This week all 4 of our external examiners resigned in solidarity with my UofG Archaeology colleagues taking part in the UCU UCU Glasgow Marking & Assessment Boycott. They are concerned - as am I - about hastily improvised assessment procedures to bypass the boycott #UCURising

This is quickly establishing itself as a highlight of 2021 so far. So many people made the course what it is Learning Team at Historic Royal Palaces and all Historic Royal Palaces curators Dr Megan Gooch John Maguire John Kerr thank you all!

Happy to learn about @fashionandracedatabase. I am reading with archaeological material culture in mind.

Fasinating video bringing bast fibre splicing technique to life Sally Pointer

Neolithic textile and cord impression preserved on a Grooved Ware pottery sherd from the UHI Archaeology Institute led Ness of Brodgar Excavation project. Textile specialist, Dr Susanna Harris UofG Archaeology helped University of Glasgow grad Emma Smith identify the impressions. tinyurl.com/y72rm8zc

UofG is appalled at the brutal killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. We stand together with the (not) GUSRC and the entire UofG community in condemning all forms of racism and discrimination. We are committed to promoting equality across our community.
#BlackLivesMatter #TeamUofG

UK based PhD researcher in any aspect of dress, cloth, fashion, textile history? Apply for funding support up to £2500. Could be used can be used for conference attendance, securing visual materials, extra travel or research expenses or writing-up time pasold.co.uk/phd-grants

I spent the weekend with non-academics, so I had to figure out a simple way to explain why I am striking (again).

It was this. I have been doing my job for 15 years, more or less the same basic tasks. It was a great job when I started. I now consider it often unmanageable. 1/

It's bundles of fibres in this week's Must Farm Textile video UofG Archaeology

This embroidered computer looks fascinating. I want a go!
ireneposch.net/the-embroidere…

Nice to see enthusiasm for UofG Archaeology virtual site tours, presented by Dr Rebecca Younger

⁦Elsa Yvanez⁩ is in ⁦Museo Egizio Torino⁩ to study pile weave textiles from #Egypt ! 🤤 in the exhibit of Kha and Merit’s grave! Here are 2 of Kha’s tunics. Thanks to Matilde Borla for welcoming and teaching me so much #archaeology #museum #ancienttextiles #ancientegypt

It’s great to get this work out there. The fibres and fabric of Must Farm are absolutely astonishing. There is lots to say, more to come.

To boldly go...with a pXRF @UofGArts Conservation, TAH and Archaeology examining barkcloth with Margaret Smith and Susanna Harris.

EARLY TEXTILES CONFERENCE AT GLASGOW

Early Textiles Study Group conference “FIBRES in Early Textiles: from Prehistory to AD 1600 will be held at the University of Glasgow 6-7 June

Conference programme: earlytextilesstudygroup.org

Registration: fibresconference.eventbrite.co.uk