Digcrazygal
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Digcrazygal
@digcrazygal.bsky.social
· Sep 9
I have had so much fun learning more than teaching this year! #archaeology #nextgen #youngarchaeologists
As a professional archaeologist, it is disheartening to see "treasure" finds celebrated as financial windfalls while the skilled site assistants who record our heritage every day struggle for a living wage.
Hey UK archaeology. Let's all just cash in our years of knowledge, understanding, professionalism, trust, integrity, stakeholder partnerships, land owner networks, Professorial privilege, university accreditation.
Buy a metal detector and make some (more) money. 🏺
Buy a metal detector and make some (more) money. 🏺
*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder*
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
As a professional archaeologist, it is disheartening to see "treasure" finds celebrated as financial windfalls while the skilled site assistants who record our heritage every day struggle for a living wage.
What a fabulous evening of cocktails, Mexican food, and the new Wuthering Heights. A vast departure from the original novel. But a truly beautiful piece of artistic cinema!
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
What a fabulous evening of cocktails, Mexican food, and the new Wuthering Heights. A vast departure from the original novel. But a truly beautiful piece of artistic cinema!
Chalke looks lovely as always, shame it is unaffordable for so many who work in our heritage sector, I have been incredibly fortunate in that my partner has consistently funded my conference and cpd costs. But those at the coalface often cannot attend such www.chalkefestival.com?gad_source=1...
Home - Chalke History Festival
Chalke History Festival, is a week long festival of talks, events and curated experiences from the biggest names in history.
www.chalkefestival.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Chalke looks lovely as always, shame it is unaffordable for so many who work in our heritage sector, I have been incredibly fortunate in that my partner has consistently funded my conference and cpd costs. But those at the coalface often cannot attend such www.chalkefestival.com?gad_source=1...
I spent yesterday evening getting hands-on with some craft-based teaching materials for our upcoming Ancient Greece day at Archaeodiscovery Ltd. 🏺
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 AM
I spent yesterday evening getting hands-on with some craft-based teaching materials for our upcoming Ancient Greece day at Archaeodiscovery Ltd. 🏺
Lovely quiet evening putting together laurel wreaths for our day school on Greek Archaeology coming up
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Lovely quiet evening putting together laurel wreaths for our day school on Greek Archaeology coming up
Oh my goddess! Only 5 years older than myself, that's no age at all. I didn't even know of his illness
James Van Der Beek, who starred in the teen drama series "Dawson’s Creek," has died at 48
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Oh my goddess! Only 5 years older than myself, that's no age at all. I didn't even know of his illness
My fabulous friend Niko is giving this talk relating to Georgian Archaeology! www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/kingd...
The Kingdom of Egrisi (Lazica), 1st-8th c. AD: an historical and archaeological overview- Dr Nikoloz Murgulia (Georgian National Museum & the Georgian American University, Tbilisi)
This event is jointly hosted by King's Silk Roads and the Friends of Academic Research in Georgia- FaRIG.orgThe presentation will examine the origin, development, and decline of the Kingdom of Egrisi ...
www.kings.cam.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
My fabulous friend Niko is giving this talk relating to Georgian Archaeology! www.kings.cam.ac.uk/events/kingd...
From the trenches to the lab, and every ancient stone in between. 🏺✨ Celebrating #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience by looking back at the dirt, the discoveries, and the incredible women who make this field what it is.
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
From the trenches to the lab, and every ancient stone in between. 🏺✨ Celebrating #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience by looking back at the dirt, the discoveries, and the incredible women who make this field what it is.
Happy #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience Just a few of my many adventures in and sharing #archaeology, including many opportunities I have been gifted to share with female students amongst others
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Happy #internationaldayofwomenandgirlsinscience Just a few of my many adventures in and sharing #archaeology, including many opportunities I have been gifted to share with female students amongst others
Momentary panic as a conference proposal acceptance drops into my inbox... #archaeology
February 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Momentary panic as a conference proposal acceptance drops into my inbox... #archaeology
POV you get Kitana nails...
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
POV you get Kitana nails...
There is something delightfully decadent about a sauna on a rainy day like today!
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
There is something delightfully decadent about a sauna on a rainy day like today!
This was worth suffering the Pats for! I love the dedication to authenticity, the research into the history, the recognition that America, the same as England for that matter, is a country wholly reliant upon immigration for the wonderful, culturally rich, diverse creation it is in the modern day.
Bad Bunny has a consulting historian. news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
This was worth suffering the Pats for! I love the dedication to authenticity, the research into the history, the recognition that America, the same as England for that matter, is a country wholly reliant upon immigration for the wonderful, culturally rich, diverse creation it is in the modern day.
This is one of my favourite memorials to visit! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Legend claims that princess died in Bosham millstream in Sussex
The princess was the daughter of King Cnut, the 11th Century ruler of England, Denmark and Norway.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This is one of my favourite memorials to visit! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Archaeology is political. Heritage is political. The past is political.
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Archaeology is political. Heritage is political. The past is political.
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Archaeology Exhibition Day | Saturday 21 Feb 11-3 | Bexhill Drill Hall
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Archaeology Exhibition Day | Saturday 21 Feb 11-3 | Bexhill Drill Hall
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
Fabulous value talks from former and current colleagues of mine. #archaeology
Our Spring Talk Series is back! 🌿
Join our online talks exploring Sussex archaeology & heritage, with the first on Tue 3 Feb:
Simon Stevens – A powerful look at the WWI Training Camp at Cooden, revealed through recent archaeological excavations.
Tickets: £0-£5. More here: sussexpast.co.uk/whats-on/
Join our online talks exploring Sussex archaeology & heritage, with the first on Tue 3 Feb:
Simon Stevens – A powerful look at the WWI Training Camp at Cooden, revealed through recent archaeological excavations.
Tickets: £0-£5. More here: sussexpast.co.uk/whats-on/
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Fabulous value talks from former and current colleagues of mine. #archaeology
Timehop reminds me it's the anniversary of our first conference. We were ahead of our time! Surely one of the first in person and online in real time archaeology conferences? Took Covid-19 for the rest of the world to catch up! Always the trendsetter our Theresa!
February 3, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Timehop reminds me it's the anniversary of our first conference. We were ahead of our time! Surely one of the first in person and online in real time archaeology conferences? Took Covid-19 for the rest of the world to catch up! Always the trendsetter our Theresa!
Exploring local history with my young archaeologists club today!
January 31, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Exploring local history with my young archaeologists club today!
Love my local coffee shop! Fixed me right up with caffeine to face my YAC kiddies early this morning!
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Love my local coffee shop! Fixed me right up with caffeine to face my YAC kiddies early this morning!
Some fabulous dayschools for 2026 being led by @brightonhovearch.bsky.social !
An amazing, knowledgeable, friendly bunch of folks that I continue to learn from at every event! They're constant supports for our YACs and community digs. #communityarchaeology #archaeology
An amazing, knowledgeable, friendly bunch of folks that I continue to learn from at every event! They're constant supports for our YACs and community digs. #communityarchaeology #archaeology
Brighton and Hove Archaeology Society - 2026 Day-schools
The Day-schools are held at the Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton BN1 8TA
The Day-schools are held at the Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton BN1 8TA
January 30, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Some fabulous dayschools for 2026 being led by @brightonhovearch.bsky.social !
An amazing, knowledgeable, friendly bunch of folks that I continue to learn from at every event! They're constant supports for our YACs and community digs. #communityarchaeology #archaeology
An amazing, knowledgeable, friendly bunch of folks that I continue to learn from at every event! They're constant supports for our YACs and community digs. #communityarchaeology #archaeology
What a fabulous venue for the culture and environment meeting today!
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
What a fabulous venue for the culture and environment meeting today!
Fabulous evening watching the Varna International Ballet Company perform Cinderella! Also lovely drinks and food at Ivy Asia!
January 29, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Fabulous evening watching the Varna International Ballet Company perform Cinderella! Also lovely drinks and food at Ivy Asia!
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Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."