Gail Boyle FMA FSA
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Museum Archaeology & Heritage Consultant (former Bristol Museum Senior Curator) Current Chair of CBA Trustees, Pucklechurch PC, Avon Local Councils Assn., & Bristol & Glos Archaeology Society. Treasure Valuation Committee member, Granny & Bristol Bears fan
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The Guardian
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· 10d
Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
The public display of artefacts looted by British colonial forces at the new Museum of West African Art was supposed to be the crowning glory of a decades-long restitution effort. What went wrong?
www.theguardian.com
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Museums wrangle many different types of collections - including amazing mosaics dug up in the early 1800s, like this one from Withington #MosaicMonday - find out more about what modern museum archaeologists (and others do) with objects at our conference in Liverpool socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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A goddess for #FindsFriday
In 1882 antiquary Edward Cunnington dug at the #Roman temple at Maiden Castle hillfort in #Dorset
Sadly his excavations were never published although one important find was this copper alloy plaque with repoussée figure, possibly Minerva
Now in @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social
In 1882 antiquary Edward Cunnington dug at the #Roman temple at Maiden Castle hillfort in #Dorset
Sadly his excavations were never published although one important find was this copper alloy plaque with repoussée figure, possibly Minerva
Now in @dorsetmuseum.bsky.social
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Dozens of cultural treasures that have been in Bristol Museum's collection for more than a century have been officially handed back to the community from which they were taken
Bristol Museum returns ‘deeply significant’ cultural objects
The amazing collection of artefacts was donated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
www.bristol247.com
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Adam Koszary
@adamkoszary.bsky.social
· Aug 26
We're hiring!
Are you an enthusiastic and talented social media creator who loves museums?
Join our team as Digital Content Producer (Video) and lead on TikTok and reels at The MERL and Reading Museum!
Applications are open until 8 September.
Apply now: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Are you an enthusiastic and talented social media creator who loves museums?
Join our team as Digital Content Producer (Video) and lead on TikTok and reels at The MERL and Reading Museum!
Applications are open until 8 September.
Apply now: jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Durotriges Dig
@durotrigesdig.bsky.social
· Aug 20
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Tom Booth
@boothicus.bsky.social
· Aug 13
(Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist
Salary for this Role: LRS level from £36,535 per annum plus benefits SLRS level from £45,700 per annum plus benefits Job Title: (Senior) Laboratory Research Scientist - Bioarchaeologist Reports to: Po...
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Durotriges Dig
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· Aug 13
NEW West African ancestry in #medieval England? 🏺 #Archaeology
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
DNA analysis of two unrelated individuals from two seventh-century-AD cemeteries uncovers the first evidence for genetic connections between Britain and Africa during the Early Middle Ages.
#AntiquityThread 1/10 🧵
📷 Lilian Ladle
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