Paul Belford @paulbelford@toot.wales

A hectic week at work. Lots going on, all (hopefully) leading towards positive outcomes. Even so it’s nice to take a step back sometimes, and breathe.

Luckily this tranquil spot is five minutes walk from the office.

#Wales #Powys #reflections

@ArchaeoBasti Congratulations!

Lovely after-work bike ride, along the Montgomery Canal near our office in #Welshpool. You can see Beacon Ring - an Iron Age #hillfort - in the distance.

I should really be finishing the book about our excavations there but sometimes it’s good to have a break!

#archaeology #Wales #cycling #procrastination

Wow! Here is a really exciting #opportunity to lead the development of a new #museum in #Shrewsbury dedicated to #CharlesDarwin. The museum will be at Darwin's birthplace, which is currently being restored.

https://careers.shropshire.gov.uk/vacancy/darwins-house-project-officer-480417.html

#heritage #shropshire #history #evolution #science #sciencecommunication #education #darwin

@huhche9 Nice to meet you too! There aren’t many archaeologists here yet, but hopefully we will see more as we learn to ‘excavate’ in this medium. Good luck with your MA. Where and what are you studying?

This stone #window is a small fragment of #medieval #architecture surviving in the walled port town of #Chepstow.

Almost hidden in the side wall, this medieval feature was retained when this town house was rebuilt in the 1700s.

#Wales #archaeology #history

@ArchaeoBasti Enjoy it... it is a rare opportunity to explain the details of your work to a captive audience. You are the world expert on your dissertation! Remember also what you chose not to include, and why. Good luck!

Cultural heritage workers and institutions are being specifically targeted by Russian troops, Ukrainian museum professionals have said: https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2022/04/russian-troops-targeting-cultural-workers-and-looting-collections/ #archaeology #culture #art #heritage #museums #ukraine

@kensanata Please add me to Archaeology, History. #Trunk

Monnow Bridge, #Monmouth. Part of the #medieval town defences, this is the only surviving gated #bridge in Britain. Built in the 1270s to replace a twelfth-century timber bridge, with the gatehouse added in c.1300. #Wales #history #heritage #archaeology

@whysofurious Thanks for your welcome! The charity model is used in the UK for a variety of ‘services’ which in other parts of Europe might be delivered by the state, or in the US might be done by private enterprise. So it’s a not-for-profit organisational model that sits between the two. My organisation is the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (www.cpat.org.uk) and we deliver services in Wales for Welsh Government, local government and private-sector developers. Hope that helps!

@ritualdust @detondev I would definitely agree about Sci-Hub, a really useful resource. Also, most of the archaeologists I know are more than happy to send copies of their papers to people who ask them directly.

A bit more by way of #introduction.

My #archaeology career has taken me along some interesting paths - focussing #historical #medieval and #urban archaeology. Interested in archaeological #practice and #ethics. Currently CEO of an archaeological charity in #Wales.

I also volunteer as #Trustee of a leading independent #museum in the English midlands, and as a Trustee of an #environmental #charity in Wales.

#cycling #shrewsbury #shropshire #sustainable