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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 5d

This looks good. Due out in December.
'It also provides the first full catalogues of a number of important but poorly understood hacksilver hoards from the UK: Norrie’s Law (Fife), Gaulcross (Aberdeenshire), Tummel Bridge (Perthshire) and Patching (Sussex).' www.scriptbooks.co.uk/archaeology/...

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 5d

Here's an opportunity to come and work for us at @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social as a tutor in archaeology on a part-time (0.6FTE) and permanent basis. We're looking for anyone with a background from late Prehistory to the medieval period. Deadline: 10 November 2025

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 6d

I think he is - very calmly if ineffectively - putting out the fire that has broken out in the village well.

Congrats on the article, great stuff!

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 6d

The link, as I saw it then, was not about cultural continuity, but to do with a similarly creative reaction to figural, imperial imagery in a comparable socio-political context.

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 6d

Any opportunity to hawk the open-access publication that came out of it 😉: www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress...

Book cover with the title 'Barbaric splendour: the use of image before and after Rome'

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 6d

We're delighted to be joined by fantastic colleagues, Jade Whitlam and @helengittos.bsky.social, for our upcoming lecture series for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to explore this fascinating region & period!

🔗 bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures

#skystorians #medievalsky #history

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Invisible East @invisibleeast.bsky.social · 14d

Explore some of the themes and speakers featuring in our six-week hybrid lecture series 'Silk Roads: Empire and Everyday Voices in the Medieval Islamicate East'...

Starts Monday 13 October. For more information, and to book, visit bit.ly/SilkRoadslectures

#skystorian #silkroads #studyatoxford

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 16d

A chill in the air and some blushing crabapples are telling me autumn has surely arrived now. Have a great week everyone.

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 20d

The @oxembi.bsky.social is hosting a special lecture, Long Distance Travel from Early Medieval Britain by Prof @francescatinti.bsky.social & a workshop on Global Britain with Jörg Drauschke, Maria Duggan, @caitlinrgreen.bsky.social, @jk-viking.bsky.social & others. 14 & 15 October. All welcome.

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 20d

With more detail on context here: landarc.fr/uploads/cahi...

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · 21d

This 5th-century quoit brooch from Rennes was a new one for me. A fascinating object with its best parallels in southern Britain: journals.openedition.org/archeopages/...

A silver quoit brooch decorated with punched and incised geometric and humanoid motifs

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Sep 8

It is indeed a new find - but no other fittings sadly

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Sep 5

An early Anglo-Saxon sword bead is on my desk today, and a beautiful one at that.

An Anglo-Saxon sword bead made of glass with black and white ornamentation.

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Sep 5

Not unless it was a spindle whorl tied to a sword scabbard 😛

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Sep 5

An early Anglo-Saxon sword bead is on my desk today, and a beautiful one at that.

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Aug 29

Interesting thoughts here on the status of Lifelong Learning in the UK: www.neilmosley.com/blog/are-uk-...

Are UK universities getting serious about lifelong learning? — Neil Mosley Consulting

Discover how lifelong learning is taking shape in UK higher education, with examples of university initiatives, policy drivers, and operational challenges.

www.neilmosley.com

Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Aug 12

Looking forward to this Nik, well done on getting it going!

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · Jul 23

Conference Call!
Sūþseaxna: New Research from the Early Medieval Record of the County.
Join @sussexpast.bsky.social for this important new conference on post-Roman Sussex this November
🏺
sussexpast.co.uk/event/the-su...

The Sussex Archaeological Society Conference - Sūþseaxna: New Research from the Early Medieval Record - Sussex Past

The Sussex Archaeological Society's Annual Conference: Sūþseaxna: New Research from the Early Medieval Record on Saturday 8 November at University of Sussex.

sussexpast.co.uk

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The Gefrin Trust @gefrintrust.bsky.social · Jul 15

The Gefrin Trust is now on Bluesky! Follow along as we head back to the field this September, uncovering new finds and charting old trowel-marked features at #Yeavering. #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DurhamArchaeology

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · Jul 15

Perhaps a note in Medieval Archaeology or the Antiquaries Journal?

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Leah R Clark @drleahrclark.bsky.social · Jun 3

Very exciting opportunity to work with me! Full time permanent post in art of the Global South, specialising in either early modern or modern art and material culture. Please share! #arthistory
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI408/d...

Departmental Lecturer at University of Oxford

Apply for the Departmental Lecturer role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jun 2

John Blair's long-awaited book on vampires has a cover! Due in November from @princetonupress.bsky.social.
'A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millennia—and why killing the dead is better than killing the living.' press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · May 23

Fantastic! That’s really exciting, there’re so extremely rare. Any idea if accessory vessels or for cremations yet?

Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · May 23

Fine and dandy! How about yourself?

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Toby Martin @tobyfmartin.bsky.social · May 20

The record doesn't record it as bead, though it probably should: finds.org.uk/database/art...

finds.org.uk

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