Our Founder

Dr Matilda Siebrecht (Tilly) is an archaeologist and journalist with a focus on artefact analysis and the prehistory of northern cultures. She currently works as an archaeologist and finds officer at a commercial excavation company in Germany, is the director of EXARC (the international society for experimental archaeology and open-air museums), the social media manager for the Archaeology Podcast Network, and a university lecturer in archaeology and anthropology. Alongside her paid work, she is an avid science communicator, and uses her online platform The Archaeologist’s Teacup to share archaeological information with the general public.

In her (admittedly limited) free time, Tilly loves to read, but was struggling to find time to indulge this hobby alongside her studies and work. She discovered an online book club for scientists, which allowed her to get back into a regular reading habit, and encouraged her to expand her reading picks. The strong community of book-loving scientists prompted her to wonder whether such a club also existed for archaeologists. Even better, a  club which not only encouraged people to share their love of books, but also focused on how archaeology is communicated to the public through fiction and popular non-fiction.