@richardnevell
I'm a medieval archaeologist who works with open knowledge. Posts will inevitably descend into castles, cricket, and Star Trek. Banner photo is Pevensey Castle in Sussex. It's one of my favourite castles. The photo is mine and licensed CC-BY-SA 4.0.
Today is #WorldBookDay and we want to know what you enjoy reading, and why!
Share your favourite books in the comments ⬇️
@worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
#Books #Reading #GoAllIn
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦
Dr Tony Wilmott will be presenting our next lecture on 'A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald’.
At Burlington House and on youtu.be/a87uR2-M3Go
Non-members are welcome - just contact us to join the guest list.
Bit late to this but just found this interesting @englishheritage.bsky.social podcast with @willwyeth.bsky.social & Duncan Wright talking about the transition of power between Anglo Saxons & Normans, partly based on our series of projects on Laughton en le Morten
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The winner of Book of the Year James Bonsall, receiving the award from presenter Natasha Billson
Congratulations to all of the shortlisted candidates for Book of the Year, and to the winners - An Irish Civil War Dugout by Marion Dowd, Robert Mulroney & James Bonsall #CALive26
We’ve had a wonderful day at the ArchaeoFair - thank you to everyone who came to chat to us! Looking forward to the Awards Ceremony coming up shortly!
#CALive26
Congratulations and best wishes to our 2026 grant recipients! www.royalarchinst.org/grants/awards
Slighted after the Civil War & abandoned for 180 years before being rebuilt in C19, it has been thought that Sudeley Castle was a modern build. Recent investigations indicate that it may not be. Andy Moir explains why & how they hope to get a clearer answer: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...
JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.
A group of people standing around a table talking about the Royal Archaeological Institute
We’re looking forward to attending Current Archaeology Live! in London on 28th February and proud to announce that we are sponsoring the Book of the Year Award.
Come and see us at the ArchaeoFair!
archaeology.co.uk/live
@currentarchaeology.bsky.social
@uclarchaeology.bsky.social
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
We are delighted to announce that we have awarded a record £44,500 to eight castle research projects from all parts of the UK and one from Ireland. To find out what we funded please go here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...
🚨 We have heard that the County Archaeologist for Hampshire is being made redundant, with no plans to replace him. 🚨
If you live in Hampshire please write to your MP and Councillors.
If you live elsewhere treasure and support your County Archaeologists, and stand by to protect them. 🏺
A fascinating conference awaits for castle fans, a conference marking 25 years of of the Marlborough Mound research project. Once a major royal castle it has had a fascinating history before and since all discovered by this programme. More details here: www.marlboroughmoundtrust.org/articles/ann...
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
We're hiring 📣
We're looking for consultants for our Open Access Programme.
Apply by 9am on Wednesday 25th February 2026 👉 https://artuk.org/about/jobs
View of the Crypt at Canterbury Cathedral
Would you like to curate a lecture series? Could you support the work of our society? Would you like to attend field visits? Are you retired or working PT? If so, the role of Honorary Secretary might be right for you!
The role is voluntary but expenses are paid.
www.royalarchinst.org/news/2026/vo...
ten years ago today no one clapped
Duncan Wright took less than 5k worth of CST grants and turned that in to a successful 200k application to the AHRC. To find out more, see below...
Between 2018-21 we awarded Duncan Wright of @newcastleuni.bsky.social 3 grants totalling less than 5k, to explore Laughton en le Morthen castle. This led to an AHRC grant to investigate the transition of power btwn Saxons & Normans. This is what they found: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐄𝐁 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦 - 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐬𝐞, 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧
BY Dr Rob Dinnis on ‘The evidence for early Homo sapiens in Britain: historical review and new opportunities’
Non-members are welcome but should contact admin@royalarchinst.org in advance so that we can add you to the guest list.
Following the Trust receiving 21 applications asking for £170,000, will you help us fund major new castle research projects in 2026? Since 2013, we have made a major contribution to boosting the understanding & preservation of castles. To help please donate here: donate.kindlink.com/castle-studi...
Table showing gendered ratios of English-language Wikipedia pages and pages for Classicists
In 2016 7% of biographies on #Wikipedia about classicists were about women. Now @richardnevell.bsky.social's wonderful analysis shows that 10 years later, that number is now almost 20%. That's a huge achievement! #WCCWiki
On this day in 2001, Wikipedia was born 🎂 25 years of open, collaborative knowledge, written and cared for by people around the world, one edit at a time.
What’s your favourite Wikipedia article, fact, or memory?
#Wikipedia25 #OnThisDay #OpenKnowledge
Reminder that you can watch Starfleet Academy premiere FOR FREE RIGHT NOW ON YOUTUBE!!
youtu.be/n0sjDkoNgfY?...
Meet Andrew, the Wikipedia editor chasing hurricanes for two decades straight #Wikipedia25
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
Delighted to share that we have appointed @adamharangozo.bsky.social as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at @lselibrary.bsky.social. Our exciting new venture will raise awareness & understanding of social science, support open scholarship and develop training resources.
Really delighted to welcome @adamharangozo.bsky.social to LSE @lselibrary.bsky.social as our new *Wikimedian in Residence* and research visibility champion - crucial roles for raising awareness and understanding of #SocialScience #SHAPE in a world where trusted (and trust in) #research is crucial.
We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Harangozó as Wikimedian in Residence & Research Visibility Champion at LSE. This is our fourth residency active at a UK university, joining Edinburgh, Exeter, and Leeds - and the first to focus specifically on social science.
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