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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · 7d

So incredible! Her passion for conservation work and saving the planet was even more inspirational in person. Rare to get to meet your role models like that!

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · 7d

Such sad news! So lucky to have been able to meet her back in the before times. We’ve lost a legend who paved the way for so many and did such incredible work.

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Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · 7d

This week's seminar Thurs 2nd Oct 4:15pm in Sydney Smith LT " #Atapuerca archaeological sites (Burgos, #Spain), from #Palaeolithic to 2025" from our own @michaelbones95.bsky.social All Welcome! #EdinArch #prehistory #bioanth #archaeology #Edinburgh #UNESCO #OneHealthArchaeo @iphes-cerca.bsky.social

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s fascinating how often those who appeal to history are woefully ignorant of history! “Saxon forefathers” is a classic 19th century racial dogwhistle.

Moreover, the “ancient liberties” thing is utter tosh.

Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · Sep 8

So much weird in here, but hard to disagree that the average Saxon would have recognised policies of sinking vessels you don't like the look of, and imprisoning people who look different.

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Sep 4

Also some great late-Roman and early medieval archaeology too 😊

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Sep 4

Is there anything better when dissertation marking than seeing your supervisees absolutely BOSS IT with beautiful graphs & maps? SO PROUD 📊🗺️ some STUNNING raincloud plots 👏

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Carrie Wessinger @carriewessi.bsky.social · Aug 12

Please repost and amplify !

We are hiring a faculty position in Evolutionary Genetics in the Biology Department at U of South Carolina!

Check us out and come be our colleague!
sc.edu/study/colleg...

Deadline for applications is Oct 1

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Assistant Professor position in Evolutionary Genetics - Department of Biological Sciences | University of South Carolina

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Center for the Human Past (CHP) @humanpastcenter.bsky.social · Aug 12

#Job alert: associate professor (universitetslektor) at the program in Human #Paleogenomics and #Population #Genomics. Please see the ad for more information. Application deadline: Sept 1st. #vacancy @haam-community.bsky.social @cschlebu.bsky.social

www.uu.se/om-uu/jobba-...

Universitetslektor i människans palaeo-och populationsgenomik - Uppsala universitet

Universitetslektor i människans palaeo-och populationsgenomik, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Faculty of Biology, Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala universitet

www.uu.se

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Aug 6

Amazing news! Well deserved! Congratulations Jess!!! Very excited & proud supervisor! ⚔️ 🏆 🎉

Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Aug 6

🥳 @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social PhD student Jess Nutt won Best Speaker for her paper 'Sagas and Swords: Early #Medieval #Wales and Evidence of #Viking Conflict' @ Society for Medieval Archaeology Student Colloquium @exeter.ac.uk last week! 🏆 📷 C. Mason #EdinArch #archaeology @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Aug 5

So awesome to see this out! Congrats to my amazing colleagues! Vera is an absolute super star 🌟 great to see all the filming of her work in the labs in such a great output 🥼 🧪 🦷

Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Aug 5

📣 NEW #OpenAccess #OpenScience 📄 🦷 article from PhD student Vera Haponava, Dr Linda Fibiger, Prof Catriona Pickard (@hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social) & Ian (UoE Geosciences) detailing best practice in destructive analysis incl how to 🎦 @edopenresearch.bsky.social #archsci #isotopes #EdinArch #osteology

Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social · Jul 15

New in IA69. Haponava, V., Fibiger. L., Butler, I.B. and Pickard, C. 2025 Towards Responsible Destructive Analysis: A guide to the recording of archaeological tooth samples with laboratory process visualisation, Internet Archaeology 69. doi.org/10.11141/ia....

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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 30

🛡️ Think Vikings skipped Wales? Think again!

Jessica Nutt’s poster dives into overlooked Viking conflicts in early medieval Wales, uncovering battlefields, movement, and surprising alliances through a predictive model.

A must-read for anyone interested in conflict archaeology! 👉 shorturl.at/DExym

Student and Early Careers Conference 2025: Jessica Nutt Poster Presentation

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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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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Jul 8

The puppy is bored but I’m having a great time writing about the 11th century in the ☀️ @liabetti.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social #normans #earlymedieval #EdinArch #archsci

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Jul 1

And a podcast episode to accompany the article! 🎧

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our latest collaboration with the journal Speculum is out now! #speculumspotlight 💡

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Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Jul 1

📣 New FREE access article out from our Dr Sam Leggett & Dr Emma Smith, with @robin-f.bsky.social @bostoncollege.bsky.social using biomolecular archaeology on a cemetery in Alton Hampshire to help reframe the transition to the Early Middle Ages @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social #edinarch

Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our new article is out in Speculum! @robin-f.bsky.social called it “ #isotopes for poets” it’s a fab ongoing interdisciplinary project on a late #Roman & #EarlyMedieval cemetery in Hampshire read more 🔗 https//doi.org/10.... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social #archsci

Rethinking Grand Narratives: Mobility, Diet, and Health in a Small Corner of Early Medieval Hampshire | Speculum: Vol 100, No 3

www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our new article is out in Speculum! @robin-f.bsky.social called it “ #isotopes for poets” it’s a fab ongoing interdisciplinary project on a late #Roman & #EarlyMedieval cemetery in Hampshire read more 🔗 https//doi.org/10.... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social #archsci

Rethinking Grand Narratives: Mobility, Diet, and Health in a Small Corner of Early Medieval Hampshire | Speculum: Vol 100, No 3

www.journals.uchicago.edu

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Megan Bunce @meganbunce.bsky.social · Jun 19

Perfect reading for St Alban’s Day on Sunday ;)

Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's widely agreed that there was a continuous Christian cult around St Alban from late Roman Britain to early medieval England. This new article by Megan Bunce challenges that consensus:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

St Alban, Germanus of Auxerre, and a cult at Verulamium

This article argues that there is no strong evidence for the continuity of the cult of St Alban at Verulamium from the fifth to the eighth century. The written evidence suggests rather that the marty....

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project @sedgefordarch.bsky.social · Jun 16

SHARP is pleased to announce that our publication 'The Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in Norfolk' based on the 25th Anniversary conference held in 2020 is off to the printers!

We are aiming for a book launch on the first Tuesday lecture, and it will be available to purchase during the season.

Dust jacket of 'The Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in Norfolk', edited by Richard Hogget and Neil Faulkner. The front page shows a drone shot of our early medieval complex trench, with the modern village of Sedgeford in the background. The back page contains a photo of a complete pot, with the blurb discussing the contributions made in the book towards the topic.

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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · Jun 17

NEW RESEARCH REPORT: Dundurn dendrochronological and radiocarbon analysis

Read the report by Fellows Prof Gordon Noble and Dr Anne Crone who were awarded a Society grant to dendro-date timbers from an early medieval Pictish site in Perth & Kinross: socantscot.org/uncategorize...

Aerial photo of a rocky hill summit surrounded by trees

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Jun 16

So fun being a part of this! Amazing new data & facial reconstructions from @whatkatiedigs.bsky.social @orshicz.bsky.social @boothicus.bsky.social @crick.ac.uk @pontus-skoglund.bsky.social & the Dundee forensic artists! Go check it out if you’re in Edinburgh!

Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our @samleggs22.bsky.social is part of a new #exhibition @stgilescathedral.bsky.social @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social about the 1st Burghers as part of #edinburgh 's 900th birthday! 🎂 Check it out at #StGiles until 30th Nov ⛪ @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #edinarch #archaeology #scotland #archsci

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Edinburgh Archaeology @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our @samleggs22.bsky.social is part of a new #exhibition @stgilescathedral.bsky.social @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social about the 1st Burghers as part of #edinburgh 's 900th birthday! 🎂 Check it out at #StGiles until 30th Nov ⛪ @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social #edinarch #archaeology #scotland #archsci

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jun 15

It's out! On Thursday, there was a book launch for this transformative study of how the Domesday Book was made. Astonishing that it has been possible to learn so much about something so apparently well-understood. @oxmedstud.bsky.social

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · May 2

It's an honest name. The area around Ely has historically been a great eel habitat, and local fishermen caught them in huge numbers.

At the end of the 11th C. the Abbot of Ely collected 108,933 eels per year in rent payments from local tenants. 2/3

Meme. Photograph of Ely Cathedral, standing under a hovering sky. The town spreads out before the cathedral, with red roofs and pretty brick. There are trees and what seems like the top of a railroad bridge. It's rather picturesque. The cathedral, of course, towers over the town. Literally, as it has several towers. It is tall and stately and delicate in it's way. The roof is grey, and the stone is tan. It is a wonderful cathedral, and would make a terrible starship.

Above the scene, the clouds are piling up into tall pillars of white and grey. It looks peaceful and serene, but here is malice in those clouds if you chose to see it. They are gathering strength, and their undersides are dark like the thoughts of plotting horse. Only the cathedral stands between the down and destruction.

Meme text reads:
"The Ship of the Fens
Sails on eel power"

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Apr 20

👀 exciting new exhibition alert 🚨 @nmireland.bsky.social! Going to have to see if u can wrangle a visit before October! #medievalsky

National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social · Apr 18

Both of these artefacts will be on display in the "Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe" exhibition, which opens for a limited time at the National Museum of Ireland, Kildare Street on 30th May, 2025, running until the 24th October, 2025.
www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museum...

Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe | Archaeology | National Museum of Ireland

Discover how science, art, archaeology and the study of script help reveal the links between Ireland and Europe

www.museum.ie

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Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social · Apr 14

💸💸💸 RIP my wallet but some fantastic bookshops in the Latin Quarter/Sorbonne area! 🇫🇷 📚 #medievalsky @inrap.fr

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