Dr. Josh Mugler, curator of Eastern Christian & Islamic manuscripts at HMML, presents this week at the World Congress of Syriac Studies / Conference of Christian Arabic Studies in Romania. Details: https://bit.ly/3PuXLHS Josh's topic: "Manuscript Witnesses to the Assyrian and Armenian Genocides."

Dr. Columba Stewart, ED of HMML, presents this week at the World Congress of Syriac Studies / Conference of Christian Arabic Studies in Bucharest, Romania: https://bit.ly/3PuXLHS Pictured: a Syriac evangelion, Church of the Forty Martyrs, Mardin, Turkey (CFMM 00037): https://bit.ly/4bixVyp

The Symposium Syriacum is this week in Bucharest! Very excited to finally meet colleagues from Syriac Studies in person 😊 My presentation on the archaeology of East Syriac communities in Mongol Central & Inner Asia is today ⛏️! #mongolsky #archaeologicaltheory

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

After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…

The Cairns dig diary – day 30

After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…

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A year ago, I was coming home from Mongolia after an incredible field season at the site of Tsagaan Sumiin Balgas (Arkhangai aimag), made possible through the support of the American Center for Mongolian Studies and the expertise of Dr. Tumurochir Batbayar of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences.

This talk last week by Jane Miller @archscot.bsky.social, hosted by Dr Aisling Tierney, was outstanding. Recording now available and a must watch for anyone interested in the additional social benefits, individual and community, available through engaging with archaeology: youtu.be/kkgFm0zearQ?...

Archaeologists Engage in conversation with Jane Miller 2026

YouTube video by ArchaeologistsEngage

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Dr Aisling Tierney@irishashyt.bsky.social · last mo.

Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence & connections. Just one day until our free ArchaeologistsEngage talk with Jane Miller. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog... #archaeology #publicengagement #communityengagement

It was an absolute pleasure to co-chair an interdisciplinary panel on positionality, objectivity/subjectivity and the role of lived experience in research with @sandrograca.bsky.social at the 5th Annual Accepted Symposium at @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk! 📸 bylaurasmith.com

👀 New publication: The Future by the Sea: Engaging with Maritime Archaeological Research during the Climate Emergency Edited by Katerina Velentza, Brandon Braun Free downloadable version for personal use: www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

🧪 ICYMI: pXRF is a powerful tool in archaeology - but consistent reporting is key. Kimberly Johnson, Colin P. Quinn, Nathan Goodale, & Richard Conrey propose best practices for publishing #pXRF analyses to improve transparency, reproducibility, and comparability across archaeological #research.

"At a time when the role of culture within sustainable development continues to be debated, this work reaffirms the need to recognize culture as a fundamental dimension — and indeed a driving force — of sustainability." tinyurl.com/5fad8ske

Leveraging Cultural Heritage Conservation for Inclusive Growth with Communities

A LEARNING DOCUMENT BASED ON CASE STUDIES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAThis publication builds on a growing stream of work advanced in recent years by the British…

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New chapter by Dr Steve Ashby tieing up his work (with Dr Jessie Hendy and Dr Sam Greeves @york-bioarch.bsky.social) on the origins of hair combs found across early-medieval Europe with ongoing research on trapping, travel and trade in upland Scandinavia. More soon! www.brepols.net/products/IS-...

💾 Archaeology's #digital record is growing—but without long-term preservation, we risk losing it. A new FirstView article by Amanda Roberts Thompson and colleagues defines the "Digital Curation Crisis" and offers practical recommendations for protecting #cultural heritage data. 📖 Read more

Weekend prep ahead of the two-week-long "Digital Encoding for the Study of Syriac Literature" workshop organised by @syriaca.bsky.social and the Digital Lab at @vanderbilt.edu . Mostly refreshing my XML/TEI skills, as well as brushing up on Syriac. 1/4

For #InternationalArchivesWeek, consider how digitized copies of manuscripts can preserve access to a manuscript's contents, provide a record of ownership if the object is removed, and provide access to cultural heritage if a community is displaced. Learn more: hmml.org/stories/reversal-of-fates

“My co-authors and I are thrilled to be shortlisted for the EAA prize. Together, our goal has been to elevate sensory archaeology from a niche add-on to a rigorous, core methodology." Find out more: tinyurl.com/EAAbook1 Get the book: tinyurl.com/3mhk6vyc #Archaeology @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social

Talk: Prehistoric Sites and Wellbeing by @drclairenolan.bsky.social Tomorrow, Friday 29 May, 4 pm BST (hybrid) Details: archaeologyorkney.com/2026/05/20/p...

May seminar - prehistoric sites and wellbeing - Archaeology Orkney

May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at 'Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing'.

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A reminder of two talks coming up over the next two days - medieval Christianity in Orkney and prehistoric sites and wellbeing. https://archaeologyorkney.com/2026/05/28/talk-reminder/

📖⛏️ The latest field report from one of the key sites I used for my dissertation is out! Very excited to discover the results of the 2025 field season and see how the work has evolved. Just in time for my presentation (that will include this site) for the Symposium Syriacum in August! 1/4

Neolithic hedgehog sculpture

Out next evenet is happening on the 18 June - Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for #Archaeology and #Museums! Free and online via Zoom events.humanitix.com/gaussian-spl...

Demystifying Gaussian Splatting for Archaeology and Museums | CAA Australasia Seminar

Join us for a free seminar breaking down Gaussian splatting in archaeological and museum contexts!

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Wonderful day at the Archaeological Research in Progress Conference #ARP2026 🤩 brilliantly organised by @archscot.bsky.social in partnership with the @socantscot.bsky.social and Dumfries and Galloway Council. (1/2)

Very happy to being able to follow the Archaeological Research in Progress Conference online from Switzerland! The programme looks fantastic 🤩 @archscot.bsky.social #ARP2026

Claire Boardman@claireboardman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Looking forward to another excellent day of archaeology as the Archaeological Research in Progress Conference kicks off in Dumfries. #ARP2026

May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at 'Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing'.

May seminar – prehistoric sites and wellbeing

May’s UHI Archaeology Institute seminar features Claire Nolan, from University College Cork, looking at 'Deep Time Perspectives: Prehistoric Archaeology as a Resource for Existential Wellbeing'.

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⏰Tomorrow! What does it mean to think of the past as something active, recurring, and unfinished? The Shapes of Time: Deposition, Repetition, Transformission Professor Laurent Olivier, Honorary Chief Curator, National Archaeological Museum, France 🔗Book your spot: tinyurl.com/GSCjke #Archaeology

Save the date! Thursday 4 June at 4PM CET Book in the Spotlight: Christine Shepardson: A Memory of Violence: Syriac Christianity and the Radicalization of Religious Difference in Late Antiquity (University of California Press, 2026) Respondent will be Philip Forness (KULeuven).

International collaboration is shaping the future of archaeology. Professor Stephen Shennan has been appointed Honorary Research Professor at @pku1898.bsky.social, strengthening long-standing research links between @ucl.ac.uk and PKU. #Archaeology #Heritage

Stephen Shennan appointed Honorary Research Professor at Peking University

Professor Stephen Shennan has been appointed Honorary Research Professor at Peking University, strengthening long-standing archaeological collaboration links.

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This is absolutely wonderfully done!

CAA Australasia@caa-australasia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This #2026NAW, remember: #archaeology is no longer just trowels, notebooks, and trenches. Today we are working with #drones, #GIS, #photogrammetry, #MachineLearning, #3DModelling, #RemoteSensing and advanced data analysis to uncover, record and protect the past. @archaeologyweekaus.bsky.social 1/5

Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series: "Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller! 7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾 #Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach

Dr Aisling Tierney@irishashyt.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence & connections Join this FREE online talk 7pm, 7th July www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985278908... #archaeology #community #publicengagement #inclusion @archsengage.bsky.social