Dr Susan Greaney
@suegreaney.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Neolithic Britain & Ireland | Heritage interpretation | Lecturer at University of Exeter | Editor of Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
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My first step would be to introduce a license (with fee) granted after completion of test on, & agreement to follow, code of practice. Rewards capped to token amount.
In perfect world, we'd be claiming everything of #archaeology interest... and funding heritage properly!!!
#Treasure #Detecting 🏺
In perfect world, we'd be claiming everything of #archaeology interest... and funding heritage properly!!!
#Treasure #Detecting 🏺
This case has made many aghast today. But, as Tess has long been asking, how do we change this broken system, the law? Rewards need to be capped, hobbyists should not be paid by those who can ill afford it (museums). Those of us on boards or councils of organisations need to raise the issue.
This is what happens when 'treasure' can't be bought by a museum - the hoard has been broken up into individual auction lots & will disappear into many different hands, some overseas.
When do we start saying enough is enough??
www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/cal...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
When do we start saying enough is enough??
www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/cal...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
February 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
My first step would be to introduce a license (with fee) granted after completion of test on, & agreement to follow, code of practice. Rewards capped to token amount.
In perfect world, we'd be claiming everything of #archaeology interest... and funding heritage properly!!!
#Treasure #Detecting 🏺
In perfect world, we'd be claiming everything of #archaeology interest... and funding heritage properly!!!
#Treasure #Detecting 🏺
This case has made many aghast today. But, as Tess has long been asking, how do we change this broken system, the law? Rewards need to be capped, hobbyists should not be paid by those who can ill afford it (museums). Those of us on boards or councils of organisations need to raise the issue.
This is what happens when 'treasure' can't be bought by a museum - the hoard has been broken up into individual auction lots & will disappear into many different hands, some overseas.
When do we start saying enough is enough??
www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/cal...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
When do we start saying enough is enough??
www.noonans.co.uk/auctions/cal...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting 🏺
February 15, 2026 at 4:35 PM
This case has made many aghast today. But, as Tess has long been asking, how do we change this broken system, the law? Rewards need to be capped, hobbyists should not be paid by those who can ill afford it (museums). Those of us on boards or councils of organisations need to raise the issue.
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As a professional archaeologist, it is disheartening to see "treasure" finds celebrated as financial windfalls while the skilled site assistants who record our heritage every day struggle for a living wage.
Hey UK archaeology. Let's all just cash in our years of knowledge, understanding, professionalism, trust, integrity, stakeholder partnerships, land owner networks, Professorial privilege, university accreditation.
Buy a metal detector and make some (more) money. 🏺
Buy a metal detector and make some (more) money. 🏺
*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder*
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you
If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM
As a professional archaeologist, it is disheartening to see "treasure" finds celebrated as financial windfalls while the skilled site assistants who record our heritage every day struggle for a living wage.
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Urgent witness appeal following the death of 65yo Nick Stone in Bristol after contact with police where he ended up on the ground at an antifascist counterdemonstration against the far right Bristol Patriots on 10th January 2026.
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Urgent witness appeal following the death of 65yo Nick Stone in Bristol after contact with police where he ended up on the ground at an antifascist counterdemonstration against the far right Bristol Patriots on 10th January 2026.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
The sun actually shone this morning. Had a great walk along the beach at Weston-super-Mare and around Uphill. Here is the round barrow on Walborough Down. Look, blue sky!
February 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The sun actually shone this morning. Had a great walk along the beach at Weston-super-Mare and around Uphill. Here is the round barrow on Walborough Down. Look, blue sky!
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OK, this is weird but I have to know. Does anyone remember a cute British comfort food restaurant in Manchester's Northern Quarter that served Mrs Kirkham's Cheese On Toast and, and here we come to the point, a dish named after Michael Palin. Mention in next book for info received.
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
OK, this is weird but I have to know. Does anyone remember a cute British comfort food restaurant in Manchester's Northern Quarter that served Mrs Kirkham's Cheese On Toast and, and here we come to the point, a dish named after Michael Palin. Mention in next book for info received.
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🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
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Come join our Ecologies of Governance team: we have a 30 month fieldwork based PDRA advertised @newcastleuni.bsky.social as a part of our AHRC funded project. Will work at Rendelsham, Dunadd, Navan Fort, Llangorse, Milfield royal palace sites for project. Pls RT: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM271/f...
Fieldwork Research Associate at Newcastle University
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www.jobs.ac.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Come join our Ecologies of Governance team: we have a 30 month fieldwork based PDRA advertised @newcastleuni.bsky.social as a part of our AHRC funded project. Will work at Rendelsham, Dunadd, Navan Fort, Llangorse, Milfield royal palace sites for project. Pls RT: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM271/f...
Well now I'm craving sweets
In the early medieval period, colorful glass beads were a mark of prestige and fashion. This striking necklace, comprising over 60 beads in vibrant reds, blues, yellows, and intricate patterns, was discovered in the burial of a woman at Bissingen, southwest Germany, dating 7th century. 🧵1/2
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February 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Well now I'm craving sweets
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Proud that after five years of careful analysis and discussion our paper "Lasting Lower Rhine-Meuse forager ancestry shaped Bell Beaker expansion" has now been published.
Lasting Lower Rhine–Meuse forager ancestry shaped Bell Beaker expansion - Nature
A distinctive population with high hunter-gatherer ancestry persisted 3,000 years later than in most European regions, contributing to later Lower Rhine–Meuse Bell Beaker users.
doi.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Proud that after five years of careful analysis and discussion our paper "Lasting Lower Rhine-Meuse forager ancestry shaped Bell Beaker expansion" has now been published.
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The European Association of Archaeologists Executive has worked hard to bury this result inside a long document. But we're going to make this triumph of compassion, common sense & demand for transparency known to all. Help us by sharing. @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The European Association of Archaeologists Executive has worked hard to bury this result inside a long document. But we're going to make this triumph of compassion, common sense & demand for transparency known to all. Help us by sharing. @archagainstaparth.bsky.social @blacktrowel.bsky.social
Sighting the sun - and moon? at Stonehenge. Online lecture by Prof Clive Ruggles, tomorrow night. Hosted by @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social and @cornwallarch.bsky.social www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2026-...
Sighting the Sun — and moon? — at Stonehenge | The Prehistoric Society
The connection between Stonehenge and summer solstice sunrise is well known, but decades of overspeculation, by both astronomers and archaeologists, concerning the use of the monument for observations...
www.prehistoricsociety.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Sighting the sun - and moon? at Stonehenge. Online lecture by Prof Clive Ruggles, tomorrow night. Hosted by @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social and @cornwallarch.bsky.social www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2026-...
Getting some fab ideas from the undergrads for their dissertation topics
a man in a suit is smiling and holding up a sign that says " i like "
Alt: A man in a suit (Jerry Seinfeld) is smiling and pointing, with the words "I like the way you think"
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Getting some fab ideas from the undergrads for their dissertation topics
Did you know that a new education centre is being built by hand at Stonehenge? It is based on Durrington 68, a late Neolithic square-in-circle timber structure. Watch regular updates from Luke, the project leader, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATY...
Week 17 Durrington 68 Neolithic Hall
YouTube video by Historic Concepts
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February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Did you know that a new education centre is being built by hand at Stonehenge? It is based on Durrington 68, a late Neolithic square-in-circle timber structure. Watch regular updates from Luke, the project leader, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LATY...
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I created a PRIVATE Facebook group 'Non-permanent MCRs in Humanities' at www.facebook.com/groups/14504...
This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork
This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork
February 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
I created a PRIVATE Facebook group 'Non-permanent MCRs in Humanities' at www.facebook.com/groups/14504...
This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork
This is a temporary measure and aims at carrying out a survey among the MCRs and offering initial peer support and advice while gathering together those with 7+ years from PhD... #MCRNetwork
This was a highly enjoyable way to spend Sunday afternoon, listening to the brilliant Armando Iannucci being interviewed about his work in radio, TV and film:
The inaugural 'Golden Baz' award, presented to @aiannucci.bsky.social from @bobbicee.bsky.social and Chris Daniels, with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social!
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This was a highly enjoyable way to spend Sunday afternoon, listening to the brilliant Armando Iannucci being interviewed about his work in radio, TV and film:
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Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor.
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor
AI is reinscribing academic labor in ways that privilege certain economics interests.
www.aaup.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Artificial Intelligence as a Threat to Academic Labor.
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Who benefits when AI is introduced into higher education?
By Ulises A. Mejias (adapted from an earlier op-ed at Future U blog.) www.aaup.org/issue/winter...
Quite the worst drawn knight in horseback 😂
Here comes the cavalry!
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.229v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
BnF Latin 12048; Sacramentarium gelasianum; 8th century; France (diocese of Meaux or Cambrai?); f.229v @gallicabnf.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Quite the worst drawn knight in horseback 😂
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🚨 Love history? Obsessed with uncovering ancient stories? 🚨
Applications are now OPEN for Oxford Archaeology’s ACE (Archaeological Careers Experience) in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster!
📅 1st & 2nd April 2026
👥 Must be between 16-18 years old
📍 Oxford, Cambridge, or Lancaster.
🪙 FREE
Applications are now OPEN for Oxford Archaeology’s ACE (Archaeological Careers Experience) in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster!
📅 1st & 2nd April 2026
👥 Must be between 16-18 years old
📍 Oxford, Cambridge, or Lancaster.
🪙 FREE
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Love history? Obsessed with uncovering ancient stories? 🚨
Applications are now OPEN for Oxford Archaeology’s ACE (Archaeological Careers Experience) in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster!
📅 1st & 2nd April 2026
👥 Must be between 16-18 years old
📍 Oxford, Cambridge, or Lancaster.
🪙 FREE
Applications are now OPEN for Oxford Archaeology’s ACE (Archaeological Careers Experience) in Oxford, Cambridge, and Lancaster!
📅 1st & 2nd April 2026
👥 Must be between 16-18 years old
📍 Oxford, Cambridge, or Lancaster.
🪙 FREE
This is a really useful guide if you're marking student submitted work that you suspect is at least partly AI generated - those ones that feel wrong but you can't put your finger on anything specific:
February 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM
This is a really useful guide if you're marking student submitted work that you suspect is at least partly AI generated - those ones that feel wrong but you can't put your finger on anything specific:
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Research funding news! Our very own Prof Naomi Sykes will be spending the next three years working on a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, providing important context on the value of archaeological archives. More details here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
New research fellowship seeking to address the UK’s ‘crisis’ of archaeological curation
A leading authority on the interaction between animals, humans and the environment through history has been awarded a prestigious national fellowship from the Leverhulme Trust, focusing on the crisis ...
news.exeter.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Research funding news! Our very own Prof Naomi Sykes will be spending the next three years working on a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship, providing important context on the value of archaeological archives. More details here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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Exploring the itineraries of King Edward I 🤓
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Exploring the itineraries of King Edward I 🤓