Dr. Leah Hewerdine
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Dr. Leah Hewerdine
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Project leader for Didcot Dairy Story 🐮 Interest in public engagement & intangible heritage. She/her, views my own. PhD.
Reposted by Dr. Leah Hewerdine
New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.

Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Dr. Leah Hewerdine
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My first ever Bluesky post is to celebrate my PhD certificate finally arriving in the post! This spot used to display a photo of me as a baby in a giant ceramic bowl… it was time for a change!
February 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM