Dr Alice Rose
@alicekensa.bsky.social
Bioarchaeologist: archaeology | isotopes | osteology | palaeopathology. Areas of study include medieval plague and diet in early modern Ireland. Currently a PDRA on the RATTUS project applying isotope analysis to archaeological rats. All views my own!
The Archaeosnack online scicomm writing group starts its 2025-26 meetings on 27th Oct and is inviting new members! See archaeosnack.org for meeting dates and joining info. See examples of previous snacks at: archaeosnack.org/read/%F0%9F%...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The Archaeosnack online scicomm writing group starts its 2025-26 meetings on 27th Oct and is inviting new members! See archaeosnack.org for meeting dates and joining info. See examples of previous snacks at: archaeosnack.org/read/%F0%9F%...
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This #PromoWednesday, share job vacancies for whatever position could be relevant for someone active in #Zooarchaeology: PhDs, post-docs, technician, lecturer, collection manager, etc. 📜
March 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This #PromoWednesday, share job vacancies for whatever position could be relevant for someone active in #Zooarchaeology: PhDs, post-docs, technician, lecturer, collection manager, etc. 📜
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Dear headline writers. Could you consider substituting 'delighted' fur 'shocked' and 'intrigued' for 'baffled' - thanks, archaeologists.
Archaeologists baffled by headline suggesting they're shocked by major new analysis confirming long-discussed (deep) historic social phenomenon. 😲😱🙄
🏺 www.independent.co.uk/news/science... via @the-independent.com
🏺 www.independent.co.uk/news/science... via @the-independent.com
Archaeologists shocked to discover first women-centric community in Europe
Scientists analysed DNA from a set of burial grounds in Dorset
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Dear headline writers. Could you consider substituting 'delighted' fur 'shocked' and 'intrigued' for 'baffled' - thanks, archaeologists.
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“Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)” Research Scientist, UCD School of Archaeology
Applications are sought for a 19-month Research Scientist position as part of the project “Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)”
Search for “Archaeology” at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...
Applications are sought for a 19-month Research Scientist position as part of the project “Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)”
Search for “Archaeology” at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...
December 14, 2024 at 9:17 AM
“Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)” Research Scientist, UCD School of Archaeology
Applications are sought for a 19-month Research Scientist position as part of the project “Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)”
Search for “Archaeology” at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...
Applications are sought for a 19-month Research Scientist position as part of the project “Early Medieval People and Things (EMPAT)”
Search for “Archaeology” at
my.corehr.com/pls/ucdrecru...
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'Mortuary Memes: Advances in the Digital Public Archaeology of Death'. Here's a blog post containing the session abstract, paper abstracts + slides for the in-person talks + videos/links for the digital contributions for Friday's TAG session
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
Mortuary Memes: Advances in the Digital Public Archaeology of Death
This post provides a compilation of the in-person and digital contributions to the Theoretical Archaeology Group 46th Annual Meeting session ‘Mortuary Memes: Advances in the Digital Public Ar…
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:08 PM
'Mortuary Memes: Advances in the Digital Public Archaeology of Death'. Here's a blog post containing the session abstract, paper abstracts + slides for the in-person talks + videos/links for the digital contributions for Friday's TAG session
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
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Today our BABAO Trade and Sale of Human Remains Taskforce has published a poster at #TAG25 about digital sales of the dead. Check out @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social blog to learn more, including how you can help! #archaeology #anthropology #scicomm
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
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December 13, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Today our BABAO Trade and Sale of Human Remains Taskforce has published a poster at #TAG25 about digital sales of the dead. Check out @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social blog to learn more, including how you can help! #archaeology #anthropology #scicomm
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2024/12/08/m...
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As Uni management continues to disrupt our work, important to remember the background. Part of UCU series State of the Uni 24-5, here's a summary of the vandalistic act that led to the closure of the Archaeo Dept at Sheff Uni. Share! @sheffielducu.bsky.social ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...
The closure of Archaeology: an open wound for the University and the city
In 2021, the University announced the closure of the Department of Archaeology. Learn more about how this decision has damaged the University’s reputation, and impacted its staff and students.
ucu.group.shef.ac.uk
November 28, 2024 at 5:46 PM
As Uni management continues to disrupt our work, important to remember the background. Part of UCU series State of the Uni 24-5, here's a summary of the vandalistic act that led to the closure of the Archaeo Dept at Sheff Uni. Share! @sheffielducu.bsky.social ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/campaigns/st...
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Great to see BABAO making an impact and maybe some progress on the sale of human remains in the UK.
www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
MP calls for government to ban human remains sales: A deep dive
An MP has called on the government to ban the sale of human remains. Here's what happened and why it matters.
www.patrickpester.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:16 AM
Great to see BABAO making an impact and maybe some progress on the sale of human remains in the UK.
www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
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Great to see the impact the #BABAO #saleofhumanremainstaskforce is having. Shout out to Dr Lauren McIntyre @noddinggoth.bsky.social for laying the issues out so clearly in the interview www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
MP calls for government to ban human remains sales: A deep dive
An MP has called on the government to ban the sale of human remains. Here's what happened and why it matters.
www.patrickpester.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Great to see the impact the #BABAO #saleofhumanremainstaskforce is having. Shout out to Dr Lauren McIntyre @noddinggoth.bsky.social for laying the issues out so clearly in the interview www.patrickpester.com/post/mp-call...
Important ethical issues surrounding the trade and sale of human remains were raised at PMQs today by Bell Ribeiro-Addy following discussions with BABAO:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
MP calls for ban on sales of human remains
Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Important ethical issues surrounding the trade and sale of human remains were raised at PMQs today by Bell Ribeiro-Addy following discussions with BABAO:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Kicking off #IZAZ Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology (IZAZ) 2nd workshop Day2
The @archaeorattus.bsky.social project and the role of ZooMS in large multidisciplinary studies presented David Orton and Sam Presslee
The @archaeorattus.bsky.social project and the role of ZooMS in large multidisciplinary studies presented David Orton and Sam Presslee
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
Kicking off #IZAZ Integrating ZooMS and Zooarchaeology (IZAZ) 2nd workshop Day2
The @archaeorattus.bsky.social project and the role of ZooMS in large multidisciplinary studies presented David Orton and Sam Presslee
The @archaeorattus.bsky.social project and the role of ZooMS in large multidisciplinary studies presented David Orton and Sam Presslee
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Just started a new pack for #isotope bioarchaeologists, ecologists and so on.😀🧪
Let me know if you would like to be in/out!
Hope it can help.🙌
go.bsky.app/FpHPMC6
Let me know if you would like to be in/out!
Hope it can help.🙌
go.bsky.app/FpHPMC6
November 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
Just started a new pack for #isotope bioarchaeologists, ecologists and so on.😀🧪
Let me know if you would like to be in/out!
Hope it can help.🙌
go.bsky.app/FpHPMC6
Let me know if you would like to be in/out!
Hope it can help.🙌
go.bsky.app/FpHPMC6
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So here we are. A lot's changed since I (David) stepped back from Twitter a few years ago. For a start my rat work has grown into a major research project, RATTUS, thanks to the ERC & UKRI - see sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/rattus/
RATTUS Project
Rats and the Archaeology of Trade, Urbanism, and Disease in Past European Societies
2023 – 2027
sites.google.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
So here we are. A lot's changed since I (David) stepped back from Twitter a few years ago. For a start my rat work has grown into a major research project, RATTUS, thanks to the ERC & UKRI - see sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/rattus/
More new followers- hello! As an introduction, I am currently a PDRA on the RATTUS project (@archaeorattus.bsky.social), applying isotope analysis to archaeological rats. If you want to find out more, heres an intro post I wrote for the RATTUS blog: the-rattus-project.blogspot.com/2024/09/meet... 🏺
Meet the team - Alice
Hi all! I am Alice and I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate on the RATTUS project. I am working with Michelle Alexander and Eric Guiry to ...
the-rattus-project.blogspot.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:12 PM
More new followers- hello! As an introduction, I am currently a PDRA on the RATTUS project (@archaeorattus.bsky.social), applying isotope analysis to archaeological rats. If you want to find out more, heres an intro post I wrote for the RATTUS blog: the-rattus-project.blogspot.com/2024/09/meet... 🏺
Wondered why I suddenly had lots of new followers! Great idea, hello all 👋
October 25, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Wondered why I suddenly had lots of new followers! Great idea, hello all 👋
Very happy that I managed to visit the 'Beneath our Feet' exhibition at the MAA in Cambridge just before it finished. It was exciting (and humbling) to see so many things on display that myself and lots of my amazing colleagues have worked on! @samleggs22.bsky.social @ecbrownlee.bsky.social 🏺
September 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Very happy that I managed to visit the 'Beneath our Feet' exhibition at the MAA in Cambridge just before it finished. It was exciting (and humbling) to see so many things on display that myself and lots of my amazing colleagues have worked on! @samleggs22.bsky.social @ecbrownlee.bsky.social 🏺
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Cornish? Or live in Cornwall? Take this anonymous survey to help @uniofexeter.bsky.social Institute of Cornish Studies find out more about people’s cultural identity and what would be most important to support Cornish culture over the next decade:
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Cornish Distinctiveness SURVEY
This survey is about awareness of the Cornish language, Cornish national minority status and cultural identity.
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September 20, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Cornish? Or live in Cornwall? Take this anonymous survey to help @uniofexeter.bsky.social Institute of Cornish Studies find out more about people’s cultural identity and what would be most important to support Cornish culture over the next decade:
exeteruni.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
exeteruni.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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More bed burials, this time a deep-dive on the Trumpington girl! Featuring Sam Leggett and @alicekensa.bsky.social
on their amazing isotope work, some broader context from me, and what it was like bringing everything together for the
MAA Cambridge 'Beneath our feet' exhibition.
on their amazing isotope work, some broader context from me, and what it was like bringing everything together for the
MAA Cambridge 'Beneath our feet' exhibition.
🆕🎙️📽️ Shindig Archaeology Podcast - Trumpington's Anglo-Saxon Teen VIP with Drs. Alice Rose, Emma Brownlee, Sam Leggett.
Discover the exquisite Trumpington Cross bed burial and its Continental origins ☠️ 🛌
open.spotify.com/episode/4t0N...
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
youtu.be/rNViaM3ALfE?...
Discover the exquisite Trumpington Cross bed burial and its Continental origins ☠️ 🛌
open.spotify.com/episode/4t0N...
podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/t...
youtu.be/rNViaM3ALfE?...
Trumpington's Anglo-Saxon Teen VIP Revealed - With Dr. Alice Rose, Dr. Emma Brownlee & Dr. Sam Legge...
Listen to this episode from The Shindig - An Archaeology Podcast on Spotify. We enter the world of the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon Trumpington Cross burial, from the vanishingly rare - and stunning - gold...
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January 22, 2024 at 10:46 AM
More bed burials, this time a deep-dive on the Trumpington girl! Featuring Sam Leggett and @alicekensa.bsky.social
on their amazing isotope work, some broader context from me, and what it was like bringing everything together for the
MAA Cambridge 'Beneath our feet' exhibition.
on their amazing isotope work, some broader context from me, and what it was like bringing everything together for the
MAA Cambridge 'Beneath our feet' exhibition.
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New paper alert!
"A radiocarbon-based model of changing burial rites in early medieval England" Published today in Radiocarbon
Using big data to answer the question of what happens to grave goods in the 7th century, and more.
Summary🧵
doi.org/10.1017/RDC....
"A radiocarbon-based model of changing burial rites in early medieval England" Published today in Radiocarbon
Using big data to answer the question of what happens to grave goods in the 7th century, and more.
Summary🧵
doi.org/10.1017/RDC....
A RADIOCARBON-BASED MODEL OF CHANGING BURIAL RITES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL ENGLAND | Radiocarbon | Cambrid...
A RADIOCARBON-BASED MODEL OF CHANGING BURIAL RITES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
doi.org
December 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM
New paper alert!
"A radiocarbon-based model of changing burial rites in early medieval England" Published today in Radiocarbon
Using big data to answer the question of what happens to grave goods in the 7th century, and more.
Summary🧵
doi.org/10.1017/RDC....
"A radiocarbon-based model of changing burial rites in early medieval England" Published today in Radiocarbon
Using big data to answer the question of what happens to grave goods in the 7th century, and more.
Summary🧵
doi.org/10.1017/RDC....
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🚨JOB KLAXON: Research Assistant (Bioarchaeologist) on the fascinating Rewilding Later Prehistory Project. Isotopes and aDNA your thing? Interested in early horses? The role is based on Oxford, but some time spent here at Exeter:
Research Assistant (Bioarchaeologist) - Rewilding Later Prehistory Project – Oxford at Oxford Arch...
An academic position as a Research Assistant (Bioarchaeologist) - Rewilding Later Prehistory Project – Oxford is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional...
www.jobs.ac.uk
December 12, 2023 at 10:51 AM
🚨JOB KLAXON: Research Assistant (Bioarchaeologist) on the fascinating Rewilding Later Prehistory Project. Isotopes and aDNA your thing? Interested in early horses? The role is based on Oxford, but some time spent here at Exeter:
The Archaeosnack scicomm writing group starts its 2023-2024 meetings on 11 Dec and is inviting new members! See www.scisnack.com/groups/archa... for meeting dates and joining info. See examples of previous snacks at: www.scisnack.com/category/arc... 🏺
Scisnack | Archaeosnack
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December 6, 2023 at 2:08 PM
The Archaeosnack scicomm writing group starts its 2023-2024 meetings on 11 Dec and is inviting new members! See www.scisnack.com/groups/archa... for meeting dates and joining info. See examples of previous snacks at: www.scisnack.com/category/arc... 🏺
A new 'After the Plague' project paper is out today! It features some isotope research from my PhD, which I used to find out more about the origins and diet of those buried in the Medieval hospital. It was such a pleasure to work with such a lovely project team 🏺 www.theguardian.com/science/2023...
Archaeologists reveal life stories of hundreds of people from medieval Cambridge
Examination of remains in hospital grounds uses DNA analysis and other disciplines to build ‘biographies’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2023 at 11:56 AM
A new 'After the Plague' project paper is out today! It features some isotope research from my PhD, which I used to find out more about the origins and diet of those buried in the Medieval hospital. It was such a pleasure to work with such a lovely project team 🏺 www.theguardian.com/science/2023...