithic #Archaeology #Plague

Today I'm giving a lecture at the @algao-uk.bluesky.social AGM. Protecting the Palaeolithic in the Planning System. It's a call to arms because the Palaeolithic record is being regularly trashed in the UK right now. I identity 5 reasons why this is happening and suggest some remedies: 🏺🦣 1/2

We are supporting @britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship applications! ⏲️ Internal deadline for review and selection: 10 July 2026 🔗 Find out more about the programme and eligibility criteria: tinyurl.com/mr26pcnn #Funding #PostDoc #BritishAcademy #Fellowships @ucl.ac.uk

This twelve-sided copper-alloy artefact is a Roman dodecahedron. No one really knows what these objects were for! This one was found during ASE's excavations at Harlow Roman Villa. It's Day 43 of 200 finds for #UCL200 - check out @uclarchaeology.bsky.social on Insta for more!

Deadline tomorrow! 🔗Apply now: tinyurl.com/59ka25f3 #Jobs #Hiring #Careers #MuseumStudies #Archaeology #UCL

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

We are hiring! We are seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer (Teaching) in Museum Studies to contribute to the teaching of core modules on the MA Museum Studies, develop new optional modules, support with dissertation supervision, and more! Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/59ka25f3 #Hiring

There's still time to apply! Applications are now being sought for a 1.0 FTE Geomatics Technician within the ERC Synergy project ‘MEDGREENREV: Re-thinking the “Green Revolution” in the Medieval Western Mediterranean (6th-16th centuries)’. 🔗 tinyurl.com/44k56e9s #jobs #hire #archaeology

We are really sorry to let you know that UCL Open Days on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026 have been cancelled. Please do not travel to campus for these events. For the latest updates, please visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/study/prospective-students/open-days/undergraduate-open-days

Next month, the IoA's Professor @davidwengrow.bsky.social will be giving the CENIEH Distinguished Annual Lecture in Burgos on the topic, 'The Role of Image Systems in Human Evolution and History'. Find out more: tinyurl.com/y692yfxy Access the livestream: tinyurl.com/ybwx29fy @cenieh.bsky.social

We are hiring: Archaeological Geomatics Technician Applications are now being sought for a 1.0 FTE Geomatics Technician within the ERC Synergy project ‘MEDGREENREV: Re-thinking the “Green Revolution” in the Medieval Western Mediterranean (6th-16th centuries)’. 🔗 tinyurl.com/44k56e9s #jobs #hire

I’m very honoured to be giving the CENIEH Distinguished Annual Lecture in Burgos next month. My topic: ‘The Role of Image Systems in Human Evolution and History.’ @cenieh.bsky.social @uclarchaeology.bsky.social Further details: www.cenieh.es/en/actualida...

Huge thanks to the @royalarchinst.bsky.social for sponsoring our event. Unravelling the Palaeolithic is so grateful for their support.in helping to make the event a success. Check out their activities: grants, publications, events, prizes. share.google/1IU8h84fHbRD... 🦣🏺 #UTP26