Rosie Crawford presented two Archaeological Achievement Awards by the Council for British Archaeology
Rosie Crawford, Research Assistant at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, has been presented two awards at this year’s Archaeological Achievement Awards. Rosie won both the Early Career Archaeologist category and the Public Dissemination or Presentation category.
Image credit: Council for British Archaeology
Image credit: Council for British Archaeology
Rosie is a Research Assistant on the ERC-funded REVERSEACTION Project, which is using material science methods to investigate collective action and luxury technologies in archaeological stateless societies. Before coming to Cambridge, Rosie completed her BA in Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Oxford and an MSc in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield University.
During her studies, Rosie created JustALittleRoo, a free online platform spread across YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, to share her experiences studying Archaeology at Oxbridge as a State-Educated, Pupil Premium student, and to provide general tips for future applicants. Her goal was to provide the source of Oxbridge ‘insider-info’ that she never had, through both informational videos and vlog content. Now, having amassed over 2 million views on her YouTube channel alone, Rosie’s focus on social media has shifted towards ‘demystifying’ life as an Archaeological Scientist, here in Cambridge.
Rosie embodies what we all hope for in the next generation of archaeologists: she is not only smart, versatile, and creative, but also open-minded, collegial, and mindful of our responsibility to engage with diverse stakeholders. She’s a great asset to our REVERSEACTION project, the archaeological community at Cambridge, and beyond.
For her social media work, Rosie was awarded the 2024 Public Dissemination or Presentation Award. Other shortlistees in this category included the Cambridge Archaeological Unit, for their work at the Must Farm Settlement; MOLA-Headland Infrastructure; University of York and York Museums Trust; Kilmartin Museum; and Stephanie Black’s ‘Sad Girl Archaeology’ social media project.
Rosie was also awarded the 2024 Early Career Archaeologist Award, along with joint-winner Kieran Manchip (Archaeology Scotland). Sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute, this award celebrates outstanding contributions of Early Career Archaeologists towards archaeological work, research, public dissemination, collaboration and inclusion.
The passion for making archaeology accessible comes through strongly in all she does. Rosie has demonstrated leadership through her use of YouTube which clearly attracts a wide audience, others can struggle to reach, including demystifying the university experience for students from low-income backgrounds.
JustALittleRoo on Instagram
JustALittleRoo on YouTube
JustALittleRoo on TikTok
Published 9 December 2024
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