I'm back!Hello again! I apologise for the very long radio silence on my part, but I have had good reason in the form of a PhD submission and, most importantly, the birth of Tiny Teacup number 2. The whole Teacup family is very excited by the new addition, although of course there is the standard sleep deprivation and general chaos that always accompanies such events. All in all though, we are doing well and finally starting to get into a bit of a rhythm. And so I decided to start working my way slowly back into work! |
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Of course, I mean it when I say slowly. I will only be starting my next stage of work (more updates on that in a later newsletter) after the summer, so will be spending the next few months settling in with my family and preparing a little for future content when I have the time. An exciting future plan that I have already announced on my Instagram account (more on that below) is that I will be providing a mini lecture-series on my absolute favourite object type - the Scottish Carved Stone Balls! I will be sharing more about that closer to the time, so keep an eye on these newsletters to learn about that and much more. |
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PhD projectA few weeks ago I received confirmation that my PhD thesis has been accepted and approved by the assessment committee! This means that, although there are of course some comments from the professors who reviewed the thesis, it is essentially done. I will be making some corrections, and I also need to edit my final PhD paper, which has now been reviewed by the journal. But all is now set for the final step, which is my defense on October 9th! |
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Tea-break Time TravelLuckily I managed to pre-record a lot of my podcasts before taking a break, so those of you who have been listening along have no doubt heard all about the Folkton Drums, ancient axes, and the most recent episode on that fascinating Bronze Age war horn - the Carnyx. | | |
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The EXARC ShowI have handed over to my co-host Phoebe Baker for the next few months, but this podcast is still going and there are all kinds of interesting topics being covered. Make sure to visit the podcast homepage to listen in and hear all about them. You can also still listen in to the latest installment of EXARC Extracts, where I provide a short summary of the Spring 2022 edition of the EXARC Journal. Check out both the podcast and journal here. |
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InstagramYesterday I made the official announcement that the #TeaDay videos are coming back! They will however be taking a slightly different format. Rather than focusing on a different object / object type each week, I will be providing weekly videos but spending the whole month looking at one topic. This topic will be directly linked to the subject of that month's podcast episode. So next month, we will be taking it right back to the start of these #TeaDay videos and looking at the Bell Beaker, which will then end with a podcast episode featuring Graham Taylor from Potted History. I'm excited to be able to delve a bit deeper into each object, and also make my life easier by linking all of my platforms together a bit more! | | |
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YouTube ChannelIf you don't have Instagram but still want to watch the videos that I create there, you will be able to watch them all on my YouTube channel! You can also watch the first three episodes of "Pasts and Crafts", where I attempt to make objects from prehistory and talk about them while I do it (with varying results...). Make sure to subscribe to the channel to stay up to date with new episodes and other uploads! | | |
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I haven't had a chance to compile a list of events, papers, and project for this month, but I will definitely be including them again in future editions! |
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Archaeo Book Club Our archaeology-themed book club has been growing over the last few months, and we have all sorts of exciting plans for the future, including a student journal club, guest speakers, and even our very own book club newsletter. This month for our theme "Archaeologists Abroad" we read Café Neanderthal by Beebe Bahrami, and next month for our theme "Approachable Archaeology" - looking at fun and well-written non-fiction - we will be reading River Kings by Catrine Jarman. |
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For those who are also interested in writing their own archaeology-inspired fiction (or any other kind of writing really), we also have bi-weekly meetups in Scribbler's Corner, where we share tips and tricks for writing, give feedback on pieces that other members have submitted, and just generally offer support. The idea behind the Archaeo Book Club was to create an online community of people who are interested in the past but also share a love of books and reading. It's open to anyone, and you can sign up through the link below. I hope to see you there! |
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