ArchPoints began in 2009 on Facebook, providing daily archaeology lifestyle tips from a team of experts, each with their own specialist area.
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My forthcoming book The Archaeology of Prehistory in the Contemporary World owes a lot to the #Urbanprehistory sensibilities of @fugueur!
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Chumash stone craftsman Paciano Guiljahichet carved the exterior statues on the Santa Barbara Mission in sandstone between 1815 and 1820. By 2015, only minute traces of paint remain to show they were ever painted, something confirmed by written accounts.
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On a man's three-button suit jacket, the top button should sometimes be fastened, the middle button always fastened, and the bottom button never fastened. This is the sometimes, always, never rule. The top button may sometimes be fastened if it is not hidden by the lapel.
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📆 If you’re a grant holder, the deadline for submitting your progress report is 31 October.
Our team has put together a handy guide on how to report on your grant and the key information to include:
wolfson.org.uk/how-to-report…
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Today, we recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day, which invites us to celebrate the Native nations whose connections to these lands endure.
At @MoundvillePark, those connections continue through muskogean-speaking descendant communities sharing their art, music, food, and stories.
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Lincolnshire Film Archive - Preserving Local History on Film. Presented by the LFA
Sunday 11 Oct - 2.30pm to 4pm
Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Burton Rd, Lincoln LN1 3LY
Tickets & details here - bit.ly/4qOkVat
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Sunday, 4 October 2026 10am-12:30pm
Dr Janet Pennington is hosting The Steyning Scandals Walk
Secrets of a Sussex Market town 1547-1947
IF YOU ARE EASILY SHOCKED, THIS IS NOT THE WALK FOR YOU.
This walk is NOT suitable for children
More info: sussexhistorytalks.co.uk
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🚨 Job announcement 🚨
We're looking for a self‐motivated and well-organised individual for the role of Curator to manage our papyri and cartonnage collections.
For more details and to apply, visit our website:
ees.ac.uk/resource/we-re-loo…
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Stout goes well with roasted or braised meats, and dark chocolate. One for anyone doing the catering on an archaeology project.
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There's a new blog post on our website. Read about our investigations of a curling pond site in South Lanarkshire and our deep delve into some muddy clay puddles. acfabaseline.info/category/b…
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Scientists burn their own scrolls to help read 2,000-year-old Herculaneum papyri
X-ray scans and artificial intelligence could help researchers read more Herculaneum scrolls without opening them. Tiny amounts of lead in ancient ink create a strong...
archaeologymag.com/2026/09/s…
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Insect remains from a burial cave on Gran Canaria reveal how Indigenous people reused it over time. The cave was first used to store grain before being turned into a burial site in the 7th to 9th centuries AD.
#Archaeology #CanaryIslands
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Rice University's Dept. of Anthropology seeks a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor studying AI as a social, cultural, and ethical issue. #AcademicJobs #DigitalAnthropology
Apply by Oct 15, 2026: careercenter.americananthro.…
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Hello X! 👋🏼 We're Brighton & Hove Archaeological Society, a welcoming group of enthusiasts who love to share all things archaeological! We'd love to meet other archaeology and local history lovers here, so do say hello! brightonarch.org.uk #Archaeology #Brighton
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Iron tyres held the wheel together, driving over pebbles makes them thinner and increases the circumference of the tyre until the wheel falls apart.
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@kennesawstate's Dept. of Geography and Anthropology seeks a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Anthropology. #AcademicJobs #Anthropology
Apply by Oct 8, 2026: careercenter.americananthro.…
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Do you think it was only Stonehenge (and the Devil's Arrows) that they hauled stones to? Check the comprehensive European interactive gazetteer, and send it to any glacial transport conspiracy theorists. sarsen.org/2026/09/european-…
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Post-medieval child labor left Dutch children with damaged spines before adulthood
archaeologymag.com/2026/08/c…
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🆕 DISCOVER the new #openaccess #research from #Cambridge shaping #archaeology right now! Free to read. Free to share.
🔗 cup.org/4w3ZnrT
📲 Download the research, explore the journals - and perhaps discover a home for your own work.
📸 Courtesy of @AntiquityJ.
ALT A promotional graphic for Cambridge Open Access, featuring the text "New open access research in Archaeology." The background includes an image of an archaeological site with exposed stone layers.
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Wiltshire’s long barrows go every which way. 129 mounds on a map; full details and tested for alignment, ridge following and prominence as a landscape marker.
Gazetteer: sarsen.org/2026/09/the-wilts…
