Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology
@bristolantharch.bsky.social
Department of Anthropology & Archaeology at the University of Bristol
Everyone who visited our department today during the Open Day got to vote for their favourite staff/student pumpkin 🎃
The votes are in and the clear winner is… Fiona’s moai 🗿 from Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)! 🏆
Congrats, F! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
Upon hearing the good news, Fiona said: “Life goal achieved!”
The votes are in and the clear winner is… Fiona’s moai 🗿 from Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)! 🏆
Congrats, F! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
Upon hearing the good news, Fiona said: “Life goal achieved!”
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Everyone who visited our department today during the Open Day got to vote for their favourite staff/student pumpkin 🎃
The votes are in and the clear winner is… Fiona’s moai 🗿 from Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)! 🏆
Congrats, F! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
Upon hearing the good news, Fiona said: “Life goal achieved!”
The votes are in and the clear winner is… Fiona’s moai 🗿 from Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island)! 🏆
Congrats, F! 🙌🏽 👏🏽
Upon hearing the good news, Fiona said: “Life goal achieved!”
On Halloween, our staff and graduate students carve Anth & Arch themed pumpkins (& one squash).
Spooky stuff!
Spooky stuff!
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
On Halloween, our staff and graduate students carve Anth & Arch themed pumpkins (& one squash).
Spooky stuff!
Spooky stuff!
Some pics from today during the #Archaeology University Day at the British Academy in London 📍
Lovely day to meet colleagues and potential students! Thank you to the organisers for a great event and to our staff, @helenfewlass.bsky.social & @lorenabecval.bsky.social, for representing us! 🙏🏽 🙌🏽
Lovely day to meet colleagues and potential students! Thank you to the organisers for a great event and to our staff, @helenfewlass.bsky.social & @lorenabecval.bsky.social, for representing us! 🙏🏽 🙌🏽
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Some pics from today during the #Archaeology University Day at the British Academy in London 📍
Lovely day to meet colleagues and potential students! Thank you to the organisers for a great event and to our staff, @helenfewlass.bsky.social & @lorenabecval.bsky.social, for representing us! 🙏🏽 🙌🏽
Lovely day to meet colleagues and potential students! Thank you to the organisers for a great event and to our staff, @helenfewlass.bsky.social & @lorenabecval.bsky.social, for representing us! 🙏🏽 🙌🏽
📢 Call for abstracts!
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📢 Call for abstracts!
Congratulations Rayane!
A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.
Check it out:
www.estadao.com.br/150-anos/ter...
A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.
Check it out:
www.estadao.com.br/150-anos/ter...
September 17, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Congratulations Rayane!
A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.
Check it out:
www.estadao.com.br/150-anos/ter...
A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.
Check it out:
www.estadao.com.br/150-anos/ter...
Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!
Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!
Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!
Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
July 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!
Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Ever wondered what #Anthropology is all about? Let our staff tell you!
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
June 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ever wondered what #Anthropology is all about? Let our staff tell you!
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
The time has come for you all to meet our fearless leader, Prof Mark Gillings, a brilliant archaeologist 🏮🗡
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
June 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The time has come for you all to meet our fearless leader, Prof Mark Gillings, a brilliant archaeologist 🏮🗡
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Interested in some good ol' flint knapping?
Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
June 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Interested in some good ol' flint knapping?
Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺
Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
May 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺
Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Some images from our Postgraduate Symposium last week!
Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏
Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏
May 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Some images from our Postgraduate Symposium last week!
Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏
Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏
Register and join us for this lecture on the 21st of May 👇🏽
May 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Register and join us for this lecture on the 21st of May 👇🏽
Want to have a quick glimpse into the daily life of a PhD in Archaeology student? Follow Dan Brown in this clip!
Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
April 24, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Want to have a quick glimpse into the daily life of a PhD in Archaeology student? Follow Dan Brown in this clip!
Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Check out our MA in #Anthropology newsletter for Spring 2025 through the link & find out all about our new Creative Anthropology Space (AKA, the Wonderlab) 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
April 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Check out our MA in #Anthropology newsletter for Spring 2025 through the link & find out all about our new Creative Anthropology Space (AKA, the Wonderlab) 👇
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar...
Congratulations to @adomph.bsky.social on his new publication!
Heron, A. P., & Esprit, S. (2025). Pedagogies of Survival: Research, Disaster and Repair in Dominica. In Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies (pp. 61-74). Routledge.
Check out through the link 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Heron, A. P., & Esprit, S. (2025). Pedagogies of Survival: Research, Disaster and Repair in Dominica. In Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies (pp. 61-74). Routledge.
Check out through the link 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
April 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Congratulations to @adomph.bsky.social on his new publication!
Heron, A. P., & Esprit, S. (2025). Pedagogies of Survival: Research, Disaster and Repair in Dominica. In Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies (pp. 61-74). Routledge.
Check out through the link 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Heron, A. P., & Esprit, S. (2025). Pedagogies of Survival: Research, Disaster and Repair in Dominica. In Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies (pp. 61-74). Routledge.
Check out through the link 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
Delighted to have had our Newton International Fellow (@royalsociety.org & @britishacademy.bsky.social ), Gordon Omenya, giving the final BAARS session of the current academic year!
Gorden presented on his fascinating work with the Makonde people of Kenya.
Check out some pics 👇
Gorden presented on his fascinating work with the Makonde people of Kenya.
Check out some pics 👇
April 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Delighted to have had our Newton International Fellow (@royalsociety.org & @britishacademy.bsky.social ), Gordon Omenya, giving the final BAARS session of the current academic year!
Gorden presented on his fascinating work with the Makonde people of Kenya.
Check out some pics 👇
Gorden presented on his fascinating work with the Makonde people of Kenya.
Check out some pics 👇
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺
Next up is Fiona Jordan, a Professor of Anthropology at our department. Warning: snake 🐍
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendock-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Next up is Fiona Jordan, a Professor of Anthropology at our department. Warning: snake 🐍
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendock-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
April 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺
Next up is Fiona Jordan, a Professor of Anthropology at our department. Warning: snake 🐍
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendock-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Next up is Fiona Jordan, a Professor of Anthropology at our department. Warning: snake 🐍
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendock-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺 Next up is Amy Penfield (@amypenfield.bsky.social), a Lecturer in Social Anthropology in our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
March 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺 Next up is Amy Penfield (@amypenfield.bsky.social), a Lecturer in Social Anthropology in our department.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
Yesterday we hosted the brilliant Dr
@poojaswali.bsky.social from the UCL Genetics Institute at BAARS. Her talk was titled, 'Working on pathogen evolution using aDNA' 🧬
@poojaswali.bsky.social from the UCL Genetics Institute at BAARS. Her talk was titled, 'Working on pathogen evolution using aDNA' 🧬
March 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Yesterday we hosted the brilliant Dr
@poojaswali.bsky.social from the UCL Genetics Institute at BAARS. Her talk was titled, 'Working on pathogen evolution using aDNA' 🧬
@poojaswali.bsky.social from the UCL Genetics Institute at BAARS. Her talk was titled, 'Working on pathogen evolution using aDNA' 🧬
Today’s BAARS
with Ines Ruis Alvarado (Universidad Cientifica del Sur), ‘Defenders of the Territory: Amazonian Women-Leaders and the Way to Gender Equality’ 👇🏽
#Anthropology
with Ines Ruis Alvarado (Universidad Cientifica del Sur), ‘Defenders of the Territory: Amazonian Women-Leaders and the Way to Gender Equality’ 👇🏽
#Anthropology
March 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today’s BAARS
with Ines Ruis Alvarado (Universidad Cientifica del Sur), ‘Defenders of the Territory: Amazonian Women-Leaders and the Way to Gender Equality’ 👇🏽
#Anthropology
with Ines Ruis Alvarado (Universidad Cientifica del Sur), ‘Defenders of the Territory: Amazonian Women-Leaders and the Way to Gender Equality’ 👇🏽
#Anthropology
📽️ Time to get to know another staff member!
Today we present Dr William Tantam (@wtantam.bsky.social), one of our amazing lecturers in #Anthropology 🙌
Today we present Dr William Tantam (@wtantam.bsky.social), one of our amazing lecturers in #Anthropology 🙌
March 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
📽️ Time to get to know another staff member!
Today we present Dr William Tantam (@wtantam.bsky.social), one of our amazing lecturers in #Anthropology 🙌
Today we present Dr William Tantam (@wtantam.bsky.social), one of our amazing lecturers in #Anthropology 🙌
Successful Offer Day today with parents and potential students 🙌🏽
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We hope you enjoyed all the events 🙏🏽
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We hope you enjoyed all the events 🙏🏽
March 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Successful Offer Day today with parents and potential students 🙌🏽
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We hope you enjoyed all the events 🙏🏽
Thanks to everyone for coming out! We hope you enjoyed all the events 🙏🏽
Today’s talk on BAARS was given by Dr Natalia Valdivieso Kastner on ‘Evangelising nature in the Anthropocene: Environmental and social justice in the Amazon’.
Natalia currently works with @amypenfield.bsky.social on her @erc.europa.eu project 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Natalia currently works with @amypenfield.bsky.social on her @erc.europa.eu project 🙌🏽🙌🏽
March 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Today’s talk on BAARS was given by Dr Natalia Valdivieso Kastner on ‘Evangelising nature in the Anthropocene: Environmental and social justice in the Amazon’.
Natalia currently works with @amypenfield.bsky.social on her @erc.europa.eu project 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Natalia currently works with @amypenfield.bsky.social on her @erc.europa.eu project 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Time to get to know more of our staff! Next up is @adomph.bsky.social, a Lecturer in Visual Anthropology at our Department.
🎥 Clip made by Bianca Li & Naia Lewendon-Wicks from Film & TV at @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
🎥 Clip made by Bianca Li & Naia Lewendon-Wicks from Film & TV at @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
March 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Time to get to know more of our staff! Next up is @adomph.bsky.social, a Lecturer in Visual Anthropology at our Department.
🎥 Clip made by Bianca Li & Naia Lewendon-Wicks from Film & TV at @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.
🎥 Clip made by Bianca Li & Naia Lewendon-Wicks from Film & TV at @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.