25 Years Later - What People Want from Archaeology? Digital Archaeology and Social Media YouTube video by The Watching Brief

25 Years Later - What People Want from Archaeology? Digital Archaeology and Social Media

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Wessex Archaeology: Good News - A Case Study in Professional Accountability YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Good news and a great case study in professionalism from @wessexarchaeology.bsky.social

Thanks for being responsive to questions and promoting your good news story in the mix!

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The White House, Stonehenge, Law, Protest and Change - What’s the Role of Archaeology? YouTube video by The Watching Brief

The White House, Stonehenge, Law, Protest and Change - What’s the Role of Archaeology?

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The Legal Loophole which Destroys Battlefield Archaeology! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

The Legal Loophole which Destroys Battlefield Archaeology!

Battle of Edgecote.

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Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form

Unesco’s Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects goes live
The digital project, which was funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, presents looted objects in 3D form

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Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab Left Without Windows!? YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab Left Without Windows!?

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#archaeologynews #sheffield #universityofsheffield #zooarchaeology

The destruction of the Zooarch laboratories in Sheffield YouTube video by Sheffield Zooarchaeology Lab

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEv... For decades we've worked to enhance the Sheffield Zooarch Lab & to see years of dedication destroyed by corporate executives who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing is heart breaking @watchingbrief.bsky.social #savesheffieldarchaeology

EAA President (allegedly) Orchestrated Campaign Against EAA Board! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

EAA President (allegedly) Orchestrated Campaign Against EAA Board!

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#archaeologynews #eaa2025 #exclusive

EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE thePipeLine can reveal allegations that the President of the beleaguered European Association of Archaeologists [EAA], Professor Eszter Bánffy, was instrumental in organising a covert campaign to p…

EXCLUSIVE: EAA PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF HELPING ORCHESTRATE PROTEST CAMPAIGN AGAINST HER OWN EXECUTIVE BOARD’S GAZA VOTE

thePipeLine with the extraordinary story of how the President of the European Association of Archaeologists is accused of helping orchestrate a campaign to overturn its Gaza vote.

EAA Claims Victimhood on the Belgrade 2025 Conference Crisis YouTube video by The Watching Brief

EAA Claims Victimhood on the Belgrade 2025 Conference Crisis

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OceanGate, Titan, Titanic: Lessons & Search for Justice! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

OceanGate, Titan, Titanic: Lessons & Search for Justice!

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#archaeology #archaeologynews #watchingbrief #titan #titanic

Eight World War One Pillboxes – Grade II Listed by Historic England YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Eight World War One Pillboxes – Grade II Listed by Historic England

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Sycamore Gap Tree Vandals Sentenced to Over 4 Years! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Sycamore Gap Tree Vandals Sentenced to Over 4 Years!

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#archaeologynews #sycamoregap

Breakthrough: The Myth of Looting of Navy Shipwrecks and Pre-Nuclear Steel! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Breakthrough: The Myth of Looting of Navy Shipwrecks and Pre-Nuclear Steel!

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#archaeologynews #thewatchingbrief #independentnews

Fresh Evidence - Strange CIfA CEO Exit Leaves Crucial Questions! YouTube video by Archaeosoup

Fresh evidence that there are still questions to be answered re: the short tenure of Nathan Baker as CEO at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA).

#archaeology #history #heritage #CIfA #CEO #questions #archaeologytiktok #ukarchaeology

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Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab is in a Fight for Survival! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Sheffield University Zooarchaeology Lab is in a Fight for Survival!

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#ukarchaeology #archaeologynews #zooarchaeology #sheffielduniversity #universityofsheffield

Sheffield University Archaeology Dept Closure: WB - YouTube

Ahead of this afternoon's episode, here is a Watching Brief catch up playlist re: the closure of Archaeology at Sheffield University and the ongoing struggle for Zooarchaeology staff:

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Plans to protect Stonehenge from future developments - BBC News Authorities are coming up with a plan to safeguard the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.

The proposal is to introduce a planning document for Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site which will have to be taken into account when authorities are considering upgrades to roads or other visitor pressures at the "internationally significant" site, Wiltshire Council's report states.

Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Verdict: GUILTY! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Verdict: GUILTY!

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#archaeologynews #archaeologyuk #watchingbrief #hadrianswall #sycamoregap

New Evidence in Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Trial, Hadrian’s Wall YouTube video by The Watching Brief

New Evidence in Sycamore Gap Tree Felling Trial, Hadrian’s Wall

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The Norton Disney Roman Dodecahedron, Copyright & The Missing Portable Antiquities Scheme Record! YouTube video by The Watching Brief

The Norton Disney Roman Dodecahedron, Copyright & The Missing Portable Antiquities Scheme Record!

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#archaeology #history #heritage #roman #romandodecahedron #pas #portableantiquitiesscheme #ukarchaeology #archaeologynews

Firm linked to Crooked House goes into liquidation Himley Environmental Ltd, which owns landfill land adjacent to the pub has been wound up voluntarily.

A firm linked to the ex-owner of the Crooked House pub, which was gutted by fire before being demolished illegally, has gone into voluntary liquidation with debts of £1.2m.

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23andME THROUGH? PRIVACY FEARS AS DNA TEST CO FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION It was once the go to present for a relative or friend who had everything except proof that they are descended from Vikings, and as recently as 2021 it was valued at $6 billion, but now Silicon Val…

Recently on the #WatchingBrief
we discussed the rise and currently fall, of Silicon Valley DNA company #23andMe.

The background is here in thePipeLine.

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Roman dodecahedron replica removed from eBay after complaint Archaeologists say the copy of the Roman artefact

The #WatchingBrief team has been trying to come up with an angle on the story that a US maker has run into copyright trouble trying to sell a replica of the famous Roman Dodecahedron found by the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group.

Unfortunately there are 30 and life is too short.

23andMe Bankrupt, Austerity is Back & British Museum Back-Pedaling on Parthenon Marbles? YouTube video by The Watching Brief

23andMe Bankrupt, Austerity is Back & British Museum Back-Pedaling on Parthenon Marbles?

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US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’ Mass firings spark concern as department employees say cuts set stage for widespread fraud and abuse

US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk.

US Government ERASING History with DEI & LGBTQ+ Executive Purge YouTube video by The Watching Brief

US Government ERASING History with DEI & LGBTQ+ Executive Purge (Heritage Half-Wit)

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What Do These Reports Say about UK Archaeology: Safety, Access & Pay? YouTube video by The Watching Brief

What Do These Reports Say about UK Archaeology: Safety, Access & Pay?

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#ukarchaeology #archaeologynews #healthandsafety #payandconditions #cscscard #siteaccess

Dundee to cut 632 jobs and shrink ‘institution-funded’ research - Research Professional News Moves to address £35 million deficit as vice-chancellor plans external inquiry into “what went wrong”

Dundee University cuts institution-funded research to address £35m deficit.

More than 600 jobs to go as vice-chancellor plans external inquiry into “what went wrong”.

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