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Amy Richardson
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Co-Investigator on the States of Clay project. Archaeology of prehistoric and protohistoric Southwest Asia. Interested in human connections through everyday objects. https://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/amy-richardson
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
Hi Bluesky folks!
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 10
Thanks to @sidestone.bsky.social for publishing the volume and for generous support from @bisi1932.bsky.social , @thebiaankara.bsky.social , British Institute of Persian Studies, and the University of Reading.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 10
It’s been an absolute pleasure to co-edit the volume with the brilliant @claudiaglatz.bsky.social , Mónica Palmero Fernandéz and Michael Seymour.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 10
This volume includes 25 papers on key transitions from friends and former students relating to Roger Matthews’ research across Iraq, Iran, Syria and Türkiye.

We very much enjoyed springing the surprise on Roger in a special workshop at #ICAANE in Lyon. Our huge thanks to all who contributed!
Roger Matthews (looking surprised) sits next to Wendy Matthews at a desk in front of a room of people who were clearly in on the conspiracy
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Jun 10
New book out now! 🏺Available to order or read online (for free!): Tracing Transitions and Connecting Communities in the Archaeology of Southwest Asia: Papers in Honour of Roger Matthews

www.sidestone.com/books/tracin...
A paperback copy of Tracing Transitions and Connecting Communities sits in front of a stack of books
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Apr 22
🏺Out today! A systematic review of the evidence for the development of bureaucratic practices in Iran:
Information Revolutions and Information Transitions: Counting, Sealing, Writing in Iran 10,000–300 BC
In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of counting, sealing, and writing practices in ancient Iran, spanning approximately 9000 years from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. The survival of cl...
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Jana Mynářová @pudukhepa.bsky.social · Mar 5
Attention Assyriologists & Mesopotamian archaeologists! The IAA Prize for the Best Article of an Early Career Scholar is open for submissions until March 31, 2025. Win €1,000 and gain recognition for your work! Details & submission: iaassyriology.com/iaa-prize/ #Assyriology #Archaeology #EarlyCareer
IAA Prize for the Best Article of an Early Career Scholar - The International Association for Assyriology
The IAA awards a prize for the best article in Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology   Rules and Regulations Eligibility Requirements The article must be written in one of the official RAI language...
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · Jan 30
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
Fabulous new evidence for Bronze Age textiles, weaving techniques, and even for blue dyes.
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Nov 27
NEW Analysis of two surviving textile fragments from Bronze Age Beycesultan Höyük, Anatolia, finds they were made with unique techniques and dyed blue, providing a rare example of the textile industry and luxury fabrics in ancient Türkiye.

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Close-up image of a preserved, burnt textile fragment, highlighting the weave.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
Digital Humanities approaches and Open Research to support sustainable heritage development.
research.reading.ac.uk/digitalhuman...
A map of Iraq and Iran overlaid with boxes depicting a range of digital approaches to research.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
2. New approaches to the development of bureaucracy, through analysis of clay tokens, tablets and sealings, within the States of Clay Project.
research.reading.ac.uk/statesofclay/
A map featuring sites in Mesopotamia, with a photo of a women working at a laptop next to an analyser.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
1. 1. Long-distance networks through materials exchange in the Neolithic, building on my recent work with the MENTICA project.
research.reading.ac.uk/mentica/
A map of the Fertile Crescent, with inset images of beads and the archaeological excavations at Bestansur.
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Amy Richardson @alrichardson.bsky.social · Nov 28
Hi Bluesky folks!
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
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