Harvey
@harveyarchaeo.bsky.social
Archaeologist, curator, researcher and erstwhile osteologist, geek, Bones On Screen, scone connoisseur & Mum. Love of hopeless causes. Views my own (she/her)
New Doctor Who villain just dropped:
To haunt your dreams, here's a late 2nd c. fragment of a portrait bust of the emperor Commodus once the face added in the early 19th century was removed...
(Liverpool, Merseyside Museum, from the collection of Henry Blundell)
(Liverpool, Merseyside Museum, from the collection of Henry Blundell)
September 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
New Doctor Who villain just dropped:
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🚨 The call for submissions for the next issue of Geological Curator, titled 'Moving towards equitable Geoscience collections', is now open! 🚨
The purpose is to consolidate current research and initiatives that aim to improve the environment, accessibility, and future of geological collections.
The purpose is to consolidate current research and initiatives that aim to improve the environment, accessibility, and future of geological collections.
www.geocurator.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🚨 The call for submissions for the next issue of Geological Curator, titled 'Moving towards equitable Geoscience collections', is now open! 🚨
The purpose is to consolidate current research and initiatives that aim to improve the environment, accessibility, and future of geological collections.
The purpose is to consolidate current research and initiatives that aim to improve the environment, accessibility, and future of geological collections.
Am I the only one who finds blocked up doorways and windows really pleasing? Look at the archaeology of this!
(I started a new job at Fort Cumberland, it is aesthetically very enjoyable!)
(I started a new job at Fort Cumberland, it is aesthetically very enjoyable!)
September 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Am I the only one who finds blocked up doorways and windows really pleasing? Look at the archaeology of this!
(I started a new job at Fort Cumberland, it is aesthetically very enjoyable!)
(I started a new job at Fort Cumberland, it is aesthetically very enjoyable!)
Hail hail the Queen of the May!
May 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hail hail the Queen of the May!
What a fun question! 🪨
I usually lay my hands on them and close my eyes (I largely do this in the vague hope a time slip will trigger and I’ll find myself somewhen else… 🤷🏼♀️)
I usually lay my hands on them and close my eyes (I largely do this in the vague hope a time slip will trigger and I’ll find myself somewhen else… 🤷🏼♀️)
March 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
What a fun question! 🪨
I usually lay my hands on them and close my eyes (I largely do this in the vague hope a time slip will trigger and I’ll find myself somewhen else… 🤷🏼♀️)
I usually lay my hands on them and close my eyes (I largely do this in the vague hope a time slip will trigger and I’ll find myself somewhen else… 🤷🏼♀️)
*groans in archaeologist* 🦖
March 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
*groans in archaeologist* 🦖
Had a real influx of followers in past couple of days… no idea why, but… hi! 👋 I am still finding my groove here, but suffice to say it’s mostly archaeology and screaming into the void. Occasionally both at same time.
February 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Had a real influx of followers in past couple of days… no idea why, but… hi! 👋 I am still finding my groove here, but suffice to say it’s mostly archaeology and screaming into the void. Occasionally both at same time.
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I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here:
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology
Even before the use of AI, it was widely accepted within archaeology that visualisations of the past are highly fraught and should be treated with caution.
theconversation.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I wrote a brief article on the challenge that AI presents to archaeological visualisation. Check it out here:
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
theconversation.com/how-ai-image...
Though I have done a lot of scicomm, it was the first time I'd written for The Conversation. 🏺 +
Is it #TileTuesday? No. Am I going to post the 13th century tiles I saw at Titchfield Abbey at the weekend anyway? Yes!
(They are mostly covered by burlap and sandbags at the moment, but whatever was covering this section had flipped up in the wind so… behold!)
(They are mostly covered by burlap and sandbags at the moment, but whatever was covering this section had flipped up in the wind so… behold!)
February 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Is it #TileTuesday? No. Am I going to post the 13th century tiles I saw at Titchfield Abbey at the weekend anyway? Yes!
(They are mostly covered by burlap and sandbags at the moment, but whatever was covering this section had flipped up in the wind so… behold!)
(They are mostly covered by burlap and sandbags at the moment, but whatever was covering this section had flipped up in the wind so… behold!)
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Super interesting study on facial piercing and stretching in early prehistory! #archaeology #bodymodification
🏺🧪🦣
Immensely interesting new, detailed and OA study suggesting cultural cheek piercing - like B in the image here, but one sided & potentially progressively enlarged from adolescence onwards - in a European 'Ice Age' culture 31.5-29.5 ka BP
Immensely interesting new, detailed and OA study suggesting cultural cheek piercing - like B in the image here, but one sided & potentially progressively enlarged from adolescence onwards - in a European 'Ice Age' culture 31.5-29.5 ka BP
January 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Super interesting study on facial piercing and stretching in early prehistory! #archaeology #bodymodification
You know what’s a joy? Listening to the dulcet tones of @noddinggoth.bsky.social talking about archaeology & the mid-COVID excavation of the Castle Street burial ground in Hull. What a challenging project for @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social & everyone who worked on it
shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...
shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...
Ep 15 the A63 and Castle Street Burial Ground with Osteoarchaeologist Dr Lauren McIntyre | ROYSCast
The process and some of the stories of the largest excavation of a post-medieval burial ground in the North of England.
shows.acast.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You know what’s a joy? Listening to the dulcet tones of @noddinggoth.bsky.social talking about archaeology & the mid-COVID excavation of the Castle Street burial ground in Hull. What a challenging project for @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social & everyone who worked on it
shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...
shows.acast.com/627bb65a6cf5...
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Here are the late Bronze Age ramparts of Chanctonbury Ring in the snow last weekend.
It's weathered way over 2000 years of winters but the white stuff is now a much rarer visitor to the hill.
#HillfortsWednesday
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It's weathered way over 2000 years of winters but the white stuff is now a much rarer visitor to the hill.
#HillfortsWednesday
🏺
January 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Here are the late Bronze Age ramparts of Chanctonbury Ring in the snow last weekend.
It's weathered way over 2000 years of winters but the white stuff is now a much rarer visitor to the hill.
#HillfortsWednesday
🏺
It's weathered way over 2000 years of winters but the white stuff is now a much rarer visitor to the hill.
#HillfortsWednesday
🏺
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Tom Booth and Pontus skoglund sampling the human remains from the Poulton project for aDnA data. Both young boys, probably brothers and may well have died from the Black Dearh Incredible what we can now learn #diggingforbritain #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology
January 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tom Booth and Pontus skoglund sampling the human remains from the Poulton project for aDnA data. Both young boys, probably brothers and may well have died from the Black Dearh Incredible what we can now learn #diggingforbritain #drawingdiggingforbritain #archaeology
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What an incredible object. Showed how even the periphery could be an intersection
January 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What an incredible object. Showed how even the periphery could be an intersection
This carved whale bone box was one of wonderful things in the #SilkRoads exhibition at the British Museum… 8th century, made in Northumbria, depicting Wayland the Smith, the Adoration of the Magi from New Testament along with an Old English rune dedication to the dead whale! 😍
January 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This carved whale bone box was one of wonderful things in the #SilkRoads exhibition at the British Museum… 8th century, made in Northumbria, depicting Wayland the Smith, the Adoration of the Magi from New Testament along with an Old English rune dedication to the dead whale! 😍
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If you listen to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ on repeat and put on BBC2 at 8pm I will eerily appear on your screen accompanied by the maniacal laughter from ‘On The Run’.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Digging for Britain, Series 12, Roman Crime and Ancient DNA
A Roman crime is uncovered, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you listen to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ on repeat and put on BBC2 at 8pm I will eerily appear on your screen accompanied by the maniacal laughter from ‘On The Run’.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Not the best Tripadvisor review we've ever had.
We're thinking of updating our Bio, though... 🤔
We're thinking of updating our Bio, though... 🤔
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not the best Tripadvisor review we've ever had.
We're thinking of updating our Bio, though... 🤔
We're thinking of updating our Bio, though... 🤔
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
Sometimes you look at a stone and it’s kind of unassuming… until you hold it and it falls perfectly into to your grip and suddenly it’s all HOW IS THIS SO PERFECT IN MY HAND??*
*I can’t be the only person who picks up stone tools and is astounded by their ergonomics every time, right?
*I can’t be the only person who picks up stone tools and is astounded by their ergonomics every time, right?
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sometimes you look at a stone and it’s kind of unassuming… until you hold it and it falls perfectly into to your grip and suddenly it’s all HOW IS THIS SO PERFECT IN MY HAND??*
*I can’t be the only person who picks up stone tools and is astounded by their ergonomics every time, right?
*I can’t be the only person who picks up stone tools and is astounded by their ergonomics every time, right?
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Yesterday Curator James Sainsbury was kind enough to show me the small biface currently on display in Worthing Museum. The story of it's discovery, found on the beach at Shoreham-by-Sea by then six year old Ben Witten, has travelled the world. 🧵 1/3
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
January 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Yesterday Curator James Sainsbury was kind enough to show me the small biface currently on display in Worthing Museum. The story of it's discovery, found on the beach at Shoreham-by-Sea by then six year old Ben Witten, has travelled the world. 🧵 1/3
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
#FlintFriday
#FindsFriday
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Happy New Year! If you are interesting in teaching & learning about #Archaeology 🏺 #Heritage #TeachLearnSky #AcademicSky come & join our online global roundtables! archaeologytandl.wordpress.com Our first 2025 session is on "Enhancing educational practices in archaeology" Tues 21st Jan 2-3pm GMT.
Teaching and Learning in Archaeology & Heritage
Virtual round table discussions
archaeologytandl.wordpress.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Happy New Year! If you are interesting in teaching & learning about #Archaeology 🏺 #Heritage #TeachLearnSky #AcademicSky come & join our online global roundtables! archaeologytandl.wordpress.com Our first 2025 session is on "Enhancing educational practices in archaeology" Tues 21st Jan 2-3pm GMT.
When life gives you unspeakable, eldritch lemons… make fhtaganade! 🍋 🐙
December 3, 2024 at 10:46 AM
When life gives you unspeakable, eldritch lemons… make fhtaganade! 🍋 🐙
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#TombTuesday -Incredible Callanish, a prehistoric monument so unusual & exhilarating that it has a chambered tomb crammed into it's central circle
I found the tall stones & avenues here weather-beaten, mesmerising & disorientating. Just an incredible place in the Outer Hebrides
📷 My own, June 24
I found the tall stones & avenues here weather-beaten, mesmerising & disorientating. Just an incredible place in the Outer Hebrides
📷 My own, June 24
November 26, 2024 at 6:28 AM
#TombTuesday -Incredible Callanish, a prehistoric monument so unusual & exhilarating that it has a chambered tomb crammed into it's central circle
I found the tall stones & avenues here weather-beaten, mesmerising & disorientating. Just an incredible place in the Outer Hebrides
📷 My own, June 24
I found the tall stones & avenues here weather-beaten, mesmerising & disorientating. Just an incredible place in the Outer Hebrides
📷 My own, June 24