I didn’t see the winning paper but I can definitely say Sam’s was excellent - one to watch for the future

Two folks (Brodhie and Ron) happily presenting with a PowerPoint that reads, “MATES (make space for yourself, and others, try redefining resilience, embrace authenticity, shout about it)”.

A visual illustrated interpretation of a conference session, Ancestor? We hardly know her.

Drawing from a conference session exploring archaeologies of vegetal becoming.

Had a grand time @tag45.bsky.social, and especially enjoyed collaborating with @bromolloy.bsky.social for @owenexiehurcum.bsky.social and Niamh’s session! See y’all next year!

Mia Coe presents at TAG 2024

@miasoulcoe.bsky.social #archaeology in #film production and #academic uptake. Delighted to see #ProfilingTheProfession data being used in reseach like this! And, separately, I now know I will never ever need to watch #bonekickers @tag45.bsky.social

A small transgender man stood in front of a powerpoint stating "Plymouth Naval Hospital and Cemetery"

Amazing time @tag45.bsky.social! Such a supportive environment for my first presentation and thanks to everyone there for being interested in my theory adjacent project. Onwards and upwards!

So very well-deserved - Heather’s talk was fascinating and also featured the Edderton standing stone and associated features (one of my favourite Scottish sites) 🙌 and she referred to skyscape archaeology in her talk - it was fab! An excellent decision by @tag45.bsky.social

Thanks very much @tag45.bsky.social - so over the moon with this news! I really enjoyed the whole conference - and presenting my first paper. Looking forward to TAG46 in York next year!

Well this was a huge and unexpected honour- and I even enjoyed presenting my first paper too. Thanks @tag45.bsky.social

A lovely annual reminder of the wonderful Don Henson who is sadly missed

Thank you @tag45.bsky.social. This is really appreciated, what a great conference! Looking forward to next year!

This past weekend I had the pleasure to be for the first time at @tag45.bsky.social. A great forum where I had the chance to talk about maps, experience, affect and difference in the Talayotic landscape.

Lorna-Jane Richardson presents her TAG45 paper, Getting to the Bottom of Things

Kenneth Williams as Professor Ronald Crump in Carry on Behind

@lornarichardson.bsky.social Getting to the Bottom of Things made me feel introspective. Child of the 70s? Named Kenneth? Wears a tweedy suit and tie, even to @tag45.bsky.social. Drives a RangeRover only because #LandRover was too expensive? Aieee, my career has been shaped by #CarryOn films!

Aaargh, one tweet went missing from that last thread ... which was to thank both our amazing keynote speakers, Ian Hodder and Gill Hey! Two incredibly thought-provoking addresses, we hugely appreciate their agreeing to come along!

It was an honour!

So richly deserved, congratulations Rachel!

A colour photo showing the view across the beach to the sea early Sunday monring. In the foreground, the beach is empty, but covered in footprints and other traces of mostly human and canine activity. The sea, across the middle of the photo, looks somewhat bracing. The cloudy sky is hiding the sun, whose presence is indicated by a bright white splodge just left of centre.

A coloour photo from a short presentation on behalf of the Black Trowel Collective on Saturday. It shows an early vertical aerial photo of Stonehenge, with a large A superimposed over the earthwork circle to create the familiar anarchist symbol. On the right is an image bearing startements such as "People are not just dots on a map".

A colour photograph looking vaguely eastish across the beach and sea at Bournemouth from a vantage point overlooking the coast. It looks pretty cold and empty from a distance, but was in fact surprisingly busy despite the early hour (about 9am on a Sunday in December).

A colour photo taken inside one of the lecture rooms in the Fusion Building at Bournemouth University, capturing the view out of the rather high windows of the car park and neighbouring buildings. In the centre, inside the room, is a screen containing two images of figures best described as priapic.

Back from a weekend on the TAG Riviera (@tag45.bsky.social) with some photos that may or may not be represenative of the experience. Now to catch up with all those promised emails. Or Midsomer Murders. Or something.

@rachelcrellin.bsky.social is a brilliant theorist and @aliceclough.bsky.social is an amazingly talented artist, amazing to see these guys doing incredible work at @tag45.bsky.social over the weekend

A big thank you to all who came to @tag45.bsky.social in Bournemouth and especially to all those who spoke, ran stalls, volunteered, organised and generally helped out over the 3 days (and more)

You're all brilliant 🥂

Hope to see you in York next year!

A scientist wearing a radiation protection suit with the text 'Contemporary archaeology and theory: Antiquity'.

This year's TAG is over, huge thanks to all the people
@tag45.bsky.social for putting together an awesome event! Our collection of 'Contemporary Archaeology and Theory is still completely FREE for the rest of the month, though. Check it out now: buff.ly/31TPDr9

🏺 For those who missed out on this weekend's @tag45.bsky.social, you can view a transcript/slides of my talk, "F*ck Your Civility, I Want Change! On Subversive Anger as an Asian American Archaeologist" at the links below!

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Mrs Thatcher and the privatisation of knowledge: the evolution of archaeological practice 1990. Opening slide from presentation by Gill Hey to TAG 2024-12-14

Two pictures showing Professor Tim Darvill, at his desk and with a shovel

Excellent @tag45.bsky.social keynote from #GillHey telling the story of #commercial #archaeology's chaotic ride though the 90s, tough times in the 2000s and where we are today.
And a good chance to remember #TimDarvill, and how important his contributions were

A team of six people smiling and holding Antiquity mugs. Incoming Antiquity Editor Prof. Robin Skeates stands next to them smiling.

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Antiquity pub quiz @tag45.bsky.social, whose score of 31/40 won them a set of coveted Antiquity mugs!

Ahem, I meant of course "a highlight"! [disclaimer: I may be slightly hungover...]

... If we've forgotten anyone, please remind us! I can't emphasise enough how much of a team effort this all was.

But most of all, we want to thank YOU, the TAG community, for a genuinely lovely end to a difficult year. Here's to 2025!

The only thing left for us to say is a huge thanks to our lovely sponsors @antiquityj.bsky.social , our brilliant volunteers and everyone from Bournemouth Arch&Anth, as well as the brilliant catering teams from BU food & Drink and Dylans bar/SUBU and everyone from BU events and research teams!

Highly Commended in the Don Henson prize for debut paper, Sam Scott-Moncrieff @samscomo.bsky.social of Edinburgh Archaeology for his paper "A building lineage? Palimpsests, brochs, and complex identity in the Scottish Iron Age".

Highly Commended in the Don Henson prize for debut paper, Ingrid O'Donnell of Bournemouth University
for her paper "Assembling Land and Sky".

Highly Commended in the Don Henson prize for debut paper, Anna Estaroth from the University of the Highlands and Islands, for her paper "How wonder theory can help to understand skyscape archaeological phenomena".

Competition for the Don Henson Prize was stiff and the judges were so impressed with all the debut papers they saw they insisted we list some 'highly commended' scholars ... So in no particular order ...

I'm reliably informed she doesn't HAVE to hit the dance floor in a fair isle tank top .. But that Don would have highly approved if she did! Huge congratulations to Heather!

The moment has come .... [drum roll please!] ... The winner of the Don Henson Prize for best debut paper is ... Heather Ford
University of Glasgow, for her paper "Monuments and the Past-Present-Future Nexus". Heather wins free registration at next year's TAG & £200 towards accommm/travel!