Amy Richardson
@alrichardson.bsky.social
Co-Investigator on the States of Clay project. Archaeology of prehistoric and protohistoric Southwest Asia. Interested in human connections through everyday objects.
https://www.reading.ac.uk/archaeology/staff/amy-richardson
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Amy Richardson
@alrichardson.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Hi Bluesky folks!
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
New book out now! 🏺Available to order or read online (for free!): Tracing Transitions and Connecting Communities in the Archaeology of Southwest Asia: Papers in Honour of Roger Matthews
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June 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New book out now! 🏺Available to order or read online (for free!): Tracing Transitions and Connecting Communities in the Archaeology of Southwest Asia: Papers in Honour of Roger Matthews
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🏺Out today! A systematic review of the evidence for the development of bureaucratic practices in Iran:
Information Revolutions and Information Transitions: Counting, Sealing, Writing in Iran 10,000–300 BC
In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of counting, sealing, and writing practices in ancient Iran, spanning approximately 9000 years from the Neolithic to the Iron Age. The survival of cl...
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April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🏺Out today! A systematic review of the evidence for the development of bureaucratic practices in Iran:
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Attention Assyriologists & Mesopotamian archaeologists! The IAA Prize for the Best Article of an Early Career Scholar is open for submissions until March 31, 2025. Win €1,000 and gain recognition for your work! Details & submission: iaassyriology.com/iaa-prize/ #Assyriology #Archaeology #EarlyCareer
IAA Prize for the Best Article of an Early Career Scholar - The International Association for Assyriology
The IAA awards a prize for the best article in Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology Rules and Regulations Eligibility Requirements The article must be written in one of the official RAI language...
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March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Attention Assyriologists & Mesopotamian archaeologists! The IAA Prize for the Best Article of an Early Career Scholar is open for submissions until March 31, 2025. Win €1,000 and gain recognition for your work! Details & submission: iaassyriology.com/iaa-prize/ #Assyriology #Archaeology #EarlyCareer
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Fabulous new evidence for Bronze Age textiles, weaving techniques, and even for blue dyes.
NEW Analysis of two surviving textile fragments from Bronze Age Beycesultan Höyük, Anatolia, finds they were made with unique techniques and dyed blue, providing a rare example of the textile industry and luxury fabrics in ancient Türkiye.
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A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Fabulous new evidence for Bronze Age textiles, weaving techniques, and even for blue dyes.
Hi Bluesky folks!
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
November 28, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Hi Bluesky folks!
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on:
I’m a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Lecturer at the University of Reading. I work on material culture and human connections in Southwest Asia from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. My research focuses on: