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UCL Institute of Archaeology

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This is the official Bluesky account for the UCL Institute of Archaeology one of the largest & most highly regarded centres for #Archaeology, #Heritage & #Museum studies. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology 📸 (c) James Tye

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UCL Institute of Archaeology@uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 4d ago

This week, Professor Rodney Harrison is visiting Lithuania at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture to advise on new developments in heritage valuation and management from the perspective of critical heritage studies in the context of the climate emergency. Find out more about his visit 👇

Professor Rodney Harrison visits Vilnius and Trakai at invitation of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture

During his visit, Professor Harrison met with Lithuania’s Ministry of Culture and leading heritage organisations, and delivered keynote lectures at the University of Vilnius.

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UCL Institute of Archaeology@uclarchaeology.bsky.social · last wk.

🎉 We're proud to announce that Rodney Harrison, Professor of Heritage Studies, was awarded the European Association of Archaeologists (@archaeologyeaa.bsky.social) 2026 Heritage Prize. Read more about the prize 👇

Professor Rodney Harrison awarded the European Association of Archaeologists’ 2026 Heritage Prize

The UCL Institute of Archaeology would like to congratulate Professor Harrison for this outstanding achievement.

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

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is supporting applications for @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowships with an internal deadline of 16 October 2026 for consideration of applications. Find out more 👇

Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship competition 2026-27

The UCL Institute of Archaeology is supporting applications for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships with an internal deadline of 16 October 2026 for consideration of applications.

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

🥛 Dr Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp (UCL Institute of Archaeology) and Dr JC Niala @jcniala.bsky.social (University of Oxford’s History of Science Museum), are in the new BBC Ideas film: ‘Five surprising things you probably didn’t know about milk’. Check it out 👇 #Milk #BBCIdeas #Archaeology

Five little-known facts about milk

Is milk good for us? When did we start drinking it? How common is lactose intolerance? Here are five facts about milk.

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

Congratulations to Dr Archontoula Barouda for passing her PhD viva 🎊 Archontoula’s thesis explores the technologies, materials, and production practices behind ceramics and plastered floors from Neolithic Makri in Thrace, northeastern Greece. Find out more 👇 #PhD #viva #UCL #Archaeology #Greece

Exploring the technologies of the past: Archontoula Barouda passes PhD viva

UCL Institute of Archaeology congratulates Dr Archontoula Barouda on passing her PhD viva.

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UCL Institute of Archaeology@uclarchaeology.bsky.social · 4w ago

📖Bringing together international case studies, Digging into Pottery demonstrates how scientific analysis of archaeological ceramics can illuminate far more than the origins of individual vessels. Launching at IoA Ceramic Analysis Day this Friday: tinyurl.com/s9d8e53f @archaeopress.bsky.social

New volume showcases scientific approaches to archaeological ceramics around the world

The new volume, Digging into Pottery Scientific Approaches to Archaeological Ceramic Analysis Around the World, will be officially launched at the upcoming IoA Ceramic Analysis Day.

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Dr Matt Pope@handle.invalid · last mo.

We are still taking applications to join this October's cohort on the MSc in Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic archaeology. Come and study human evolution with us at @uclarchaeology.bsky.social 🏺🦣🧬🧪

Dr Matt Pope@handle.invalid · 7mo ago

Applications are now open to join our 2026 UCL Master's programme in human evolution. Covering the Palaeolithic, Palaeoanthropology & other key disciplines, the course is designed to equip you for a career in the deep human past. #PaPa 🦣📷https://tinyurl.com/5duy6twh

The UCL Palaeoanthropology and Palaeolithic (PaPa) MSc programme is a pioneering course in human origins delivered by a world-leading university. It will bring you a deep and expert understanding of the record of human evolution combining opportunities for the study of palaeolithic archaeology, palaeoanthropology and wider scientific approaches to the early human story. Coordinated by UCL’s Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology departments and drawing on expertise from across the University and other institutions, it will provide you with training in the specialisms of your choice. Having run now for over 15 years, we have PaPa alumni actively leading a new generation of human origins research across the world. Our programme is a proven springboard to PhD programmes, careers in academia, archaeological science, specialist archaeological fieldwork, science media and much more.
UCL Archaeology South-East@archsoutheast.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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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Dr Matt Pope@handle.invalid · 2mo ago

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

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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Archaeology Data Service@ads-update.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

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

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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