Andrew Millard
@archaeometer.bsky.social
Professor of Archaeology, Durham University|Christian|Archaeological Scientist|Genealogist|Chair http://genuki.org.uk|All views my own
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Full OA paper here: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Confounding fuels misinterpretation in human genetics | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The scientific literature has seen a resurgence of interest in genetic influences
on human behaviour and socioeconomic outcomes. Such studies face the central difficulty
of distinguishing possible cau...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Anyone interested in a PhD project modelling resilience of dryland ecosystems in a changing climate, led by @ecogeo.bsky.social and with @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson and Roy Sanderson, please apply to our
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Anyone interested in a PhD project modelling resilience of dryland ecosystems in a changing climate, led by @ecogeo.bsky.social and with @blindmath.bsky.social, Denis Patterson and Roy Sanderson, please apply to our
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social PhD position iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Funded PhD opportunity at Durham University. Bayesian approaches to stratigraphic correlation. With me, @palaeosmith.bsky.social & Kilian Eichenseer. See the Iapetus site for details of eligibility and widening participation scheme. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
Computational innovation for the energy transition: Bayesian stratigraphic correlation of subsurface data
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November 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Funded PhD opportunity at Durham University. Bayesian approaches to stratigraphic correlation. With me, @palaeosmith.bsky.social & Kilian Eichenseer. See the Iapetus site for details of eligibility and widening participation scheme. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
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Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Now out on Early View: "U/Th Dating of Secondary Carbonate Deposits in Underground Galleries of Fourvière Hill (Lyon, France) Reveals a Water Supply System in Operation From the Roman Period to the Middle Ages" buff.ly/76PpH8q
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Probably posted a preprint version of this before but good to see some formal testing of different hypotheses of descent/residence in prehistoric cemeteries of Europe, rather than just eyeballing the trends.
Probably posted a preprint version of this before but good to see some formal testing of different hypotheses of descent/residence in prehistoric cemeteries of Europe, rather than just eyeballing the trends.
Was descent in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe patrilineal or bilateral? | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Many studies have attempted to gain insights into the kinship systems of past human
populations using ancient DNA data. Several studies focusing on Neolithic and Bronze
Age European sites reported a h...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Probably posted a preprint version of this before but good to see some formal testing of different hypotheses of descent/residence in prehistoric cemeteries of Europe, rather than just eyeballing the trends.
Probably posted a preprint version of this before but good to see some formal testing of different hypotheses of descent/residence in prehistoric cemeteries of Europe, rather than just eyeballing the trends.
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I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
October 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I'm hiring!⭐ As part of the DFF Sapere Aude-funded project MiddleEarth, I am looking for 1 postdoctoral researcher and 1 research assistant.
Our new paper is out: StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling doi.org/10.5194/gchr... with @palaeosmith.bsky.social Kilian Eichenseer & Matthias Sinnesael
StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling
Abstract. Stratigraphic correlation and age modelling are fundamental to reconstructing Earth's history, biological evolution, and palaeoclimate, and underpin the exploration for subsurface resources....
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October 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Our new paper is out: StratoBayes: a Bayesian method for automated stratigraphic correlation and age modelling doi.org/10.5194/gchr... with @palaeosmith.bsky.social Kilian Eichenseer & Matthias Sinnesael
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The poll for selecting the host city of the Radiocarbon 26 in 2028 is closed.
The winner is Tokyo, receiving 58% of all votes!
Congratulations to Tokyo team!
Thanks to the Cologne and Ottawa teams for their excellent proposals.
Thanks to Kim from @14cjournal.bsky.social for running the poll.
The winner is Tokyo, receiving 58% of all votes!
Congratulations to Tokyo team!
Thanks to the Cologne and Ottawa teams for their excellent proposals.
Thanks to Kim from @14cjournal.bsky.social for running the poll.
October 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The poll for selecting the host city of the Radiocarbon 26 in 2028 is closed.
The winner is Tokyo, receiving 58% of all votes!
Congratulations to Tokyo team!
Thanks to the Cologne and Ottawa teams for their excellent proposals.
Thanks to Kim from @14cjournal.bsky.social for running the poll.
The winner is Tokyo, receiving 58% of all votes!
Congratulations to Tokyo team!
Thanks to the Cologne and Ottawa teams for their excellent proposals.
Thanks to Kim from @14cjournal.bsky.social for running the poll.
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👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
👋 Hello, Bluesky! We’re Radiocarbon, an international peer-reviewed journal (since 1959) dedicated to advancing radiocarbon research, from calibration and chronology to applications across archaeology, geology, environmental science, and more. We’re glad to be here. #Radiocarbon #Geochronology
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New blog post! We're not dead!
"On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names"
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"On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names"
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On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names
Though this blog has been rather quiet for rather longer than we might have liked, this doesn’t mean work isn’t being done…it’s just quiet, background work. But there’…
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October 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New blog post! We're not dead!
"On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names"
dmnes.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/o...
"On the Identity (and Individuation) of Proper Names"
dmnes.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/o...
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New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:
This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.
“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#stableisotopes
This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.
“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#stableisotopes
Redirecting
doi.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
New paper by Tamsin O’Connell:
This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.
“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#stableisotopes
This is a MUST read for all archaeologists who include isotopes in their projects.
“The signal and the noise: inherent challenges for isotopic studies in bioarchaeology”
doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
#stableisotopes
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A fine new article by Chris Fowler discussing the complexities of genetic relatedness at Neolithic funerary sites across Europe. Argues the emphasis on patrilineal patterns and fitting established kinship/marriage schemes means subtle complexities are missed.
journals.openedition.org/bmsap/16175
A fine new article by Chris Fowler discussing the complexities of genetic relatedness at Neolithic funerary sites across Europe. Argues the emphasis on patrilineal patterns and fitting established kinship/marriage schemes means subtle complexities are missed.
journals.openedition.org/bmsap/16175
Contextualizing descent in Neolithic northern Europe
Introduction Our ability to investigate kinship practices in Neolithic communities has been revolutionized by combining measurements of biological relatedness through ancient DNA analyses with oste...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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A fine new article by Chris Fowler discussing the complexities of genetic relatedness at Neolithic funerary sites across Europe. Argues the emphasis on patrilineal patterns and fitting established kinship/marriage schemes means subtle complexities are missed.
journals.openedition.org/bmsap/16175
A fine new article by Chris Fowler discussing the complexities of genetic relatedness at Neolithic funerary sites across Europe. Argues the emphasis on patrilineal patterns and fitting established kinship/marriage schemes means subtle complexities are missed.
journals.openedition.org/bmsap/16175
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Free UK Genealogy, the charity behind FreeBMD, FreeREG and FreeCEN, has started a crowdfunder for a new free probate records website:
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
August 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Free UK Genealogy, the charity behind FreeBMD, FreeREG and FreeCEN, has started a crowdfunder for a new free probate records website:
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
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To celebrate the start of the 2025 excavation season, we've just released the Gefrin Trust's recent conversation with Professor Sarah Semple. Read on for more! gefrintrust.org/conversation...
August 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
To celebrate the start of the 2025 excavation season, we've just released the Gefrin Trust's recent conversation with Professor Sarah Semple. Read on for more! gefrintrust.org/conversation...
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Professor Sarah Semple (Durham University) and team are readying to lay out the trenches at Yeavering for another fantastic season of fieldwork. We can’t wait to see what they get up to! #Yeavering #DurhamArchaeology #GefrinTrust
August 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Professor Sarah Semple (Durham University) and team are readying to lay out the trenches at Yeavering for another fantastic season of fieldwork. We can’t wait to see what they get up to! #Yeavering #DurhamArchaeology #GefrinTrust
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Now recruiting for two positions in my lab:
Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...
Applications welcome!
Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...
Applications welcome!
Skoglund Lab - Ancient Genomics
Skoglund lab
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August 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Now recruiting for two positions in my lab:
Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...
Applications welcome!
Postdoc in computational analysis of ancient human genomes www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Bioarchaeology staff scientist supporting human aDNA projects www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
Background: sites.google.com/view/skoglun...
Applications welcome!
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If you want to know more (or just about everything) about AMS, check out a brand new online book by one of the old masters Keith Fifield (ANU) with input from another - Martin Suter (ETH); hdl.handle.net/1885/733767269
The Methodology and Physics of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry: A Handbook for Students and Practitioners
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August 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
If you want to know more (or just about everything) about AMS, check out a brand new online book by one of the old masters Keith Fifield (ANU) with input from another - Martin Suter (ETH); hdl.handle.net/1885/733767269
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Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
August 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Now with correct link: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
August 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our first tour of the day is underway, led by Professor Sarah Semple (Durham), Gefrin Trust trustee and lead site excavator. #Yeavering #EarlyMedievalNorthumberland
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🔬 Behind the scenes of a research facility for #ADayInArchaeology
Lisa-Marie Shillito shares how they're building NEMCAS, @durham-university.bsky.social 's new high-tech research hub using micro-CT & thin section analysis to reveal what the eye can’t see 👉 shorturl.at/dvub7
#FestivalOfArchaeology
Lisa-Marie Shillito shares how they're building NEMCAS, @durham-university.bsky.social 's new high-tech research hub using micro-CT & thin section analysis to reveal what the eye can’t see 👉 shorturl.at/dvub7
#FestivalOfArchaeology
A Day in Archaeology: developing the NEMCAS (North East Material Culture Analytical Suite) research facility at Durham University
Learn more about the diverse work we carry out at the CBA.
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July 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🔬 Behind the scenes of a research facility for #ADayInArchaeology
Lisa-Marie Shillito shares how they're building NEMCAS, @durham-university.bsky.social 's new high-tech research hub using micro-CT & thin section analysis to reveal what the eye can’t see 👉 shorturl.at/dvub7
#FestivalOfArchaeology
Lisa-Marie Shillito shares how they're building NEMCAS, @durham-university.bsky.social 's new high-tech research hub using micro-CT & thin section analysis to reveal what the eye can’t see 👉 shorturl.at/dvub7
#FestivalOfArchaeology
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The Gefrin Trust is now on Bluesky! Follow along as we head back to the field this September, uncovering new finds and charting old trowel-marked features at #Yeavering. #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DurhamArchaeology
July 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Gefrin Trust is now on Bluesky! Follow along as we head back to the field this September, uncovering new finds and charting old trowel-marked features at #Yeavering. #GefrinTrust #Northumberland #DurhamArchaeology
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Congratulations to Professor Sarah Semple, of our Department of Archaeology, who has been elected as a Fellow of @britishacademy.bsky.social . Her fellowship recognises Sarah’s contribution to the research of early medieval Britain and northern Europe. Discover more 👉 durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Sarah Semple elected Fellow of the British Academy - Durham University
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July 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Congratulations to Professor Sarah Semple, of our Department of Archaeology, who has been elected as a Fellow of @britishacademy.bsky.social . Her fellowship recognises Sarah’s contribution to the research of early medieval Britain and northern Europe. Discover more 👉 durham.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Catch our member Luke Connell on @bbcsounds.bsky.social talking about his medieval comedy show, Bloody Marvellous - coming to @edfringe.bsky.social on 31 July!
🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎟️Buy Tickets: www.edfringe.com/.../luke-con...
📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...
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📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...
Upload with Emma Millen - A Medieval Comedy Show - BBC Sounds
Luke Connell shares his love for medieval history in new fringe show.
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July 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Catch our member Luke Connell on @bbcsounds.bsky.social talking about his medieval comedy show, Bloody Marvellous - coming to @edfringe.bsky.social on 31 July!
🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎟️Buy Tickets: www.edfringe.com/.../luke-con...
📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...
🎙️Listen: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
🎟️Buy Tickets: www.edfringe.com/.../luke-con...
📚Luke's research: www.durham.ac.uk/staff/luke-s...
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Does microCT reduce the amount of collagen we can extract from a bone/tooth for dating and stable isotope work? We think it might. With Mathieu Duval and Laura Martin Frances @cenieh.bsky.social; www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
On the impact of micro-CT scanning on radiocarbon dating of fossil material: A cautionary note for the palaeoanthropological community and beyond | Radiocarbon | Cambridge Core
On the impact of micro-CT scanning on radiocarbon dating of fossil material: A cautionary note for the palaeoanthropological community and beyond
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July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Does microCT reduce the amount of collagen we can extract from a bone/tooth for dating and stable isotope work? We think it might. With Mathieu Duval and Laura Martin Frances @cenieh.bsky.social; www.cambridge.org/core/journal...