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Bronwen Russell
@curious-bronwen.bsky.social
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Visiting Fellow Dept Arch & Anth Bournemouth University - prop and costume making an extension of my crafting obsession - until recently also FoH @pdsw_org
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So fascinating to watch the programme making process - can’t wait to watch

We’re very lucky to have been part of your project @rakshadigs.bsky.social ☺️
rakshadigs.bsky.social Raksha Dave @rakshadigs.bsky.social · 13d
* contains images of human remains

I loved working on this show. Showcasing what archaeologists do best, their care and compassion when dealing with human remains.

Big thanks @durotrigesdig.bsky.social and @buarchanth.bsky.social

Hidden wonders is on tonight at 9pm More 4 #Archaeology 🏺
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
curious-bronwen.bsky.social
Great day out in Dorchester celebrating #maidencastle 40 years on -catching up with some friends and colleagues old and new!

This guy wasn’t bad @durotrigesdig.bsky.social
Dr Miles Russell Stands in front of a screen showing the title slide of his talk, Beyond the ‘Castle’ Maiden Castle - 40 years on programme of abstracts from the day
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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✨New Series ✨

We’re really looking forward to seeing @durotrigesdig.bsky.social in Hidden Wonders next week, presented by the awesome @rakshadigs.bsky.social and Sandi Toksvig
October 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Unashamedly proud mama moment 😍 good luck for the ceremony 🍀 @archaeologyuk.bsky.social

IG #stratmates

👉 bite-sized, informative archaeo content - daily field & research archaeologist life & the experiences of students and volunteers at Bmth Uni done with warmth and humour 🤗 @megsdigs.bsky.social
durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · Oct 5
CONGRATULATIONS to Meg @megsdigs.bsky.social and Jon of @buarchanth.bsky.social whose video series #Stratmates has been shortlisted for the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Archaeology Achievements Awards 2025 🥳

You can catch up with the #Stratmates backcatalogue over on #Instagram

#Archaeology #Dorset
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In the presence of an actual legend #SundayHuxley
September 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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@durotrigesdig.bsky.social I feel a theme ‘emerging’ #hillfortswednesday no longer occurs on #humpday but what should henceforth to be known as #dumpday
antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · Sep 24
How fit and healthy were the first people in the US Southwest? #NationalFitnessDay
Analysis of 8000-800-year-old coprolites from Bonneville Estates Rockshelter, Nevada indicates the traditional inhabitants hat extensive knowledge of medicinal plants.

(£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Animal bones and plant remains from the coprolites. The majority of the plants are medicinal.
September 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Good News! The bursary applications for TAG 2025 are open! Deadline 15th October. Apply via our website: tag2025.hosted.york.ac.uk/en/bursaries/
Bursaries - TAG 2025
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September 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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toriherridge.bsky.social
Open Quaternary is looking for a new Editor in Chief!

openquaternary.com/announcements

If you have any questions about OQ, or the role, I am very happy to answer Qs >> [email protected]
Announcements | Open Quaternary
We are looking to appoint an Editor-in-Chief starting in January 2026 for a period of three years. The new Editor-in-Chief will be working closely with the current Editors-in-Chief during a transition period.
openquaternary.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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charmouthhcc.bsky.social
There are just a few weeks left to enter The Children's Fossil Competition 2025!

Get your entries in by 30th September for your chance to have them on display in 2026 across three museums: charmouth.org/chcc/fossilc...
September 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Loving the #stratmates reels 😊
durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · Sep 6
Join Meg and Jon over on #instagram as they discover and discuss a stunning #Roman military incised gemstone (intaglio) found at the fort of Waddon Hill #Dorset

##RomanSiteSaturday #Stratmates #Archaeology

👇👇

www.instagram.com/reel/DOOciQD...
Two archaeologists examine an expanded image of a Roman incised gemstone in a still taken from a reel on instagram
September 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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This gorgeous ⛪️ is dedicated to St Mary and St Blaise. Nothing remains of the earlier AS church, the present building dates from the early C12th & clues to its modification can still be read in its walls! N of the church lie the ruins of the Priory guesthouse #boxgrovepriory #stonemasonarymonday
External view of flint church building showing scars of years of modification Romanesque column capitals inside the church View of the end flint-built wall of the ruined Priory’s guesthouse View of the Church of St Mary and St Blaise located in the historic village of Boxgrove. Wild grasses and cow parsley in the foreground
September 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Love this so much 😍 …off the top of my find paper plates….
darrellwakelam.bsky.social Darrell Wakelam @darrellwakelam.bsky.social · Aug 8
These paper plates are still keeping me occupied. There’s no stop-frame gimmicks used here, just my hands and a bit of practice. 😁👍
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky
August 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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En route to our new favourite archaeological site in West Sussex #HighdownBigDig - laters @romanpalace.bsky.social

@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
#WorthingMuseum
July 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Slightly concerned departmental relations maybe somewhat strained after recent fieldwork at @romanpalace.bsky.social 🤣

#hypocaustgate
buarchanth.bsky.social Bournemouth University Archaeology and Anthropology @buarchanth.bsky.social · Jul 29
Jon and Nick were also privileged enough to stand in the footsteps of many other admirers of the underfloor heating system, but don't tell @durotrigesdig.bsky.social #hypocaustgate
July 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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This was an awful lot of fun. Catch up on a video this weekend which covers our adventures at the Scottish Crannog Centre with the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social at the launch of last year’s festival of archaeology

youtu.be/lnkFZSr7y2I?...
Coming soon! A day in ruins
YouTube video by Career in Ruins
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July 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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So happy to squeeze in a visit to the @nationaltrust.org.uk Castlefield Viaduct garden and delighted to hear extra funding secured to expand the length of it. One of the hottest days so sadly the beautiful seating too hot to sit on and didn’t spot any high altitude voles!! #Manchester #Manchattan
Five views around the National Trust Castlefield Viaduct garden. Flowering plants juxtaposed with the industrial girders and ‘Manchattan’ skyline beyond
July 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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romanpalace.bsky.social
💥Jobs Jobs Jobs!!💥

We're looking for...

Director of Fishbourne Roman Palace
AND
Chief Operating Officer/Deputy CEO for Sussex Archaeological Society.

Because you can't have too many senior managers, right? 😐

sussexpast.co.uk/jobs/
A view of the Long Man of Wilmington hill figure with the words "We're hiring" above. The words are white against the pale blue background of the sky so are barely visible. Seriously... who chose these colours?
July 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Excellent!
July 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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“I like big pots and I cannot lie”
durotrigesdig.bsky.social Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · Jun 22
Bronwen is excavating one of the few Iron Age postholes at #Durotriges25

It contains a near complete (if broken) Iron Age pot

She is happy (and so are we) 😊 👍
Archaeologist in hi vis vest and red head scarf caught mid excavation of a prehistoric posthole containing Iron Age pottery
June 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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What’s better than having @nancesw.bsky.social on site @durotrigesdig.bsky.social ? Nance with #tunnocks 😍
Nance holding dark and milk tunnocks wafers at the entrance to the site cabin - happy days!
June 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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🤎🧡🩶🧡🤎 50 shades of brown….
….living my best life!

@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
@bournemouthuni.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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@durotrigesdig.bsky.social - it’s hardcore!

#fieldschool #trainingexcavation
#archaeology
A pair of muddy boots are planted on the spoil heap as if the owner has just evaporated. Two archaeologists are in hi-vis jackets are in the background
June 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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If you’re doing an exciting dig, please get in touch - and we’re interested in post-ex stories too. This is a chance to showcase your work, your discoveries and your passion on BBC Two, sharing UK archaeology with wide audiences here and abroad. Contact us: [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Girls just wanna drink mead 🥃 amazing time celebrating #beltane and a touch of #floralia with @megsdigs.bsky.social and chums at the wonderful @butserancientfarm.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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We need EVERYONE to see this advert for a Head of Operations at the Palace (£40-45k). Otherwise we might get some kind of numpty in charge.

Please share. If we get 50 shares we'll post a video of #CuratorRob playing a hoover like a didgeridoo.

hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/...
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May 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM