Brian Costello

Huge congratulations to @sinskip.bsky.social, Anna, and the whole THH team! Celebratory cigars don't seem too appropriate though 🤣

2.12 — Last in Session 3, Brian Costello et al. discuss the use of bioarchaeology in educational outreach with their work on ‘Same smoke, different pipe: Educating archaeological discoveries of past tobacco use to school aged children’ 👩🏻‍🏫📗👦🏽 #BABAO2025

This is shocking and concerning for the EAA and its membership. As a signatory of the open letter asking the EAA to act responsibly and ethically, the way @archagainstaparth.bsky.social and EAA members were treated is appalling. More thoughts later.

How lucky are we to host our #BABAO2025 Drinks Reception in the stunning Leicester Cathedral on a gorgeous evening like tonight!?!

Cheers to a brilliant day of engaging workshops! 🍷🍷

This afternoon we’ll be gamifying osteobiographies in Workshop 5 — to explore the theoretical process of making narrative interpretations of human skeletons 💀♟️📜 #BABAO2025

2.5 — Jo Appleby chairs Session 2 on ‘Revelations in Age Estimations’; where Valentina Perrone et al. present their work on ‘Narrowing age estimation in adult skeletal remains: A new approach with cementochronology’ 🦷🔬📆 #BABAO2025

KEYNOTE 1

Now we have our first Keynote Lecture of #BABAO2025:

Ben Donnelly-Symes, Dale Munn & Carmel Crawley talk about ‘Building community through osteology: Volunteering at the Northamptonshire Archaeological Resource Centre’ 💡⛏️🤝🏻

Offa's Dyke Journal volume 6 in paperback has arrived! Available from @archaeopress.bsky.social

That one is much chunkier than the ones on the Terme Boxer at the Museo Nazionale Romano. A brand new glove or different uses?

Bronze sculpture of a hand, slightly curled inward and detailed with protective wrappings,.a so-called caestus — thick bands covering the knuckles and back of the hand, suggesting layers of leather reinforced for impact. The wrist and lower forearm are also wrapped, with raised ridges and engraved lines hinting at the brutal construction of ancient boxing gear. The piece rests on a white surface against a plain backdrop.

A hand of a bronze statue of a pugil (pugilist/boxer), wrapped in a caestus - a leather and wicker glove designed to protect the knuckles and, in particular, enhance impact.
Found in the #Roman theatre of Verona.
Pugilatus (boxing) was very popular in Roman times. 🧵 1/2

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Smoking leaves lasting mark on teeth, research reveals Evidence of the permanent impact of smoking on people’s teeth has been uncovered by researchers for the first time. Researchers from Northumbria University...

Press release on our most recent work at @northumbriauni.bsky.social in collaboration with @archanchistleic.bsky.social

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newsroom.northumbria.ac.uk/pressrelease...

I had such a great time at the Irchester Field School these past two weeks!
Here's some highlights ✨

I love these guys, thank you @sinskip.bsky.social for having me ❤️❤️❤️

#osteoarchaeology #bones #archaeology

Also thanks to @archaeoboxer.bsky.social for hosting me, despite the... Cringe 👀

Ooooo from within the ship... We're getting the inside scoop!

The Human Remains Digital Library (HRDL) Launch - YouTube HRDL: https://hrdl.liverpool.ac.uk/ GitHub: https://github.com/HumanRemainsDL Since 2019, The Human Remains Project (funded by a UKRI Future Leader’s Fellows...

🚨 For those who missed our recent Human Remains Digital Library (HRDL) Launch we're delighted to confirm the recordings of the sessions at the HRDL launch event are now available at the following link: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Photograph of a woman with dark wavy hair, spectacles, and a dark green long-sleeve dress, holding a piece of artwork by Alice Clough: a paper embossing of a design inspired by an Iron Age mirror.

My @tag45.bsky.social highlight was seeing my brilliant friend @rachelcrellin.bsky.social receive the TAG award for her outstanding contribution to archaeological theory. The acuity, clarity and compassion in her work is a constant source of inspiration.

🎉We are delighted to announce that SAAH's Rachel Crellin has won the TAG Prize for Outstanding Contribution to Archaeological Theory. This is a new prize that was first awarded to Colin Renfrew last year. This year the committee chose to reward someone actively shaping the field today.🏆🏆

What can be better after the @tag45.bsky.social party to have a paper on hops! Thanks to Kate and Ben for a great session on 'Thinking through Plants'