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Dr Claire Harris

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#Palaeolithic and #Intertidal Archaeologist. 🦣🏺⚓ MOLA Public Impact | Associate Lecturer @ Birkbeck | Honorary Research Fellow @ QMUL Geography | Research Associate @ Pathways to Ancient Britain | she/her #Thames #TalkingBallast

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · Aug 18

🦣 Take a virtual field trip to some of the key Palaeolithic sites along the North Norfolk coast.

Including text, videos, images & links to further resources.

https://www.pabproject.org/research-projects/happisburgh/north-norfolk-coast-virtual-field-trip/

Happisburgh | Archaeology

North Norfolk Coast Virtual Field Trip – Pathways to Ancient Britain

www.pabproject.org

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · 7d

The map includes clips of oral history interviews with local residents. These records share the story of coastal change as told by the people living with those changes.

cim.mola.org.uk/map/records/...

A screenshot of a record on the Coasts In Mind community archive map. The record "Over the Edge: WWII Coastal Defence Structure Erodes at Rapid Rate" is linked to an oral history clip from a local resident.

Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · 7d

I've been supporting @coastsinmind.bsky.social Team Swale. This week we've launched the #CoastsInMind community map.

cim.mola.org.uk/map

#CoastsInMind is a MOLA project made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and #NationalLottery players.

#ForeshoreFriday 🏺🌊⚓️

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

We have one last surprise for #AskAnArchaeologist...

To keep the discoveries flowing & to celebrate #FestivalOfArchaeology, we’re unlocking the British Archaeology archives for ONE WEEKEND ONLY - totally OPEN ACCESS! 🔓👉 shorturl.at/7uZaD

Let us know what you uncover!

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · Jul 18

historicengland.org.uk/research/cur...

Unpath'd Waters: Set Sail into the Future of UK Maritime Heritage | Historic England

A project that explores how we can join up the UK’s rich marine heritage collections and use cutting-edge technology to unlock access to them.

historicengland.org.uk

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · Jul 14

Great to see the results of our recent surveys on @skomerisland.bsky.social now online for everyone to explore! Enjoy seeing Skomer's prehistory in 3D 👇

#AncientBluesky #Islands #Skomer #Sketchfab

CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social · Jul 14

Explore 5,000 Years of Hidden History on Skomer Island – Now in 3D! A pioneering @RCAHMW drone survey, in partnership with @WTSWW, has revealed prehistoric sites—many normally off-limits to visitors. Discover more zurl.co/6qljh

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · Jul 15

Back on the foreshore today for a guided walk. It's always a pleasure to bump into mudlarks like Sean (@seanclarkmudlark on Insta) who can tell tales of London from the finds they discover.
#LiquidHistory #mudlarking

A group of people on the Thames foreshore. They are gathered around looking intently at a small find held in the hand of one of the people. A mudlark keeps the group enthralled with a tale of trade tokens and the Great Fire of London.

The guided walk was undertaken with the permission of the PLA.

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Jen Baird @jenbaird.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thanks to an incredibly generous former student, we have some wonderful news for archaeology at Birkbeck: a new institute.

The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies will enable research projects, support global collaborations, and fund studentships as well.

www.bbk.ac.uk/research/cen...

Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies - Birkbeck, University of London

www.bbk.ac.uk

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Jen Baird @jenbaird.bsky.social · Jul 8

So pleased that we have MA funding available this year for our MA Archaeology & Heritage Programme. Please spread the word (or get in touch if you have questions)!
www.bbk.ac.uk/student-serv...

The Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies Postgraduate Scholarships - Birkbeck, University of London

Find out more about the Carena Institute postgraduate scholarships with project themes and how to apply.

www.bbk.ac.uk

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Ollie Harris @ojth.bsky.social · Jun 27

Come and chat power with us @tag2025york.bsky.social in December!

A poster showing a fist and encouraging people to send in abstracts for a TAG session

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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · May 30

#londonriversweek2025 runs from today until Sunday 8th June. There’s still time to register for an event. Please register here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/categ...

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Lara Band @laraband.bsky.social · May 30

For #LondonRiversWeek I'm sharing a photo of the Channelsea, much culverted but where it emerges is a lovely marshy spot, cared for by #SurgeCollective #BlancSceol and the site, recently, for #LeakyInstruments workshops on how we can live ethically with rivers #RiverCommons

A glimpse through the fine branches of a tree at tidal marshland with a narrow river running through it

A sample tube for microbial waters lies on a printed historic map, and a piece of paper with prompts for poems on marsh mud

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · May 30

Wishing my colleagues from ButCH Sef Penrose, @laraband.bsky.social & @angelapiccini.bsky.social a fabulous Gullfest more than human art and heritage FTW www.plymouthherald.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

Plymouth to celebrate its 'majestic' seagull population

'Gullfest honours them all'

www.plymouthherald.co.uk

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 30

If you see this, share your most recent photo of a London River!

(Don't forget to include alt text.)

#LondonRiversWeek

Kayaking on the River Lea. The photo is taken from the paddler's point of view and shows the front of an orange kayak on the water. The river is calm and the greenery hugging the banks of the river is lit by evening sunlight. A heron sits in a branch above the river and calmly watches the paddler.

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 29

The lecture on "Place-names, archaeology and environment" looks particularly interesting for @bbkhistorical.bsky.social students taking #ArchaeologicalLandscapes.

@drsadiewatson.bsky.social

#ClimateHeritage

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · May 29

Place-names make a unique contribution to our understanding of how we humans have interacted with our environment over the centuries.

Join us for six lectures exploring Scottish place-names, sponsored by Ordnance Survey.

Free online tickets are still available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhind-lect...

Old map with the words "Online Tickets Available" on it

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 28

#climateheritage

Andy Russell @andyrussell.bsky.social · May 27

PDRA job: latest Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities postdoc job looking at evidence and policy impact. We’re open to a range of approaches. 2 years, start ASAP, lots of collaboration opportunities. #academicjobs #researchjobs #postdoc #policyjobs

qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/candidate...

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Critical Environmental Policy Studies - QMUL Jobs

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Kate Spencer @profkatespencer.bsky.social · May 20

The inter-linked risks of climate change and our waste legacy will be felt along our eroding coastlines. Nice interview of @andyrussell.bsky.social at @egu.eu.
www.newscientist.com/article/2480...
@newscientist.com. Details of our @qmul.ac.uk @ukri.org project at www.ukcoastalandfillresilience.org

Toxic waste is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode landfills

Waste from old landfill sites is spilling onto beaches as rising seas erode coastlines - and some of it is toxic

www.newscientist.com

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Andy Russell @andyrussell.bsky.social · May 27

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Critical Environmental Policy Studies - QMUL Jobs

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Lorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · May 28

Out this morning & Open Access! 📢 My new article in Public Archaeology on the entanglement of archaeology, the far right and ancient genetic studies, using the British National Party as a case study: ‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity'

‘In Our Blood’: Archaeology and ‘Indigeneity’ in the British National Party’s Magazine Identity

This paper presents the first diachronic analysis of the appropriation of archaeological themes in British far-right politics, focusing on the British National Party’s publication Identity from 200...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 24

Reading @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social's 'Is A River Alive?' I find resonance in Yuvan's words, "Here in the intertidal zone is where the false opposition of life & death is undone." (2/2)

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 24

Working as a community archaeologist & researcher in the #intertidal zone, both in Norfolk & London, I have had many conversations about the solace that people find in time spent on the #foreshore. (1/2)

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 24

Archaeology matters because it is about far more than the past. We construct our archaeologies in the present & the stories we tell can help shape the world we live in & the futures that we are building. A PhD on mudlarking feels timely & relevant for all heritage professionals. (7/7)

Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 24

If you've heard me speak about the foreshore you'll have heard me talk about the importance of trying to understand how objects end up where they do, of thinking about formation processes & archaeological features, of the foreshore as landscape, & how it helps us tell untold stories. (6/n)

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Dr Claire Harris @drclaireharris.bsky.social · May 24

If you've visited @londonmuseum.bsky.social's 'Secrets of the Thames' & seen the finds recovered from the 'Roman Hole' you've seen how close monitoring of the foreshore by mudlarks can lead to the discovery of objects that would likely be lost or broken by the next tidal cycle. (5/n)

Secrets of the Thames

www.londonmuseum.org.uk

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