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Dr Tom Elliot

@t-elliot.bsky.social

Archaeologist, caver, cat enthusiast. Not necessarily in that order.

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Dr Tom Elliot@t-elliot.bsky.social · 2w ago

I can't believe we're into the last week here at #ArthursStone, #Herefordshire. Lots of recording and final digging to do, but we had a fun evening last night in the pub, introducing the US students to Morris dancing.

Dr Tom Elliot@t-elliot.bsky.social · 4w ago

An end to week 2 here at #ArthursStone, #Herefordshire in the blazing sunshine. Early finishes, shade breaks, and ice lollies are the order of the days. Exciting new developments on the other side of the avenue to the stone circle, and features appearing in the stone circle trench.

The megalithic dolmen of the Arthur's Stone long cairn in Herefordshire, on an extremely hot, clear day. To the left in the image, the smaller stones of side passage poke up amongst the parched grass, while to the right, the portal stone, an upright large slab in front of the dolmen, takes the full force of the sun. In the centre a large capstone is held up by large megaliths, buried into the ground.
Hefin Meara@hefinmeara.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The 3rd edition of the Historic England guidance Accessing England's Protected Wreck Sites: Guidance Notes for Divers and Archaeologists is now available online. The guidance has been revised and updated by @msdsmarine.bsky.social, with contributions from several protected wreck licensee teams.

Cover of the guidance document showing a diver in full face mask examining the hull of a wooden shipwreck.
Erle Ellis@erleellis.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Neanderthals & Mesolithic foragers reshaped Europe’s ecology long before agriculture… 🌍 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe: Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared

Recent studies have highlighted evidence of human impact on landscapes dating back to the Late Pleistocene–long before the advent of agriculture. Quantifying the extent of vegetation transformations b...

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Dr Sophie Hay@pompei79.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An undeniably emotional experience seeing the other half of the ‘peacock room’ in Oplontis being excavated and meeting their counterparts: the two peahens that graced the facing wall. What a delightfully playful idea by the artist. Compliments to my colleagues, excavators & conservators. Spectacular

Fragments of fresco retrieved during excavations of one the peahens striding along the yellow cornice against a backdrop of a colonnade.Two excavators digging the other half of the peacock room in Oplontis. Behind them the facing wall being revealed and the fresco that mirrors the known wall coming to light. One of the peahens can be seen in situ on the the left side above a panel of bright red.The excavation site from above showing where the excavators are working in the foreground in relation to the known half of the peacock room behind the hoarding in the background.The peacock from the well known peacock room in Oplontis. It stands on the yellow cornice with its tail draped over the edge. Behind it the colonnade painted in perspective.
Cambridge University Press - Archaeology@cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org · 6mo ago

What does it mean to be “tough enough” in #archaeology? A new blog and research article (out now #openaccess in @saa-aap.bsky.social) reconsider previous ideas around physical and emotional resilience and calls for a healthier, safer field culture. 🔗 https://cup.org/4ae3k3L

‘Are you tough enough?': Rethinking the safety, culture and care of archaeologists in the field « Archaeology# « Cambridge Core Blog

From the old ‘Cowboys of Science' adage to swashbuckling fictional characters like Indiana Jones and Lara Croft, the perception that fieldwork, and archaeology generally, is a job for tough people pervades both the discipline and public perception. As a...

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Jon Dell Isola@medievaljon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Because I saw this last night and cant let it go: if you are critiquing people for how long it took them to get a PhD, grow up. Getting a PhD is hard enough without also trying to please some arbitrary speed guideline. It took me a long time in part because of covid, partially because I had to work

Dr. Ellen Green@ritualpurposes.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Calling all UK archaeologists! I am conducting some reasearch on Stratigraphic literacy in the industry. If you work/have worked in archaeology in the UK I would really apprechiate if would fill in this survey! forms.gle/5jZKpcf78gZt...

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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Dr Tom Elliot@t-elliot.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Bye bye Academia.edu. To avoid clicking accept on the new Terms of Service - in Firefox you can use F12, look for the <div> with 'tos' in, click on it, right-click and select delete - you can then navigate to account settings to delete your account.

Dr. Nick Posegay@nposegay.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I'm sorry, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable permission to my voice and likeness? For what now? In any manner for any purpose??? This is in academia/.edu's new ToS, which you're prompted to agree to on login. Anyway I'll be jumping ship. You can find my stuff at hcommons.org.

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