Digging Up The Past @diggingupthepast.net A podcast and a site dedicated to the latest historical news and research surrounding the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. Visit: www.diggingupthepast.net
National Heritage Science Forum @nhsf.bsky.social Bringing the heritage science community together to improve collaboration, make better use of research, and demonstrate the public benefit of heritage science.
ArchaeologistsEngage @archsengage.bsky.social An international independent non-profit group of archaeologists who enable community engagement and outreach.
https://archaeologists-engage.org/
Christian Mesia-Montenegro @cmesia01.bsky.social
Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social #Roman & conflict archaeologist; Lecturer in Ancient History at Manchester Met University; University Teacher at the University of Liverpool; Early Career Research Fellow at the Centre for Integrative Research in Conflict Archaeology.
CAAInt.bsky.social @caaint.bsky.social CAA is an international organisation bringing together archaeologists, mathematicians and computer scientists. Reposting is not endorsement.
https://linktr.ee/caa_international
Alex Norwood @alnorwood.bsky.social Paleoecologist & paleoanthropologist | Postdoc at the University of Utah | Interested in herbivore teeth, stable isotopes, and the evolution of terrestrial ecosystems
Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social An international and decentralised organisation of archaeologists committed to taking action against apartheid worldwide.
Open letter to EAA: https://forms.gle/En38n5ccH4YHjFjY7
https://linktr.ee/archaeosagainstapartheid
Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social An archaeologist who loves Eurovision and popular tv. Sharing content on heritage, politics and entertainment.
She/her
My opinions are my own.
Fereidoun Biglari @fbiglari.bsky.social Paleolithic archaeologist, Head of Paleolithic Department, National Museum of Iran.
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/
National Archaeology Week @archaeologyweekaus.bsky.social National Archaeology Week aims to increase public awareness of Australian archaeology and archaeologists, and to promote the importance of protecting Australia’s unique cultural heritage | 16-22 May 2027 | https://archaeologyweek.org
Will Snyder @sahelanthrope.bsky.social Evolutionary anthropologist and experimental archaeologist | Freelance illustrator | He/him
Mainly Museums @mainlymuseums.bsky.social A personal take on museums big and small from contributors across the globe.
ArcheoGay @archeobrinck.bsky.social Ass, Anxiety, Art, and Archeology. 33. He/Him 🏳️🌈, ♉️, 💍, 🐈⬛🐕 Dad, Artist/Painter 🎨, Nerd ⚔️, IL, #BLM, 🏳️⚧️🐾🔞🍑 /NSFW/ https://www.instagram.com/archeobrinck?igsh=Ymh4b3gxM2hyOTFs&utm_source=qr
https://onlyfans.com/archeobrinck
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime @unescochair-chec.bsky.social Researching the Heritage Crimes of the Present and Future. New and emerging heritage crimes occur beyond the boundaries of detection, deterrence, and imagination. We ask: what comes next? Hosted by Maastricht University. unescochairculturecrime.org
Jessica MacLellan @archaeolojess.bsky.social Anthropological Archaeologist 🏺🌎 👩🏼🏫
She/ella
Jeffrey A. Becker @serviliusahala.bsky.social Mediterranean archaeologist | Binghamton, New York U.S.A.
Matthew Johnson @matthewj.bsky.social Archaeologist at Northwestern University; Norwich City fan. He/him. Dis/Abled. Opinions expressed my own.
Dr Sam Leggett @samleggs22.bsky.social Lecturer in Biomolecular & Medieval Archaeology at Edinburgh Uni - data viz & R enthusiast (she/her)
Dimitri Nakassis @dimitrinakassis.bsky.social Greek archaeologist, Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado Boulder; Michigan (BA 1997) & Texas (PhD 2006) grad
Debby Sneed @debscavator.bsky.social nondisabled researcher of disability in ancient Greece
who do you think you are? I am
she/her pronouns in bio, every time
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Chronology Of the Norse TransAtlantic Colonies and Territories @contactproject.bsky.social a 5‑year ERC‑funded project @rug.nl
📜 Re‑examining the earliest Europe ↔ North America connections
🔬 Radiocarbon spike dating | Isotope & DNA analysis | Bayesian modelling | Historical & saga research
🌍 Mapping Norse expansion across the North Atlantic
Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net We mobilize the fight for science and democracy - because science is for everyone! 🧬🧪🌎
Donate here: https://bit.ly/SUFS_GIVING
Learn more ⬇️
https://linktr.ee/standupforscience_bluesky
SCAPES @scapes-bronzeage.bsky.social Investigates social complexity and population entanglement in Norway, 2500–1000 BCE. Joint project between UiO, UiS & NTNU, we aim to interpret biomolecular datasets through a humanist lens.
💰 NFR
🔗 https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/scapes/
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social Official account of the Austrian Archaeological Institute at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
#archaeology #classics
Zena Kamash @zenakamash.bsky.social Writing - archaeology - heritage.
British Iraqi.
Faber Academy 'Writing Your Novel' graduate.
Winner: EAA Book Prize 2025.
Working Classicist of the Year 2025.
She/her
Yannis Hamilakis 🍉 @yannisham.bsky.social Professor of Archaeology and Professor of Modern Greek Studies at Brown University. Politics of the past (and the present), sensoriality and the body, contemporary archaeology, theory and philosophy, migration: https://brown.academia.edu/YannisHamilakis
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social Aerial photography | GIS | Sarsen stone | landscape archaeology | archaeological comics | archives | YAC Leader | MHFA | FSA | MCIfA | all my own views
Conversation Kenge @fenken.bsky.social Archaeological geophysicist, heritage nerd, Running Punk, musician and ex-dancer.
Half Zen Quaker panda, half angry honey badger
Marta Diaz-Guardamino @martaguardamino.bsky.social Archaeologist | Late prehistoric art and monumentality in Europe, Iberian prehistory | Assoc. Prof. at @ArcDurham | Editor Open Archaeology | archaeology & dog tweets
Sadie Watson @drsadiewatson.bsky.social Archaeologist, social value, fieldwork, developer-funded, Roman London. SE London and Dorset. she/her. 🏺🏛️👷♀️My views. Cyclist. Cats and daughters.
Chrissy Newton @chrissynewton.bsky.social Writer & Podcaster for The Debrief | Founder of VOCAB Communications | UAPs, Culture & Science
📍TO | LA 📺 Discovery/HBO Max, CTV’s The Social, NewsNation, HISTORY, and eTalk
Chrissynewton.com
https://lnk.bio/G2vh
Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social The official account of "Archaeology News," an international online magazine that covers all aspects of archaeology.
📚⛏️📏🗿
Sean Ulm @seanulm.bsky.social Distinguished Professor of Archaeology at James Cook University & Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories & Futures #australianarchaeology
https://portfolio.jcu.edu.au/researchers/sean.ulm/
@wennergrenorg.bsky.social @wennergrenorg.bsky.social Supporting anthropology worldwide.
https://wennergren.org/
Fiona Pichon @fionapichon.bsky.social PhD, Archaeologist: Prehistory, SW Asia, Lithic tools, Use-wear, Networks 🧙♀️🏊♀️🤸♀️
Researcher looking for a job and new opportunities 🤹♀️
Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social Archaeologist | Neolithic Britain & Ireland | Heritage interpretation | Lecturer at University of Exeter | Editor of Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society
Mel Roxby-Mackey @archaeoborders.bsky.social Archaeologist of borders, working on the Anglo-Cymric borderland and its folklore, digital humanist. Trustee, Offa's Dyke Association. All ops very much my own. archaeoborders.wordpress.com
Friends of Lister Lane Cemetery (KAVS) @listerlanecem.bsky.social In collaboration with Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, the Friends maintain this Grade II listed, significant cemetery; the final resting place of some 20,000 individuals. Location: Halifax, England.
https://www.listerlanecemetery.co.uk
Kaitlin M. Brown @communityarchlab.com Assistant Professor at California State University Northridge and head of the Community Archaeology Lab. Focused on the intersections of public archaeology, collaborative methods, and heritage preservation. Tenure-track mom navigating a work-life balance.
betancur . n @nelbeu.bsky.social art & architectural historian / visual, material & religious culture
Texas A&M Anthropology @tamuanth.bsky.social The Official BlueSky of the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University 👍 #tamuanth
Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, UAlberta @uofa-ipia.bsky.social We are the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology, an Indigenous-led institute with a commitment to continuing to support Indigenous-engaged archaeological research.
Find out more: https://www.ualberta.ca/en/prairie-indigenous-archaeology/index.
The University of Utah Press @uofupress.bsky.social The University of Utah Press is celebrating 75 years in 2024!
Peopling The Past @peoplingthepast.bsky.social Free, open-access resources for teaching and learning about real people in the ancient world #PeoplingPodcast #PeoplingVideos #PeoplingBlog
peoplingthepast.com
@sgfladd.bsky.social @sgfladd.bsky.social Archaeologist, Assistant Professor, Museum Director, Mom.
James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social Award-winning buildings archaeologist. FSA. Mediaeval mythbuster. Castles. Old pubs. Theatre. Alan Garner. Cats. Live music. Ex-roadie.
Triskele Heritage
https://triskeleheritage.com
Based in Nottingham, UK
4D Research Lab @4drl1.bsky.social Posts by Jitte Waagen and Tijm Lanjouw
https://4dresearchlab.nl/
Ronald Visser @ronaldvisser.bsky.social Archaeology, Dendrochronology, Roman Archaeology, Digital Archaeology, Teaching, Data Science, Open Science
Works at Saxion University of Applied Sciences
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6966-1729
https://akademienl.social/@RonaldVisser
Jan Kolář @jankolararchaeo.bsky.social Archaeologist; human-environment interactions in the past.
Researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the @czechacademy.bsky.social
Editor of Quaternary Environments and Humans; 🏳️🌈; #FirstGen
Prague <- London <- Brno
http://jankolararchaeo.cz
David @archaeomather.bsky.social Minnesota environmental archaeologist
Mikkel Nørtoft @mikkelnortoft.bsky.social Postdoc in archaeology at University of Copenhagen/UCPH School of Archaeology. Into prehistoric wealth, inequality, migrations, resource networks, language, textiles, quantitative stuff, archaeogaming, etc.
Diana Moreiras, Ph.D. @dimorei.bsky.social #FirstGen PhD (UWO)| Research Associate in the DRH (UBC Philosophy) | Honorary Research Associate (UBC Anthropology) | Regional Coordinator (IsoArcH Database) | #LatinaInSTEM 🇲🇽 she/ella
www.dianamoreiras.com
White Levy Program for Archaeological Publications @whitelevyprogram.bsky.social The Program supports research on terminated and unpublished archaeological field work from significant sites from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. Since its inception in 1997, more than 20 million dollars in grants have been awarded to over 350 scholars.
David Nora @norarch.bsky.social
Lithic detective 🧐Time-traveling with stone tools | PhD in organized chaos,
Currently decoding human decisions one flake at a time.
I do experimental archaeology so if you’ve got a rock, I’ve got a experiment design.
Killackey Illustration @kjkillackey.bsky.social Natural science 🐡 & archaeological illustration 🏺 by Kathryn Killackey. NEH-Mellon Foundation Fellow ('23 - '24). Available for freelance #sciart. Lover of #books, #textiles, and absurdities. She/her
www.killackeyillustration.com
Laura @anemonenyme.bsky.social Archéologue | Féministe
Fondatrice du projet Paye ta Truelle qui lutte pour l'égalité et la diversité en archéologie
📚 Autrice "Introduction à l'archéologie du genre" (Éd. Fedora, 2024) / "An Introduction to Gender Archaeology" (BAR Publishing, 2025)
Kathryn Murphy @kmurphster.bsky.social Archaeologist. GIS, databases & survey. Mostly Romans, but now straying into the Early Medieval. She/Her. 🇨🇦 in 🇬🇧. Wear a mask! 😷
Views my own.
Currently Data Scientist on @remade-uor.bsky.social
Community Archaeology North CIC @cancic.bsky.social Unearthing History Together. www.cancic.com Community landscape archaeology group. Formerly Appleton Area Archaeology Project - now a CIC. Dr Jane Harrison, Sarah Miles, Kathryn Murphy @sarahmiles.bsky.social @kmurphster.bsky.social
Jason Herrmann @jtherrmann.bsky.social Landscape archaeologist & digital specialist. Currently using remote sensing in Philadelphia community archaeology & on ancient cities in the Mediterranean & W Asia.
Interested in Cincinnati, Philadelphia & Sicily things.
jasonherrmann.net
Michael E Smith @michaelesmith.bsky.social Archaeologist, Arizona State Univ. Aztecs, Teotihuacan. Ancient & modern cities. Commoners in the past. Transdisciplinary, materialist, historical, occasionally musical. Kino the dog.
- These days I'm working on urban persistence over long periods.
Chip Colwell @chipcolwell.bsky.social Anthropologist of everything human.
J. Brett Hill @jbretthill.bsky.social Archaeologist, environmental anthropologist, environmental justice advocate, and loving father. Soon to be retired professor at Hendrix College. My favorite things are traveling, meeting interesting people, and eating great food.
Merrill Singer @merrillsinger.bsky.social Anthropologist, University of Connecticut, Emeritus
Marie Soressi @mariesoressi.bsky.social Prof Hominin diversity Archaeology @UniLeiden | VP @ESHE_society | Neandertals | First Homo sapiens in Europe | Excavations | Interactions | VICI awardee | 🇫🇷
Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown @mimipb.bsky.social Assoc Prof AU Archaeology/Anthropology, pottery, puzzles, books, mystery tv, outdoor life, sisu. Based in Treaty 8, Alberta, Canada.
Kelly Monteleone @kalcan.bsky.social Underwater Anthropologist in Southeast Alaska.
Adrián Maldonado @archaeonado.bsky.social Galloway Hoard Researcher at National Museums Scotland. Author of Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom and other archaeology content. https://www.nms.ac.uk/profile/dr-adrian-maldonado See also @almostarch.bsky.social
Dr. Kiersten Neumann @knpazuzu.bsky.social Art historian, archaeologist, curator, educator 🖌️ | Assyria, Persia, Arabia 🌍 | Cultural Heritage, Museums, Provenance, Senses🪻 | Curator, ISAC Museum, UChicago 🪷 | Lecturer, Dept of Art History, UChicago 📖 | PhD, UCBerkeley 📚
Emilio Rodríguez-Álvarez, Ph.D. @archaeostuff.bsky.social Galician Archaeologist. Expert on Greek ceramics and ancient divers. Nerdiest part of The Ocean Below, where we try to recover the stories of those who preceeded us below the waves.
Nicola Sharratt @nikios.bsky.social
Dr Selin Nugent @selinnugent.bsky.social 📚 Associate Professor + Assistant Director - Centre for Al, Culture & Society @ OBU
🏺Co-Director - Bat Archaeological Project, Oman
Anthropologist of the impacts of AI / Tech imaginaries. Contending with tech in heritage | archaeology | humanities
Deanna Grimstead @deannagrimstead.bsky.social Deanna Grimstead, Ph.D. is an anthropologist, archaeologist, ecologist, and geochemist. Deanna Grimstead is a Jane of many trades and master of some.
Christopher von Nagy, Ph.D. @cvonnagy.bsky.social #archaeologist, #anthropologist, #mesoamericanist, #public_historian, #museum_studies
I direct the Shared History Program at the University of Nevada, Reno and teach courses in public history, oral history, museum studies, and Mesoamerican studies.
Julian D Richards @juliandrichards.bsky.social Director, Archaeology Data Service & Heritage Science Data Service; interested in Vikings and Computers, but rarely at the same time
João Cascalheira @jmcascalheira.bsky.social Interested in Paleolithic adaptations | Director @ICArEHB @UAlg | PI of @Finisterra_ERC | Blogging at https://world.hey.com/jmcascalheira | Views are my own
Krysta Ryzewski @krystaryzew.bsky.social Anthropology Prof in Detroit - archaeologist, interdisciplinary scholar, author, editor, music nerd.
Jeremy Huggett @blkheathhopper.introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com Digital archaeologist; Ducatista and 60's Triumphs on the side;
https://introspectivedigitalarchaeology.com/
Split between here and Mastodon 🐘 https://archaeo.social/@BlckheathHopper
Ben Marwick @benmarwick.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy #Rstats enthusiast, Professor of #Archaeology at the University of Washington
#Evolution, #ReproducibleResearch, #OpenScience, #Datascience
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Francesco Ripanti @francescoripanti.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Heritage and History at the University of Birmingham | Archaeology, heritage, public participation, wellbeing
Angus 'Doc Random' Mol @docrandom.bsky.social Research and other fun things at the intersection of past and play | Co-founder of the VALUE Foundation | Director at Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities | Seeking the bubble reputation.
Dr Julia King @julialilinoe.bsky.social Talk to me about nuns and books! She/her, views my own.
Tanya Peres @drtmperes.bsky.social Archaeologist, author, full professor of Anthropology @florida state university, social zooarchaeology, foodways. Views my own.
Write. Edit. Repeat.
Todd Braje @tbraje.bsky.social Executive Director, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History; archaeologist; historical ecologist; author Understanding Imperiled Earth; science communicator
Antiquities Coalition @combatlooting.bsky.social The Antiquities Coalition is leading the international campaign against cultural racketeering, the illicit trade in ancient art and artifacts.
ATHAR Project @atharproject.bsky.social ATHAR Project is an investigative project of Achilles Research Group led by a collection of anthropologists and heritage experts digging into the digital underworld of transnational trafficking, terrorism financing, and organized crime.
Dr Emlyn Dodd @emlynkd.bsky.social Classical Archaeologist, Adelaide University
Assoc. Fellow, @ics.bsky.social
Former A/Director, @bsrome.bsky.social
Co-director, faleriinoviproject.org 🏛️
Ancient wine & oil 🍇🍷
FSA FRHistS FHEA.
🔗: https://sas.academia.edu/EmlynDodd
British School at Rome @bsrome.bsky.social The BSR is an interdisciplinary research institute in Rome for the arts, humanities and social sciences
The Institute of Classical Studies @ics.bsky.social The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) in the School of Advanced Study. Promoting and supporting research into all aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity and beyond.
Helena Arose @helenaarose.bsky.social Archaeologist | Director of Programs, Antiquities Coalition | Researcher of antiquities trafficking + cultural heritage protection | Personal account
Dries Daems @driesdaems.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Spatial Digital Humanities at VU Amsterdam
ABM, Network Analysis, Pottery studies & Computational Archaeology
Jennifer Birch @jenniferbirch.bsky.social Archaeologist, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Georgia, semi-professional dog-walker. Canadian transplant to the US Southeast.
Nicola Lercari @nicolalercari.bsky.social Digital heritage specialist, football (soccer) fan and Doodle owner.
Disclaimer: My posts on BlueSky reflect my personal views only and do not represent my employer.
Eric Kansa @ekansa.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy Directs Technology for OpenContext.org
Tries to work for anti-authoritarian, public good goals, especially with appropriately scoped open data and open science […]
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Dr. Becca Peixotto @beccapeixotto.bsky.social skier, archaeologist
views expressed are my own
AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador
she/her
Emily Kracht @emikracht.bsky.social Archaeologist studying the Caribbean+pottery+materials
Former collections assistant at FLMNH, current Gaucho at UCSB and NSF GRFP Fellow🏺🌊
https://sites.google.com/view/emily-kracht/biography
Kylie Quave H @kyliequave.bsky.social Archaeologist studying the Andes, faculty of science writing
Gary Warrick @warrickga.bsky.social Dad and Grampa, proud Canadian, archaeologist
Stein Farstadvoll @steinfarstadvoll.bsky.social Archaeologist interested in the North, contemporary environments and natural world 🌱🏚️🌱Associate Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at UiT