Ah, just wonderful! Yet another rights-trampling policy. I can't wait to see how they deal with the flurry of lawsuits because 4.5 MILLION people don't have smartphones in the UK - and that's for for many reasons (i.e. protected characteristics). #DigitalID #BrokenGov www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

That's a lot a lamassu! I'm interest to see what the "war spoils" finds from Egypt and the Levant turn out to be. #Archaeology #Iraq #Assyria www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/iraq...

Moved by @unesco.org's launch of the Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects. Powerful way to push back against illicit trafficking. One day, may we also see a physical museum, where returned treasures can be honoured in the communities they belong to. #Museums www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

When I thought the universe couldn’t get any weirder… UChicago physicists suggest dark energy may be evolving. This could mean a new particle, a changing cosmic acceleration, and a Big Freeze billions of yrs from now. Not a physicist, but pretty awesome! #Cosmology news.uchicago.edu/story/dark-e...

That poor bear! #Serbia #Roman #Amphitheatre www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Basically, Farage is promoting fascism. I don’t see how anyone can deny it.

Mural in the museum at #Bewcastle, just north of Hadrian's Wall, showing the many phases of human activity there: from Roman (site of a six-sided fort!), through Anglian, Norman to modern (note the RAF on the horizon). It is a remote, captivating spot. #RomanFortThursday #Cumberland 📷 My own

This is a must-read. Survival is priority in Gaza, yet citizens race to save centuries of history. Gaza is more than violence: it’s culture, heritage, people. The horrors and destruction witnessed are so unnecessary and cruel - they damage the whole of us as humans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

From sacred tree to symbol of power: the palmette motif in Iron Age Judah tells a story of divinity, empire, and shifting royal identity under Assyrian influence. #Archaeology #AncientHistory #IronAge www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Read about the damage to Lincoln’s Roman wall this morning. Dr Samantha Stein compared it to the Sycamore Gap felling, but harsher, because stone doesn’t grow back. Hard to see heritage chipped away like this. #Archaeology #History #Lincoln www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

So this explains the use of data tapes in The Original Series... #DNA #DataStorage #StarTrek #Hardware techxplore.com/news/2025-09...

Menhir La Motte de Beurre: This menhir is broken in two, each part about 1.8m (6 ft) long. Only one is standing, it has a bird carved on it, shown in full flight, superposed over a white quartz vein.

When political violence takes a life, as it has done to Charlie Kirk, we all lose. No matter our beliefs - and how fundamentally we might disagree - murder is never justified. It fuels extremism and tears at the fabric of democracy. We need to break this cycle: now! #EndPoliticalViolence

If I could teleport anywhere right now, it’d be to The Golden Age of Archaeology exhibition. Ancient coins, shipwreck treasures, the Karahantepe discoveries… I’d be in awe for hours. #Archaeology #Türkiye mk.gov.tr/icerik/detay...

Very interesting France is considering this. It would seem to cover artefacts between 1815 to 1972 that were illegally removed. That time frame would definitely include the Dendera Zodiac. Anyone have a full text of the bill they could direct me to? #repatriation #antiquities #museums

Fondly remember working with Gabor at Bishopstone. Great to see his team’s Cookham discovery. This monastery may have been one of our first hospices, showing how caring for community health has always mattered. #Archaeology #Healthcare @uor-research.bsky.social www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Re...

Waking up to #HillfortsWednesday 🥳 The potentially early coastal promontory fort at Crickmail Down on the Castlemartin Range, #Pembrokeshire, was only identified in 2018 during aerial reconnaissance for the CHERISH Project Not excavated, but needs digging & dating 🤔 📷 My own, 2 weeks ago

19th century remains uncovered in Gravesend reveal a mix of low-status ‘slum’ yards contrasted with higher-status homes & a coach factory on Bank & Queen Streets. A little window into Victorian life. 🏚️🏭 #Archaeology #Gravesend intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...

Zahi Hawass writes on the quest for Queen Nefertiti’s mummy, from disputed 2003 claims to new DNA leads in KV21. The mystery endures, as Egypt still seeks both her remains and the return of her iconic bust from Berlin. #Egyptology #Nefertiti english.ahram.org.eg/News/550780....

Do you know what we hate? EMPTY HOMES! England alone has about 265k long-term empty homes, whilst a housing crisis destroys generations. EDMOs are one solution, or you could give us a call! #Housing #EmptyHomes #TimeforChange #Transformation #RenewalNow www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Trump’s order to remove homeless people from US streets is horrifying, but it’s not just an American story. The same think tanks are shaping UK policy too. We must resist criminalisation with truth, solidarity and care. @ourmoh.bsky.social is doing just that museumofhomelessness.org/news/trumps-...

I adore human details such as this. You can literally reach out and touch the hand of the past. So looking forward to the exhibition! #AncientEgypt #Archaeology @cam.ac.uk ‬ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/Fitz...

Well worth a listen. As someone working in repatriation & heritage law, I’m glad to see this issue getting attention. Looting isn’t just a Tomb Raider trope. It’s real and funding terror. Also encouraged by the use of AI to track stolen artefacts. #Looting #Archaeology www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Read about MSU students uncovering one of Springfield’s first homes from the 1830s. It’s not just a cool bit of history, it’s about learning, preserving, and reconnecting with our roots. This is how we shape a better future. #SpringfieldMO #Archaeology news.missouristate.edu/2025/07/22/a...

#bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #photography #nature #naturephotography

We’re not fixing the old system. We’re building something better. From collapse → to coordination. From survival → to sufficiency. From borders → to belonging. This is Citizen State. #CitizenState #SystemChange #RadicalOptimism #PostScarcity

Well, you learn something new every day! Turns out OK isn’t just universally understood, it’s presidential. Martin Van Buren, aka “Old Kinderhook,” helped launch the world’s favourite two-letter word in 1840. The campaign? Not so OK. The word? Global domination. #WordNerd www.npr.org/2025/07/23/n...

Just got this in the post today; looking forward to diving in :)) thanks @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

Even though we associate pneumonic #plague with the Black Death, it still poses a deadly threat and is nearly 100% fatal without early treatment. New research shows mRNA vaccines targeting key virulence factors can offer strong protection. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

This isn’t easy. I believe in a secure Israel and a free Palestine. I understand Israeli fear after 7 Oct, but refusing statehood forever hands veto power to extremists. Recognition isn’t a reward for terror; it’s a path out of it. #TwoStates #Palestine #Israel #Peace www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Trump’s new Executive Order directs states to treat homelessness and mental illness as crimes. Criminalization doesn’t help anyone – we need housing and healthcare, not handcuffs and budget cuts. #HousingNotHandcuffs Our statement: buff.ly/JlcAsF4

Not monkeying around with this one! Potential Indian Subcontinent langurs in Minoan frescoes dating to c. 1600 BCE. Cool piece of interdisciplinary research. #Minoans #Archaeology #India #Monkeys greekreporter.com/2025/07/19/s...

Researchers used micro-CT scans to diagnose leprosy in 4,000-year-old skulls from Oman. This traces the early spread of the disease and reveals how people lived with it, also changing what we thought we knew about the timeframe of leprosy. #Paleoradiology www.frontiersin.org/journals/med...

Amid rumours of foreign deals at the Grand Egyptian Museum, Egypt reaffirms: no archaeological object, whether Pharaonic, Greco-Roman, Coptic, or Islamic, can be exported. The GEM is a symbol of national pride, not for sale. #Egypt #GEM #CulturalHeritage apanews.net/egypt-reaffi...

Quite right too. Let those responsible for these failings bear the cost of that negligence. #Housing #Grenfell #FireSafety #Leasehold www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Roman fort of Trimontium lies in the central Scottish Borders. Agricola placed a lowland fort by the Eildon Hills. The fort was built for 1,000 men. It had two main periods of activity: first after Agricola’s invasion and second from AD 140 to c. AD 184. #RomanFortThursday

Really keen to read this one. #Jordan #Books www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/...

Big Dig at Belton Estate this summer: kids digging for fossils, painting scarabs, reading hieroglyphs, even mummifying teddies. As an archaeologist, I love seeing history turned into play like this. That’s how curiosity begins. #BigDig #Archaeology @nationaltrust.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In Iraq, restored Jewish sites in Alqosh and remote Shush tell a powerful story. Backed by Jews, Christians, and Muslims, they stand as quiet symbols of coexistence and cultural resilience. #MiddleEast #Heritage #Hope www.timesofisrael.com/in-iraq-rest...

Would I stay at a Japanese burial mound...Yes, yes I think I would! #Nara #Archaeology #Japan #Guesthouse japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/jap...

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Dr. Dan Hicks, Oxford archaeologist and Pitt Rivers curator, challenges colonial myths in museums. His latest book, Every Monument Will Fall, probes how monuments shape memory (and what it means to rewrite those stories). #MuseumEthics #DecolonizeMuseums #DanHicks peoplingthepast.com/2025/05/27/p...

"We've got a big programme where we're working with all the #schools in the local area to encourage them to come out to understand #archaeology in action, and to get involved with looking for and processing the artefacts we find, and how to be an #archaeologist." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you need a mask to enforce the law, you don’t deserve a badge. Federal agents are snatching people off the streets—faces covered, names hidden. This isn’t safety. It’s secrecy. It’s not America. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/why-are-fe...

Racing to save some of past of Salish peoples heritage before its lost to the rising waters. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Beautiful! What a puzzle to piece together. #Archaeology #Science #History www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m thinking of the families in Israel and Iran—of friends, relations, students, scholars, colleagues, children, parents—who just want to live without fear. War buries futures. Restraint isn’t weakness; it’s humanity. We must find a way to stop this before it consumes us all. #Iran #Israel #Peace

The No Kings Rally is happening right now! ✌️ To honour the power of peaceful resistance and solidarity, here’s a playlist we love that perfectly captures the spirit of the moment. Turn it up, share it with your crew! 🎶✊ #NoKingsRally #PeacefulResistance #StrongerTogether buff.ly/Fvd9toy

A fascinating study using statistical analysis to identify authorship in the Hebrew Bible. It confirms some long-held theories and opens new ways to explore ancient texts. Amazing intersection of tech and biblical studies! #DigitalHumanities #BiblicalStudies journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Trump sending the National Guard into LA without Newsom asking and without invoking the Insurrection Act is straight-up unconstitutional. States still have rights. This isn’t how federal power is supposed to work. #TenthAmendment #FederalOverreach www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...