Dr Rachel Pope
@prehistorian.bsky.social
Rankin Reader in European Prehistory • Vice President, The Prehistoric Society • knowledge production ⛏️
Resolving the structure of prehistoric society • unpicking patriarchal assertion from present to past • digs hillforts, Celts
Personal account #NUFC 🇵🇸
Resolving the structure of prehistoric society • unpicking patriarchal assertion from present to past • digs hillforts, Celts
Personal account #NUFC 🇵🇸
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Dr Rachel Pope
@prehistorian.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology | Archaeological Dialogues | Cambridge Core
Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology
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New paper. Recording the female experience of UK archaeology 1990-2010. Anne Teather and I document how an industry EDI agenda evolved in the 1990s and was dismantled, uncovering the ramifications of that for women archaeologists over the next decade.
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#openaccess✅
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#openaccess✅
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Beverley Bolin 1st woman to become registered #architect in South #Australia in 1949. @wes1919.bsky.social journal reported 1948 arrival in #London where she continued to practice #architecture. 1988 President of Women’s Architectural League @ LA b. #OTD 23 Jan 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverle...
January 23, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Beverley Bolin 1st woman to become registered #architect in South #Australia in 1949. @wes1919.bsky.social journal reported 1948 arrival in #London where she continued to practice #architecture. 1988 President of Women’s Architectural League @ LA b. #OTD 23 Jan 1923 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverle...
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Not all men. But enough that it’s every woman.
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Not all men. But enough that it’s every woman.
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📢📢EAA members📢📢
This thread contains important information on next steps, as well as recommendations on how to vote and how to stay safe 👇🏼
PLEASE READ AND SHARE WIDELY
This thread contains important information on next steps, as well as recommendations on how to vote and how to stay safe 👇🏼
PLEASE READ AND SHARE WIDELY
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 2:57 PM
📢📢EAA members📢📢
This thread contains important information on next steps, as well as recommendations on how to vote and how to stay safe 👇🏼
PLEASE READ AND SHARE WIDELY
This thread contains important information on next steps, as well as recommendations on how to vote and how to stay safe 👇🏼
PLEASE READ AND SHARE WIDELY
Make traditional food not war.
January 20, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Make traditional food not war.
Remember maybe ten years ago when both historians and socialists were warning about the rise of fascism, as the media class smirked and joked on TV. Next time, I say we just listen.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Remember maybe ten years ago when both historians and socialists were warning about the rise of fascism, as the media class smirked and joked on TV. Next time, I say we just listen.
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🏺📽️ With the follow-up to '28 Years Later' now in theatres, I wrote about the Bone Temple and how it fits as part of a longstanding tradition of funerary practices from later prehistoric Britain.
animalarchaeology.com/2026/01/19/b...
animalarchaeology.com/2026/01/19/b...
Bones and All: A (Pre)History of Death & Display in “28 Years Later”
Please note that this blog post has some slight spoilers for Danny Boyle’s 2025 film 28 Years Later. Read ahead at your own risk! Spike, the film’s protagonist, adds a skull to the top …
animalarchaeology.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
🏺📽️ With the follow-up to '28 Years Later' now in theatres, I wrote about the Bone Temple and how it fits as part of a longstanding tradition of funerary practices from later prehistoric Britain.
animalarchaeology.com/2026/01/19/b...
animalarchaeology.com/2026/01/19/b...
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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The foreign ministers of Norway and Ukraine have unveiled a replica of the Alstad rune stone in Kyiv region village Vytachiv overlooking the Dnipro. The monument honours Viking warrior Thorsald, who died in battle 1000 years ago in the the lands of Kyiv Rus during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise 🇺🇦🇳🇴
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The foreign ministers of Norway and Ukraine have unveiled a replica of the Alstad rune stone in Kyiv region village Vytachiv overlooking the Dnipro. The monument honours Viking warrior Thorsald, who died in battle 1000 years ago in the the lands of Kyiv Rus during the reign of Yaroslav the Wise 🇺🇦🇳🇴
Just putting it out there into the collective memory that TV presenter Jules Hudson studied archaeology.
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Just putting it out there into the collective memory that TV presenter Jules Hudson studied archaeology.
Put the case against Reform/Farage every day (not here because we all know, but on Facebook where they don’t).
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Put the case against Reform/Farage every day (not here because we all know, but on Facebook where they don’t).
Last days with W.J. Varley. It’s been quite a journey. Soon to join his student, Margaret Jones, in the annals of archaeology (if you haven’t got hold of Chris Evans’ volume on Mucking yet, it’s a fantastic piece of work).
January 18, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Last days with W.J. Varley. It’s been quite a journey. Soon to join his student, Margaret Jones, in the annals of archaeology (if you haven’t got hold of Chris Evans’ volume on Mucking yet, it’s a fantastic piece of work).
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Anyway, it's 2 degrees out, with a windchill putting it at -15. I didn't wear my gloves from the car to my door - a single city block - and my hands were already turning red. Our unhoused neighbors will die out there tonight. The MN Indian Women's Resource Center needs funds to keep the heat on.
Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
January 18, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Anyway, it's 2 degrees out, with a windchill putting it at -15. I didn't wear my gloves from the car to my door - a single city block - and my hands were already turning red. Our unhoused neighbors will die out there tonight. The MN Indian Women's Resource Center needs funds to keep the heat on.
If any journalists follow here, please write up the story of Mahmoud Alzard. Mahmoud was from Gaza and ended his life in the Mersey this week, leaving his wife and young daughters. We need to remind people what seeking asylum means. RIP.
January 17, 2026 at 7:57 AM
If any journalists follow here, please write up the story of Mahmoud Alzard. Mahmoud was from Gaza and ended his life in the Mersey this week, leaving his wife and young daughters. We need to remind people what seeking asylum means. RIP.
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On tomorrow's date 17 January in Todmorden in 1784 John Fielden was born. The mill owner and radical British reformer became a notable proponent of legislation protecting the welfare of factory workers. Influenced by his experiences in his father's mill, John developed a strong
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 AM
On tomorrow's date 17 January in Todmorden in 1784 John Fielden was born. The mill owner and radical British reformer became a notable proponent of legislation protecting the welfare of factory workers. Influenced by his experiences in his father's mill, John developed a strong
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For #FindsFriday & #BoudicaFriday let’s stick to Iron Age Norfolk Iceni metalwork - behold this ‘long-snouted animal’ mount found at Snettisham, c.300-100BC. Possibly from the base of a drinking horn, there is something of the droopy, sleepy carnyx about it…
British Museum
#Echolands
British Museum
#Echolands
January 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
For #FindsFriday & #BoudicaFriday let’s stick to Iron Age Norfolk Iceni metalwork - behold this ‘long-snouted animal’ mount found at Snettisham, c.300-100BC. Possibly from the base of a drinking horn, there is something of the droopy, sleepy carnyx about it…
British Museum
#Echolands
British Museum
#Echolands
Excited to be returning to society after my research leave hermitry. Am booking in nice things. Although it was great to make progress on research.
January 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Excited to be returning to society after my research leave hermitry. Am booking in nice things. Although it was great to make progress on research.
Opened my inbox and there isn’t a bundle of wonderful maps to review and I seem to have withdrawal. Can you get addicted to map making. Is it like cheese.
January 15, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Opened my inbox and there isn’t a bundle of wonderful maps to review and I seem to have withdrawal. Can you get addicted to map making. Is it like cheese.
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We're all definitely looking forward to welcoming our western neighbours the Durotriges! Let the feasting (well, all right, the listening) begin! 🏺
#AncientBluesky #IronAge #prehistory #archaeology
#AncientBluesky #IronAge #prehistory #archaeology
This Friday (16/01/26) Miles Russell will be giving a talk entitled "The Durotriges Project: Life and death in Late Iron Age and Early Roman Dorset". The talk is sponsored by @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social. 7.45pm, United Reformed Church hall, Welwyn Garden City. All welcome (visitors £3).
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
We're all definitely looking forward to welcoming our western neighbours the Durotriges! Let the feasting (well, all right, the listening) begin! 🏺
#AncientBluesky #IronAge #prehistory #archaeology
#AncientBluesky #IronAge #prehistory #archaeology
See also Hancock freezing Long Covid out of primary care in favour of LC ‘clinics’ (with no specialists and no power of referral) meaning GPs had no insight. How many suspended in illness unnecessarily for years.
🟨 Print Edition — The Covid Inquiry – 230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment
The Covid Inquiry’s second report has helped expose the UK’s ‘closed club’ approach to dealing with the pandemic – which cost so many people their lives, writes former WHO director…
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The Covid Inquiry’s second report has helped expose the UK’s ‘closed club’ approach to dealing with the pandemic – which cost so many people their lives, writes former WHO director…
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The Covid Inquiry - 230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
The Covid Inquiry’s second report has helped expose the UK’s ‘closed club’ approach to dealing with the pandemic – which cost so many people their lives, writes former WHO director Anthony Costello
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January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
See also Hancock freezing Long Covid out of primary care in favour of LC ‘clinics’ (with no specialists and no power of referral) meaning GPs had no insight. How many suspended in illness unnecessarily for years.
Teen just came out as an anti-racist. She’s not entirely sure whether all her mates share her views, or whether they’re just too scared to voice them, since she’s made it clear she won’t tolerate anyone being racist. Either way, the kids are alright.
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Teen just came out as an anti-racist. She’s not entirely sure whether all her mates share her views, or whether they’re just too scared to voice them, since she’s made it clear she won’t tolerate anyone being racist. Either way, the kids are alright.
Art for my Joseph Déchelette talk. House and landscape. Sort of.
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Art for my Joseph Déchelette talk. House and landscape. Sort of.
NPPF consultation prep. 🚨
This Thursday at 12:00:
"Join CIfA's Head of Policy and Influence for a short presentation on what's in the Westminster Government's new National Planning Policy Framework for England. Input from members to inform the CIfA consultation response is invited."
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"Join CIfA's Head of Policy and Influence for a short presentation on what's in the Westminster Government's new National Planning Policy Framework for England. Input from members to inform the CIfA consultation response is invited."
www.archaeologists.net/civicrm/even...
CIfA Advocacy webinar: National Planning Policy Framework consultation | CIfA
www.archaeologists.net
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
NPPF consultation prep. 🚨