Same in 2026 #NeverForget m.youtube.com/shorts/6OJDS...

famous work, the Eddystone Lighthouse, set new standards in construction with its interlocking masonry, improving its resilience against sea and weather. Smeaton also improved water wheels and windmills, significantly boosting efficiency. He designed

🧵Born on this day, 8 June in 1724 John Smeaton is often called the "father of civil engineering," He was a pioneering engineer known for his expertise and innovative design principles. From Austhorpe, Leeds, Smeaton showed an early fascination with mechanics. His most

#MosaicMonday 🏺 Welcome to the gym.... Two bare handed athletes in the entry hall offer a taste of what's to come in the Gymnasium of the Iuvenes in Pompeii. Colourful frescos within the large #Roman men's thermal bath complex beyond feature wrestling, jumping, weights and other exercises.

📷 A block for prisoners at the Auschwitz I camp. The two-story blocks were officially intended for approximately 700 prisoners. ▶ Watch a short video about blocks at Auschwitz I: https://youtu.be/M7ItChtA5XI --- Photo: https://www.instagram.com/sminphoto_/

The dolphin is notable as the only complete figure surviving in the mosaic, but it was probably a minor part of the original design. The shoulder of a ? naked bust at top right is all that remained of the main subject - one or more figures? - in this pavement. Intriguing ... 2/2

This dolphin in Winchester City Museum is an example of an early 'lifting' process: Steve Cosh's research showed that a tracing was made, the tesserae were shovelled up, and then they were reset in concrete. 1/2 #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky 🏺

Fun fact: did you know archaeologists have 739 words for mud No 203: Clodgy #Durotriges26

For #MedievalMonday here’s Bushmead Priory (or, at least, its refectory) where I was a guide last Saturday. My 📷s

8 June 1929 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Anna Bannet, was born in Rotterdam. She was arrested while trying to get to Switzerland. She was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz on 23 June 1943. She did not survive.

This Potain's aspirator was presented to Dr John Orr from Dr James Ormiston Affleck (Royal Infirmary) in 1892. Affleck was lecturer of medicine at Surgeons' Hall until 1900 and was knighted in 1911. The syringe is etched with the initials JO.

I'm a judge for this cool competition to send some haikus to space! Check it out: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Rest easy, folks. The Cumbria police are on the case!

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​🚢 NOW CASTING: Cruise Speakers for Holland America Line (Summer & Fall 2026)! 🌍 ​Seeking historians and expert speakers for upcoming voyages, including official The HISTORY Channel cruises. ​Priority goes to history content tailored directly to the ship's itinerary. ​👇 (1/2)

✨Watch out, there’s a cat about!✨ You can never be too careful around the bird bath! These birds may be in for an unpleasant shock this #MosaicMonday

Map time! 🗺️ Many will be walking along pilgrimage routes this summer—and there is now a lot more digital mapping & signage to help in Rome / Lazio. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ma... But I still love Peter Robbins' HGIS late antique & medieval pilgrim maps too www.peterrobins.co.uk/itineraries/

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the study of the study of humanities and social sciences would reveal that they discovered what they set out to find, that social justice is what's wrong with the disciplines

8 June 1943 | A transport of 880 Jews deported from the ghetto in Thessaloniki in German-occupied Greece arrived at #Auschwitz. After the arrival selection, 220 men and 88 women were registered in the camp. The remaining 572 people were murdered in a gas chamber.

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Hier die ganze Recherche: 👉 Undercover im Regierungsviertel: Das Lobbyismus-Experiment (Archiv) www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/d....

'I'm going emergency water vole surveying!!' Why 'emergency' I hear you ask? 🤣 Well, part of river path has collapsed & we need to carry out a new survey, compare it to last one... and then advise so they can rebuild path with minimal disruption to little furry critters. Exciting, eh? ❤️

Call to Arms ⛏️ Clicking and sharing this breaking news edition of my long-form #archaeology content would really help me (I'm having a long week), and any free subs would also be very, very gratefully received, thank you!

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Some of the speakers from the @prehistoricsociety.bsky.social conference yesterday. Jenni French, Chris Stringer, Silvia Bello and, the Europa Medallist, Penny Spikins. Such a great day celebrating a great Prehistorian. 🦣🏺

Heute haben wir unsere Ausstellung "ROM LEBT - Ein Mitmachabenteuer" eröffnet. Bis 28. Februar 2027 könnt ihr hier in die Welt des Alten Roms eintauchen. Kommt mit uns auf eine Zeitreise! www.alm-konstanz.de/sonderausste...

Our exhibition "Rome Lives! An Interactive Adventure" is open now 😀

C’est parti pour cette journée d’histoire vivante ! L’entrée du parcours permanent et les animations sont gratuites. L’entrée de l’exposition temporaire "Gaulois mais Romains" est à 5 € au lieu de 9 €. #Toulouse

Immediate and unrestricted hypocaust-standing privileges awarded to all three of these. ✅

#SaxonSunday 🏺 Glorious C8 angel Gabriel from Lichfield cathedral's tomb chest of St Chad, 1st bishop there. Discovered 2003 buried under nave, w pigment surviving. Warwick Rodwell led excavation, and told me he then gave up digging for good as he would never match that experience. More in ALT

7 June 1921 | A Polish Jew, Henryk Ornstein, was born in Tarnów. A clerk. In #Auschwitz from 26 February 1942. No. 25501 He perished in the camp on 13 March 1942. --- 📖 Jewish prisoners at KL Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/29_zydzi_en/

Die Dekoration in einer Friedhofskapelle können Zugehörige komplett selbst gestalten. Sie müssen nicht die Tücher und Kerzenständer vom Bestatter nehmen, wenn diese ihnen nicht gefallen.

In Iran, at the archaeological site of Nakhl-e Ebrahimi, archaeologists uncovered evidence of a Parthian naval fort (ca. the first century) that protected the Strait of Hormuz, likely to “monitor maritime routes and supervise commercial vessels operating along the Maritime Silk Road.” Seems smart.

Alarmierende Russland-Kontakte, Einflussräume f. Geheimdienste u. d. Verbreitung proruss. Narrative: Die Warnungen des Thüringer Verfassungsschutzes verdienen Aufmerksamkeit. Demokratien werden selten v. außen allein geschwächt, oft helfen Akteure im Inneren mit. Das Treiben d. AfD ist entlarvend.

Jorge Semprún, 1923 in Madrid geboren, war Résistance-Kämpfer, Buchenwald-Überlebender, Schriftsteller und spanischer Kulturminister. Seine Werke verarbeiten Deportation, Widerstand, Exil und kommunistische Vergangenheit. Er starb 2011 in Paris.

In 1876, several rooms of a #Roman #villa were discovered on the property of Luigi Modestino Pulzella in #Boscoreale. Their illegal sale to the Louvre caused outcry in #Italy. See Alt feature for more. 👀

Saw a Roman aqueduct today..was quite impressed 😮😉 The astonishing C1st AD Pont du Gard in Provence, built to provide Roman Nimes with water as part of a 30 mile network. No mortar used - and still standing 1900 years later Incredible engineering 📷 My own, today

For #SpoliaSunday, an ancient boundary #cippus set back up by #PaulIV #Carafa in 1557, tying his increasingly shaky rule over #Rome to the authority of the ancient #Republic: a strange act for a pope so hostile to #classical #antiquity that he closed the papal statue collection. #AncientBluesky 🏺

Hildesheim Treasure This #Roman #drinking vessel was part of the so-called Hildesheim #Treasure discovered by Prussian soldiers when they were expanding their shooting range at Hildesheim Galgenberg, in what is now #Germany, back in 1868. #History #art

#OnThisDay - 7 June - in AD 421 the Emperor Theodosius II married Aelia Eudocia. A significant political figure in her own right, she was also an accomplished poet and scholar. #History 🏺 Image: RIC X Theodosius II (East) 229; Münzkabinett Berlin (18200541). Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! ❤️

@chapps.bsky.social Just found. Not too bad 🤓 m.youtube.com/shorts/HGPU6...

Well HELLO Iron Age roundhouses 👋 How very lovely to see you!! 😍 #Archaeology #Durotriges26

I fear there is deep truth here.

Und benutzt derzeit „das Böse“ die hier beschriebene „Dummheit“?