Rob Hedge
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Rob Hedge
@robhedge.bsky.social
Archaeologist. PhD research at University of Leicester: peasant perspectives and medieval settlement in the Severn Valley. Freelance artefact analysis, education & illustration. Scribbles a lot. MCIfA 🏺
https://incurablearchaeologist.wordpress.com/
Spent the morning turning this into a tiny zine. Printing, cutting, folding - a tiny analogue act of resistance to the news we’ve had this week about cuts to History at Leicester.
I’ll bring them along to the @leicesterucu.bsky.social demo on Weds 12th November if you’d like your own copy.
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve* Parkrun this weekend was an excellent opportunity to pay a Samhain visit to an old friend.

*yes, it is lovely. But yes, the hill at the end is every bit as horrible as they warn you.
November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sorry, my reply was unhelpful. My manager is telling me that nothing good ever came from discussing a joke on the internet, and she is a wise old hound, so I offer this picture by way of apology.
October 15, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#ArchInk 4: bronze; 5: flint; 9: ivory
#archaeology #illustration 🏺🏛️🗃️
Combining three prompts to look at early-19th century views of early Bronze Age artefacts.
October 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#ArchInk 2: shell; 3: residue; 6: horn; 7: textile; 8: stratigraphy
#inktober #medievalsky #skystorians 🏺🏛️🗃️
Combining a few prompts to tell the story of Worcester Cathedral’s Cockleshell Pilgrim.
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
#ArchInk 1: pigment
#inktober #medievalsky #skystorians 🏺🏛️🗃️

Not sure how much I’ll be able to contribute this year, but I’ll try to chip in when I can.
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A new comic: A brief history of History at the University of Leicester.
You can download the originals and find links to further reading on my blog: incurablearchaeologist.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/l... #skystorians 🏛️🏺🗃️
Individual panels are threaded below:
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Brian Patten has died. Thawing Frozen Frogs was given to me as a small child: the first poetry I really *got*. The fact that I had to fish this dog-eared volume out of my son’s bedroom is testament to his gift: surreal, silly, funny, and moving. Sometimes all at once.
October 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
…So forgive the shonky phone footage, accompanied by 5yo singing gently to the ‘spotty iris’. First time I’ve seen them in Worcestershire.
September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Family walk around NT Croome yesterday. “What are those birds, daddy?” Glossy ibis, right in front of us! Inevitably, I’d left my camera at home… #worcsbirds
September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Still buzzing from Worcestershire’s #OneDayCup triumph last night. Took the boy to Trent Bridge, spent the day dodging the rain. Skies cleared for just long enough to witness an all-time classic. Stands full of friends, family and the grassroots #cricket community 🏏
September 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s been quite a week (+month, year etc), so here’s a little #FindsFriday / #FlintFriday treat for your timelines: a gorgeous little Mesolithic ‘mèche de foret’ (drill bit) from my desk. Retouched edges abraded to a smooth sheen by repeated use. 🏺🏛️
September 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Joined a friend for the southern leg of his solo Malverns marathon this morning, over the marvellous hillforts at Midsummer Hill and British Camp. Started warm and dry. Then several hours of unremitting downpour, brightened only by abundant lightning.
How it started vs how it’s going:
September 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Couldn’t resist the lure of a medieval World Heritage Site AND a #Parkrun! Fabulous course around and amidst the ruins of Fountains Abbey this morning.
August 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
50th #Parkrun and a PB this morning at Worcester Pitchcroft.
After a challenging week, it really is the best way to start the weekend!
August 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
…and this definitely falls into that category. But I had an assistant for this one (who rightly thought it needed more purple), and she wanted to ‘put it on social media for her fans’. No idea where she picks these concepts up. She’s 5. But she worked hard and helped me think, so here it is.
July 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM