The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.

NEW: A study by @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social's Dr Jane Kershaw reveals a Viking silver hoard found in North Yorkshire came not from raids, but from long-distance trade reaching deep into the Islamic world. Find out more ⬇️

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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For #AdoorableThursday, few doorways are more interesting than this: the utterly fabulous south door of Kilpeck Church in Herefordshire.

Roman #Wigan: reconstruction of the bathhouse hypocaust, using original materials found during rescue excavation (by Oxford Archaeology North) in 2004/5, before the construction of the Grand Arcade shopping centre. #RomanSiteSaturday #Lancashire #RomanBritain 📷 My own

The case for all the benefits of volunteering and community archaeology in one neat article

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall

Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland

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Hello Bluesky! 👋 We’re Oxford's Department for Continuing Education – opening up Oxford to curious minds everywhere 🌍 We're so excited to be here! Follow along and join our learning community! 📚✨ #OxfordLifelongLearning

We’re delighted to be being followed by the excellent @barpublishing.bsky.social who published “The Lexden #Tumulus: a re-appraisal of an #IronAge burial from #Colchester, Essex” by Jennifer Foster (BAR British Series 156, 1986) and other classic #archaeology reports