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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · 15d

We don’t just write about archaeology!

Here is our editor Tansy (pictured in red) who participated in a resistivity survey with the Suffolk Archaeological Field Group this past weekend! 🏺

Two men and a woman stand in a grassy field holding surveying equipment. They’re are all smiling at the camera.

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · 16d

This is so enormously sad! Unbelievable that the university management can't see the value in a collection like this.

Zooarchaeology Lab Sheffield @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social · 18d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEv... For decades we've worked to enhance the Sheffield Zooarch Lab & to see years of dedication destroyed by corporate executives who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing is heart breaking @watchingbrief.bsky.social #savesheffieldarchaeology

The destruction of the Zooarch laboratories in Sheffield

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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · Sep 4

👏👏 Congratulations to our colleague Marjolein D. Bosch on receiving an #ERC Starting Grant for her COPE project. She will explore how Ice Age hunters and gatherers responded to cold temperatures, resource scarcity 💦 🦌 🌱 , and environmental changes 30,000 years ago.
More info: buff.ly/EGicG8z

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Aug 3

That's gorgeous!

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · Jun 19

🚨Archaeo-Science Job Klaxon🚨Please Share!
We're hiring an interim Lab Manager here at @uclarchaeology.bsky.social. Would be esp suited to someone with experience of running Archaeobotany, Human Osteology or Zooarchaeology lab.
£53-64k in a great department.
🏺🧪🦴🌱🔬🦣
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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The Megalithic Portal Ancient Sites & Stones @megalithic.bsky.social · Jun 19

Win a signed copy of the wonderful new book Stone Lands by Fiona Robertson. To enter please repost and like this post and follow us on here if you haven’t already. More… 1/

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Emily Hallinan @eshallinan.bsky.social · Jun 18

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow at 11am (UK/Lisbon time) to hear from @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social and @tansybranscombe.bsky.social in the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths
videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/9355232390...

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Good people to speak to would be e.g. Andre Colonese, Marcello Mannino, @marjolein-bosch.bsky.social, @amylprendergast.bsky.social, @niklashausmann.bsky.social, Bernd Schöne. There are many more out there though!

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

To be honest, I think if she has some experience I doubt that most PhD programmes would be looking for specific evidence. I think most archaeologists in this field have primarily learnt 'on the job', with the help of guide books.

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

If identification is the main goal, she might want to look into more biology/ecology themed courses/workshops (I'm afraid I don't have any specific suggestions for that!)

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

What kind of training is she after? Something traditional zooarch-y, identification, labwork techniques etc? I also don't know of specific courses, but in my experience there are plenty of lovely people working in the field who have always been very generous in giving their time to provide training

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 10

Are you a graduate student thinking about career paths outside academia? Come listen to me and @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social talk about working in publishing at the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths seminar 📚

Emily Hallinan @eshallinan.bsky.social · Jun 10

We're excited to announce the next @icarehb.bsky.social Alt-Ac Paths conversation, with Luíseach Nic Eoin @roinnanluisigh.bsky.social and Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social, who now work at @natecoevo.nature.com and @barpublishing.bsky.social.
Thurs 19th June, 11am (GMT), Zoom link below.

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Dr Amy Prendergast @amylprendergast.bsky.social · Jun 10

Happy to share our new publication which shows the potential of LIBS Mg/Ca mapping to characterise seasonal shellfish foraging practices from Tasmanian limpet shells. 🐚 Led by @fleurking.bsky.social #archsci #sclerochronology @niklashausmann.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A key to seasonal shellfish exploitation: Elemental mapping of Mg/Ca ratios in Lutruwita (Tasmania) Cellana limpets

The littoral environment has considerable influence on life history traits and patterns of growth in marine molluscs due to changes in water temperatu…

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 7

More molluscs! 🐚🎊 @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social #Europa2025Reading

Photo of Martin Bell presenting PowerPoint slide including a diagram of terrestrial mollusc presence/absence over time at Lyminge, alongside absolute dating on those molluscs.

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 7

It's time for Martin Bell's Europa Lecture! Looking forward to learning all about landscape connectivity in Prehistory 🏺 @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social #Europa2025Reading

Martin Bell presents a PowerPoint slide. On the left is a photo of a woodland path and on the right is a map showing an entangled connection of routes.

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Jun 7

Very excited to see some molluscan representation at the @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social's Europa conference! Nick Barton is presenting on connectivity in the Mesolithic landscape, including shell beads from Mesolithic sites in South Wales 🐚🏺 #Europa2025Reading

Photo of lecture theatre, including the back of some heads in front of a screen showing a photo of King Arthur's cave with images of cowrie and periwinkle artefacts. Nick Barton stands behind a lectern on the left of the photo.

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Jun 7

Attending The Prehistoric Society Europa Conference 2025 today? Find our Editor Tansy to discuss publishing with us!🏺

@prehistoricsociety.bsky.social

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · May 1

Our Editor Tansy is enjoying her time in Cardiff at the Iron Age Dialogues conference!

Here is Mary Davis speaking about hoards this morning. 🏺

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Apr 10

Ever wondered what medieval England may have sounded like?🎶

Dive into the soundscape of Early Medieval society with Lucy-Anne Taylor's new book. With in-depth archaeological analysis and captivating video re-creations of ancient instruments, it's a full sensory journey into history. 🏺

#medievalsky

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Chris Dwan @archaeodwan.bsky.social · Feb 26

I'm thrilled to announce that this is finally a reality!

My thesis is now available as a book through @barpublishing.bsky.social. My thanks to the whole BAR team for their hard work and patience.
Check it out here shorturl.at/fdB4o

#archaeology #landscapearchaeology #prehistory #sheffielduni

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 24

We are thrilled to announce the publication of Military Households of Roman Auxiliary Commanders in Western Europe and North Africa by @clairemillington.bsky.social!🏺

Now available here: doi.org/10.30861/978...

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Tansy Branscombe @tansybranscombe.bsky.social · Feb 20

He was gorgeous! Very sorry for your loss. (From Gwyn's mum!)

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 20

The crossover we never knew we needed - today is World Anthropology Day and National Love Your Pet Day! 🏺🐕

Gwyn would like to celebrate by sharing her favourite BAR book, The Future is Indigenous!

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · Feb 20

Today is my 32nd birthday and I’ll be donating £32 to a couple of Palestinian fundraisers - like Mustafa’s!

Mustafa has lost so much and needs our help to support his family in Gaza . Please consider donating at the link below and share his fundraiser widely!

tiny.cc/helpmustafa

A graphic split in three sections - the top section has white text on a red background which reads, "Donate to help out Mustafa and his family in Gaza!" with a white line drawing of an olive branch. The bottom left section depicts a photo of a small boy in a yellow jumper standing in the centre of a destroyed room on a black background. The bottom right section depicts a green background with a QR code and in white text a link: http://tiny.cc/helpmustafa

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 6

We are officially coming off of X and focusing our efforts on fostering our archaeology community here!

Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺

#ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky

a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone

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