Some top work opportunities here for the right person- amazing archaeology is absolutely guaranteed, together with views for miles and a stable, rather lovely workplace, for 5 whole years! Get applying!

Yesterday I spoke to journalists about this old chestnut. The wooden phallus that is, not Prof Rob Collins, FSA . Have a read of his thread for more info on the phallus research!

In a 💔complicated relationship ❤️with cross year matrices for the 3rd century occupation of our amazing fort. #harrismatrix #archaeology

When a proposed tracked change to a document reads: ‘nah, don’t lie to me bro’, you know it’s probably approaching lunchtime.

Happy publication day to ME! (NOT Anton Bruckner)

To build a great life, slow down. Anyone can caffeinate & push hard toward a goal. But it's not sustainable. Long-term energy comes from alignment. And alignment requires feeling the subtle difference between energy created from anxiety & energy created from inspiration.

I measure my success not on money, publications, career or educational achievements-although all of them are nice. Every day, I just measure how safe, comfortable and honest people can be around me. If I have made everyone feel like they can talk real to me- doing well.

Having my annual sit down with the ghost of an old friend. Memorial benches are such a good way of remembering: I can totally feel Albert’s boney but strong old arm holding my shoulder, asking me if I am ready to dig. #ghostsofvindolanda #diggingseason

An exception to my generally non -political feed to share this video of a Tory questioning another Tory and the one being questioned doesn’t know their own processes. This is a ‘work practices’ issue: if I mumble that much through a question, I don’t know the answer.

Assigning anaerobic posts- to the untrained eye all equally round or squared, all equally woody and forming a potential infinite number of linear combinations- to each building in QGIS is at the same time my best work and my worst nightmare #archaeology #drawingup #crosseyed

Our new paper following the excellent "Digging up Memories" online exhibit is now out! Thank you to everyone who viewed the exhibit and gave us your thoughts! Vindolanda Trust Gillian Taylor TEES: TU Earth & Environmental Science @TeesUniSHLS Elsevier doi.org/10.1016/j.daac…

Really looking forward to chatting with Marta Alberti this afternoon about her excellent study of female identity and use wear on spindle whorls at Vindolanda and Corbridge! doi.org/10.16995/traj.…

When the fill is clay and the cut is through tempered clay, and there is 27 English degrees on site. At least the edges are obvious, eh?

That is a nicely excavated horse burial! Mad props to all involved. Also is it just me seeing the pound coin sized round bit of skull missing between the jaw and eyesocket? Is that sample? Or evidence of vet cutting out an abscess? So curious!

If you are a Roman frontiers ECR Marta Alberti & Catherine Teitz’s have set up a Roman Frontiers ECR Network. You can sign up to the email newsletter by entering your email on this form: forms.gle/dBZzDX5J1dSJ7q… Dr Jo Ball

If you are between the ages of 18-25, this is an amazing all-inclusive opportunity to gain some experience in the field. Apply following the link, until the 11th October!

Looking forward to having the time to open this up as I attempt to finish this damn PhD with one of the most sloppiest colds ever.

My post ex team found this in a period I context- circa AD85-95! One big fish that I think would make Dr Hannah Russ FSA MCIfA very happy! We have a running bet on the species- any guesses?

A #romanfinds chat alert! The Roman Frontiers ECR network presents an evening with Curators from Vindolanda, EH,TWAM and NMS, talking about starting a career in Finds, what a curator does, and much more. 10th Jan, on Zoom, 6-7pm. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Planning for the week.. how about some reading on archaeological leather.. our latest paper in Royal Society of Chemistry with Helga, Rhys Williams and Elizabeth Greene pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…