I would really appreciate if people who work with UK human remains (disarticulated or not),would be willing to fill in a Survey on disarticulated remains for me. I'm trying to gage the sectors oppinions and recording methods on disarticulated remains in the UK. forms.gle/4s2Sax8Vxyik...

Opinions on Disarticulated Human Remains in British Archaeology

This survey is being conducted as part of a paper which will be published as part of the monograph " Disposal of the Dead in the Iron Age, Roman and Early Saxon periods in South-East England". This su...

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New in thePipeLine An open letter to new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham . You won't agree with all of this wish list, and will suggest things not included. But isn't it time UK Archaeology World became public and proactive about where the sector is at risk and where it needs change?

AN OPEN LETTER TO ANDY BURNHAM: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE HUT OF THE NORTH [AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY]

Dear Prime Minister, [or Andy if I may] In 2026 the annual Festival of British Archaeology, when the Council for British Archaeology celebrates all that is best about archaeology in communities acr…

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This month BABAO is giving the last of our talks on the branches of osteoarchaeology, covering museum work and the role curators have when working with human remains. The talk is July 29 at 19:00 and is online and free! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/ctfxwv8h

I'll be giving a talk for the festival of archaeology on the Nescot site in Ewell for Bourne Hall museum in Surrey Sign up (and see the other awesome events the miseum are hosting here:https://www.bournehall.org/whats/museum-activities Nescot was the best (and wierdest) site of my career so far

Anyone have any suggestions for academic journals that cover reviews of established archaeological field methods and how well they are applied or understood? Everywhere I've looked only want work on new methodologies

Training Officer AOC Archaeology Salary: £31,650 - £37,507 Closing Date: August 1, 2026 Location: London, Milton Keynes, Leeds, York, Edinburgh, or Inverness www.bajr.org/job-ad/train...

Training Officer - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources

Salary: £31,650 - £37,507Closing Date: 01/08/26Location: London, Milton Keynes, Leeds, York, Edinburgh, or Inverness

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Niche question, but does anyone know of UK academics who do reasearch on or are intrested in archaeological field work methods? I mean digging and recording (specifically in this case stratigraphy and stratigraphoc recording methods), not fancy science methods.

It is somewhat disheartening to hear the job advice of 'publish more' given to people who have finished their PhD. The system is rigged against independent scholars in archaeology. The literature is locked behind paywalls and publication fees can be high.

Unwritten archaeology reports is just looting

Isabel@isabelott.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“In other words, unwritten science is not just incomplete; it simply does not exist for the purposes of the field. When you look at it this way, the job of a scientist - having ideas, testing them, and persuading others they are right - turns out to be, fundamentally, an act of writing.”

I was not only lucky enough to be invited to Vienna to give a talk for Bioarchäologische Gesellschaft Österreichs but I also had help presenting from the adorable Siggy who 100% stole the show!

I enjoy my normal post-ex work, but there is nothing quite so affirming as community archaeology. Seeing the joy and wonder in people's faces with every new pot sherd and listening to people connect with their heritage has reminded me of the power of archaeology.

Last chance to book for the free online talk BABAO is hosting tomorrow evening! Professor @maryosteokids2.bsky.social will be talking about what it is like to work with human remains within academia. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/life-is-li...

Life is Like a Box of Chocolates : Bioarchaeologists in Academia

How do Universities deal with Bones?

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Woke up to a lovely email informing me the paper I wrote on the Nescot Roman Ritual Shaft and its painted dog baculum was in the top 10% articles for views in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology the year it was published. Proud to have a #TopViewedArticle Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/ojoa...

Human Osteologists MOLA Location: London Salary: £32,624 per annum Closing Date: May 25, 2026 www.bajr.org/job-ad/human...

Human Osteologists - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources

Salary: £32,624 per annumClosing Date: 25/05/26Location: London

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BABAO will be continuing its free series of talks on the role of osteology with a look inside academia with the wonderful Mary Lewis of University of Reading on May 27 at 7PM. The talk will feature photos of archaeological human remains. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/89ww4zh7

Babao 2026 Conference will be in Lincoln this year on the 12th and 23th September. Abstracts submission is now open! Open to all themes, including cases studies commercial and community projects 🤩 Abstracts are due June 30th

Tomorrow at 19:00 BABAO are hosting a free talk on a Day in the Life of a Commercial Osteologist given by the amazing Jackie McKinley. Jackie has previously been on Time Team and BBC radio talking about her work bringing the dead of the past to life! shorturl.at/fCpBS

BABAO is Hosting a series of free, online talks on Osteology. The first is going to be the ever inspirational Jackie McKinley talking about Commercial Osteology (what I do!). Come and Find out what Happens when New Development finds Old Bones. April 29 at 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

Speaking with the Dead - A day in the life of a Professional Osteologist

Have you ever wondered what skeletons can tell us about the past?

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BABAO is Hosting a series of free, online talks on Osteology. The first is going to be the ever inspirational Jackie McKinley talking about Commercial Osteology (what I do!). Come and Find out what Happens when New Development finds Old Bones. April 29 at 19:00 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

Speaking with the Dead - A day in the life of a Professional Osteologist

Have you ever wondered what skeletons can tell us about the past?

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Have you ever wondered when developers find skeletons or what skeletons can tell us about the past? Find out what working as a Professional Osteologist is all about with a free talk by Jackie McKinley, organised by (BABAO). shorturl.at/AsG2U

BABAO is running a series FREE, ONLINE of talks on Osteology for the general public. The first is April 29 at 19:00. Ever wondered what happens to the skeletons found during building works? Or why looking at skeletons is important for learning about the past? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speaking-w...

Speaking with the Dead - A day in the life of a Professional Osteologist

Have you ever wondered what skeletons can tell us about the past?

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When I first started in Archaeology in 2015 my definition of 'making it' was presenting at the London and Middlesex Archaeology Society Conference (LAMAS). As a young commercial archaeologist it was a greatest hits of London archaeology

Just found some 1986 rates for archaeologists. Supervisors get £7481, the equiv. of c.£29,302 today. That’s almost exactly the same as the min. rate for G4 supervisors recommended by BAJR today -£29,858! Pay increases have been hard fought in recent times, but it was it just for it to stay the same!

Archaeologically, the correct way to excavate the Strait of Hormuz is to stick a string line down the middle and remove half if it before photographing, drawing and writing up the layers within. Artefacts found (oil tankers) should be labelled and bagged up for processing.

Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 5mo ago

how would YOU open the Strait of Hormuz? Wrong answers only

A patient and diplomatic response to the Guardian’s hurt-seeking rhetorical journalism about museums & human remains. Certain campaigners may disdain respect & decency, museums don’t www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

A duty of care to human remains | Letters

Letter: Prof Liv Nilsson Stutz and Prof Sarah Tarlow respond to an article on ethical questions about remains from overseas in UK museums

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Little primer on quantifying human remains, using some of my work as an example. A thread. As a commercial bioarchaeologist I use three primary ways of quantifying remains: Number of identified specimens (NISP), Minimum number of individuals (MNI) and weight (1/5)

The Guardian has posted a piece on human remains, and as an osteologist I want to add some thoughts. First off I agree that the legacy of colonialism is a problem, and that there are issues surrounding certain collections. But The numbers in that piece are massively inflated for two reasons

Places are limited, and first come, first served – submit your application soon to avoid disappointment! Drop us an email at Community@oxfordarchaeology.com for the application form and information pack.

The bill got a second reading!!!

Another shout out to find people to take a short survey on stratigraphy if they have worked in UK archaeology. I am working on a research paper and would really love input! No identifying information is taken and it only takes 15 minutes to do docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Stratigraphic Literacy in UK Archaeology -

This survey, along with a previous one circulated in September 2025 will form the basis for a study of stratigraphic literacy in UK Archaeology, to hopefully be published in an academic journal such a...

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