Dr Susan Greaney
@suegreaney.bsky.social
Archaeologist | Neolithic Britain & Ireland | Heritage interpretation | Lecturer at University of Exeter
So my friend and colleague Carly Ameen just had a super cool paper on the history of dogs published with her collaborators. Dogs show considerable diversity in size and body shape from really early on! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The emergence and diversification of dog morphology
Dogs exhibit an exceptional range of morphological diversity as a result of their long-term association with humans. Attempts to identify when dog morphological variation began to expand have been con...
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
So my friend and colleague Carly Ameen just had a super cool paper on the history of dogs published with her collaborators. Dogs show considerable diversity in size and body shape from really early on! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Project Researcher (environmental policy) @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Project Researcher (environmental policy) @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Temporary 12 months post of Project Researcher as part of the @britishacademy.bsky.social funded ‘Prehistoric Policies’ project.
Job Ref 019121, search www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo....
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social, @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Bronze Age Forum in full flow here at UCD Dublin. Looking forward to learning lots about a slightly later period of prehistory than I normally get stuck into...
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Bronze Age Forum in full flow here at UCD Dublin. Looking forward to learning lots about a slightly later period of prehistory than I normally get stuck into...
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Had such a fascinating chat last night with Neil Carlin, Jessica Smyth and @suegreaney.bsky.social on society in Neolithic Ireland, touching on ancient DNA, kinship, mortuary practice, and how we understand and interpret the past, and so much more!
Coming soon for Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
Coming soon for Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Had such a fascinating chat last night with Neil Carlin, Jessica Smyth and @suegreaney.bsky.social on society in Neolithic Ireland, touching on ancient DNA, kinship, mortuary practice, and how we understand and interpret the past, and so much more!
Coming soon for Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
Coming soon for Amplify Archaeology Podcast!
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“Now, evidence is growing that, faced with a climate crisis, the civilization did not disappear but adapted and moved.” #climateheritage
ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe
Experts find artefacts left behind in Caral showing how population survived drought without resorting to violence
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
“Now, evidence is growing that, faced with a climate crisis, the civilization did not disappear but adapted and moved.” #climateheritage
ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
ways that #archaeology provides the long view for thinking about #climatechange
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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One strange thing about the BBC/Trump row is that the programme in question was actually made by an independent production company. Yes, the BBC producers and Panorama’s editor should have checked everything before it was broadcast. But…
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One strange thing about the BBC/Trump row is that the programme in question was actually made by an independent production company. Yes, the BBC producers and Panorama’s editor should have checked everything before it was broadcast. But…
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Ugh I'm so tired of AI evangelicals. I want to work in a way that I trust and is reliable and builds knowledge.
November 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ugh I'm so tired of AI evangelicals. I want to work in a way that I trust and is reliable and builds knowledge.
Come join us (for a little while at least)! Associate Lecturer job at Exeter in archaeology (especially people with human osteology, zooarch or forensic skills), until 30 April 2026: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI165/a...
Associate Lecturer in Archaeology (Education and Scholarship) at University of Exeter
An academic position as a Associate Lecturer in Archaeology (Education and Scholarship) is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunit...
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Come join us (for a little while at least)! Associate Lecturer job at Exeter in archaeology (especially people with human osteology, zooarch or forensic skills), until 30 April 2026: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI165/a...
Loved seeing this material @nancesw.bsky.social, thanks for putting it together!
Maiden Castle Archive display with even my 40 year old t shirt from the dig ☺️ no way it would fit me now 😄
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Loved seeing this material @nancesw.bsky.social, thanks for putting it together!
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Excellent piece of journalism here. Puts the mainstream media to shame. The findings are what you might expect, and here's the proof.
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Excellent piece of journalism here. Puts the mainstream media to shame. The findings are what you might expect, and here's the proof.
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Amazing sunrise marking the start of the Celtic New Year on 1st November / Samhain, the Christian Feast of All Saints Day.
At Carrowmore megalithic site, Sligo, the chamber at Listoghill faces the Ballygawley Mountains & sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter.
At Carrowmore megalithic site, Sligo, the chamber at Listoghill faces the Ballygawley Mountains & sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter.
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Amazing sunrise marking the start of the Celtic New Year on 1st November / Samhain, the Christian Feast of All Saints Day.
At Carrowmore megalithic site, Sligo, the chamber at Listoghill faces the Ballygawley Mountains & sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter.
At Carrowmore megalithic site, Sligo, the chamber at Listoghill faces the Ballygawley Mountains & sunrise in this position coincides with the start and the end of winter.
Had a great day immersing myself in mostly Iron Age, mostly Dorset things at the Maiden Castle conference. My paper was well received so that was nice. Two papers made fairly uncritical use of AI-derived imagery and one butchered radiocarbon dates but otherwise the talks were great!
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Had a great day immersing myself in mostly Iron Age, mostly Dorset things at the Maiden Castle conference. My paper was well received so that was nice. Two papers made fairly uncritical use of AI-derived imagery and one butchered radiocarbon dates but otherwise the talks were great!
Heading south to take part in the Maiden Castle: 40 Years On conference tomorrow. Let me know if anyone is about for a pint this evening! www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...
Maiden Castle - 40 years on | The Prehistoric Society
Hosted by The Dorchester Association for Local History and Archaeology, in partnership with the Prehistoric Society, Dorset Council and Dorchester Town CouncilMarking the 40th anniversary of Professor...
www.prehistoricsociety.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Heading south to take part in the Maiden Castle: 40 Years On conference tomorrow. Let me know if anyone is about for a pint this evening! www.prehistoricsociety.org/events/2025-...
Always impressed (geddit?) by how quickly these volumes come out!
We’re really fired up about this impressive new book, which presents the first ever national synthesis of Neolithic Impressed Ware, arranged by region, and written by acknowledged experts in their field. Get your copy ➡️ bit.ly/4gzIn5X
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Always impressed (geddit?) by how quickly these volumes come out!
Rubbish 'from the bus' photo but I'm just back from a few days away and pleased to see that I haven't missed the best of the autumn colours along the Portway:
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Rubbish 'from the bus' photo but I'm just back from a few days away and pleased to see that I haven't missed the best of the autumn colours along the Portway:
Just in time for our largely outdoors Masters fieldtrip to Stonehenge and the Ancient Technology Centre 😬
Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Thursday as a low-pressure system crosses the UK.
Find out more ⤵
Find out more ⤵
Warnings are issued for wind and rain
Yellow National Severe Weather Warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Thursday as a low-pressure system crosses the UK.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just in time for our largely outdoors Masters fieldtrip to Stonehenge and the Ancient Technology Centre 😬
This might not feel like big news in 2025, but if you've experienced the male-dominated world of Japanese business and government, this is big news.
Former heavy metal drummer, the conservative Sanae Takaichi, has become Japan’s first female Prime Minister.
She’s now likely to appoint the first female finance minister, Satsuki Katayama. They’re both protégés of former conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
She’s now likely to appoint the first female finance minister, Satsuki Katayama. They’re both protégés of former conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
October 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This might not feel like big news in 2025, but if you've experienced the male-dominated world of Japanese business and government, this is big news.
Wow, this is quite the story:
Sources at Historic Environment Scotland claim,
“To say it is chaos at the top is an understatement."
“We have no idea why the CEO has been suspended but it appears to be personality driven."
While an investigator found staff “uncomfortable and frightened to speak for the fear of retribution”.
“To say it is chaos at the top is an understatement."
“We have no idea why the CEO has been suspended but it appears to be personality driven."
While an investigator found staff “uncomfortable and frightened to speak for the fear of retribution”.
'Chaos': Suspended heritage CEO breaks silence as staff slam culture of quango
Suspended Historic Environment Scotland CEO Katerina Brown has broken her silence as staff say the quango is ‘chaos at the top’
www.scotsman.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow, this is quite the story:
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Like birds?!
Like aquabirds!?
Like drawings of aquabirds!?
Like representations of aquabirds as processed through the mistletoe-addled imaginations of the Iron Age Britons!?
Then boy is this the PhD for you!
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Like aquabirds!?
Like drawings of aquabirds!?
Like representations of aquabirds as processed through the mistletoe-addled imaginations of the Iron Age Britons!?
Then boy is this the PhD for you!
linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%...
[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manchester on FindA...
PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] Waterbirds: an interdisciplinary study of British wetland avians in art, ecology and the economy during the Iron Age and early Roman era at The University of Manch...
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October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Like birds?!
Like aquabirds!?
Like drawings of aquabirds!?
Like representations of aquabirds as processed through the mistletoe-addled imaginations of the Iron Age Britons!?
Then boy is this the PhD for you!
linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%...
Like aquabirds!?
Like drawings of aquabirds!?
Like representations of aquabirds as processed through the mistletoe-addled imaginations of the Iron Age Britons!?
Then boy is this the PhD for you!
linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%...
Bit niche, but does anyone know of good publications or sources of information on historic aerial photography in India, for archaeological purposes? Presumably Archaeology Survey of India did a lot? cc @martynjb.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Bit niche, but does anyone know of good publications or sources of information on historic aerial photography in India, for archaeological purposes? Presumably Archaeology Survey of India did a lot? cc @martynjb.bsky.social
This conference celebrates 50 years of the Norfolk Historic Environmenta Service, to be held at UEA, 1-2 Nov: www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/7070...
50 Years of Discovery conference - Norfolk County Council
Join us for a landmark celebration of the people, places, and discoveries that have shaped our understanding of archaeology and heritage in the East of England
www.norfolk.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This conference celebrates 50 years of the Norfolk Historic Environmenta Service, to be held at UEA, 1-2 Nov: www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/7070...
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I'm hiring! 4 year post doc on my Wellcome Trust grant -- come be inventive about isotopes in teeth with me in PPN Turkiye :) www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
please share!
please share!
Post Doctoral Research Assistant - 1160-25
Thinking of the next step in your career? Take a look at our exciting new role, Post Doctoral Research Assistant based at our Other. Find out more and apply he…
www.lancashire.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm hiring! 4 year post doc on my Wellcome Trust grant -- come be inventive about isotopes in teeth with me in PPN Turkiye :) www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/post-do...
please share!
please share!
This story has reminded me of my own visit to Ladakh, 24(!) years ago. The stars were extraordinary. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘The universe has opened up for us’: meet the astro-ambassadors who welcome stargazers to the Himalayas
A tourism initiative in India’s first dark sky reserve has brought new hope to a community as employment means they can stay close to their roots and culture
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This story has reminded me of my own visit to Ladakh, 24(!) years ago. The stars were extraordinary. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Busy writing (late) book review - writes intro, gives overview of first few chapters, getting into gear... Checks word count - 622. Checks word count required - 500-700 total. Doh!
October 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Busy writing (late) book review - writes intro, gives overview of first few chapters, getting into gear... Checks word count - 622. Checks word count required - 500-700 total. Doh!
Wonderful project! Look at that stonking great ditch. Congrats to all involved: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It would be wonderful’: the team hoping to unearth ‘Cornwall’s Stonehenge’
Experts and volunteers working at Castilly Henge have been trying determine if it is the county’s lost great stone circle
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Wonderful project! Look at that stonking great ditch. Congrats to all involved: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...