Mark Oldham
@markoldham.bsky.social
Archaeologist at NIKU in Oslo, Norway. My archaeology - public, urban, medieval.
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The EAA votes are out
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The EAA votes are out
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
The great majority of our archaeological community has voted in favour of the petitions raised by #concernedEAA. We asked for a democratic process, we asked for accountability, and for the need to acknowledge the horrific genocidal policy of Israel against Gaza.
Vi trenger flere tiltak for å hjelpe folk som Kristian som nekter å integreres i det flerkulturelle samfunnet vi har i Norge.
Yes! Jeg er renraset etter FRPs oppfatning. Betyr dette at jeg må kjøpe meg hvit frakk med spiss hette og begynne å brenne kors eller er det valgfritt?
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Vi trenger flere tiltak for å hjelpe folk som Kristian som nekter å integreres i det flerkulturelle samfunnet vi har i Norge.
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A group of current and past EAA members and action groups are calling for a (first) Counter Conference open online meeting for all of you to join to get information, voice your concerns and discuss next steps (date TBA).
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
A group of current and past EAA members and action groups are calling for a (first) Counter Conference open online meeting for all of you to join to get information, voice your concerns and discuss next steps (date TBA).
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Tired of excuses and obfuscation from the EAA Executive?
Want a collegial and supportive society fit for its members? Then #boycottEAA
Read our call for voting and boycotting below!
If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...
Want a collegial and supportive society fit for its members? Then #boycottEAA
Read our call for voting and boycotting below!
If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Tired of excuses and obfuscation from the EAA Executive?
Want a collegial and supportive society fit for its members? Then #boycottEAA
Read our call for voting and boycotting below!
If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...
Want a collegial and supportive society fit for its members? Then #boycottEAA
Read our call for voting and boycotting below!
If you want a detailed description of the events so far please read: drive.google.com/file/d/1jdGO...
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We (MOLA) can host these brilliant Fellowships so do think of us if you have an idea that you want to explore for 2 years. Feel free to email me for a chat. #Archaeology ⚱️
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 17, 2026 at 8:19 AM
We (MOLA) can host these brilliant Fellowships so do think of us if you have an idea that you want to explore for 2 years. Feel free to email me for a chat. #Archaeology ⚱️
EAA is finished. Time for a new organisation.
Yesterday I resigned from the EAA Appeals & Anti-Harassment Committee (AAHC) after I was targetted in what I believe was an attempt to disprupt & undermine the AAHC. Be assured, AAHC are v much committed to making EAA a safe space, despite the restrictions imposed on them by the existing statutes. 🏺
January 16, 2026 at 9:18 AM
EAA is finished. Time for a new organisation.
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Got a citation alert for this very interesting new paper! The authors focus on Atapuerca, but more broadly it includes some informative discussions on archaeology and media that will be of interest to those interested in public archaeological communication.
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Atapuerca and the Media: The Newsworthiness of Archaeology and the Social Role of Journalism
This paper addresses the relationships between the Atapuerca UNESCO World Heritage archaeological system and the media. Based on a qualitative-ethnographic approach, we specifically examine how a s...
www.tandfonline.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Got a citation alert for this very interesting new paper! The authors focus on Atapuerca, but more broadly it includes some informative discussions on archaeology and media that will be of interest to those interested in public archaeological communication.
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Back home after @tag2025york.bsky.social. A good conference; great sessions, spot-on keynotes, and really well organised. Was great to meet old friends and make new connections.
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Back home after @tag2025york.bsky.social. A good conference; great sessions, spot-on keynotes, and really well organised. Was great to meet old friends and make new connections.
TAG York: Very interesting session today on archaeology and neoliberalism, led by @haraldfred.bsky.social @drsadiewatson.bsky.social @rachelking.bsky.social and Pippa Postgate. As @guillermodiazliano.bsky.social noted, neoliberalism is the dominant paradigm in archaeology. Lots to think about!
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
TAG York: Very interesting session today on archaeology and neoliberalism, led by @haraldfred.bsky.social @drsadiewatson.bsky.social @rachelking.bsky.social and Pippa Postgate. As @guillermodiazliano.bsky.social noted, neoliberalism is the dominant paradigm in archaeology. Lots to think about!
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Join us #TAG2025 Session 7 in LMV/036X for Archaeologies in and of Neoliberalism: Is Professionalisation a Barrier to Participation? 12.30 on Monday.
@drsadiewatson.bsky.social and I reflect on development-led archaeology and museums & I'll be sharing participatorymuseums.wordpress.com/the-report/
@drsadiewatson.bsky.social and I reflect on development-led archaeology and museums & I'll be sharing participatorymuseums.wordpress.com/the-report/
The Report
The Report ดูหน้าภาษาไทย Our open access project report was published on the 25th of June 2025 and launched at the GLAM Cares conference in Leeds on the 26th. It brings together the results from ou…
participatorymuseums.wordpress.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Join us #TAG2025 Session 7 in LMV/036X for Archaeologies in and of Neoliberalism: Is Professionalisation a Barrier to Participation? 12.30 on Monday.
@drsadiewatson.bsky.social and I reflect on development-led archaeology and museums & I'll be sharing participatorymuseums.wordpress.com/the-report/
@drsadiewatson.bsky.social and I reflect on development-led archaeology and museums & I'll be sharing participatorymuseums.wordpress.com/the-report/
Perfidious Albion in practice: first we come for your beloved XXL sports shop, then take control over your frigates, and so the coup de grâce impose our climate on you!
Da jeg var barn var en av mine reelle fremtidsfrykter at vi skulle få britisk vinter som jeg så på tv. Kaldt, vått, grått, trist.
Vel. Nå er vi her da. Og det er akkurat så kjipt som jeg så for meg.
Vel. Nå er vi her da. Og det er akkurat så kjipt som jeg så for meg.
December 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Perfidious Albion in practice: first we come for your beloved XXL sports shop, then take control over your frigates, and so the coup de grâce impose our climate on you!
I am going to submit this as my comments to my work's new AI guidelines. Looking forward to all the light and whimsical archaeology reports coming in the next few years.
December 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I am going to submit this as my comments to my work's new AI guidelines. Looking forward to all the light and whimsical archaeology reports coming in the next few years.
🏺 Archaeology Bluesky!
Read about new runic finds from Oslo in the latest Maal og Minne! Co-authored with @kristelzilmer.bsky.social!
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
New runic finds from medieval Oslo
| Maal og Minne
ojs.novus.no
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🏺 Archaeology Bluesky!
Read about new runic finds from Oslo in the latest Maal og Minne! Co-authored with @kristelzilmer.bsky.social!
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
New runic finds from medieval Oslo
| Maal og Minne
ojs.novus.no
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Read about new runic finds from Oslo in the latest Maal og Minne! Co-authored with @kristelzilmer.bsky.social!
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
ojs.novus.no/index.php/MO...
En tidligere kollega av meg har startet lekebutikk! Vi må heie på slike gründere! Så hvis du kjenner noen snille barn, er det bare å besøke:
detlunehiet.no
detlunehiet.no
detlunehiet.no
Velkommen inn i Det Lune Hiet! Vi er en nyetablert lekebutikk med hjerte for det som varer. Her finner du kvalitetsleker som er laget for å vare i generasjoner. Omsorgsfullt utvalgte leker - med fokus...
detlunehiet.no
December 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
En tidligere kollega av meg har startet lekebutikk! Vi må heie på slike gründere! Så hvis du kjenner noen snille barn, er det bare å besøke:
detlunehiet.no
detlunehiet.no
🫡 This has been really fun! Have done 3 + one by email and have two coming up. Recommend!
You're never gonna believe this, but we're out of archaeologists again.
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers!
We have 60 unmatched groups rn
Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com
SKYPE A SCIENTIST
Skype a Scientist matches your classroom, scout troop, or library with scientists for Q&A sessions for free!
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November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🫡 This has been really fun! Have done 3 + one by email and have two coming up. Recommend!
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It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
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It's our LAST DAY before winter, so make Prof. Steve as happy as THIS by visiting the Govan Stones, Govan Old, and our CHRISTMAS SHOP today!
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October 31, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Shouty shouty @derrymick.bsky.social making a racket on your radio tomorrow, live from Weaste. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Shouty shouty @derrymick.bsky.social making a racket on your radio tomorrow, live from Weaste. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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And today I learned that in 1962 the BBC let Jaquetta Hawkes imagine the archaeology of apocalyptic Britain. As a short film 👀10/10 Will weird your day youtu.be/c8yEIe69M4k?...
1962: What Was Britain Like Before the Apocalypse? | Monitor: The Lonely Shore | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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October 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
And today I learned that in 1962 the BBC let Jaquetta Hawkes imagine the archaeology of apocalyptic Britain. As a short film 👀10/10 Will weird your day youtu.be/c8yEIe69M4k?...
I recommend this! I am enjoying my tour of America's East Coast, and am amazed at the children who are really alert and interested so early in the morning. Next stop Virginia! 🏺
Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social.
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵💫
If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
Sign Up
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October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I recommend this! I am enjoying my tour of America's East Coast, and am amazed at the children who are really alert and interested so early in the morning. Next stop Virginia! 🏺
Went to listen to Anders Högberg talk about heritage futures at Riksantikvaren. It was a bit of a shock to realize how little of this research and modern thoughts about heritage have filtered down to the decision-making level. Concerning given a new heritage law is being written.
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Went to listen to Anders Högberg talk about heritage futures at Riksantikvaren. It was a bit of a shock to realize how little of this research and modern thoughts about heritage have filtered down to the decision-making level. Concerning given a new heritage law is being written.
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Life as an immigrant in the UK
October 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Life as an immigrant in the UK
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We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
October 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.
Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation
I am doing this next week! Talking to a school in Queens, New York - will try not to mention the Mets! 🏺⚾
Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .
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October 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I am doing this next week! Talking to a school in Queens, New York - will try not to mention the Mets! 🏺⚾
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As someone who is about to be affected by the new ILR rules, I took little comfort from the PM's speech yesterday. I can't speak for everyone affected but I certainly feel the message of these rules is that no one from other countries is welcome here and will only be accepted begrudgingly
October 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As someone who is about to be affected by the new ILR rules, I took little comfort from the PM's speech yesterday. I can't speak for everyone affected but I certainly feel the message of these rules is that no one from other countries is welcome here and will only be accepted begrudgingly