Ben Elliott
@archsoundscapes.bsky.social
Lecturer in Archaeology at UHI. PI of the Prehistoric Policies project, unpicking narratives of Deep Time Heritage in Just Transition policy. beyond that, I do sound, antlers, craft & masks in Early European Prehistory. Based in Orkney.
An opportunity in Orkney for any human osteo postdocs out there. Come and work on Groovy Newark! East Mainland Needs YOU!
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
Staff - Vacancies - Post-doctoral Researcher - University of the Highlands and Islands
Current listing of UHI jobs with vacancies from all across our partnership.
www.uhi.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:31 PM
An opportunity in Orkney for any human osteo postdocs out there. Come and work on Groovy Newark! East Mainland Needs YOU!
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
www.uhi.ac.uk/en/staff/vac...
www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/...
Stronsay Fieldwalking Survey 2026!
Stronsay Fieldwalking Survey 2026!
Council Archaeology Fund digs in to support six projects for 2026
Welcome to Orkney Islands Council's Website Homepage - Telephone: 01856 873535.
www.orkney.gov.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
www.orkney.gov.uk/latest-news/...
Stronsay Fieldwalking Survey 2026!
Stronsay Fieldwalking Survey 2026!
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The network now has full UK wide coverage (and over 9,000 members!) and so is open to all ECRs in humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career...
Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The network now has full UK wide coverage (and over 9,000 members!) and so is open to all ECRs in humanities and social sciences
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/early-career...
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As we hurtle towards Christmas, tis once again the season for exceptionally poor pubmanship.
It's not that difficult ...
• Know what you want before you get served
• Order the Guinness first
• Bring your empties back to the bar
A pub is for life, not just for Christmas ... 🎄🎄🎄
It's not that difficult ...
• Know what you want before you get served
• Order the Guinness first
• Bring your empties back to the bar
A pub is for life, not just for Christmas ... 🎄🎄🎄
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As we hurtle towards Christmas, tis once again the season for exceptionally poor pubmanship.
It's not that difficult ...
• Know what you want before you get served
• Order the Guinness first
• Bring your empties back to the bar
A pub is for life, not just for Christmas ... 🎄🎄🎄
It's not that difficult ...
• Know what you want before you get served
• Order the Guinness first
• Bring your empties back to the bar
A pub is for life, not just for Christmas ... 🎄🎄🎄
#StormBran dumping seaweed on our drive, more than half a kilometre inland at Costa. Must have been breezy last night in Orkney!
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#StormBran dumping seaweed on our drive, more than half a kilometre inland at Costa. Must have been breezy last night in Orkney!
Birsay not-quite-Super moon
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Birsay not-quite-Super moon
Great project! Any recent archaeology masters graduates wanting to study further should take a long look at this one.
Interested in applying for this funded PhD with me
at UCL Institute of Archaeology? Get in touch to discuss this project or to develop your own idea!
Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection.
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...
at UCL Institute of Archaeology? Get in touch to discuss this project or to develop your own idea!
Human or Animal? Biomolecular Analysis of Upper Palaeolithic Bone Artefacts to Explore Raw Material Selection.
www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/hum...
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Great project! Any recent archaeology masters graduates wanting to study further should take a long look at this one.
Predator Badlands left me a bit cold, but check out Pappa Njohrr's hat! SC13 99528!
December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Predator Badlands left me a bit cold, but check out Pappa Njohrr's hat! SC13 99528!
Nudging this up your feeds again, as the deadline begins to rise on the horizon. December 3rd...
Project Researcher (environmental policy) @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nudging this up your feeds again, as the deadline begins to rise on the horizon. December 3rd...
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Hippos?! In Devon?! Check out this fully-funded PhD opportunity @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social focused on the isotope ecology of the non-analogue faunal communities of MIS5e Britain @ukri.org NERC/BBSRC funded via QUARTILES - open to U.K. & international applicants! 🦛 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Hippo and hyena haven: Exploring the isotope palaeoecology of a non-analogue ecosystem in MIS5e Britain at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Hippo and hyena haven: Exploring the isotope palaeoecology of a non-analogue ecosystem in MIS5e Britain at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hippos?! In Devon?! Check out this fully-funded PhD opportunity @uoa-archaeology.bsky.social focused on the isotope ecology of the non-analogue faunal communities of MIS5e Britain @ukri.org NERC/BBSRC funded via QUARTILES - open to U.K. & international applicants! 🦛 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Alex Ross + Heart of Neolithic Orkney + Blomuir + Tom Muir + Ness Squad + WSC...all seemingly filtered through the lens of MR James for the benefit of The New Yorker. What's not to love?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
In Northern Scotland, the Neolithic Age Never Ended
Megalithic monuments in the otherworldly Orkney Islands remain a fundamental part of the landscape.
www.newyorker.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Alex Ross + Heart of Neolithic Orkney + Blomuir + Tom Muir + Ness Squad + WSC...all seemingly filtered through the lens of MR James for the benefit of The New Yorker. What's not to love?
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Graduation day! Congratulations to all those crossing the stage in St Magnus' Cathedral today. Well done all.
Today was a big day for UHI Orkney with the annual graduation ceremony taking place in St Magnus Cathedral, #Orkney.
#archaeology #postgraduate #undergraduate #ThinkUHI #UHIOrkney
#archaeology #postgraduate #undergraduate #ThinkUHI #UHIOrkney
Graduation day at UHI Orkney
Today was a big day for UHI Orkney with the annual graduation ceremony taking place in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney.
archaeologyorkney.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Graduation day! Congratulations to all those crossing the stage in St Magnus' Cathedral today. Well done all.
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Also - come and get my job! Which I’m still partially doing, but someone needs to take up the slack/ allow me to send them to far flung locations to retrieve mysterious ancient samples. See the World*!
*mainly Britain.
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*mainly Britain.
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(Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist
Salary for this Role: LRS level from £36,535 per annum plus benefits SLRS level from £45,700 per annum plus benefits Job Title: (Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist Reports to: Po...
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August 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Also - come and get my job! Which I’m still partially doing, but someone needs to take up the slack/ allow me to send them to far flung locations to retrieve mysterious ancient samples. See the World*!
*mainly Britain.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
*mainly Britain.
crick.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, #Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
Available now – part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat in Orkney’s West Mainland
The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
archaeologyorkney.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The deadline for applying for a part-funded MRes investigating intertidal peat at the Bay of Skaill, #Orkney, is December 3, 2026.
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
#archaeology #postgraduate #research #studyarchaeology #ThinkUHI #UHIResearch #UHIOrkney
A bump for this, in advance of our UWA Deep Time Heritage Seminar tomorrow morning. Sadly, I won't be physically in Perth, but I am looking forward to presenting some of our (very) early work to wider world via Zoom. This project is FUN!
Project Researcher (environmental policy) @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A bump for this, in advance of our UWA Deep Time Heritage Seminar tomorrow morning. Sadly, I won't be physically in Perth, but I am looking forward to presenting some of our (very) early work to wider world via Zoom. This project is FUN!
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Prehistoric Policies seeks to understand how ideas about the deep time human past, or claims about our evolved human nature, are used to support the development of policies engaging with the climate and environment emergency.
Put simply, some of the claims are a bit iffy...
Put simply, some of the claims are a bit iffy...
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Prehistoric Policies seeks to understand how ideas about the deep time human past, or claims about our evolved human nature, are used to support the development of policies engaging with the climate and environment emergency.
Put simply, some of the claims are a bit iffy...
Put simply, some of the claims are a bit iffy...
Our 12 month environmental policy researcher position is now live! Come and work with @graemewarren.bsky.social at UCD on our @britishacademy.bsky.social funded Prehistoric Policies project with @alicerudge.bsky.social and me. It'll be fun, I promise! my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Our 12 month environmental policy researcher position is now live! Come and work with @graemewarren.bsky.social at UCD on our @britishacademy.bsky.social funded Prehistoric Policies project with @alicerudge.bsky.social and me. It'll be fun, I promise! my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
#UAD is up and running! Behold the grandeur of @uniarchday.bsky.social at @britishacademy.bsky.social!
October 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#UAD is up and running! Behold the grandeur of @uniarchday.bsky.social at @britishacademy.bsky.social!
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And with possibly the most picturesque excavation pictures you'll ever see, @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will also be at #UAD25 to chat to!
October 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
And with possibly the most picturesque excavation pictures you'll ever see, @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social will also be at #UAD25 to chat to!
archaeologyorkney.com/2025/10/20/u...
I'll be at the British Academy on Monday, representing @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social alongside colleagues from universities from across the UK and speaking on the "What use is Archaeology anyway? Archaeology and global 21st century challenges" panel.
I'll be at the British Academy on Monday, representing @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social alongside colleagues from universities from across the UK and speaking on the "What use is Archaeology anyway? Archaeology and global 21st century challenges" panel.
University Archaeology Day 2025 - the future of our past is in YOUR hands! - Archaeology Orkney
We're one of the organisations represented at the annual University Archaeology Day, in the British Museum, London, on July 13.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
archaeologyorkney.com/2025/10/20/u...
I'll be at the British Academy on Monday, representing @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social alongside colleagues from universities from across the UK and speaking on the "What use is Archaeology anyway? Archaeology and global 21st century challenges" panel.
I'll be at the British Academy on Monday, representing @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social alongside colleagues from universities from across the UK and speaking on the "What use is Archaeology anyway? Archaeology and global 21st century challenges" panel.
I knew her before the medals!
Congratulations to Professor Chantal Conneller, Professor of Early Prehistory for receiving the Grahame Clark Medal from the British Academy! 🏅🦕
Find out more⬇️
https://bit.ly/43ivms8.
Find out more⬇️
https://bit.ly/43ivms8.
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I knew her before the medals!
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University staff confirm strike action dates amid dispute over job cuts | STV News
University staff confirm strike action dates amid dispute over job cuts
University and College Union Scotland (UCU) confirmed four days of strike action will begin on October 30.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
University staff confirm strike action dates amid dispute over job cuts | STV News
HOY! On a choppy Hamnavoe crossing last week. Old Man in the distant haze.
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
HOY! On a choppy Hamnavoe crossing last week. Old Man in the distant haze.
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Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
Bursaries
Cheney Bursaries for StudentsAs a result of a bequest left by Frank Cheney, the Institute has a fund to enable students that attend a UK university to attend RAI Meetings and conferences. Individuals ...
www.royalarchinst.org
October 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Are you a student at a UK university and looking for support to come to TAG York? Did you know the Royal Archaeological Institute Cheney Bursary is available to support you?
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
You can find more details here: www.royalarchinst.org/grants/bursa...
@royalarchinst.bsky.social
Huge turnout last night to celebrate Orkney poaching Jimmy Perez from Shetland. Sadly Ann Cleaves didn't do any keepy uppies on stage, so we just had to make do with her being witty, kind and insightful instead.
October 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Huge turnout last night to celebrate Orkney poaching Jimmy Perez from Shetland. Sadly Ann Cleaves didn't do any keepy uppies on stage, so we just had to make do with her being witty, kind and insightful instead.
