Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️

A woodcut of a witch, taken from a 1643 book on the subject

*New Post*

In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy!

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#witchcraft #history #folklore #witch

My Archaeology and Disability 🏺♿ course starts on 1/5, but I'm traveling with my family 12/17–1/2, so I am getting everything ready now! I'm really excited about the grading (or, really, #ungrading) structure of the course, which gives students a lot of freedom, choice, and room for risk-taking! 🧵

A purple label that reads Cadbury Milk Tray 14 different centres. There is an image of 7 little chocolates, each with a different shape and design, connected to each other. Next to this image is a diagram, indicating the variety of fillings contained in the bar, such as Pineapple, Turkish Delight, Almond Whirl, Lime Cordial, Coffee Creme, Fudge, and more

Cadbury Milk Tray Bar (1947-1981): A massive milk chocolate bar, made in a special mold that featured 14 individual pieces of chocolate, all connected, and each with a different filling. It was essentially an entire box of chocolates in bar form, available only in the U.K.

Freaking ouuuut

I did, thank you!

It was pretty hilarious!

Gene S. Stuart Award

It's that time of year--now accepting nominations for the Gene Stuart Award, given by the SAA "to the author of the most interesting and responsible original story or series about about any archaeological topic published in a newspaper, magazine, or online publication." 🏺 www.saa.org/career-pract...

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@22-minutes.bsky.social 🎉

A crowd of people facing away from the camera, looking towards a wall of windows with blue metal beams behind them. It's dark out. On the stage are Mark Critch and former MP Seamus O'Regan.

Mark Critch, Nfld comedian & author, is at The Rooms launching his new book! It does feel like the Who's Who of St. John's in here tonight! #yyt

Xaiver, a Black man a short beard, glasses, and a yellow tuque holdin ga copy of A Single Dreadlock and Black Harbour.

Xaiver Michael Campbell is here celebrating Christmas in the Cove with us until 1:30. Come on down to meet him and pick up signed copies of his excellent books.

Later this aft, we'll have Anna Swanson and Mary Dalton.

This is not true.

These are the figures for England and Wales (where the 1996 Treasure Act and subsequent amendments apply).

It's a complete mess.

#Archaeology 🏺 #Detecting #Treasure

Bys it's been 12 weeks since my climbing accident & my physio told me today that it's pretty crazy I don't have a bunch of pins in my leg now, since it was such a bad accident. So that's wild to hear!

Snow day in my neck of the woods, which means I get to work on fun projects at home & bake cookies! First up, write about graveyards for my next book's upcoming deadline 🪦🏺

Yaaay thanks so much! 🎉🎉

*Interested
I have a doctorate 😂

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.

Thank youuuu!! I here you guys have a new one on the way too!

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The #paperback edition of mine and Hannah Ryley's _Recipes and Book Culture_ @livunipress.bsky.social is now available to pre-order at a discount: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10..... It is reasonably priced (for an academic book!) Publication scheduled for March '26.

Congrats to everyone involved, it was a long road!! @librarianchef.bsky.social @drdan.bsky.social @drmaryclary.bsky.social @kpalex91.bsky.social and many more!!

An image with a book cover on the left, showing rows of jars of dirt. The book title is in yellow, and reads 'Death, Commemoration, and Cultural Meaning: Past and Present' Edited by Robert Spinelli and Robyn S. Lacy.

Friends, the book is out!! If you are interesed in #deathstudies from an interdisciplinary perspective, please consider checking it out:
www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Spinel...

ALSO we have a 50% off discount code! Use SPIN2909 for 50% off the print version of the book, til Jan 31st! Yay! 🏺

Ugh wouldn't that be something. There must be alternatives!

Dear wealthy travelling old man I talked to on a plane in 2011 or 2012 on my way to do fieldwork on Ireland: Do you want to be my research patron? Pretty please? 🏺

There have long been rumors that the Skull and Bones fraternity house in New Haven contains the skull of Apache leader Geronimo.

A researcher unearthed a letter in 2006 that seemed to corroborate that claim.

I found two more letters in Yale’s archives, along with more corroborating evidence.

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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.

Sitting at work with my curry leftovers from last night's curry potluck/dnd night & thinking about how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends to make everything gluten/lactose free at events so I can eat it too 😭❤️

"Theory has not always played a prominent role in Australian archaeology. The real archaeologist excavates a deep hole with Pleistocene dates; virtue is seen in rugged, remote fieldwork and dirt archaeology. Data/digging/masculinity is positioned in opposition to theory/armchair/femininity. The latter is not seen as ‘real’ archaeology. I remember being told by another archaeologist, literally while we were excavating, that they hoped one day I would lose this obsession with theory." - Alice Gorman 2016 Cartoon picture of a woman excavating.

Theory in Australian archaeology.

(Quote from my introduction to the 2016 AusTAG session at the annual Australian Archaeological Association conference.) 🧪 🏺

URGENT SPEAKER NEEDED! Last-minute cancellation for a luxury Crystal Cruises voyage (Crystal Symphony, Jan 5-18, 2026).
​Seeking an expert to deliver 6 lectures on Africa/Indian Ocean (Mombasa to Mumbai itinerary).
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It would be great to see some more used bookshops in St. John's! #yyt