ancient potters like fuck yeah I'm the one who had the idea of beakers with a bell shape I'm gonna live forever

Please don't ask me why my brain works like this, because I don't have an answer

bunny loaf

"“He was a wonderful, wonderful, righteous, holy man." So true. <3 Dick Jacobs, New Haven lawyer who attended 500 Yale football games, remembered for his love of family www.nhregister.com/news/article...

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

Go see #divineegypt at @metmuseum.org before it closes next week!

"He's in acquisitions. They bring back books from all over the world. They're a different breed entirely." ---Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Spotted: @metalclassicist.bsky.social's book in the wild #aiascs26

Maybe because it gets dark so early these days this 17thC tile from Safavid Persia is appealing to me a lot (Rijksmuseum)

Some good news, if you need it: The city council of Franklin NC has voted to return an important Cherokee mound to the EBCI. "Noquisiyi ("star place") is part of a series of earthen mounds.. the heart of the Cherokee civilization" wlos.com/news/local/t...

me going up the San Francisco streets #aiascs26

Important announcement for my fellow itinerant academics: thetrainline has a massive sale on and my eye-watering January train expenditure has been made slightly less eye-watering. Run don’t walk to book before the prices go back up to ‘I need another mortgage’ from merely ‘taking the piss’

Hey everyone! Kicking off 2026 by attending #aiascs2026 in San Francisco. Come chat with me about your publication plans, or just say hello! #aiascs #ancientbluesky #skystorians

Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Covered In Snow. Flourishing.

Just found out Taye Diggs grew up in Rochester

Glories of butterflies at the Strong Museum of Play! @visitrochester.bsky.social

I could have posted a million different takes on *that* article, but this thread by Bret encapsulates them all. THERE ARE NO JOBS.

A break from Christmas content to enjoy this capybara eating a banana. From François Froger's 'A relation of a voyage ...' (London, 1698).

Pendant in the shape of a parrot, c. 1680 - c. 1700 Silver, emerald and diamonds. Portugal or Spain. (Risjksmuseum)

This week we launch a new programme for early career researchers with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social 'Pitch my Project' is an opportunity for early career historians to present their research at the 2026 Chalke History Festival bit.ly/44kfUMM Applications now invited #Skystorians

I'm headed to #AIASCS to learn more about the fascinating research #skystorians are doing, and to show off our amazing books. Interested in potentially publishing with Palgrave Macmillan? Send me an email at the address here (link.springer.com/series/14756) and let's set up a time to meet!

Have you considered turning your research into a book? Submit your book idea, and we'll match you with an editor to guide you through the publishing process. bit.ly/4mSdyvz #ResearchPublishing

Funding opportunity: Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Rochester. Applications due January 10, 2026 maryjahariscenter.org/blog/humanit...

Has anyone worked on #classicalreception of Robert Icke's #Oedipus? Absolutely astounding. #ancientsky #skystorians

My, what big ears you have, Matilda! #bunny #houserabbit #bunniesofmastodon

-monger is such an amazingly useful suffix that I would like to see more of. More cheesemongers, fishmongers, or (my own profession), Romonger.

For anyone who uses archival methods, we’ve offering a $4,000 fellowship to use any of our holdings on site in Storrs, CT. Easy application! Please apply! Please repost! library.uconn.edu/location/asc...

A new report on dietary findings in a select area of Pompeii likely inhabited by enslaved people came out in Scavi di Pompei. Many newspapers are now running w/a headline about Roman slaves “eating better” than free Romans. pompeiisites.org/e-journal-de... Let’s discuss why this is problematic

On #FindsFriday, let's highlight this Roman bust of an older woman @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. Her headcloth seems to identify her as a nutrix (nurse), perhaps formerly enslaved. From the 2nd half of the 1st century CE. 📸me #archaeology #ancientsky #skystorians

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Hermes, conteplating the arrival of another wednesday

This #MosaicMonday, let's take a look at this fragment of a floor mosaic in @fivecolleges.bsky.social's museum. It was found in a 2nd-century CE triclinium (dining room) in a port city near Antioch, Türkiye. This mosaic shows the River Pyramos as a river god. 📸 me #skystorians #ancientsky

This is great advice! 👇

The North American urge to marvel over the comfort, efficiency, and punctuality of European trains

Want to hold a major academic conference in the humanities and social sciences? We offer up to £20k (and sometimes £25k) for a conference on any topic to be held between April 27/March 28. Apply by 29 Jan 2026. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

Happy #MosaicMonday! Either a mosaic or mosaic-adjacent, depending on whom you ask. This parure (jewelry set) was probably made for Caroline Bonaparte Murat, #Napoleon's sister. These stunning pieces were made via pietra dura (the V&A calls it a "hardstone mosaic technique"). Spotted @ V&A. 📸me

For #sarcophagussaturday, here is the stunning Third Intermediate Period-era coffin lid of Tanakhtnettahat/Ta-Aset at @carlosmuseum.bsky.social. #ancientbluesky #skystorians

Hey #SBLAAR25, looking for funding for your project on the Ancient Mediterranean? We're accepting applications through February 1 for the Shohet Scholars Grant.

This #MosaicMonday, check out this mosaic of a lion attacking an onager. It's composed of small tesserae (blocks of stone, glass, or other material) and dates to c. 150-200. @gettymuseum.bsky.social loaned to @metmuseum.org for its #AfricaandByzantium exhibition #skystorians #ancientbluesky

This Roman visor mask was part of a cavalry helmet found in Scotland. Likely worn on parade, to show off (among other things). Spotted at @trimontiumtrust.bsky.social for #FindsFriday #skystorians #classicsky #ancientsky

#WorldKindnessDay is a chance to focus on those empathetic acts that can lead to a more compassionate society. By bringing people with shared values together regardless of their differences, public #Libraries act as spaces where kindness can flourish.

Step one: sleep Step two: sleep even harder #blueskybunnies #bunny #bunniesofbluesky

It’s not enough to simply thank our veterans for their service. Millions of them rely on SNAP and the ACA. Many struggle with PTSD and worry about access to mental health services. Today, on Veterans Day, let’s renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who fought for us.

Don’t miss our annual Palgrave Macmillan Lecture on Nov 19: ‘Decolonising and Diversifying the Humanities and Social Sciences’, where our speakers will discuss the process of decolonising &diversifying the leading reference work in economics. Book your place: bit.ly/47estLo @hss.springernature.com

Me, every day of my life.

From today's Chronicle of Higher Ed briefing. I am *never* an advocate of cutting programs. But I am curious to see if there will be the same type of "students aren't majoring in this, so let's cut the program" discourse around computer science as there always is for the arts and humanities.

This #MosaicMonday, we take a look at the outer edges of Emperor Hadrian's 'Doves of Pliny' mosaic. Hadrian may have bought it when it was already an antique! From his villa at Tivoli. #ancientsky #skystoriand Now at V & A in London

Moose blend in surprisingly well.

Happy #UPweek to university presses! Scholarly publishing for the win. Looking forward seeing colleagues at #ASA2025 next week!