Dr Sue Anderson
@suespoilheap.bsky.social
Archaeologist - specialist in medieval pottery and old bones. Servant of cats. Editor of Norfolk Archaeology journal for NNAS. Novice gardener. Based in Norwich. #archaeology #medievalsky #osteoarchaeology #ceramics
A little (accidental) skull on a Brill/Boarstall glazed sherd from Oxford, for Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A little (accidental) skull on a Brill/Boarstall glazed sherd from Oxford, for Halloween.
The Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in Norfolk has been published. My paper on Middle Saxon pottery in East Anglia, written during the Covid lockdowns, is included! An open access pdf is available: www.archaeopress.com/Archa.../Pro...
July 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Anglo-Saxon Agricultural Revolution in Norfolk has been published. My paper on Middle Saxon pottery in East Anglia, written during the Covid lockdowns, is included! An open access pdf is available: www.archaeopress.com/Archa.../Pro...
The fields around Leiston Abbey are producing so much new information about its hinterland and earlier land use as well. The pottery assemblage alone is huge! Very happy to be working on the project with Oxford & Cotswold Archaeology. oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/the-mov...
April 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The fields around Leiston Abbey are producing so much new information about its hinterland and earlier land use as well. The pottery assemblage alone is huge! Very happy to be working on the project with Oxford & Cotswold Archaeology. oxfordcotswoldarchaeology.org.uk/news/the-mov...
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French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump
French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched…
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March 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump
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Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure
Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure
All 24 jobs at Dundee University’s Leverhulme research centre could be axed because of £30m budget deficit
Dundee University’s world-leading forensic science research centre, which inspired the hit BBC drama Traces, is under threat of closure as the…
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Forensic science centre that inspired BBC show Traces at risk of closure
Ice Age seeds from Norfolk pingos. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dormant seeds from Watton Ice Age pond project germinate
The seeds found between sediment layers have now germinated to bring back ancient aquatic plants.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Ice Age seeds from Norfolk pingos. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The resting place of the heart of Robert the Bruce (Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders) for Valentine's Day 🥰
February 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The resting place of the heart of Robert the Bruce (Melrose Abbey, Scottish Borders) for Valentine's Day 🥰
A small selection (mainly rims) of pottery from a single context at a rural site in east Suffolk. These are most likely from the remains of a midden. The latest dates are later 13th to mid-14th c., suggesting that the related household(s) were abandoned during this period.
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
A small selection (mainly rims) of pottery from a single context at a rural site in east Suffolk. These are most likely from the remains of a midden. The latest dates are later 13th to mid-14th c., suggesting that the related household(s) were abandoned during this period.
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
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We are officially coming off of X and focusing our efforts on fostering our archaeology community here!
Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺
#ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky
Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺
#ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky
a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
Alt: a drawing of a cat and a blue butterfly by debbie olicone
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February 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We are officially coming off of X and focusing our efforts on fostering our archaeology community here!
Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺
#ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky
Please share our account around so that we can find our people! We look forward to meeting you all!🏺
#ancientbluesky #archaeology #classicsbluesky
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The jury is in, water privatisation has failed. So I'm introducing a bill to Parliament that would democratise water ownership. On 28th March, MPs can put public ownership of water on the table by backing my bill.
Ask your MP to be there.
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Ask your MP to be there.
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Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate
After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system.
We can't leave the future of this critical natio...
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February 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The jury is in, water privatisation has failed. So I'm introducing a bill to Parliament that would democratise water ownership. On 28th March, MPs can put public ownership of water on the table by backing my bill.
Ask your MP to be there.
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to be there.
actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ahhh, only 35 minutes left of January.
January 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ahhh, only 35 minutes left of January.
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With 38 million birds lost from UK skies in 60 years, the Big Garden Birdwatch is more important than ever. Whether you see one bird or none, your observations will help protect the species we love.
Will you spot something rare in the Big Garden Birdwatch?
Discover how one hour of birdwatching this weekend can help protect the UK’s threatened bird populations.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
With 38 million birds lost from UK skies in 60 years, the Big Garden Birdwatch is more important than ever. Whether you see one bird or none, your observations will help protect the species we love.
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#MondayMotivation Very good to see the new (unofficial) Blue Plaque to Sutton Hoo excavator Basil Brown, recently put up via local fundraising in his Suffolk village of Rickinghall.
📷 Yesterday
#SuttonHoo #BluePlaque
📷 Yesterday
#SuttonHoo #BluePlaque
January 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
#MondayMotivation Very good to see the new (unofficial) Blue Plaque to Sutton Hoo excavator Basil Brown, recently put up via local fundraising in his Suffolk village of Rickinghall.
📷 Yesterday
#SuttonHoo #BluePlaque
📷 Yesterday
#SuttonHoo #BluePlaque
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Islamesque by Diana Darke review – the diverse roots of medieval architecture
Islamesque by Diana Darke review – the diverse roots of medieval architecture
A beautifully-illustrated account of the Middle Eastern influence on Europe’s great buildings
From Cairo to Istanbul, the ancient cities of the eastern Mediterranean tell a story of conquest, trade and coexistence written in stone. Jerusalem’s…
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January 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Islamesque by Diana Darke review – the diverse roots of medieval architecture
The first 6 months: is Labour really ‘achieving nothing’? eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The first 6 months: is Labour really ‘achieving nothing’?
In October, 43% of people told YouGov that the new government had achieved nothing. In the first of a series we explore whether they were right
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The first 6 months: is Labour really ‘achieving nothing’? eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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A really interesting talk about withy beds and their link to brick production in Gloucestershire. Always fascinating to see his sort of industry and the crossover between nature and heritage conservation: www.youtube.com/watch?time_c... #Archaeology
Withy Beds Talk by Andrew Bluett
YouTube video by Gloucestershire Naturalists' Society
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December 4, 2024 at 7:48 AM
A really interesting talk about withy beds and their link to brick production in Gloucestershire. Always fascinating to see his sort of industry and the crossover between nature and heritage conservation: www.youtube.com/watch?time_c... #Archaeology
A compelling argument for Anglo-Saxon princely burials being those of warriors who fought in the Byzantine army.
New Article! Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social on 'Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?'
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Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?*
Abstract:. The Sutton Hoo ship burial is one of the most famous examples of a group of lavishly furnished graves of the late sixth and early seventh centur
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January 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A compelling argument for Anglo-Saxon princely burials being those of warriors who fought in the Byzantine army.
A little piece of 15th-century Spain found at a site near the Essex coast.
December 15, 2024 at 12:18 AM
A little piece of 15th-century Spain found at a site near the Essex coast.