Given the state of HE, the education-to-pubarch pipeline is resoundingly heading towards ‘people like us’. Respect towards the discipline of pubarch from other areas of archaeology is also a binfire. Useful to have us for impact but it’s not actual scholarship if it’s ‘public’. And round it goes
January 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Given the state of HE, the education-to-pubarch pipeline is resoundingly heading towards ‘people like us’. Respect towards the discipline of pubarch from other areas of archaeology is also a binfire. Useful to have us for impact but it’s not actual scholarship if it’s ‘public’. And round it goes
Longtime bsky lurker battling social media fatigue but here's a reintroduction! 👋🏼 I do all things archaeology education and research public programming impact & effectiveness to help archaeologists improve their outreach skillz. Evaluation & strategy are my jam. And I just published my first book!
November 19, 2024 at 7:17 PM
We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26.
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch
👋 Archaeology community, we have some fun news!
Archaeologists Engage is pleased to welcome leading social media expert Annelise Baer for our inaugural public talk covering the benefits and pitfalls of public engagement on social media.
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeolog...
#archaeology
Archaeologists Engage is pleased to welcome leading social media expert Annelise Baer for our inaugural public talk covering the benefits and pitfalls of public engagement on social media.
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/archaeolog...
#archaeology
January 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
We're so proud to launch our new lecture series, with the inaugural lecture given by @annelisebaer.bsky.social! Come hear Annelise speak on utilising SoMe for public outreach on 17/3/26.
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch
Sign up below. 👇🏾#pubarch
Our crack team are hard at work opening up test pits today as part of the Dig The Castle project! We are digging in the back gardens of some very kind members of the local community, so they can see archaeology in action close up.
#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺
#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺
July 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our crack team are hard at work opening up test pits today as part of the Dig The Castle project! We are digging in the back gardens of some very kind members of the local community, so they can see archaeology in action close up.
#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺
#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺
Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series:
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence & connections
Join this FREE online talk 7pm, 7th July
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#archaeology #community #publicengagement #inclusion @archsengage.bsky.social
Join this FREE online talk 7pm, 7th July
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985278908...
#archaeology #community #publicengagement #inclusion @archsengage.bsky.social
Archaeologists Engage in conversation with Jane Miller
Learn how Archaeology Scotland promotes inclusive community engagement by using archaeology to build skills, confidence and connections.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Save the date for our next talk in our lecture series:
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
"Inclusive Archaeology: Approaches to Engagement with Underserved Communities in Scotland", given to you by Jane Miller!
7/7 at 7 pm UK time. Get your free ticket here: 👇🏾
#Archaeology #pubarch #heritage #outreach
Made a feed to capture skeets about public archaeology and community archaeology. Can tweak it if needed! #pubarch #publicarchaeology #archaeology bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Made a feed to capture skeets about public archaeology and community archaeology. Can tweak it if needed! #pubarch #publicarchaeology #archaeology bsky.app/profile/did:...
Happy to be a part of this interview along with one of my #pubarch besties @semiller88.bsky.social!
People ask this question a LOT, so I talked to some amazing folks and wrote a short explainer.
tl;dr - Leave it, take a pic, tell the SHPO. 🏺🧪
tl;dr - Leave it, take a pic, tell the SHPO. 🏺🧪
What should I do if I find a cool artifact in the US?
Spotting artifacts in the U.S. is common, but archaeologists want you to leave them in place.
www.livescience.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy to be a part of this interview along with one of my #pubarch besties @semiller88.bsky.social!
I was at the other place since almost the beginning and I have been mourning a loss of community for a while. Wonderful humans have convinced me to hop on over to the blue side. Looking for other #archaeology folks but also #womeninscience #pubarch #scicoms & #geospatial folks to follow. Hit me up!
November 17, 2024 at 6:43 PM
I was at the other place since almost the beginning and I have been mourning a loss of community for a while. Wonderful humans have convinced me to hop on over to the blue side. Looking for other #archaeology folks but also #womeninscience #pubarch #scicoms & #geospatial folks to follow. Hit me up!
Don't miss this talk by @annelisebaer.bsky.social on online and #SoMe outreach for #archaeologists!
Sign up below for a free ticket👇🏾
#pubarch #heritage
Sign up below for a free ticket👇🏾
#pubarch #heritage
How do you show up online? How do you share archaeological discoveries and insights with the public? What does the public want and expect?
Join social-media expert Annelise Baer for the inaugural Archaeologists Engage online talk.
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog...
Join social-media expert Annelise Baer for the inaugural Archaeologists Engage online talk.
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archaeolog...
Archaeologists Engage in conversation with Annelise Baer
Learn how expert Annelise uses TikTok to combat pseudoscience, engage young audiences, and make archaeology credible, accessible, and fun.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Don't miss this talk by @annelisebaer.bsky.social on online and #SoMe outreach for #archaeologists!
Sign up below for a free ticket👇🏾
#pubarch #heritage
Sign up below for a free ticket👇🏾
#pubarch #heritage
Got 4 days to write a zoomable tech oriented #archaeology #pubarch PowerPoint thing for some youths i connected with via @skypeascientist.bsky.social... trying to get the thin but persistent layer of rust off my teacher brain!
September 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Got 4 days to write a zoomable tech oriented #archaeology #pubarch PowerPoint thing for some youths i connected with via @skypeascientist.bsky.social... trying to get the thin but persistent layer of rust off my teacher brain!
NEWS:
@dodoarchaeology.bsky.social and I will be hosting a #LARP, yes, a #liveactionroleplaying game, at the #EAA2025!
Come join us in Belgrade for our special event next September, and dip into our follow up workshop on #roleplay and #gamification, too.
See you there! ⚔️
#pubarch #archaeology
@dodoarchaeology.bsky.social and I will be hosting a #LARP, yes, a #liveactionroleplaying game, at the #EAA2025!
Come join us in Belgrade for our special event next September, and dip into our follow up workshop on #roleplay and #gamification, too.
See you there! ⚔️
#pubarch #archaeology
December 20, 2024 at 12:36 PM
NEWS:
@dodoarchaeology.bsky.social and I will be hosting a #LARP, yes, a #liveactionroleplaying game, at the #EAA2025!
Come join us in Belgrade for our special event next September, and dip into our follow up workshop on #roleplay and #gamification, too.
See you there! ⚔️
#pubarch #archaeology
@dodoarchaeology.bsky.social and I will be hosting a #LARP, yes, a #liveactionroleplaying game, at the #EAA2025!
Come join us in Belgrade for our special event next September, and dip into our follow up workshop on #roleplay and #gamification, too.
See you there! ⚔️
#pubarch #archaeology
Get creative by taking part in a competition to explain what the mysterious Neolithic Carved Stone Balls were used for. The competition is free, there are prizes, and the closing date is 19/09/2025 - see imagination-works.uk/competition/ for details and the online entry #pubarch #archaeology
July 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Get creative by taking part in a competition to explain what the mysterious Neolithic Carved Stone Balls were used for. The competition is free, there are prizes, and the closing date is 19/09/2025 - see imagination-works.uk/competition/ for details and the online entry #pubarch #archaeology
Some things about #pubarch still get me a little, maybe in part because I don't experience it as much now since I am less used to discussing archaeology day to day.
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Some things about #pubarch still get me a little, maybe in part because I don't experience it as much now since I am less used to discussing archaeology day to day.
#Archaeology / #pubarch community: does your org have handout/conference swag photo scales?
I could use *lots* to hand out to the lovely neighbors who send along documentation of the chemical weapons used in our community. I have a few but they're easy to lose track of & lots of diffuse helpers.
I could use *lots* to hand out to the lovely neighbors who send along documentation of the chemical weapons used in our community. I have a few but they're easy to lose track of & lots of diffuse helpers.
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
#Archaeology / #pubarch community: does your org have handout/conference swag photo scales?
I could use *lots* to hand out to the lovely neighbors who send along documentation of the chemical weapons used in our community. I have a few but they're easy to lose track of & lots of diffuse helpers.
I could use *lots* to hand out to the lovely neighbors who send along documentation of the chemical weapons used in our community. I have a few but they're easy to lose track of & lots of diffuse helpers.
Archaeology, wellbeing, enthusiastic volunteers, the Aberdeenshire countryside and the chance to learn about the Mesolithic - see below for more details of this event being delivered by one of our amazing groups in the region. #pubarch
April 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Archaeology, wellbeing, enthusiastic volunteers, the Aberdeenshire countryside and the chance to learn about the Mesolithic - see below for more details of this event being delivered by one of our amazing groups in the region. #pubarch
A big thank you to Emily Wapshott of @archsengage.bsky.social for delivering an absolutely fascinating talk about the #DigTheCastle project, to the Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society.
#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
A big thank you to Emily Wapshott of @archsengage.bsky.social for delivering an absolutely fascinating talk about the #DigTheCastle project, to the Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society.
#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
Archaeologists, many of us are at or beyond capacity with FIRST LEGO requests. The kids will soon move from general Q&A to needing specific feedback on their team projects, and they'll want some one on one time for that. If you can do ONE zoom, it makes a huge difference! #pubarch 🏺
In which I beg archaeologists to sign up for the fall semester of Skype a Scientist, because we're getting buried in requests for your area of expertise.
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign up here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I run @skypeascientist.bsky.social which matches scientists w/classrooms, libraries, etc for Q&As.
We match First Lego League teams too. This tends to wipe out one category of scientist bc so many teams sign up for the same category (this year, archaeologists). We're almost out of archaeologists.
We match First Lego League teams too. This tends to wipe out one category of scientist bc so many teams sign up for the same category (this year, archaeologists). We're almost out of archaeologists.
September 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Archaeologists, many of us are at or beyond capacity with FIRST LEGO requests. The kids will soon move from general Q&A to needing specific feedback on their team projects, and they'll want some one on one time for that. If you can do ONE zoom, it makes a huge difference! #pubarch 🏺
These past several months of robotics mania have been an absolute blur, but also uplifting and rewarding! These kids wowed us with their innovations and ideas. Congrats to all the teams who participated and learned something new about archaeology! #pubarch🏺
research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...
research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...
Office of the State Archaeologist built students’ understanding of archeology through global competition
It started with an email from a robotics coach in the Quad Cities, asking about “challenges in archaeology.” Next, Elizabeth Reetz, strategic initiatives director within the Office of the State Archae...
research.uiowa.edu
March 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
These past several months of robotics mania have been an absolute blur, but also uplifting and rewarding! These kids wowed us with their innovations and ideas. Congrats to all the teams who participated and learned something new about archaeology! #pubarch🏺
research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...
research.uiowa.edu/news/2026/02...
As a pubarch program director at a commercially funded dept in a Uni, I feel this big time. There's an expectation to do free public outreach & interp but the funding model makes it impossible. If/when we do things for free, it devalues our for-cost services. Grants are scarce. Burn out is real
September 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
As a pubarch program director at a commercially funded dept in a Uni, I feel this big time. There's an expectation to do free public outreach & interp but the funding model makes it impossible. If/when we do things for free, it devalues our for-cost services. Grants are scarce. Burn out is real
The Bristol crew of AE are heading to Great Torrington to help out with the Castle Street Family Archaeology Weekend! Part of the Dig The Castle project. @irishashyt.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
#festivalofarchaeology #archaeology ⚱️🏺 #communityengagement #pubarch #socialvalue
#festivalofarchaeology #archaeology ⚱️🏺 #communityengagement #pubarch #socialvalue
July 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The Bristol crew of AE are heading to Great Torrington to help out with the Castle Street Family Archaeology Weekend! Part of the Dig The Castle project. @irishashyt.bsky.social @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
#festivalofarchaeology #archaeology ⚱️🏺 #communityengagement #pubarch #socialvalue
#festivalofarchaeology #archaeology ⚱️🏺 #communityengagement #pubarch #socialvalue
This is so exciting! My immense thanks and gratitude to this army of public archaeologists for contributing their time, expertise, and experience to help make this book happen! We can only improve public archaeology by learning from and collaborating with each other 🫶🏺 #pubarch
Congrats to this book & its contributors for receiving the 2026 Society for American Archaeology’s Outstanding Public Archaeology Initiative Award! It was co-edited by OSA's Elizabeth Reetz. Authors include OSA Indian Advisory Council members Suzanne Buffalo & Julie Martineau tinyurl.com/37zwbya4
2026 Society for American Archaeology’s Outstanding Public Archaeology Initiative Award Recipient
Congratulations to A Practitioner's Guide to Public Archaeology and its contributors for receiving the 2026 Society for American Archaeology’s Outstanding Public Archaeology Initiative Award! These co...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This is so exciting! My immense thanks and gratitude to this army of public archaeologists for contributing their time, expertise, and experience to help make this book happen! We can only improve public archaeology by learning from and collaborating with each other 🫶🏺 #pubarch
@electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy Ugh you'll never guess whose vanity "museum" I saw in an archaeology acquaintance's socials! Several #pubarch colleagues have broken down his spurious claims & abhorrent human remains business recently but still people are fooled. I'm so annoyed. 7 yrs!
July 10, 2026 at 7:24 AM
@electricarchaeo.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy Ugh you'll never guess whose vanity "museum" I saw in an archaeology acquaintance's socials! Several #pubarch colleagues have broken down his spurious claims & abhorrent human remains business recently but still people are fooled. I'm so annoyed. 7 yrs!
Headed to #SAA2026 but I'm actually not presenting anything this year! I'll be helping Project Archaeology with their Chinatown field trip tomorrow & exhibit booth all week. Come say hi and we can chat about all things public outreach. Also, am receiving a #pubarch award on Friday! 🍻
April 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
So excited to receive my contributor copy of @drmaryclary.bsky.social & @carolyndillian.bsky.social 's new edited volume! My first PhD work to see publication is inside! 😍🏺 #Pubarch #archaeology #publication
January 8, 2026 at 11:21 PM
So excited to receive my contributor copy of @drmaryclary.bsky.social & @carolyndillian.bsky.social 's new edited volume! My first PhD work to see publication is inside! 😍🏺 #Pubarch #archaeology #publication