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Dr Rachel Pope

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Rankin Reader in European Prehistory • Vice President, The Prehistoric Society • on research leave ✍️ Resolving the structure of prehistoric society • unpicking patriarchal assertion from present to past • digs hillforts & Celts Personal account #NUFC 🇵🇸

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 16d

New paper. Recording the female experience of UK archaeology 1990-2010. Anne Teather and I document how an industry EDI agenda evolved in the 1990s and was dismantled, uncovering the ramifications of that for women archaeologists over the next decade.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology | Archaeological Dialogues | Cambridge Core

Documenting the profession: Recording historic access and retention issues for women in UK archaeology

www.cambridge.org

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 18h

No homes left, Gaza.

(Muhammad Smiry)

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 21h

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Aaliyah 🇮🇪🇵🇸 ‼️SAVE GAZA‼️ @aaliyahxx.bsky.social · 1d

Many Palestinians have returned to Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City in the aftermath of the Israeli withdrawal, only to find nothing but total destruction.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 23h

@lornarichardson.bsky.social collected data on this I think. I’ve only been harassed for inciting fascists and being a bit of a football nob.

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

All so tepid. Imagine the improved quality of life with just some basic measures.

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 1d

“More than half of the work done by women in the period between the 16th and 18th centuries took place outside of the home, and around half of all housework and three-quarters of care work was conducted professionally for other households” [England]

phys.org/news/2025-10...

A woman's place was not in the home: Challenging the assumptions about women's work in early modern history

New research has revealed that women played a fundamental role in the development of England's national economy before 1700.

phys.org

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

And air filters in classrooms. It’s not difficult.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

@claireboardman.bsky.social 👆🏼

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European Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 1d

Young Europeans leave their parents’ home at the age of 26 on average.

However, this varies significantly between EU countries.

According to the latest survey, the youngest Europeans to leave home are, on average, Finnish, at 21.4 🇫🇮 and the eldest are Croatians, at 31.3 🇭🇷

An infographic about the average age when people leave their parental home with a map of the EU countries.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

This is definitely Covid: matching symptoms, mid-wave, Covid cheeks, false recoveries, half day okay half day not. Sadly I know this virus inside out! The tests don’t seem to be working. Hopefully out of it soon 🙏

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

They were.

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

Freshers flu was always a thing. At least they can attend virtually now.

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

I’m not sure it’s only one. Me and teen seem to reinfect each other. It also started with headaches and fatigue, went to chest, then throat, now nose! Totally arse over tit. But also waves of better/unwell.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve battled this for 4 years. Giving up (after shingles debacle). But here I am on D16…

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

I wasn’t entirely happy with how mine was given by the Boots pharmacist last year.

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t stand this ‘lazy students’ narrative. It’s not like the 1980s, they’re all working three jobs.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

Same. Attendance is the best it’s been in years.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 2d

'It is no secret that student attendance has plummeted in recent years, with near-empty lecture halls a staple of the post-pandemic world.'

Really? I lecture to all our 1st years. Lecture hall is full, not near-empty. Student engagement picked up last year and (early days) seems stronger again. 1/2

Fiction ‘brings lectures to life’ as academics face empty classes

University ‘whodunnit’ inspired by attempts to tackle poor attendance as scholars look for novel ways to engage mainstream audiences

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

It left me with multiple organ damage, unable to walk for 2 years. Not eligible. Immune system is destroyed. Looking forward to the class action!

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

Well two negative tests, but we’ve both had the exact symptoms and school is full of it apparently. So I’m not sure the tests are working 🤷‍♀️

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

The virus.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve had it for 15 days and counting 👍🏼

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to be at the launch of Saothar 50: the journal of the Irish labour history society (ILHS),50 years in publication. A wonderful collection of essays on labour, class,women,etc. excited to see the new exhibit at the ILHS archives-the banner of the Irish Women Workers Union (IWWU) #speirgorm

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 3d

I’m guessing the sex of those drivers..

Dr Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 3d

We’ve also done the gender analysis from 2010 to present and it does show that women are finally being retained into their 40s in last 15 years. I was thinking about construction - question is, are construction workers often travelling beyond the region in which they live?

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