A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore 🧵

Marking 10 years employed at Archaeology UoYork University of York today! Thanks to the friends, colleagues and our amazing, amazing students who have made it so inspiring, intellectually challenging and enjoyable.

This paper comes from the project NeoPOT led by my amazing collaborator and friend Peter Tóth at Masaryk University

Can’t wait to read the rest of the papers

Prehistoric news to share? Would like to report on PhD research, a recent discovery or preliminary excavation results? We're looking for contributions to autumn newsletter, deadline 15 Sept. E-mail Susan Greaney [email protected] with ideas or queries. Thank you🙂

🧬Fantastic line-up for our workshop “Beyond Genetics” is now available online. Check it out! Looking forward to being back in #Vienna for a couple of days, in great company, including co-organizers Ana M. Herrero Corral & Katharina Rebay-Salisbury. Thanks Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut Austrian Academy of Sciences Field Museum Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Amazing work by the Wessex Archaeology team, straight on the reading list!

An overview of our LBK periphery project is out: delayed colonisation, coexistence with hunter-gatherers, early cultivation of barley and more: doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2… In collaboration with Michaela Ptáková Petr Šída Petr Pokorný and others

This was an extraordinary experience, to process between the three henges - such a treat. Thanks English Heritage Dr Jennifer Wexler

Happy to share a collaborative review on the impacts of human societies on earth systems over the very long term. Lots of insight here, and lots more to learn. Thanks to for putting the piece together! Archaeology UoYork Department of Environment and Geography annualreviews.org/content/journa…

One more great volume on gender studies in archaeology coming out this year! #archaeology #gender Archaeology and Gender in Europe | EAA Community European Association of Archaeologists routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

Happy to present another paper in which peptide based sex estimation made a real difference: nature.com/articles/s4159…

Can’t quite believe it. Off to Newfoundland to talk longhouses! #ThisJob

Listen back to me talking more nonsense about cheese on the Today programme here (about 1 hour 24 minutes in) 🧀🧀🧀bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Extremely pleased to welcome Brenna Hassett to Archaeology UoYork for her public lecture on 18 October, World Menopause Day: "Past It? Digging up the radical evolution of menopause and the archaeology of women" york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

JOBS KLAXON - we are also now recruiting EIGHT - yes 8 - new colleagues to join the @ADS_update team and help us build the HSDS: See our recruitment site here: features.york.ac.uk/hsds-jobs/

Big news! Two major projects in the Department of Archaeology will form part of a new national infrastructure for Heritage Science. york.ac.uk/archaeology/ab…

Professor Rebecca Gowland from Durham Archaeology will be presenting this year's Joan Pye lecture: 'Life in Roman Britain: A view from the skeleton' 📆 Weds 6th Nov 2024, 7pm (GMT) This is a FREE Zoom webinar - book now👉: tinyurl.com/Romanskeletons #Archaeology #DUresearch #RomanBritain

New office door plate when I got in this morning! Thank you to whoever arranged this probably one of Archaeology UoYork amazing professional services team, who are just the best 💖