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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 28

Huge thanks to Brennan Dew, Evan Parker and everyone at the South Australian Museum! #gallowayhoard

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 26

Come and study with us. #Flinders #openday2025 #medievalsky

An historian of early 20th century Spain laughing at a video of a scholar of medieval literature being interviewed.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · Jul 25

Ok folks... it's that day when you get to #AskAnArchaeologist anything!

#Archaeology ⚱️

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · Jul 25

Today is #AskAnArchaeologist Day and our intrepid team @nattrustarch.bsky.social is poised ready to answer.

So, what have you always wanted to know about archaeology?

National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Jul 25

We'll be answering your questions from 10am, so please feel free to start posting and we'll catch up with you later!

#AskAnArchaeologist #FestivalofArchaeology

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An archaeologist walking through a field of grass with low, rolling hills in the background and trees on higher ground

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Jul 25

It's #AskAnArchaeologist day!

We're thrilled to be sponsoring the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social event, so if there's anything you've wanted to ask an archaeologist fire away!

Follow @askanarchaeologist.bsky.social for highlights.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · Jul 25

We'll be answering your questions from 10am, so please feel free to start posting and we'll catch up with you later!

#AskAnArchaeologist #FestivalofArchaeology

@nationaltrust.org.uk
@archaeologyuk.bsky.social

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

Calling all curious minds! Today is #AskAnArchaeologistDay, your chance to ask anything you’ve ever wanted to know about archaeology!

📱 Join the conversation on X, BlueSky, TikTok, and Instagram, just use the hashtag #AskAnArchaeologist or ask your question in the comments to get involved.

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Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Flinders University @flindersmedieval.bsky.social · Jul 24

New publication in Australian archaeolinguistics!

Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Australian archaeolinguistics

AbstractThis chapter discusses the linguistic, genetic, and archaeological stories of the Indigenous peoples of the area now known as Australia (the southe

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 24

So exciting to see this work being done by Claire Bowern, @dnatimetravel.bsky.social, Liusa Miceli, Raymond Tobler and @peteveth.bsky.social!

Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Australian archaeolinguistics

AbstractThis chapter discusses the linguistic, genetic, and archaeological stories of the Indigenous peoples of the area now known as Australia (the southe

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Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Flinders University @flindersmedieval.bsky.social · Jul 21

ARC2214 Europe Before Europe starts next week! Taught by @erinsebo.bsky.social, @johnkmccarthy.bsky.social, @janaanvari.bsky.social, Chelsea Wiseman, and @danclaggett.bsky.social

Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Oct 9

Lucky enough to be teaching into archaeology this week!

Me, laughing, in front of a slide of a map of the fall of Western Roman Empire. Not really sure that this is helpful context.

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 19

Always startling to see the #AlfredJewel in real life. Especially interesting now that I've seen the #GallowayHoard which potentially destabilises the identification as an æstel.

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · Jul 18

Fellowship Opportunity!

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge seeks one Early-Career Researcher (4 years). This year applications will be considered in the following subjects: Modern and Medieval Languages; Classics; Linguistics; Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY167/e...

Early-Career Research Fellowship at University of Cambridge

Recruiting now: Early-Career Research Fellowship on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 19

📣#CFP for the PMRG conference!

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jul 19

Always lovely to see my colleague, @samleggs22.bsky.social's work @maacambridge.bsky.social!

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Madame Hardy @madamehardy.bsky.social · Jun 14

Brighten your day. Historian rediscovers a pre-Incan method of water storage, gets money to restore the existing structures, and the town he grew up in now has access to water 10 hours a day, up from 1/2 hour per day. The details are v. cool.

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A map, a myth and a pre-Incan lagoon: the man who brought water back to a drought-ridden town

When historian Galo Ramón uncovered a long-forgotten pre-Incan water system in Ecuador, he set about restoring it, and helped transform the landscape and livelihoods

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UHI Archaeology Institute @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social · Jun 25

Dr Antonia Thomas had a very early start yesterday when she co-convened a session at the World Archaeological Congress in Darwin, Australia.
#WAC10 #archaeology #Graffiti #Orkney #ThinkUHI #UHIOrkney

Graffiti was the topic of Australian conference session co-convened by institute lecturer

Dr Antonia Thomas had a very early start yesterday when she co-convened a session at the World Archaeological Congress in Darwin, Australia.

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jun 27

With the Villaricos Stele, the earliest indigenous Punic inscription in Spain

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Glam Adelaide @glamadelaide.com.au · Feb 7

Explore rare Viking-age treasures at the South Australian Museum >> https://glamadelaide.com.au/explore-rare-viking-age-treasures-at-the-south-australian-museum

Explore rare Viking-age treasures at the South Australian Museum

Adelaide will make history as the first stop on the global tour of ‘Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard’, marking the collection’s debut outside the UK.

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Kate Lawrence, @flindersuniversity.bsky.social PhD researcher, speaking about her work at the South Australian Museum for #VikingFest

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Craig Barker @drcraigb.bsky.social · Jun 30

“The 2,000-Year-Old ‘Perfume Garden’ in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory”
#archaeology 🏺

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The 2,000-Year-Old 'Perfume Garden' in the Ancient City of Pompeii Has Been Restored to Its Former Glory

The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once used the plants to experiment with new scents

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Ulrike Graßnick @ulrikegrassnick.bsky.social · Jun 30

Mood.

#medievalsky

@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social MS Douce 366, f. 41v

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · May 15

The Cuerdale Hoard was discovered by workmen beside the River Ribble near Preston, Lancashire, #OTD in 1840. One of the largest Viking silver hoards ever found, it comprised around 8,600 items. 📸British Museum #medievalsky

Coins and bullion from the Cuerdale Hoard.

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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · May 16

May 16: Feast of Brénainn mac Findloga (Brendan the Navigator) († c.577), founder-abbot of Cluain Fearta (Clonfert, Ireland). According to his Life, he also founded a monastery on Ailech in the Hebrides, which has been identified with Eileach an Naoimh, pictured. 📸Rude Health #medievalsky

Ruins at Eileach an Naoimh, an uninhabited island in the Inner Hebrides.

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European Association of Archaeologists @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social · May 15

🏺 Submerged stone tools and stone circles discovered off the coast of #Scotland show that people were settling farther north than what was previously thought 11,000 years ago

#Archaeology
#SubmergedLandscapes
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'Ultimate adventure story': Submerged stone circles reveal perilous migration of prehistoric people to far northern Scotland 11,000 years ago

Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed.

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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · May 15

It was always a "real thing," it just turns out to be a little bit older - and therefore more important - than originally thought. This article demonstrates how the word "copy" can be misinterpreted, especially in the context of medieval manuscript studies. 1/2

The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · May 15

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Harvard cut-price Magna Carta 'copy' now believed genuine

Harvard Law School paid just $27 for the document, which UK academics now think is the real thing.

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