Bristol Anthropology & Archaeology

Congratulations to our own Dr Becerra-Valdivia and colleagues on this new publication!

📢 Call for abstracts!

Do check out this new paper by our own Mhairi Gibson & colleagues!

This study has important information for policy makers seeking to change attitudes and norms to violence against women and girls 👇

Congratulations Rayane!

A Postdoctoral Researcher on the Infracursions Project (PI @amypenfield.bsky.social), Rayane has been recently featured in the Brazilian media as a ‘scholar to watch’, being commended for leading work on sustainability.

Check it out:
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September: erc-grants | News and features | University of Bristol

🥳 Congratulations to Dr @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social (Philosophy) & Dr @helenfewlass.bsky.social (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) who have received highly prestigious ERC Starting Grants!

Read more about Project LEAD led by Rebecca & Project ARRIVAL led by Helen 👇

www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/se...

Congratulations to our very own, @helenfewlass.bsky.social, on her ERC Starting Grant win!!!

We’re proud and happy! Can’t wait to see you and your new team do amazing science 🧪 🙌🏽

New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea Statues continue to emerge, offering clues as to the physical appearance of the ancient city.

'There is much more to be found beneath the waves'

PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Claire Isabella Gilmour comments on the discovery of artefacts from the ancient, submerged city of Canopus in a new piece for @uk.theconversation.com

theconversation.com/new-finds-sh...

Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!

Tune in to hear from Stuart Prior, a Professor of Archaeology 📺 Full interview in our IG account (bristolantharch).

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social

Time for you to get to know another of our staff members!

Tune in to hear from Kit Opie, a Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Anthropology 📺

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

Congratulations to Lorena and colleagues! 👏 🙌

What the new grooming gangs inquiry must do to put victims before politics Casey’s audit highlights the huge gaps around ethnicity data.

'This inquiry promises to listen to survivors, without filtering the parts that are uncomfortable to hear.'

Dr William Tantam (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) & Dr Daniel Taggart consider the Casey Report in a new piece for @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/what-the-new...

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Ever wondered what #Anthropology is all about? Let our staff tell you!

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

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The time has come for you all to meet our fearless leader, Prof Mark Gillings, a brilliant archaeologist 🏮🗡

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

Congratulations to @drsarahmyers.bsky.social, our own Mhairi and colleagues on this paper! 🙌

Check it out through the link 👇

Interested in some good ol' flint knapping?

Check out our PhD student, Nick, teaching our undergraduate cohort all about it 😎

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

Time to get to know more of our staff! 📺

Next up is @drcamimorelli.bsky.social, a Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at our department.

Clip made by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

Well done to the organisers! 🙌🏽

Some images from our Postgraduate Symposium last week!

Planned and delivered by our brilliant student community 👏

Congrats Lorena and colleagues! 🙌🏽

Register and join us for this lecture on the 21st of May 👇🏽

🌎 How did humans respond to the impact of climate change 10,000 years ago?

Dr Lorena Becerra-Valdivia (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) introduces us to her @leverhulme.ac.uk project which tackles this question head on in a new Arts Matter blog

Read more 👉 bit.ly/42K9bLP

@lorenabecval.bsky.social

Want to have a quick glimpse into the daily life of a PhD in Archaeology student? Follow Dan Brown in this clip!

Created by Bianca Li and Naia Lewendon-Wicks from @uobartsmatter.bsky.social.

Tutankhamun: plain-looking mud trays in pharaoh’s tomb have been key part of complex afterlife rituals The artefacts in focus are a set of four clay trays, plain in design and apparently quite utilitarian.

'More than 100 years after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, new interpretations of the burial are still emerging'

PhD @bristolantharch.bsky.social candidate Claire Gilmour reflects on the seemingly ordinary objects found in the tomb for The Conversation

theconversation.com/tutankhamun-...

Really enjoyed giving the talk - thanks for inviting me @radicalanthro.bsky.social

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Check out our MA in #Anthropology newsletter for Spring 2025 through the link & find out all about our new Creative Anthropology Space (AKA, the Wonderlab) 👇

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Congratulations to @adomph.bsky.social on his new publication!

Heron, A. P., & Esprit, S. (2025). Pedagogies of Survival: Research, Disaster and Repair in Dominica. In Routledge Handbook of Caribbean Studies (pp. 61-74). Routledge.

Check out through the link 👇
www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...

CrowdScience - Are humans naturally monogamous? - BBC Sounds Why is one partner usually the norm for humans around the world?

📻 Dr Kit Opie (@bristolantharch.bsky.social) joins BBC CrowdScience on the World Service to discuss mating systems in primates and early humans

Listen to the full programme 👇

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@kitopie.bsky.social @carolinesteel.bsky.social

Delighted to have had our Newton International Fellow (@royalsociety.org & @britishacademy.bsky.social ), Gordon Omenya, giving the final BAARS session of the current academic year!

Gorden presented on his fascinating work with the Makonde people of Kenya.

Check out some pics 👇