Derek Pitman

Oh hi there @durotrigesdig.bsky.social

🎙️ New Career in Ruins episode! Derek & Lawrence chat with artist-archaeologist Dr. Rose Ferraby about art, storytelling, and community in archaeology. Don’t miss this creative, inspiring conversation! 🎧
👉 youtu.be/jw1od0b4vL8?... #Archaeology #Podcast

YouTube video by Career in Ruins Brno's Secret History

Come with me on a whistle stop tour of the old town in #Brno, #Czechia Brno's Secret History
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YouTube video by Career in Ruins COMING SOON! Career in Ruins are back in the field

@lawrence-shaw.bsky.social and I have been working on a little project….. youtu.be/CgE5rCsPG6Y?...

YouTube video by Career in Ruins A Career in Youth Engagement

🚨New podcast alert🚨now with added video. In the new episode of Career in Ruins we chat to Penny Lock, who shares her journey into archaeology, her experiences with the Young Archaeologist Club, and her passion for engaging children in history and heritage. youtu.be/CBunXu6H1qc?...

You don’t always need Fishbourne @romanpalace.bsky.social when you need to stand in a hypocaust #hypocaustgate @durotrigesdig.bsky.social

YouTube video by Career in Ruins When you visit your Minecraft realm in real life #maidencastle #archaeology #minecraft

Crossing over from Minecraft tonreal life ar Maiden Castle youtube.com/shorts/ReudC...

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At a bowling for soup concert with @derekpitman.bsky.social and they sell 2 pint glasses. I feel like a hobbit.

Land and wealth in Celtic Britain centred on women - DNA analysis DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men.

At last we can break this story on @tcddublin.bsky.social and @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research work on Iron Age DNA and rewriting the story of the Durotriges !!!!!

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3D reconstructions in this weeks @timeteam.bsky.social provided by yours truly! It was great fun brining this roundhouse to life youtu.be/KlaaGGcd6Mc?...

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!

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Blue sky thinking today at @tag45.bsky.social

Thank you so much for having us!

Right then, off to @tag45.bsky.social - several hours of train journey should get me to Bournemouth just after lunch. So many good sessions in the programme, some tough choices to be made!

Richard Osgood standing next to a screen delivering his paper on Operation Nightingale

Karen Burnell next to the screen showing a slide from her presentation concerning meaning making through the past

Really pleased with our session on “Archaeology for Recovery” at @tag45.bsky.social Great to combine perspectives from archaeology, psychology and, most importantly, the experience of #wellbeing benefits from veterans themselves 🏺 @karenburnell.bsky.social @richardosgood.bsky.social

Schedule of Skyscapes Session 12 at TAG45

Have arrived in Bournemouth and looking forward to Session 12: Skyscapes in Prehistory: evolution, convolution or
involution? tomorrow @tag45.bsky.social

Image of black and white TAG 2024 Bournemouth workshop session flyer including conference logo and titled: ‘S24 Futurescaping UK Archaeology: Evolving to meet 21st century challenges’ with the subtitle: ‘A Critical Design Workshop’. The remaining text reads: A few spaces left for Sunday 15 December, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. No previous experience/preparation required. Organisers: Dr Lorna-Jane Richardson, UEA & Claire Boardman, UoY. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/TAG45Futurescaping

📢 Attending @tag45.bsky.social, Bournemouth, UK?

Grab a cuppa & join us this Sunday PM for a relaxed, creative problem-solving workshop. We'll speculatively consider & (re)design the UK Archaeology to meet C21st challenges.

All welcome. Sign-up details: tinyurl.com/TAG45Futures...

I'm on my way to the 46th Theoretical Archaeology Group conference at Bournemouth (for the first time since I co-organised the 40th in 2018 at Chester). I'm presenting this pm in the session 'Mortuary Memes' about 'TikTok Archaeodeath' and on Sunday in the 'Cosiness' session about 'Cosy Cremation'.

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Those of you coming along to the Theoretical Archaeology Group at Bournemouth today pop along & say hello - esp if you are in the ‘Is Heritage Archaeology a thing?’ Session. Some of our vets are there too & we hope for a link to Ukraine. @tag45.bsky.social #archaeology #wellbeing #veterans

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JOIN US!!!

CBA stand in front of a glass brake out space ready for creative workshop. Stand has magazines, posters and pencils on it.

@archaeologyuk.bsky.social stand and workshop all set up for @tag45.bsky.social. Come and visit it and take part in our creative workshop running though out the conference. We are also offering CBA Annual Student membership for £5 - so come and have a chat and sign up.

Come see us next weekend!

Dorchester: How did a 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct grow by 2km? Archaeologists have

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A team from Bournemouth University (BU) has said it has "conclusively mapped" the source of the Dorchester aqueduct for the first time.

A garage completely crammed full of stuff stacked on top of each other. You can see chairs, paintings, bins, and vases.

Join us for Digital Lunch 🏺 on Nov 22, 1pm GMT:

Professor Mark Gillings will be presenting:

"Mechanisms of Fascination: exploring archaeologies of frustration, obfuscation and impatience through the agency of affordance and affect"

Sign up to receive the zoom link: forms.gle/KNBsB1SRnj8h...

🌟 Career in Ruins is BACK! 🌟 @derekpitman.bsky.social & I kick off the new season with Chris Leonard (Cotswold Archaeology), sharing his journey from South American Studies to commercial archaeology. Plus, catch up on our antics during the break 🎧! #CareerInRuins

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More blue skies

Job done 😵‍💫

It was a gift that kept giving!

Gearing up for a little run….

The Corfe Castle light show is looking a lil bit fancy this year @nationaltrust.bsky.social