Gail Boyle FMA FSA
@boyleg.bsky.social
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
And a great night was had by all. Congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees and winners, and thank you to the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team for all your hard work in delivering such a celebratory event!
We're having a fantastic time leading up to the #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards ceremony with dancing. We even managed to get @neilredfern.bsky.social and @megsdigs.bsky.social to have a go!
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
And a great night was had by all. Congratulations to all the shortlisted nominees and winners, and thank you to the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social team for all your hard work in delivering such a celebratory event!
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Due to adverse weather conditions, our conference sessions on Friday 14th Nov were disrupted. Members/delegates check your emails for details of the programme of rescheduled talks and the SMA AGM on Dec 4 - also on our website socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
Conference & Awards | Society for Museum Archaeology
socmusarch.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Due to adverse weather conditions, our conference sessions on Friday 14th Nov were disrupted. Members/delegates check your emails for details of the programme of rescheduled talks and the SMA AGM on Dec 4 - also on our website socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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📣 Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. 🧵
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
📣 Do you live in the SOUTH WEST? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2026! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. 🧵
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
Read more here: bit.ly/4hybqrc
📷 Morgan Ellis Leah
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New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
New landmark research out today: We've just launched Trowel and Error, the most in-depth look in 25 years at how audiences want to engage with archaeology. The findings are clear: people want human, accessible, story-led archaeology.
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Read the report here 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
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💡 Did you know? You can now spread the cost of your CBA membership!
Explore a world of archaeology from just £4.17 per month with our new flexible payment options. Unlock British Archaeology magazine, on-demand lectures, archives, and more!
Find out more 👉
Explore a world of archaeology from just £4.17 per month with our new flexible payment options. Unlock British Archaeology magazine, on-demand lectures, archives, and more!
Find out more 👉
Membership & Subscription
Every membership and subscription helps the CBA champion archaeology across the UK - funding research, education, and local projects that connect people with the past.
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
💡 Did you know? You can now spread the cost of your CBA membership!
Explore a world of archaeology from just £4.17 per month with our new flexible payment options. Unlock British Archaeology magazine, on-demand lectures, archives, and more!
Find out more 👉
Explore a world of archaeology from just £4.17 per month with our new flexible payment options. Unlock British Archaeology magazine, on-demand lectures, archives, and more!
Find out more 👉
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We hereby give notice that YOU CAN STILL BOOK a ticket for our annual conference in Liverpool 13/14 Nov - great deals to be had for online/in-person attendance BUT all of the optional tours/trips are now sold out. Use the link below to secure your place www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
Society for Museum Archaeology 2025 Conference: Celebrating 50 Years of SMA
Come celebrate 50 years of the Society for Museum Archaeology at our 2025 conference!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
We hereby give notice that YOU CAN STILL BOOK a ticket for our annual conference in Liverpool 13/14 Nov - great deals to be had for online/in-person attendance BUT all of the optional tours/trips are now sold out. Use the link below to secure your place www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
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Looking for a postdoc? We’re delighted to be supporting applications to the @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowships again this year. We’re looking for applicants across all fields covered by the Dept - from Ancient Lit to Zooarchaeology. 🏺🧪Scheme info here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...
www.leverhulme.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Looking for a postdoc? We’re delighted to be supporting applications to the @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellowships again this year. We’re looking for applicants across all fields covered by the Dept - from Ancient Lit to Zooarchaeology. 🏺🧪Scheme info here: www.leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career...
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Demolishing 1 Silk Street would waste carbon and damage local character. A retrofit could save both.
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Demolishing 1 Silk Street would waste carbon and damage local character. A retrofit could save both.
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
We’ve objected to the plans, now it’s time to rethink how we treat our existing buildings. Why demolish when we can refurbish?
Reuse saves heritage, carbon, & character. 👉 shorturl.at/VjnpU
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We’re looking for new trustees!
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
October 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We’re looking for new trustees!
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
If you’ve got experience in comms, marketing, or safeguarding, we’d love to hear from you. These voluntary roles are a great way to make a difference, help shape our work, & champion archaeology that connects people and places.
Find out more 👉 shorturl.at/ZpleV
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Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
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
October 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Restitution row: how Nigeria’s new home for the Benin bronzes ended up with clay replicas
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Good morning BlueSky land! Meet another of our super speakers....and don't forget to book online or in-person #museums #archaeology
October 11, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Good morning BlueSky land! Meet another of our super speakers....and don't forget to book online or in-person #museums #archaeology
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And they just keep on coming! Here's today's speaker intro!
October 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
And they just keep on coming! Here's today's speaker intro!
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Another intro to one of our wonderful speakers - please share with your networks - remember you can buy tickets for full pr part days, in-person or online....which means you can join us from anywhere in the world! socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
October 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Another intro to one of our wonderful speakers - please share with your networks - remember you can buy tickets for full pr part days, in-person or online....which means you can join us from anywhere in the world! socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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Did we remind you that bookings are open for our conference? We have some great speakers lined up for you ! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Did we remind you that bookings are open for our conference? We have some great speakers lined up for you ! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
It is perhaps fitting that I am a Bristol Bears fan having looked after this beast at Bristol Museum for 38 years.... please repost - and do book to come to the conference where I will be speaking about putting the archaeology back into the antiquarian #MosaicMonday
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/
September 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It is perhaps fitting that I am a Bristol Bears fan having looked after this beast at Bristol Museum for 38 years.... please repost - and do book to come to the conference where I will be speaking about putting the archaeology back into the antiquarian #MosaicMonday
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Great finds like this are cared for by many museums - find out what's changed and what's new about how we manage them at our annual conference in Liverpool on 13th/14th of Nov - including an option to see 'Treasure: History Unearthed' #FindsFriday - all details here: socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Great finds like this are cared for by many museums - find out what's changed and what's new about how we manage them at our annual conference in Liverpool on 13th/14th of Nov - including an option to see 'Treasure: History Unearthed' #FindsFriday - all details here: socmusarch.org.uk/conference/
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It could be YOUR project or organisation - you just have to apply by 30th September - not in it .....can't win it!! socmusarch.org.uk/sma-awards-2...
September 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It could be YOUR project or organisation - you just have to apply by 30th September - not in it .....can't win it!! socmusarch.org.uk/sma-awards-2...
Well done @lisagraves.bsky.social and all involved
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
September 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Well done @lisagraves.bsky.social and all involved
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Our 2025-26 programme of FREE lectures has been published for venues in both Bristol and Gloucester - find out more here: www.bgas.org.uk/category/news
News
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September 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Our 2025-26 programme of FREE lectures has been published for venues in both Bristol and Gloucester - find out more here: www.bgas.org.uk/category/news
Hurrah - we finally have some rain of substance - altho it might be spoiling Mr B's game of golf.....
August 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hurrah - we finally have some rain of substance - altho it might be spoiling Mr B's game of golf.....
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We're looking for the first independent Chair of the Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site Expert & Stakeholder Group. Could it be you? www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org/new-opportun...
New Opportunity – Chair of Expert & Stakeholder Group ⋆ Stonehenge & Avebury
This is a prestigious voluntary opportunity to play a key role in the governance of Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS) and contribute to protecting the WHS for current and future generat...
www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We're looking for the first independent Chair of the Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site Expert & Stakeholder Group. Could it be you? www.stonehengeandaveburywhs.org/new-opportun...
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I cannot stress enough how much opportunity there is here.
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...
August 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I cannot stress enough how much opportunity there is here.
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Project Archaeologists & Project Officer
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50 -£27,217.42 (Project Archaeologists) £32,056.07- £34,172.07 (Project Officer) depending on experience.
Closing Date: 27/09/25
Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50 -£27,217.42 (Project Archaeologists) £32,056.07- £34,172.07 (Project Officer) depending on experience.
Closing Date: 27/09/25
Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Project Archaeologists & Project Officer - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £26,058.50 -£27,217.42 (Project Archaeologists) £32,056.07- £34,172.07 (Project Officer) depending on experience. Closing Date: 27/09/25Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions
www.bajr.org
August 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Project Archaeologists & Project Officer
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50 -£27,217.42 (Project Archaeologists) £32,056.07- £34,172.07 (Project Officer) depending on experience.
Closing Date: 27/09/25
Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50 -£27,217.42 (Project Archaeologists) £32,056.07- £34,172.07 (Project Officer) depending on experience.
Closing Date: 27/09/25
Location: Yorkshire & surrounding regions
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
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Missed your chance to sign up for Unearthing Futures? Don’t worry, we've extended the deadline!
If you’re aged 16-21 and curious about archaeology or heritage, join us at the Great North Museum: Hancock on 13 September for a free, youth-led day packed with activities & workshops 👉
If you’re aged 16-21 and curious about archaeology or heritage, join us at the Great North Museum: Hancock on 13 September for a free, youth-led day packed with activities & workshops 👉
Unearthing Futures: a youth-led pathway into archaeology event
Curious about archaeology but not sure where to start? Join us on the 13th September at the Great North Museum: Hancock in Newcastle for a free, exciting, youth-powered event designed just for you!
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August 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Missed your chance to sign up for Unearthing Futures? Don’t worry, we've extended the deadline!
If you’re aged 16-21 and curious about archaeology or heritage, join us at the Great North Museum: Hancock on 13 September for a free, youth-led day packed with activities & workshops 👉
If you’re aged 16-21 and curious about archaeology or heritage, join us at the Great North Museum: Hancock on 13 September for a free, youth-led day packed with activities & workshops 👉
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August 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM