Last week Rebecca Boyd and I launched our books with a brilliant night of discussion with Karen Dempsey Thanks to all who joined us in person UCC Ireland and online! Recording available soon Boydell & Brewer UCC Archaeology UCC Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences UCC Radical Humanities Laboratory

Boysies! tried all the dating apps? This is your sign to go to the British Museum 's Life in the Roman Army! 58.1% of museum managers, 47% of archaeologists, and something like 75% of museum studies students are women - so head over and get #womansplained to today!

Late medieval strap-ends with moulded St Christopher (and Christ Child) are often found broken and incomplete. But, tantalisingly, sometimes the religious figures seem to have been extracted deliberately for use as amuletic figurines. #MedRit Images Portable Antiquities & Treasure #FindsFriday

🔊 Ancient history latest This week's In Our Time focuses on the last pagan Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (AD 361-363). Professor of Late Roman & Byzantine History Cardiff University Shaun Tougher joins the guest expert panel 📻Thurs 9am (+IPlayer) tinyurl.com/4catbh88

The time of year when more wild flowers are making an appearance in the grassland of burial grounds. If you visit a site that is letting grass grow longer to let flowers to grow, please show your support by leaving a message in the visitors book🌿

Delighted to involved in running this interdisciplinary workshop on Place-Based Histories for Early Career Researchers, organised by HistoryLab, Centre for the History of People Place & Community Institute of Historical Research & hosted by Sheffield Hallam University on 5th September 2024. Find out more & sign up here: history.ac.uk/events/place-b…

There are lots of #ChurchesCountOnNature events organised as part of #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek To find out if there is one taking place near you check this map - new activities being added every week 🙌 caringforgodsacre.org.uk/get-involved/v…

Read a little more about this badge on the #MeRit website: research.reading.ac.uk/medieval-ritua…

Applications are invited for the post of Heritage Officer at Kildare County Council See ow.ly/XGtz50SN2WH for details. Heritage Officers are employed by Local Authorities in partnership with The Heritage Council under the auspices of the Heritage Officer Programme.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who organised events for #HeritageWeek2024! With over 2,326 events across Ireland, it was a brilliant success. Your passion made it all possible! Here’s to preserving and celebrating our heritage together. #LoveYourHeritage #PassItOn

“UCD Archaeologists Prof Gabriel Cooney & Prof Graeme Warren win prestigious European Association of Archaeologists (EAA) Book Prize” ucd.ie/newsandopinion… UCD Archaeology, Dublin UCD Social Sciences University College Dublin Graeme Warren European Association of Archaeologists

*job klaxon* I'm so excited to announce we're hiring a Curator of Osteoarchaeology to curate our Scottish archaeological human remains collections National Museums Scotland! Come work with us! Deadline for applications: 22nd Sept. careers.nms.ac.uk/job/602768

Joining today a session in memory of Liv Helga Dommasnes (1949-2023), norwegian pioneer in Gender and Feminist Archaeology #EAA2024 #s1060 First, the session co-organisers shared personal memories on her. Afterwards, Tove Hjorungdal presented her early scientific work.

Ahead of the conference, we're showcasing our fabulous line-up of talks. Starting with our first keynote by Roberta Gilchrist of @UniRdg_Arch: Medieval Ritual Objects in the Landscape - Mapping Meaningful Deposition. 1/3

The non-profit I run that excavates historic Romany Gypsy sites to teach present-day Romany people archaeology skills could do with a few more pro archaeologists for 16th - 22nd in the New Forest! Can pay a decent wage though accommodation is down to you, so local is better!