The Post Hole

13/02/2023

This month's Pints and Postholes is finally here!!

Thurs 16th Feb at 6pm, The Exhibition Hotel

And this one is a little different, running as a teach out event in support of all our striking staff here at the University of York and UCU. Come along and enjoy some wonderful talks from accross the department from Will Plant talking about early railway buildings of the North, Steph Piper sharing some results from the Caeros Project in Wester Ross and Michelle Alexander exploring diet in Medieval Mediterranean multifaith societies, this month we also welcome a guest speaker Lu Stanton-Greenwood talking to us about data usage in archaeology 'data therapy'

As this month is in support of UCU we will also welcome anyone who would like to talk briefly on radical archaeology/UCU/the current strikes/civil disobedience or similar to stand and say a few words.

07/10/2022

SPEAKERS WANTED

Do you like talking about things?

Are you free on a Thursday evening? Come give a talk at Pints and Postholes!

Everyone is welcome, from first year students to seasoned professionals - if you have a thing you like to talk about, we'd love to have YOU!

If you are interested email us at [email protected], or send a message here

16/08/2022

Our latest issue is out! time to grab a nice cup of tea and while away the storms with a bit of archaeology. One of our Bioarchaeology MSc students Bronwen Kennedy has written a piece on Iron Age Burials and their Reflection of Social Difference, you can find it here:

Introduction Lack of evidence for burial practices in Iron Age Britain has often led archaeologists to suggest that funerary rites of the period left no trace (Parker Pearson 2009, 5). The evidence that has been found demonstrates great variation but can be grouped into overarching trends. In the ea...

20/07/2022

Assist with some research!! One of our team is undertaking their masters research in to our relationship with objects and would appreciate your help! They're requesting responses to a short survey about objects that matter to you.

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10/06/2022

Niklas Hausmann, Harry Robson and Geoff Bailey have a new publication! Marine Abundance and its Prehistoric Past in the Baltic.

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09/04/2022

Congratulations to all the new Fellows, but especially to our own Michelle Alexander 🥳

Congratulations to the 12 new Fellows who were elected at last nights online ballot 🎉

03/03/2022

28/02/2022

The York Student Solidarity Network have organised a Student assembly on Wednesday 2nd March, 2;30pm in the Crescent, directly after the NUS walkout on Exhibition Square, come along and make your voices heard

17/02/2022

**********CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ***********
we are welcoming new article submissions for our spring issue of The Post Hole, submissions are welcomed from students at all levels from universities accross the UK and can cover anything connected with archaeology. Please send any submissions or queries to :[email protected]

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The Post Hole accepts submissions from both undergraduate and postgraduate students from any academic institution. Below is information for authors, including details on how The Post Hole uses content provided by authors, the terms under which it uses that content and the ways in which it may and ma...