Inktober is an annual drawing challenge: a drawing a day, throughout October, following a particular set of prompts. This year, I followed Dr Katherine Cook’s archink series, each the title of an archaeology-related book. Some of the sketches discuss the books themselves, others explore concepts or objects loosely inspired by the title, related to my work and research.
I hope you find them interesting and/or informative. If you’d like to use or adapt any for your own purposes, feel free. You can save images from the gallery below, or scroll to the foot of the post to download a PDF of them all. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Uncommon Ground 
All the Best Rubbish 
The Languages of Archaeology 
Past presented 
Decolonising methodologies 
Research Design 
The Social Life of Things 
Archaeologies of the Heart 
Archaeological Theory in Dialogue 
In Small Things Forgotten 
The Perception of the Environment 
Archaeology is a Brand 
Reconstructing Archaeology 
Reading the Everyday 
The Usbonre Book of World History 
Archaeological Illustration 
The Place of Stone 
What This Awl Means 
How Things Shape the Mind 
Dr Space Junk vs. the Universe 
Hacking the Academy 
Entangled 
Assembling archaeology 
Hungry Listening 
If These Pots Could Talk 
Revolt 
Objects of Survivance 
Identity Crisis 
Voice and Vision 
Frauds, Myths and Mysteries 
The Human Bone Manual
the incurable archaeologist 
Hi Rob,
I have enjoyed reading and admiring your Inktober thoughts and doodles. You are indeed a talented illustrator, your work is visually appealing, drawing the reader in very gently.
In lieu of our always interesting chats in our basement hideaway, this has been a refreshing “conversation”, as always when talking to you (or rather listening) I learn new things, or see familiar things from a new angle – this exchange has always been a delightful experience in the Finds room.
Please don’t think this is sycophantic flattery on my part, I am always genuinely interested in what you teach me, just by chatting away.
I love the story of Henry Jetto, and find its juxtaposition beside the arrant nonsense spouted by johnson in Italy particularly telling.
The problem with what he said is that even nonsense sounds plausible when presented in a pushy, boisterous manner and spoken in a plummy, “upper class” accent, and is further compounded by the sad fact that the majority of his audience will know no different, thus believing it to be The Gospel According to Alexander Boris.
Anyhoo, enough. Suffice to say that I’ve very much enjoyed your thoughts and your Inktober artworks. I have another friend who turned out an amusing cartoon every day for Inktober too. I’m surrounded by talent!
All the best with the PhD, and everything else (including snatching some sleep!) and I hope to see you as a passing ship in the night at some point.
Cheers m’dear,
Mary
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