Jen Baird
@jenbaird.bsky.social
Professor of Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. Director of Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies. Excavator of archives. Syria, Romans, photographs, Dura-Europos. Newfoundlander.
They’re largely from secondary contexts so it’s difficult to be precise, but mostly third century CE
September 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They’re largely from secondary contexts so it’s difficult to be precise, but mostly third century CE
If only there was an existing national body, funded by the govt, who had the relevant expertise, eh?
July 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
If only there was an existing national body, funded by the govt, who had the relevant expertise, eh?
Thanks, Emlyn! Yes we really must finally have that coffee, before too long!
July 14, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Thanks, Emlyn! Yes we really must finally have that coffee, before too long!
Thanks, Julia! We're so fortunate with our historian colleagues, and really couldn't have done this without them cheering us on (especially @jessicareinisch.bsky.social)!
July 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Thanks, Julia! We're so fortunate with our historian colleagues, and really couldn't have done this without them cheering us on (especially @jessicareinisch.bsky.social)!
Thanks, Juliet! Can't wait to talk to you more about it next time I see you!
July 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thanks, Juliet! Can't wait to talk to you more about it next time I see you!
Thanks, Alexandra, me too! So excited to have support for our MAs (so hard these days, you know what it's like).
July 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thanks, Alexandra, me too! So excited to have support for our MAs (so hard these days, you know what it's like).
Thanks, Rhi! It has been a wild and wonderful few months!
July 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thanks, Rhi! It has been a wild and wonderful few months!
It's also been a pleasure to be able to develop a home for work very close to my heart, with Syrian colleagues, at Dura-Europos.
Including:
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
and durat.org
Including:
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
and durat.org
Birkbeck academics awarded prestigious 2025 ACLS Digital Justice Development grant
The grants support digital humanities projects that enrich cultural heritage through the intentional use of technology
www.bbk.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's also been a pleasure to be able to develop a home for work very close to my heart, with Syrian colleagues, at Dura-Europos.
Including:
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
and durat.org
Including:
www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbec...
and durat.org