The Watching Brief
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The Watching Brief podcast keeps an eye on news stories, topical media and developments, in the world of archaeology and heritage. Join us! "News is what someone doesn't want you to hear, everything else is just advertising."
25 Years Later - What People Want from Archaeology? Digital Archaeology and Social Media youtu.be/aW2hdn4ssCg?... w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
25 Years Later - What People Want from Archaeology? Digital Archaeology and Social Media
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Good news and a great case study in professionalism from @wessexarchaeology.bsky.social Thanks for being responsive to questions and promoting your good news story in the mix! w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social youtu.be/awIdG12RBBw?...
Wessex Archaeology: Good News - A Case Study in Professional Accountability
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The White House, Stonehenge, Law, Protest and Change - What’s the Role of Archaeology? youtu.be/SYT8_VEvgbo?... w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
The White House, Stonehenge, Law, Protest and Change - What’s the Role of Archaeology?
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The Legal Loophole which Destroys Battlefield Archaeology! Battle of Edgecote. youtu.be/5fYOoVLE4DU w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
The Legal Loophole which Destroys Battlefield Archaeology!
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Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/09/30/u...
Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live
The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form
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Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab Left Without Windows!? w/ @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social, @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social youtu.be/qbvuDGHbt0w #archaeologynews #sheffield #universityofsheffield #zooarchaeology
Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab Left Without Windows!?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEv... For decades we've worked to enhance the Sheffield Zooarch Lab & to see years of dedication destroyed by corporate executives who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing is heart breaking @watchingbrief.bsky.social #savesheffieldarchaeology
The destruction of the Zooarch laboratories in Sheffield
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EAA President (allegedly) Orchestrated Campaign Against EAA Board! w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social #archaeologynews #eaa2025 #exclusive
EAA President (allegedly) Orchestrated Campaign Against EAA Board!
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EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.
EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE
thePipeLine can reveal allegations that the President of the beleaguered European Association of Archaeologists [EAA], Professor Eszter Bánffy, was instrumental in organising a covert campaign to p…
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EAA Claims Victimhood on the Belgrade 2025 Conference Crisis w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social youtu.be/H9iJUN5n4kc #archaeologynews
EAA Claims Victimhood on the Belgrade 2025 Conference Crisis
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OceanGate, Titan, Titanic: Lessons & Search for Justice! w/ @mrsoup.bsky.social and @andybrockman.bsky.social youtu.be/WYLOP84BbVg #archaeology #archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titan #titanic
OceanGate, Titan, Titanic: Lessons & Search for Justice!
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Eight World War One Pillboxes – Grade II Listed by Historic England youtu.be/rlMo_6f9du4?... w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social, @ckolonko.bsky.social, @mrsoup.bsky.social
Eight World War One Pillboxes – Grade II Listed by Historic England
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Sycamore Gap Tree Vandals Sentenced to Over 4 Years! youtu.be/s3q6TFi44yY?... w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social #archaeologynews #sycamoregap
Sycamore Gap Tree Vandals Sentenced to Over 4 Years!
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Breakthrough: The Myth of Looting of Navy Shipwrecks and Pre-Nuclear Steel! youtu.be/anjEiym6CfE w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social #archaeologynews #thewatchingbrief #independentnews
Breakthrough: The Myth of Looting of Navy Shipwrecks and Pre-Nuclear Steel!
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Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab is in a Fight for Survival! w/ @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social & @andybrockman.bsky.social youtu.be/rBoqVoYUDPg #ukarchaeology #archaeologynews #zooarchaeology #sheffielduniversity #universityofsheffield
Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab is in a Fight for Survival!
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The proposal is to introduce a planning document for Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site which will have to be taken into account when authorities are considering upgrades to roads or other visitor pressures at the "internationally significant" site, Wiltshire Council's report states.
Plans to protect Stonehenge from future developments - BBC News
Authorities are coming up with a plan to safeguard the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.
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Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Verdict: GUILTY! w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social youtu.be/X6f4dlp6aHE #archaeologynews #archaeologyuk #watchingbrief #hadrianswall #sycamoregap
Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Verdict: GUILTY!
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New Evidence in Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Trial, Hadrian’s Wall w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social youtu.be/LIqoPkkyndQ?... #archaeologynews #ukarchaeology #sycamoregap #hadrianswall #independantnews
New Evidence in Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Trial, Hadrian’s Wall
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The Norton Disney Roman Dodecahedron, Copyright & The Missing Portable Antiquities Scheme Record! youtu.be/9CyUvuT5Xyw?... w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social & @mrsoup.bsky.social #archaeology #history #heritage #roman #romandodecahedron #pas #portableantiquitiesscheme #ukarchaeology #archaeologynews
The Norton Disney Roman Dodecahedron, Copyright & The Missing Portable Antiquities Scheme Record!
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A firm linked to the ex-owner of the Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire before being demolished illegally, has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of £1.2m. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firm linked to Crooked House goes into liquidation
Himley Environmental Ltd, which owns landfill land adjacent to the pub has been wound up voluntarily.
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Recently on the #WatchingBrief we discussed the rise and currently fall, of Silicon Valley DNA company #23andMe. The background is here in thePipeLine.
23andME THROUGH? PRIVACY FEARS AS DNA TEST CO FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
It was once the go to present for a relative or friend who had everything except proof that they are descended from Vikings, and as recently as 2021 it was valued at $6 billion, but now Silicon Val…
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The #WatchingBrief is a @mrsoup.bsky.social production in association with @andybrockman.bsky.social of thePipeLine heritage news web site. We try to tell stories the rest of the heritage media won't always talk about, but which we think you should know about. Please Subscribe, Follow and Share.
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Together Marc Barkman-Astles of Archaeosoup and & Andy Brockman of thePipeLine website, (Where history is tomorrow's news) and their guests continue their on-going Watching Brief: The Watching Brief...
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The #WatchingBrief team has been trying to come up with an angle on the story that a US maker has run into copyright trouble trying to sell a replica of the famous Roman Dodecahedron found by the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group. Unfortunately there are 30 and life is too short.
Roman dodecahedron replica removed from eBay after complaint
Archaeologists say the copy of the Roman artefact
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23andMe Bankrupt, Austerity is Back & British Museum Back-Pedaling on Parthenon Marbles? #archaeologynews #ukarchaeology #thewatchingbrief w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social
23andMe Bankrupt, Austerity is Back & British Museum Back-Pedaling on Parthenon Marbles?
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US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk.
US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’
Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse
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US Government ERASING History with DEI & LGBTQ+ Executive Purge (Heritage Half-Wit) youtu.be/3xDN14RVE88 w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social & @mrsoup.bsky.social #archaeologynews #enolagay #DoD #military #DEI #LGBTQ+
US Government ERASING History with DEI & LGBTQ+ Executive Purge
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What Do These Reports Say about UK Archaeology: Safety, Access & Pay? w/ @andybrockman.bsky.social and @mrsoup.bsky.social #ukarchaeology #archaeologynews #healthandsafety #payandconditions #cscscard #siteaccess
What Do These Reports Say about UK Archaeology: Safety, Access & Pay?
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Dundee University cuts institution-funded research to address £35m deficit. More than 600 jobs to go as vice-chancellor plans external inquiry into “what went wrong”. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Dundee to cut 632 jobs and shrink ‘institution-funded’ research - Research Professional News
Moves to address £35 million deficit as vice-chancellor plans external inquiry into “what went wrong”
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