Rebecca Jones

Talk 2 ends with a plea for information! Those of you in local societies - look through your archives & find women who have contributed to your area's heritage. Since publishing in CA 427 Tatiana and Rebecca have already received info about female archaeologists - but we need to find more! #CALive26

Expanding frontiers: Celebrating the Mothers of Romano-British studies | The Past The early days of Romano-British research are often thought to have been dominated by male excavators, but many female archaeologists also made vital contri ...

You can read more about the ‘Mothers of Romano-British Studies’ in CA 427: the-past.com/feature/expa... #CALive26

Delighted to attend #CALive26 yesterday and speak with Tatiana on our project researching women pioneers of Roman archaeology in the 19th & 20th centuries

Just today, or every Wednesday? 🤣

View looking down into a great hall with several tables in the middle

The Grand Gallery of @ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social looking rather splendid

A stone sitting on a plinth with writing on one side and sculpture on top and side

A stone sitting on a plinth with Latin writing on the front

Rather fabulous Mithras altar from Alba Iulia in the National Museum of Transylvania in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Archaeology and Built Heritage Consultant - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £29,576.93- £36,489 depending on experience and level of expertise Closing Date: 31/10/25Location: Headland Archaeology and RSK Group office locations where we have established heritage staff,...

Archaeology and Built Heritage Consultant
Headland Archaeology
Salary: £29,576.93- £36,489 depending on experience and level of expertise
Closing Date: 31/10/25
Location: Headland Archaeology and RSK Group office locations across UK.
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

Geoarchaeologist (Project Supervisor, Project Officer, Project Manager) - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £27,05- £29,264 p.a, £29,751-£36,286 p.a, £38,195-£43,026 p.aClosing Date: 19/12/25Location: York or Nottingham

Geoarchaeologist (Project Supervisor, Project Officer, Project Manager)
York Archaeology
Salary: £27,05- £29,264 p.a, £29,751-£36,286 p.a, £38,195-£43,026 p.a
Closing Date: 19/12/25
Location: York or Nottingham
www.bajr.org/job-ad/geoar...

'Forgotten' royal castle uncovered at Finlaggan on Islay Archaeologists say the fortress was owned by ancestors of Scotland's medieval Lord of the Isles.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I worked there in the 90s. They have done a lovely job and urge anyone interested in the Kingdom of the Isles to get a hold of the book published by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. The Archaeology of Finlaggan, Islay is available from the online shop

Chief Executive Officer - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £50,000-£55,000Closing Date: 10/10/25Location: Perth

Chief Executive Officer
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
Salary: £50,000-£55,000
Closing Date: 10/10/25
Location: Perth
www.bajr.org/job-ad/chief...

Four people smiling at the camera

Great to catch up with former colleagues at AHRC RICHeS workshop this afternoon. Lots of great #heritagescience infrastructure and collections projects

Archaeology Project Officer - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources Salary: £31,500-35,800Closing Date: 31/10/25Location: Basingstoke

Archaeology Project Officer
Cura Terrae Land & Nature
Salary: £31,500-35,800
Closing Date: 31/10/25
Location: Basingstoke
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...

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Expanding frontiers: Celebrating the Mothers of Romano-British studies | The Past The early days of Romano-British research are often thought to have been dominated by male excavators, but many female archaeologists also made vital contri ...

Shout out for our pop-up exhibition 'Women of Romano-British Archaeology' on display in the Hellenic and Roman Library at Senate House in London curated by Dr Tatiana Ivleva.

the-past.com/feature/expa...

#ClassicsBluesky 🏺

@currentarchaeology.bsky.social

Expanding frontiers: Celebrating the Mothers of Romano-British studies | The Past The early days of Romano-British research are often thought to have been dominated by male excavators, but many female archaeologists also made vital contri ...

Delighted to have co-authored this piece with Tatiana Ivlena on Women in Romano British Archaeology
#womeninarchaeology
#Roman #Archaeology

the-past.com/feature/expa...

'Prehistoric Policies' research project secures British Academy funding archaeologyorkney.com/2025/05/08/p...

Dark cake in shape of lego character with skeleton icing

So I decided to make a Lego Skeleton cake!
#Legocake #Skeletoncake

And to add, this has been part of the Hidden Voices project a few of us have been working on @joanavaldez.bsky.social @jeffsanders.bsky.social especially Elliot Knell. Joana will be speaking about it at ARP on 3 May 2025 in Edinburgh @socantscot.bsky.social @archscot.bsky.social

Definitely 🤣

Inside a shop with rows of Viking style memorabilia

Lots of Viking T-shirts hanging up in a shop

Found a Viking shop in central London! @archaeonado.bsky.social you might like this 🤣

Projections of pharaohs on the walls of a room with people seated watching

Interesting immersive experience at Excel London today #Tutankhamen
Loved the approach to #heritageinterpretation for ancient #Egypt but too much queuing between sections

A man in gloves sitting cutting mounts for museum

7 coins on a black mount

Four people seated around a table

7 Roman coins in a display case

Lucky enough to spend Wednesday accompanying a spectacular Trajanic #Roman aureus on loan from @nationalmuseumsscotland to @trimontiumtrust in Melrose together with colleagues from Scottish #History and #Archaeology in the Spring sunshine!
#museums #romancoin #trajan

Glow of moon just above a hill

Not quite a #bloodmoon but fascinating to watch the moon rise last night

Lump of rock in a perspex case

Fascinating and terrifying at the same time- spent today learning all about #asbestos in relation to #museum collections
@ntlmuseumsscot.bsky.social
#asbestosawareness

Poster hanging on a blue wall with wooden ceiling visible. Poster depicts a photo of a young woman (Queen Elizabeth) seated

Lucky enough to be at the opening of this exhibition at Queen's Gallery, Holyrood Palace. Fascinating overview of photographic techniques over the last century. Would have benefitted from more photographs in Scotland and some imagery or artefacts of the cameras they used at the time

A tabby cat drinking from a water bowl

Have I missed #caturday??
Here's mine 🤩

Photograph of the pediment and columns at the entrance of the British Museum

Early start at the British Museum today for the launch of the Portable Antiquities Scheme annual report
#Museum #metaldetecting

I know! Wonderful!