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Hybrid day school all about archaeology of Bicester (Alchester). Including the recently discovered large Roman cremation cemetery I've been working on.

BBC News - Leeds: Roman coffin unearthed at Garforth to be displayed for the first time
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Myself and Dr Amber Jade Collings are delighted to announce the first details of #BABAO2024 BABAO, this year hosted Keele University 🐿️!!

Website for details: babaoconference2024.wixsite.com/my-site-1

Podium submission form: forms.gle/F9cV6meWpKP7pq…

Poster submission form: forms.gle/zVB8RqUDR4ssMG…

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It's been a busy decade for aDNA and pathogens
Thanks to Medicine at the Crick for the webinar access to an afternoon of disease evolution in human past

Human brains preserve in diverse environments for at least 12 000 years | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

Frame of reference: Rare wooden funerary finds from Roman London the-past.com/feature/frame-… via @The Past

Back in 2005 I wrote the skeletal report for the archaeologically recovered individuals.
Just realised that's nearly 20 years ago!

Excavation of partially disturbed, densely crowded graves in Weyhill, Hampshire, revealed evidence of violence, punishment, and disarticulated bone from 124 individuals. It was quickly apparent that this 10th-14th century cemetery was far from normal.

In our latest webinar…

Thanks to everyone who left feedback from the webinar the other week. It really helps improve our online outreach. It is really important that we communicate our findings and research in an accessible way.
And I'm glad the car park joke was appreciated!
#archaeology #outreach

Really good to hear about the progress on the research on this egg. It was my late husband, Steve Leech, who recovered it from the excavation. It was his best find ever. And he loved to regale the story of its finding and the stench of the ones which got broken

CIfA has been notified that CSCS are making changes to the criteria governing the requirement to hold a valid CSCS card, and that the AQP and PQP cards will not be issued to #archaeologists after 30 April 2024. For further information: archaeologists.net/cscs/withdrawa…

Why are humans evolving to lose their wisdom teeth?

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a new knowledge card resource set created in collaboration with Enabling Archeology who are based in the Netherlands. Here's the link: enabledarchaeology.com/friends/ @DutchCulture

📣 Clear your diaries – 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁! In Weyhill, Hampshire, our 2016 excavations revealed a densely crowded group of partially disturbed graves. Evidence of violence, punishment, and disarticulated bone from 124 individuals was quickly…

We've won an award! – The hard work of Training Officer Sian has gained us 'Best Employer Contribution' to @CirenColl for our #archaeology #apprenticeships scheme, which is the first in the country 🥳

We have three fantastic Level 3 Archaeological Technician apprentices here at…

#DiggingForBritain tonight BBC2 at 8pm (on iplayer now) you get a few minutes of me & Jim Keyte (Arup) at the end of the episode talking to Prof Alice Roberts💙 about an Iron Age burial from Cotswold Archaeology Oxford Archaeology excavations National Highways: South-West A417 Missing Link project

👇 Open letter calling for the reframing of the #Stonehenge debate. Please read.

If you're an #archaeologist please sign & share. Thank you 😊

(Pls check junk mail if verification email doesn't arrive within couple of mins!)

#Archaeology #Prehistory

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So, of course I had to visit the Surgeons Hall museum whilst in Edinburgh

Very early start for my quick visit to Edinburgh, got treated to a beautiful sunrise though