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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · 7d

Come hear me talk about how 3D modeling can help us recognise grave reopening and other funerary practices!

Heidi Dawson-Hobbis @ofbonesandearth.bsky.social · 7d

Check out the programme for the Human Osteoarchaeology Special Interest Group conference www.archaeologists.net/civicrm/even...

Human Osteoarchaeology SIG online day conference | CIfA

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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 27d

🚨𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀!🚨

Looking to start a career in archaeology—or thinking about making a career change into this exciting field? Oxford Archaeology is offering two paid apprenticeships on the A66 project in Cumbria.

Applications close on Sunday 📅

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Apprentice Fieldwork Archaeologist – Find an apprenticeship – GOV.UK

We’ve introduced a new way to find and apply for an apprenticeship in England.

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Aug 7

I am conducting a study on the use of stratigraphic matrices in UK #archaeology. If you are a UK archaeologist I would love to get your oppinion! No identifying data will be collected, so come have your (anonymous) say!

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jul 24

4 years, 6 papers and 11,000 bones later...

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BABAO 2025 Annual Conference @babao2025meeting.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our Hozier yell moment is here!!! Registration is open for BABAO 2025 and the preliminary program is up!

Head to adaviesb.wixsite.com/babao2025/re... to sign up for some exceptional workshops.

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jul 9

Would you be willing to share this tool? I'm always very interested in matrix software. We use excel at my work, but its not really the best solution for creating them (large deep strat sites often crash it!).

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · Jul 2

*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*

A news story: "Disney Reportedly Planning Full Reboot of the INDIANA JONES Franchise"

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jun 27

And utimately is really dishonest. Most archaeology is planned for when building work is schedualed. It isnt a perfect system, and unexpected things do crop up, but archaeology is budgeted for both time and money wise as part of developments

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jun 27

And thats really cool in and of itself - Achaeology being part of the building process means we get to see tons of sites in places you could never do a research dig. Most of my career has been working in Central London! But framing it like that makes us easy targets

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jun 27

This is really cool, but I do think as a profession we need to stop framing us finding things as "halting construction". The villa was almost certainly uncovered by archaeologists working on the site as part of the planning conditions. That is what the majority of us do!

romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · Jun 27

Construction on a Supermarket screeches to a halt after workers uncovered an #ancient #Roman Villa With Mosaic-Tile Floors. Archaeologists excavated the site on Warrington Road in Olney, Buckinghamshire. #Archaeology

#RomanBritain #History #FindsFriday
📸 Oxford Archaeology.

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David Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · Jun 25

Site Archaeologists: London
AOC Holdings LTD
Salary: £28,317 – £29,358 (depending on experience)
Closing Date: 18/07/25
Location: London
www.bajr.org/job-ad/site-...

Site Archaeologists : London - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources

Salary: £28,317 - £29,358 (depending on experience) Closing Date: 18/07/25Location: London

www.bajr.org

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jun 24

I've been an academic, and I often put my papers on reasearchgate as a way of making them accessible even if there is a paywall on the original publication. You can check the citation to make sure they really are from peer reviewed journals. Same goes for academia, though it's annoyingly spammy

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · Jun 5

News | Proposed changes to human remains law could have ‘unintended consequences’ – archaeologists call for greater input in government discussions and a review of current guidance

Proposed changes to human remains law could have ‘unintended consequences’ - Museums Association

Archaeologists call for greater input in government discussions and a review of current guidance

www.museumsassociation.org

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Jun 3

Are you interested in the differences in approach between zooarchs and osteos when it comes to pathology? Check out my latest paper!

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ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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Barbara J. King @bjking.bsky.social · May 26

"American archaeologists face a diminished, uncertain future. Government support for research, preservation and museums has been largely scaled back. Archaeology and cultural heritage staff have been fired, federal agencies have been gutted..." #archaeology #anthropology 🏺

In the U.S., Archaeology Stares Down an Uncertain Future

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The Exploding Heads @explodingheads.bsky.social · May 6

Is AI a good thing?

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · May 1

Got to stretch my archaeothanatology muscles while working on a site report today. What better way to celebrate may day then identifying all the wierd and wonderful ways the living interacted with the dead

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Apr 23

Have you come across @juliettewaterman.bsky.social She does fab work on the archaeology of birds of prey, but their bones are pretty rare.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Tracking 4000 years of raptor diets through isotope analysis reveals urban scavenging with implications for conservation | Request PDF

Request PDF | Tracking 4000 years of raptor diets through isotope analysis reveals urban scavenging with implications for conservation | Birds of prey (‘raptors’) often consume anthropogenic foods and...

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Apr 13

Just keep your humours aligned and keep a sponge soaked in theives vinegar to keep away the miasma. Thus shall the plauge shall pass you by!

David Higgins @drhigginsmd.bsky.social · Apr 11

The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has repeatedly claimed: “If you’re healthy, it’s almost impossible to die from an infectious disease in modern times.”

That is dangerously false.

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Experts Push Back on RFK Jr’s Infection Comments

The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has made claims about measles and other communicable diseases that could lead to sickness, and even death, his critics claim.

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Apr 4

Same here, never understood why it was gender segregated. There weren't enough female fencers where I lived for a women's league so I just competed with the men, never felt I had a disadvantage.

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Donaeld the Unready @donaeldtheunready.bsky.social · Apr 2

Impressively the island from Lost has only been hit by 10% tariffs, however the 44% tariffs on Atlantis may just be enough to sink it.

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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨
OA is proud to launch Oxford BARKaeology—the UK’s first doggy daycare dedicated to canine-led excavation! 🐶🏺
Why let humans have all the fun when our four-legged friends have pawsome digging skills?

#OxfordBARKaeology #DiggingUpThePast #TrowelsAndTails #AprilFools

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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · Mar 21

Truth.

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Feb 25

Everyone loves dogs. Especially the Romans!

The last paper of my PhD looks at the health of a large assemblege of Dogs from a ritual shaft Roman Britain

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Redirecting

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Dr. Ellen Green @ritualpurposes.bsky.social · Feb 20

*mortuary rituals