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Jody Joy
@jodypjoy.bsky.social
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Museum curator. Loves archaeology and museums. Personal account.
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 5d
Live and Let Live on a Friday night
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 6d
Pet hates for reviews anyone? Mine has to be the review that is written based purely on whether the reviewer feels a book has sufficiently cited their own work…
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 11d
Sarsen
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 11d
The colours of the Wiltshire landscape this morning were just stunning
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 11d
Just back from Devizes and the opening of Rose Ferraby’s new exhibition Dowland at the Wiltshire Museum last night. Still buzzing - it’s such a fantastic show. Thanks to @lesleymcf.bsky.social for being such a great travelling companion

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Downland: art and the archaeological imagination in Wiltshire - Wiltshire Museum
Opening in October 2025, this exhibition will feature the landscape and archaeology of Wiltshire, and includes new works by Rose Ferraby. There has long been a hunger to discover the secrets of the Wi...
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 11d
West Kennet long barrow and Silbury Hill - they’re both still there!
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 18d
Slightly grumpy by the attitude of some colleagues who see museum work (and workers) as somehow lesser. Museums are the public face of archaeology. Far more people will read exhibition text than will ever read a journal article. Also, curators are perfectly capable of conducting their own research
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 23d
Nice evening walk in the park after a long day
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · 27d
Productive day off work. Two new bespoke bookcases made for the landing. Not quite square in places but does the job…
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Sep 15
First world problem I know, but going for promotion can be such a demoralising experience. Just been told by a (well meaning) faculty member that (despite being on the same academic contract as all the other lecturers) I occupy a ‘fringe’ position in the University so promotion is more difficult…
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Sep 14
On display for free @maacambridge.bsky.social alongside many other remarkable things. Please come and visit everyone if you’re ever in Cambridge

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Sep 9
Impromptu storage container for various allotment produce
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 30
Roman Pharos at Dover
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 30
Fish and chips on Deal beach last night - I really love late summer
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 22
Pretty good
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
Anyway, this has been a longer thread than I intended but please read the book and do let me know what you think

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The Snettisham Hoards
The Snettisham Hoards
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
From the original excavators, the scientists and conservators, the photographers and illustrators, the editorial team, the experts who’ve offered help and advice along the way, and yes the authors/editors, this type of book is the mainstay of archaeological research and should be valued accordingly
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
People can make what they want of the book - indeed, some reviewers have been far from generous - but I think more value should be attributed to the sheer volume of work that goes into producing a volume like the Snettisham book
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
It’s hard to reflect impartiality on something that’s been such a big part of your life for so long, but I am incredibly proud of what Julia and I achieved. Looking back, especially in the dark days of the pandemic when I was very ill, it’s a miracle we ever finished it
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
We also had personal and professional lives. For much of the time I worked on the book I wasn’t being paid to do so. In those 15 years, I started a new job, curated 4 large exhibitions and completed a major project on cauldrons. I also helped raise two children and suffered major health problems
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
It was a mammoth task. When I first started on the project much of the material hadn’t even been accessioned. Few objects were photographed or illustrated and the BM scientists and conservators were still working through the huge quantity of material, especially from Hoard F
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 21
Reflecting on the Snettisham book almost a year after the final manuscript was sent to the publisher. It was no ‘ordinary’ book. Julia and I each spent more than a decade researching, cataloguing, writing, coordinating scientific and conservation work and commissioning specialist reports
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 19
This really resonates with me too. 4 years on, I’d say I’m mostly recovered from #LongCovid, certainly physically, but I haven’t regained my old confidence in my work, especially my research and writing. I’ve also struggled with finding new projects. In part because I think I’m a different person
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 18
At the Bartlow Hills this morning. Always a very peaceful place to visit
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Jody Joy @jodypjoy.bsky.social · Aug 17
Terrible image through my binoculars but I promise there’s a white-tailed eagle out there perched on the post
View through binoculars. Large bird perched on a post is a white-tailed eagle
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