#natitude ⚾

Shouty shouty @derrymick.bsky.social making a racket on your radio tomorrow, live from Weaste. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

And today I learned that in 1962 the BBC let Jaquetta Hawkes imagine the archaeology of apocalyptic Britain. As a short film 👀10/10 Will weird your day youtu.be/c8yEIe69M4k?...

I recommend this! I am enjoying my tour of America's East Coast, and am amazed at the children who are really alert and interested so early in the morning. Next stop Virginia! 🏺

Went to listen to Anders Högberg talk about heritage futures at Riksantikvaren. It was a bit of a shock to realize how little of this research and modern thoughts about heritage have filtered down to the decision-making level. Concerning given a new heritage law is being written.

Life as an immigrant in the UK

We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing. Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology. Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation

I am doing this next week! Talking to a school in Queens, New York - will try not to mention the Mets! 🏺⚾

As someone who is about to be affected by the new ILR rules, I took little comfort from the PM's speech yesterday. I can't speak for everyone affected but I certainly feel the message of these rules is that no one from other countries is welcome here and will only be accepted begrudgingly

Maybe my MP @labourlewis.bsky.social could ask his right honourable friend why it is easier for my family of 2 British citizens and 1 Norwegian to settle in Ireland than in the UK? All this nonsense about decency and values from the Starmer government is hollow talk.

Is there no-one in Labour who knows an immigrant (or emigrant)? The existing rules are terrible, these plans are just horrendous. Is there no-one close to the leadership who thinks immigrants having to pay taxes + NHS surcharge + fees + no access to any benefits is already outrageous?

De har heller ikke noe særlig dybdekunnskap om Storbritannia eller USA, for å bedre kunne forstå den lokale konteksten før oversettelsen til norsk.

Det var flaut å se Espen Aas som London-korrespondent, veldig overfladisk og "dette leste jeg i avisa" framfor kunnskap, funfacts-basert anglofil, så det overrasker meg ikke at det mangler kritisk tenkning om Kirk etc nå. Var akkurat det samme med Boris, Corbyn, Brexit etc.

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches. This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists! Archaeologists! Please volunteer www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

fuck OFF are the Christian nutters using Dua Lipa for this lad, she should sue #valg2025

You can sign this if you have an #EAA ID, whether you are a currently active member or not.

Veldig trist hva disse grundere må gjøre for å betale formuesskatt.

The President of @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social , Professor Eszter Banffy, has lost credibility and should resign. Not only did she play an instrumental role in the reversal of the board's vote to cut institutional ties w 🇮🇱... 1/

Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences. aaaeaastatementseptember3rd.tiiny.site

-Forslaget er et elendig grunnlag for bystyret å fatte beslutninger på. Dette er nemlig ikke en skolebehovsplan. Det er en spareplan. Og etaten aner ikke hva konsekvensene blir, fordi de ikke har utredet dem. Bevar Abildsø skole - hjertet i nærmiljøet ❤️ www.ao.no/skolebehovsp...

BTC Call for Action - EAA EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns. Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...

I just published my article Archaeology as Worldbuilding, an effort that grows out of 20+ years of digital (and analog) archaeological making. Adjacent to recent arguments about storytelling, I broaden our scope to make past worlds & tell stories in community with others. doi.org/10.1017/S095...

«Ingen slagord. Bare seks millioner i skattelette til Nikolai Astrup» www.ao.no/ingen-slagor...

Thank you all for showing that archaeologists stand with Palestine. With just 1 day left, we ask you to continue to sign, share & talk about the open letter to @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social demanding they do the right & principled thing: #boycottisrael forms.gle/YkcYuikrqh1D... #archaeology #🏺#eaa2025

Anbefaler alle å lese Max Liboiron om plast, spesielt Pollution is Colonialism. Plast er farlig avfall og må begrenses.

Her er den opprinnelige og faglige baserte skolebehovsplanen til Utdanningsetaten i Oslo fra april 2024, som omsider er offentliggjort etter krav fra opposisjonen, etter at byrådet nektet pressen innsyn. Her foreslås det ikke å legge ned eller skrote en eneste skole drive.google.com/file/d/1YNmA...

Another day, another #MetalDetecting misunderstanding 🙄 The swords were ‘found’ by a detectorist, site was much later excavated by a team funded by HE (us, tax payers!) and it was all great yes, but not at all as reported here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Special issue of Public Archaeology: Papers in Honour of Tim Schadla-Hall. Message me if you want a paper but can't access it www.tandfonline.com/toc/ypua20/2...

#skolebehovsplan I oppdragsbestillingen fra byrådet, står det en oppfordring til å bruke KI i behandling av høringssvar. Dette er alvorlig - er det de faktiske innspill som er grunnlaget for revidert plan, eller noe KI søppel? Viktig for lokaldemokrati! @sirins.bsky.social @finnanger.bsky.social

Eller, hvis de siterer forskeren heller enn utbyggeren - Dette er utrolig dårlig for miljøet. www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...

Signer underskriftskampanjen og redd Nordpolen skole! www.reddnordpolen.no/underskrifts... Del gjerne! @finnanger.bsky.social @ingridlil.bsky.social @sirins.bsky.social

I, and several others, have written an open letter to the UK's largest archaeological organisations requesting they take a stand and publicly affirm their support for the trans community. This open letter was signed by over 700 archaeologists before it was sent today. Read it in full below 👇

⚡ Archéologues en lutte : un cri d'alarme que l'on refuse encore d'entendre Après la grève, l'inquiétude demeure. www.lefigaro.fr/culture/patr...

Hegerlenke til hele artikkelen. Sagene SV brøler med barna: ikke legg ned Nordpolen skole! www.sageneavis.no/nestlederen-...

Er jeg 100 prosent fornøyd med plasseringen av den mellomoverskriften? Nei

I går brølte vi for Nordpolen skole! Ikke legg ned skolen vår @hoyre.bsky.social @venstre.no! Takk til @sirins.bsky.social @ingridlil.bsky.social og @finnanger.bsky.social for at dere kom! Signer også underskriftskampanjen: www.opprop.net/redd_nordpol...

Kom og brøle for Nordpolen skole! facebook.com/events/s/bar...

Redd Nordpolen skole!

We present some results from our long-term work on the earliest #runestone found in an archaeologically datable context #runology: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

📣 Nordic TAG 2026 will be hosted by Linnaeus University in Kalmar! Save the date: 6-9 May, 2026 Call for papers opens 1 March. Organised by: @livnstutz.bsky.social, @emilyhanscam.bsky.social, Terje Östigård, Gustav Wollentz & co from @linneuni.bsky.social archaeology #NordicTAG26

Really enjoyed reading this! The dialogue bits worked very well. Thanks for writing it @rachelcrellin.bsky.social @ojth.bsky.social and co-authors!

I'm very proud to announce that our book on the history /archaeology of Oslo is now in the shops. Big nid to the editor who included @prolapseband.bsky.social in my bio

Kommentar: Hva var det vi fikk se på Dagsrevyen dagen etter opptøyene i Amsterdam i forbindelse med kampen mellom Ajax og Maccabi Tel Aviv? Propaganda for et land som begår folkemord. Og hvis man påpeker det i et intervju med NRK, hva skjer da? josimar.no/artikler/pro...

Daily dose of #runes: Enjoy your meal and write runes! This rib bone fragment from a cow or another large domestic animal bears a clearly cut runic sequence: basmarþærbæin. On the opposite side, a single faint ‘b’ is visible. #runology

This bilingual wooden stick is simple, but significant – offering a glimpse into the interplay of languages, faith and personal devotion in medieval Scandinavia. The recent runic finds from Oslo will be presented in detail in forthcoming work, together with @markoldham.bsky.social.

The stick was uncovered by NIKU in 2021 in the area of the medieval park, Middelalderparken in Oslo. It was found in a layer dating approximately to 1150–1250.

Daily dose of #runes: «The Hand of Lord, be (upon)…». The saying – written in runes on one side of a flat stick – is in #Latin and echoes a common prayer. The rest, on two other sides, is in Old Norse. Sayings in two languages, used during the Scandinavian Christian Middle Ages, stand side by side.

En ny bok om gamle Oslo er på vei ut, med bidrag fra flere fagfolk. I forlagets omtale: "Selv om mange sider av byens historie for alltid vil være tapt for oss, er kunnskapen om det gamle Oslo større enn noen gang". cappelendamm.no/_det-gamle-o...

Together with colleague @markoldham.bsky.social from NIKU, we are currently preparing an article discussing the runic finds from Middelalderparken, archaeologically and runologically. An early presentation of the owner’s tag is already available: www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-...