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The Archaeology of The Acolyte #starwars #theacolyte www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW-B...

Chester professor elected to UK royal society championing archaeology A University of Chester professor has been elected to the council of the UK’s premier archaeology society, joining members in advancing research and learning under the patronage of His Majesty the Kin...

Congratulations to friend of the #WatchingBrief Professor Howard Williams, aka @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social, on being elected to the Council of the prestigious Royal Archaeological Institute.

Archaeodeath July 2025 Review on Patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/july-2...

Inhumation, Translation and Cremation: The Shelley Tomb, St Peter’s Bournemouth In December 2024, I visited the grave of a famous family whose deathways reveal complex intersecting trajectories of inhumation, translation and cremation that could transpire in 19th-century Brita…

Inhumation, Translation and Cremation: The Shelley Tomb, St Peter’s Bournemouth howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/i...

Llanarmon Memories Stark gaps in my explorations among the churches and churchyards of north-east Wales remain to be filled, and only recently did I get to explore inside the church of St Garmon, Llanarmon-yn-Ial. Th…

Llanarmon Memories howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/l...

‘By Far the Best English Flying Man’: Commemorating Albert Ball in a Medieval Memoryscape On this blog I’ve addressed many war memorials, but few to individual combatants. Here I consider the distinctive statue of Captain Albert Ball at Nottingham Castle. I visited the grounds of …

‘By Far the Best English Flying Man’: Commemorating Albert Ball in a Medieval Memoryscape howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/b...

Apologies for being a rude man!

Chester professor elected to UK royal society championing archaeology A University of Chester professor has been elected to the council of the UK’s premier archaeology society, joining members in advancing research and learning under the patronage of His Majesty the Kin...

A tiny bit of news www.chester.ac.uk/about/news/a...

YouTube video by Archaeodeath Viking Pseudoarchaeology

Viking Pseudoarchaeology www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oyc...

The Archaeology of the Acolyte Let’s explore the archaeology of The Acolyte. Before we start, it’s important to reprise why we would take an archaeological perspective to a fictional TV series as part of the Star War…

The Archaeology of 'The Acolyte'
howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/26/t...

Don't overlook the free open access journals that are still academically rigorous - one being Offa's Dyke Journal offaswatsdyke.wordpress.com/2025/06/13/c... for linear monuments etc. Can anyone suggest any others? #AskAnArchaeologist @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social‬ ‪‪@archaeoborders.bsky.social‬

Three cool cats blinging away...

Viking Bling with Adam and Trix www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p9t... @trixranderson.bsky.social

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ series 3 and 4 Cultural heritage is embraced and celebrated, but also valorised and commodified, in the highly competitive and lucrative world of football. A clear and high-profile case is the celebrity-owned Wre…

‘Welcome to Wrexham’ series 3 and 4 howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/18/w...

Thank you so much to everyone who was able to make it to this evening's seminar, particularly those who contributed such insightful comments and questions, and to @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social for a thought-provoking and inspiring presentation. We'll see you soon.

At our recent emergency meeting on ‘Archaeology and Apartheid’, Rafi Greenberg explains the “depalestinification” of history.

You can watch the whole event via our YouTube channel: m.youtube.com/@Societyfort...

Another clip from our recent emergency meeting on ‘Archaeology and Apartheid’. Here Jen Baird explains how archaeology is used to justify occupation and colonialism.

You can watch the meeting back via our YouTube channel: m.youtube.com/@Societyfort...

Oh look it’s me! Chairing this event for the @socstudyofthepast.bsky.social on archaeology and apartheid 👇🏻😊

Yup - for @a-rfa.bsky.social YouTube

Free Talk
"V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology & the Far Right" -
Tomorrow 17.30 British Summer Time - sign up here: archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/

Events Upcoming Events Prof. Howard Williams – ‘V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology, and the Far-Right’ Date and Time: 17-07-2025, 17:30BST//12:30 EDT//09:30 PDT To Register: About …

Last chance to sign up to Howard Williams’ upcoming seminar ‘V for Viking: TikTok, Viking Archaeology, and the Far-Right’. Sure to be essential analysis for anyone interested in digital activism against far-right heritage appropriation. This Thursday! archaeologistsrfa.wordpress.com/events/

'Vikings & Things' with Alex Sanmark youtu.be/rlWSBoD_aeo?...

National Trust to cut at least 550 jobs after £10m rise in costs from Reeves’s budget Exclusive: Charity hit by increase in employer national insurance and minimum wage and aims to save £26m

Following closely on the announcement of cuts and reduced opening at some sites by English Heritage, the National Trust has announced consultations over cutting around 6% of its workforce.

The Trust blames rising costs, particularly the impact of rises in National Insurance and the Minimum Wage.

YouTube video by Archaeodeath The Ultimate Ritual Objects with Meghan Mattsson McGinnis

Artefacts to Bind, Protect and Hallow -
'The Ultimate Ritual Objects' with Meghan Mattsson McGinnis

Let's discuss Late Iron Age Swedish Amulet rings!

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I hate that @archaeodeathprof.bsky.social tagged me in a video which claimed that the green man is somehow part of ancient pagan colonialism, but that's what we have @mrsoup.bsky.social's gifs for, I suppose.

Professor Howard Williams hits a YouTube milestone with a back catalogue of some of the most interesting, thought provoking work around (and I'm not just saying that because I had the pleasure of being invited to sit down with Howard to talk conflict, memorialisation and "those" #Spitfires).

Archaeodeath The Archaeology and Heritage of Death and Memory - Past & Present Professor Howard Williams shares public lectures, interviews, chats and more!

Archaeodeath on YouTube hits 300 videos! www.youtube.com/@archaeodeath

YouTube video by Archaeodeath Viking Burials: Gotland and Beyond with Matthias Toplak

Viking Burials: Gotland and Beyond with Matthias Toplak youtu.be/23P4W6poxhU

Archaeodeath June 2025 Review www.patreon.com/posts/june-2...

Replying to @itisimemyself #dejavu The evolution of the Viking shields in art and popular culture #art #Vikings #norsetok TikTok video by Archaeodeath

When did Vikings first get round shields? www.tiktok.com/@archaeodeat...