Tonight I learned that one of my heroes has died. I loved her and colleagues' "adventures" as a child and grew up to admire her scientific work for so many reasons. RIP Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall, wildlife advocate and primate expert, dies at 91 - www.reuters.com/business/env...

Notice of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on 27 Sep 1825, the train to leave West Auckland at 9 and, via Darlington and Yarm, arrive at Stockton-upon-Tees around 1: "Any gentleman who may intend to be present… will oblige the company by addressing a note to their office" #Railway200

In my 40 years of being an archaeologist I had the privilege of digging many amazing sites, but today I quietly added one thing to my bucket list: to spend one day excavating the black layer of the Pelopion or one of the wells in Olympia. For a chance of seeing a bit of a sphyrelaton statue. #dreams

In Perth last week, I went to the museum @perthmuseum.bsky.social to say hello to my favourite smiley Pictish stone. It features four faces and was found near Abernethy. #ReliefWednesday

Time to start talking about my work. Really looking forward to talking about Olympia and some of the new research next Saturday in Mancent's online dayschool. Here is their latest blog: mancent.org.uk?p=7015

The linked paper is quite a cool archaeogeophysics thing, they drove a magnetometer all over Karakorum and put the data together into a map of the city.

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

Also one of the best reasons to use a lid....poor moggy, she was meaning so well

Amazing treasures of medieval legal history for a medieval Monday - the Catslechta ˙ (or Cat-sections) - an old Irish legal text on cats (the Senchas Már) which even sets out various categories of cats based on various characteristics or talents. #medievalsky

#StandingStoneSunday. After all those great stone circles in the UK, let me introduce you to something special. This is the Merlin Circle in Alderley Edge in Cheshire, near the Bronze Age mine of the Engine Vein. Built in the 18th c by the Stanleys because the Edge had Merlin but no Stone Circle!

Theoretically it is still summer, but not only have I spent every day last week raking leaves off my lawn, but I am definitely back writing the lectures for the autumn courses and putting the programme up at mancent.org.uk. I hope at least some of you will like it.

This speaks for itself. -noAI

‘On 7th September at 3pm there will be a national test of the Emergency Alerts service. Our concern at Refuge is for survivors that have hidden phones within the home, we are advising survivors to opt of receiving the alerts on their hidden device.’ From Refuge (UK). Please share widely

Or type -noAI before you start searching. Trust me, you don't need AI to find the menu of the pizza place or the pdf of that article you need. Saves a lot more than killing the photos from the last holiday.

Downdetector seems to suggest BT may be having one of its off days. I guess, I won't be answering my emails then tonight. #apologies

Is it Friday already? Celebrating this #FindsFriday with this intricate faience ring from the Third Intermediate Period. The ring depicts a cat with kittens on the face, and the band is carved in the shape of flowering papyrus.🏺 #Egypt #egyptology

For those currently leaving #WeTransfer because of the #copyright/ #AI issues. Be aware, if you are on a paid plan, they will keep all outstanding fees, regardless when your renewal date is. #moneygrabbing. Not impressed.

Im dunklen Wollanzug mit Weste...nun das kann sich schon etwas wärmer anfühlen.

26.6.1948 Sperrung des Personen- u. Warenverkehrs von und nach W.-Berlin durch die UdSSR am 24.6.48, beginnt Berlin Blockade. 2 Tage später nehmen die Westalliierten Versorgung von West-Berlin aus der Luft auf, der Beginn der Berliner Luftbrücke, die bis 30.9.1949 andauert. #OTD #Geschichte #Berlin

New discovery: Archaeologists have uncovered an extraordinary #Roman mosaic in Alès in the Gard department. france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga... 🏺 #archaeology

Definitely worrying about myself: I seem to have chosen Gregorovius' History of the city of #Rome to 1500 as my holiday book - and it is a deeply fascinating read for its history of Rome and for Gregorovius' judgements and very readable German. #history. Time to see a doctor?😁

Channeling the puffin folks, just channeling the puffin…

Needs some revision. 1st c AD. complex yum 2nd c. complex yum 3rd c. freaky-ass yum 4th c. mystery yum 5th c. weird yum 6th c. s'ok 7th c. also ok 8th c. getting too medieval, lads 9th c. Vikings 10th c. Vikings 11th c. meh 12th c. meh 13th c. meh 14th c. meh 15th c. weirdoes Etc, etc, etc ….

Why did nobody ever invite Kermit to my graduation...I just got a boring politician. [Grin]

There are so many great ideas: This is #Aachen 's #bookshop for those out-of-hours emergencies. Works just like other vending machines, but better. And contains both fiction and non fiction #reading #smalllibraries

In the #Trondheim Fjord in Norway the captain of a containership decided to visit his neighbour for breakfast BEFORE docking his ship in Orkanger this morning. I hope he brought coffee.... Mental Soundtrack: messing around on the river. #oops #parking #clearlynothisday.

The entrance to the White Bull Hotel, #Ribchester, w. columns likely to be from the nearby Roman fort. The pub was built early C18, at which point there was prob. ancient masonry lying around, given that a fair bit survives still. #RomanSiteSaturday #Lancashire #RomanBritain #Pubs 📷 My own.

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the amazing Archaeological State Museum in Chemnitz. One of its many stunning objects is this Neolithic well bucket made of lime bast with a willow handle. Lime bast fibre is a flexible inner bark of a lime (linden) tree that was, for ...🧵1/2 📷 me 🏺

A completely preserved #Roman syrinx (#panflute) made of one single piece of boxwood, length 11cm. It features seven precisely drilled pipes. Dating around 50/60 AD, found in Eschenz, Switzerland. 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology

This lively 700 year-old copper goose is actually an incense burner from the early Ming dynasty, China. Smoke from the burner inside the body would vent out through the bird’s open beak www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

Preparing an online dayschool on the world of the 'Celtic Saints' of the 5-8th century both in the British Isles and on the European continent. So, here is my opener: the islands surrounding the sound of Iona. The place is full of spots suited for hermit living, but also fish traps. #medievalsky

Bad news today, so instead of archaeology, here is Hera doing a #cat food inventory, because you never know....

Happy Easter from everyone at MANCENT'S further education programmes www.mancent.co.uk

In time for Easter: The impressive 19th century restoration of the marble and mosaic work in #Charlemagne's Cathedral in #Aachen. Based on sketches from the 16/17th c and surviving fragments and parallels on some of the work in Ravenna and Constantinople. #medievalsky #ancientbluesky

It's time to repost this Easter masterpiece

So I am working over the Easter weekend....but frankly it is a real pleasure to review this book on #Women and the #RomanArmy for the #TRAJ. Brilliant scholarship and highly readable. Congratulations. #ancientbluesky

This little fellow is looking for a new home and is completely house trained. Contact me for details if you’re interested in buying him. Hes one of my garden icons LizaAdamczewski.com

"We stand in solidarity with all trans people for a better tomorrow and we will continue to fight." Statement from STUC (Scottish Trades Union Congress). Great to see unions standing in solidarity with trans people. An injury to one is an injury to all.

I needed this today....

If you are offered a fancy candelabra by a bloke down the pub, police in Merthyr would appreciate a call following a theft from Cyfartha Castle.

Tour of centres of Scientific and #Humanities excellence in Europe 2. Today #Aachen/Aix-la-Chapelle, because establishing a useable and readable script & teaching a generation of civil servants, church officials and teachers for most of Europe is quite a feat if you live around 800CE #medievalsky

Trip today to a Roman fortress into turned into a monastery and a shrine for a bishop and consumate politician around the year 1000. Meet Heribert of Cologne and Deutz/Divitia fortress opp Cologne. #medievalsky #ancientbluesky

An almost-complete set of #Roman lorica segmentata armour, found on the battlefield of Kalkriese (Germany), the (probable) site of the AD 9 Varus Diaster. Analysis of the armour suggests that a soldier died while wearing it - one of 10000+ casualties of the battle #Archaeology AncientBlueSky

Good to see! I would hate to see you go!

Day one of a trip to celebrate the Science and Humanities in Europe: #CrickInstitute. After their research saved two of my family members, one of my favourite buildings in London. Cool architecture, too.

Pearl! What a perfect name 🧪🌍🦑🦉 people.com/rare-all-whi...

Inspired by @mark-carney.bsky.social and Canadians everywhere. We’re all fighting back on our home ice!

Like if you know how many inhabitants the MacDonald islands have. Yours, the Polar Bears of Svalbard

The original cheese cake and I am old enough to remember eating it. Yum, especially with homemade jam.

I just spent four hours listening to @booker.senate.gov. I am not a US citizen and I don't live in the US. But thank you for all of this, and restoring faith. Good luck to all of you.