1/7 Die Regenbogenfabrik braucht Unterstützung! Für eine solidarische Nachbarschaft! Es folgt der Aufruf:

A really good article about an incredibly mundane text, a list of things belonging to a church in the west of Iceland, and why it’s actually very important

Who doesn't love a bit of gossip?

My dissertation isn't finished yet, but If anyone already wants something citable for my paper about Alpine animal welfare (14th-16th century), it's now also on Knowledge Commons (link below, CC BY 4.0) incl. DOI: 10.17613/dcvqh-m2y72 #skystorians #medievalsky #envhist #animalhistory #earlymodern

In 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley was excavating the temple complex at the ancient city of Ur. That's the ziggurat in the background. As the excavation proceeded, he found something quite surprising: artifacts hundreds of years older than Ur itself. Let's talk about the oldest known museum.

Så du tror du vil ta doktorgrad? 7 vinnerlodd i årets lotteri der jeg jobber! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Leben in Würde für alle, anstatt Reichtum und Macht für Wenige! Ab heute werden arme, kranke, behinderte, Menschen vom Staat noch mehr drangsaliert, ihre Existenz bedroht, ihr Recht auf ein menschenwürdiges Leben als nicht bezahlbar erklärt. Wut auf alle, die sowas gut finden, gewählt haben

Today and forever: there is no world and never has been a world without gender diversity, trans and queer folk

Kanskje vi også burde betale politifolk 50 kroner for å ikke rapportere lovbrudd sånn at vi får ned kriminaliteten

The University of Oxford really fucked the goat* on this one. * "To fuck the goat", expression meaning "to commit an act from which one's reputation should never recover in a sane society".

"[Deviating from their own normal practice regarding retractions], the publisher posted a blank white page with the cryptic phrase, 'This article has been withdrawn due to article violation.' Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95."

Carlo Ginzburg has just passed away. There is little I can add in memory of a scholar of his stature. I'll recall only what he said during a fortunate conversation at the Betty Behrens Seminar in Cambridge: “Read everything. Your research path will find its way". And I live by that advice.

The Museum of Cultural History @uio.no is hiring a PhD candidate in Nordic #Archaeology, linked to the museum’s research on the #VikingAge. As icing on the cake, you’ll be working in the environment of the new Museum of the Viking Age, part of MCH, opening in 2027! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

We lost Rosamond McKitterick, a great scholar, a great teacher, and a great human being, far too early. This has been hard to write, but thinking about her, who she was and the person she chose to be can never bring me anything but joy. #medievalsky salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/a...

The planned closure of the Archaeology institute at Humboldt-Universität Berlin is still on the table. So if you haven't signed the petition yet, please do (and share). Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität's academic tradition for almost 200 years weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...

Rosamond McKitterick (1949-2026) A formidable scholar, an inspiring teacher, a generous spirit and a supportive colleague - truly, we have lost one of the great ones. @sidneysussex.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @camedieval.bsky.social

My wife analyses (in Norwegian) that (in)famous photo of the Norwegian football team as Vikings. www.youtube.com/shorts/ILqpN...

Der europäische Abschied vom Recht auf Flucht Es ist die vielleicht bitterste Pointe der europäischen Migrationspolitik: 1/🧵 GEAS-Anpassungsgesetz: maximale Härte gegen Geflüchtete www.proasyl.de/news/geas-an...

This is not “very strange” but a very shouty WTF! 🧵 Temps should below freezing -mean air temp Esperanza for June about -11°C, not +15°C 😱 Conditions should be frigid!!!! 🥶 It’s approaching midwinter ffs! Days are very short this far north in the Antarctic Peninsula ( ~5 hrs) 1/

"Es gibt keine Faschisierung, keinen Faschismus ohne Faschisten. Daher müssen Faschisten als Faschisten bezeichnet werden – dies ist Bestandteil der Wissenschaftsfreiheit und Kampf für die Wissenschaftsfreiheit gleichermaßen."

Dass Gerichtsurteile in der Migrationspolitik inzwischen einfach gar keine Rolle mehr spielen ist nicht nur an sich ein Skandal, sondern auch eine Präzedenz, die für die Zukunft das schlimmste erwarten lässt. taz.de/Weniger-Geld...

Please read the entire thread, but this particular point is especially important. Generative AI reinforces the nonsensical idea that scientific & academic progress can be done by individuals rather than groups of individuals, & entices people to vastly overreach beyond their competence.

Sehr schöne Rezension von Prof. Werner E. Gerabek zu: Claire Burridge, Carolingian Medical Knowledge and Practice, c. 775–900. New Approaches to Recipe Literature. Brill 2024. data.mgh.de/databases/da... Das Buch gibt es Open Access hier: brill.com/display/titl... #histmed #medievalsky

ja fragt euch mal

I'm using this Tuesday to promote my article "The functions of religion and science in utopian thinking in the middle ages and the early modern period", published open access in the Belgrade Philosophical Annual: scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/035....

Leute reden drüber, was an den Unis gestrichen wird, wenn die AfD an die Macht kommt, aber dass jetzt schon seit einiger Zeit Studiengänge gestrichen und Institute aufgelöst werden, darüber können wir ruhig auch sprechen.

Og Der! møttes norsk 17. mai og den internasjonale dagen mot homo- og transfobi! Det er vakkert, dere

Vikingtidsmuseet får 135 millioner til rehabilitering av den gamle delen av museet. Et skritt i riktig retning. www.uniforum.uio.no/nyheter/2026...

Vital thread for historians, other researchers who use digitized historical archives, and teachers. AI is altering docs via transcript and summary, and it’s radically changing them in dangerous ways:

Multimillionär vergisst bei seinen Aufforderungen, dass alle den Gürtel enger schnallen müssen, mysteriöserweise immer Multimillionäre www.der-postillon.com/2026/05/guer...

Blir bare progressivt mer rasende jo lenger ned i saken jeg leser.

Colleagues at the museum, who are working on the site now, inform that thus far 4300 silver coins have been found, well-preserved, deposited some time around the mid-11th century.

Hey there fellow syllabus-makers! Having sunk hours into finding student-friendly chapters on basic aspects of medieval history, I figured I'd sink several more into putting them in a handy list so I can quickly find them again—and so can you! Drop-down contents lists included for quick comparison.

This is a really exciting find, especially because it sheds much needed light on C11 Norway: www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-.... This was a period when the infrastructure to support a more centralised royal authority was being established, as well as that of the nascent church organisation. (1/n)

Today's highlight in Norway: News shared about the discovery of the largest coin hoard from the Viking Age Norway. Exciting times for colleagues @kult-hist-museum.bsky.social and elsewhere! www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-...

I’m delighted to see ‘The Caliph and the Falcons’ take to the skies at Early Medieval Europe! I had a blast writing this with @medivalist.bsky.social as we followed the extraordinary journey of falcons from Scandinavia all the way to Baghdad. #medievalsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Puzzle Binding! Tricky! These are almost as rare as hen's teeth, and we just... Had One??? And, it includes HOW Many Books? (Five from Germany c. 1601 and a blank one at last count...) #Vexierbuch #DosADos @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (Case C 823 .966)

Promotionsstipendium an der Uni Frankfurt - gestiftet von Marie-Luise Recker, offen für Arbeiten in den Historischen Geisteswissenschaften! Bewerbungsschluss ist der 24.3.2026 www.hsozkult.de/grant/id/sti...

"Das Bild, das derzeit von Europa als Hort der Demokratie und internationalen Kooperation, als liberaler Gegenpart den USA unter Trump entgegengehalten wird, ist aber ein Mythos."

Som kontrast til nettsiden til Nasjonalbiblioteket, der knappen "Spør biblioteket" *ikke* tar deg til en chatbot, men derimot til en side der du kan avtale en telefonsamtale med et ekte menneske.

Dette er så hårreisende idiotisk at det er vanskelig å tro. Enda verre blir det faktisk om man følger lenken om tips og råd.

Tusen takk til Hilde Henriksen Waage for utmerket formidling denne uka. Denne var ny for meg: Rød-Larsen har kuppa arkivet etter Osloprosessen. At UD har godtatt dette er en skandale. www.dn.no/innlegg/fred...

Man streicht die Kurse, zu denen man die Leute verpflichtet, verhindert die Integration, deren Mangel man beklagt. Und morgen wirft man den Betroffenen wahrscheinlich wieder Mangel an Dankbarkeit vor. www.fr.de/politik/inte...

Es hat Gründe, dass in den Epstein Files ein großer Teil der damals führenden KI Forscher auftaucht. Nicht nur weil sie Creeps sind (das auch!) sondern weil es dort und zu Leuten wie Peter Thiel massive ideologische Überschneidungen gibt.

“Die Parallelen zu Deutschland sind erschreckend und offensichtlich. Nahezu gar nicht wird über die Verflechtungen der Union mit der Heritage Foundation, die hinter #Project 2025 steht, berichtet. Wir hören stattdessen, wie JournalistInnen besprechen, ob sie (2)

Congratulations to Nikhil Malik, who successfully defended his thesis "Manufacturing Utopia: Refugees, Labour, and the Making of the New Industrial Township Faridabad, 1947-1960" for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) @UiO - Det humanistiske fakultet.

A great journey reaches a milestone. www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english...

🌟💀MORÐ lanseres 4. mars! 💀🌟 Før det kan du forhåndsbestille boka, attpåtil signert og med personlig hilsen, og jeg har fått beskjed om at det beste stedet å gjøre det er her: bok.norli.no/mord

An interesting PhD opportunity (i.e. job!) at Oslo on the project POLYCHROME: "Candidates should propose a research project that examines, in one form or another, historical sources that shed light on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries."

This report in Nature on the costs of competing for & administering scientific grants is shocking: "In other words, European taxpayers will have spent more on the funding process than on the funding itself, and the scientific ecosystem has been drained." www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪