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This is the official Bluesky account for the UCL Institute of Archaeology one of the largest & most highly regarded centres for #Archaeology, #Heritage & #Museum studies. 📸 (c) James Tye
"As far as we know, we're the first archaeological team to be investigating this site properly in a scientific way." @mattpope.bsky.social alongside archaeologists from the IoA and @archsoutheast.bsky.social on @itvnews.bsky.social speaking about one of Jersey's most important Neolithic sites.
Join IoA staff, students and alumni for a day of presentations exploring scientific approaches to archaeological ceramic analysis across diverse regions and periods. 📣Non-UCL attendees must get in contact via the email in the link below. More info: tinyurl.com/35ma2jpu #Ceramics #Archaeology
Join us at the UCL Institute of Archaeology for a free day of discovery at the Winter Archaeology Festival! Whether you're an archaeology enthusiast, a prospective student or simply curious, there's something for everyone. 🎟️ Book your free place: tinyurl.com/WAF26 #Archaeology #UCL #UCL00 #IoA
Huge congratulations to @mattpope.bsky.social, who has been promoted to Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology 🎉 Matt's new appointment recognises decades of research, teaching and fieldwork, as well as his longstanding commitment to the @ucl.ac.uk Institute of Archaeology community. #Archaeology
⌛There's still time to apply! The postholder will be employed on the Mapping Africa’s Endangered Archaeological Sites and Monuments (MAEASaM) project. Full time | Hybrid | Fixed-term | Deadline: 26 July 2026 Find out more: tinyurl.com/2myczpv8 #Jobs #hiring #Archaeology #GIS #UCL
New research suggests that a prehistoric plague may have contributed to Neolithic population decline, according to an article in @uk.theconversation.com by Ruairidh Macleod (University of Oxford) and our very own Stephen Shennan. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/572pud3p #Neolithic #Archaeology #Plague
We are supporting @britishacademy.bsky.social Postdoctoral Fellowship applications! ⏲️ Internal deadline for review and selection: 10 July 2026 🔗 Find out more about the programme and eligibility criteria: tinyurl.com/mr26pcnn #Funding #PostDoc #BritishAcademy #Fellowships @ucl.ac.uk
There's still time to apply! Applications are now being sought for a 1.0 FTE Geomatics Technician within the ERC Synergy project ‘MEDGREENREV: Re-thinking the “Green Revolution” in the Medieval Western Mediterranean (6th-16th centuries)’. 🔗 tinyurl.com/44k56e9s #jobs #hire #archaeology
Next month, the IoA's Professor @davidwengrow.bsky.social will be giving the CENIEH Distinguished Annual Lecture in Burgos on the topic, 'The Role of Image Systems in Human Evolution and History'. Find out more: tinyurl.com/y692yfxy Access the livestream: tinyurl.com/ybwx29fy @cenieh.bsky.social
We are hiring! We are seeking to appoint a full-time Lecturer (Teaching) in Museum Studies to contribute to the teaching of core modules on the MA Museum Studies, develop new optional modules, support with dissertation supervision, and more! Find out more and apply: tinyurl.com/59ka25f3 #Hiring
1 week to go⌛ Navigating East Asian Studies in Europe: Theory, Method and Research Trajectories 📅 23 June 2026 ⏲️ Roundtable: 13:00-17:00; informal reception: 17:00-19:00 📍 Institute of Archaeology, Bloomsbury, London/online 🔗Find out more and sign up: tinyurl.com/3auuk43r #Archaeology #EastAsia
⌛Online tickets still available!⌛ Unravelling the Palaeolithic: an ECR and student-led conference with a history of showcasing excellence in research in Palaeolithic archaeology, early human origins and related fields. Preliminary programme: tinyurl.com/wh46x6f9 Booking: tinyurl.com/4t3ykesa
Wishing the best of luck to everyone nominated for the 2026 Technical Professional of the Year Awards today. The teams from the Institute of Archaeology and @archsoutheast.bsky.social are out in full force! Congratulations to all nominees on this well-deserved recognition. #Awards #Archaeology
“My co-authors and I are thrilled to be shortlisted for the EAA prize. Together, our goal has been to elevate sensory archaeology from a niche add-on to a rigorous, core methodology." Find out more: tinyurl.com/EAAbook1 Get the book: tinyurl.com/3mhk6vyc #Archaeology @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social
A visit to the @ucl.ac.uk Wolfson Archaeological Science Laboratories
A handling session with Egyptian glass at the @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social
A fantastic time at Transparent Journeys along the Silk Roads: Glass and Connectivity across Central Asia and Beyond, organised by UCL Institute of Archaeology, @ahglass.bsky.social, and the British Museum! Check out some of the highlights👇 #Glass #Conference #SilkRoads #UCL #Archaeology
🎊A huge congratulations to Charlotte Frearson, Student Recruitment and Marketing Manager, who won UCL's WP25 Award for her work widening participation by engaging young people across London with archaeology. Well done, Charlotte, well deserved! @ucl.ac.uk #archaeology #awards #ucl #outreach
📣The UCL Institute of Archaeology is hiring: Fieldwork Technician Full time | Permanent | On-site 🔗 More information about the role and full job description: tinyurl.com/4cv96k74 #Jobs #Archaeology #Hiring #FullTime #Fieldwork @ucl.ac.uk
The fourth and final event in the collaborative programme between the Archaeology–Heritage–Art Research Network and West Dean College. Find out more: tinyurl.com/mw56hmnw Register: tinyurl.com/5cczvnx8
The third event in the collaborative programme between the Archaeology–Heritage–Art Research Network and West Dean College. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3musz4nv Register: tinyurl.com/32r3pe9f
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and UCL are co-hosting a conference on the archaeology and history of medieval North Africa. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3ktyzejy Register: tinyurl.com/ymfd8z5t
Part of a programme between the AHA and West Dean College, bringing together artists, academics, and writers whose work engages with the practices, politics, and theories of archaeology, critical heritage studies, contemporary art, and craft: tinyurl.com/bd893xy4 Register: tinyurl.com/49mx7eud
There's always plenty on at the UCL Institute of Archaeology! Check out some of what we've got coming up 🧵 @ucl.ac.uk #events #archaeology #online #art #heritage