Anooshka Rawden
@anooshka.bsky.social
#museums #collections #archaeology #landscapes Formerly Museum Development SE, Science Museum Group, Society of Antiquaries, Chichester Museum, Reading Museum. Mainly #dogs #cats #books #archery and musings. All views my own.
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"Great workshop last week discussing landscape change & conservation with the LCCM team! Exciting conversations on connecting historical maps, computational methods, and land protection in UK National Parks. Looking forward to the next steps! #MapReader #Conservation #UKLandscapes"
March 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"Great workshop last week discussing landscape change & conservation with the LCCM team! Exciting conversations on connecting historical maps, computational methods, and land protection in UK National Parks. Looking forward to the next steps! #MapReader #Conservation #UKLandscapes"
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Sneak peak: MapReader data created by @kirstylilley.bsky.social for vegetation & more on historical OS map sheets in @peakdistrict.bsky.social & @southdownsnp.bsky.social for the "Landscape Change & Conservation with MapReader" project w/@natlibscot.bsky.social @dataculture.bsky.social & both parks
March 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sneak peak: MapReader data created by @kirstylilley.bsky.social for vegetation & more on historical OS map sheets in @peakdistrict.bsky.social & @southdownsnp.bsky.social for the "Landscape Change & Conservation with MapReader" project w/@natlibscot.bsky.social @dataculture.bsky.social & both parks
Up and out early to walk with Sing Thrush and Carion Crows. A beautiful day.
March 2, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Up and out early to walk with Sing Thrush and Carion Crows. A beautiful day.
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👀 Funded PhD @ Coventry University:
Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory.
'The inquiry ... will select and investigate a series of objects or sites to explore the use of history as a tool for debating contemporary social and cultural issues' tinyurl.com/4zksy84y
Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory.
'The inquiry ... will select and investigate a series of objects or sites to explore the use of history as a tool for debating contemporary social and cultural issues' tinyurl.com/4zksy84y
Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory
This project explores the concept of ‘presentism’ in cultural representations of the past.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
👀 Funded PhD @ Coventry University:
Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory.
'The inquiry ... will select and investigate a series of objects or sites to explore the use of history as a tool for debating contemporary social and cultural issues' tinyurl.com/4zksy84y
Uses and Abuses of the Past: the Role of Presentism in Cultural Memory.
'The inquiry ... will select and investigate a series of objects or sites to explore the use of history as a tool for debating contemporary social and cultural issues' tinyurl.com/4zksy84y
Heritage delivers so much for nature, as havens and homes. Sitting in the church yard, just four minutes and so many birds shared their song. I walked by the pond to get here and saw a kingfisher and a heron. Heritage preserves more than earthworks and mortar.
February 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Heritage delivers so much for nature, as havens and homes. Sitting in the church yard, just four minutes and so many birds shared their song. I walked by the pond to get here and saw a kingfisher and a heron. Heritage preserves more than earthworks and mortar.
Doh! I meant @antiquaries.bsky.social - although The Society of Authors are also wonderful!
Over the moon to have been made a Fellow of @societyofauthors.bsky.social I am eternally grateful to the person who nominated me, who saw something in me that I didn’t, and to all those who supported my nomination. As a peer nominated membership, this has meant a lot to me. Thank you.
February 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Doh! I meant @antiquaries.bsky.social - although The Society of Authors are also wonderful!
Over the moon to have been made a Fellow of @societyofauthors.bsky.social I am eternally grateful to the person who nominated me, who saw something in me that I didn’t, and to all those who supported my nomination. As a peer nominated membership, this has meant a lot to me. Thank you.
February 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Over the moon to have been made a Fellow of @societyofauthors.bsky.social I am eternally grateful to the person who nominated me, who saw something in me that I didn’t, and to all those who supported my nomination. As a peer nominated membership, this has meant a lot to me. Thank you.
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We welcome the £270m investment announced today - a vital recognition of the direct benefit of heritage on people and places. Much of our cultural infrastructure, from museums to theatres, is also part of our heritage that will benefit from this funding.
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Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse
Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth
www.gov.uk
February 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We welcome the £270m investment announced today - a vital recognition of the direct benefit of heritage on people and places. Much of our cultural infrastructure, from museums to theatres, is also part of our heritage that will benefit from this funding.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Hot off the press, funding announcement for arts & culture. Some is funding we are familiar with such as MEND, but worth a read - heritage at risk also boosted for built heritage and funding for community ownership of heritage assets . #museums #arts #culture #heritage
Hot off the press, funding announcement for arts & culture. Some is funding we are familiar with such as MEND, but worth a read - heritage at risk also boosted for built heritage and funding for community ownership of heritage assets . #museums #arts #culture #heritage
Major investment to boost growth and cement Britain’s place as cultural powerhouse
Over £270 million Arts Everywhere Fund for arts venues, museums, libraries and the heritage sector in major boost for growth
www.gov.uk
February 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Hot off the press, funding announcement for arts & culture. Some is funding we are familiar with such as MEND, but worth a read - heritage at risk also boosted for built heritage and funding for community ownership of heritage assets . #museums #arts #culture #heritage
Hot off the press, funding announcement for arts & culture. Some is funding we are familiar with such as MEND, but worth a read - heritage at risk also boosted for built heritage and funding for community ownership of heritage assets . #museums #arts #culture #heritage
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Museum job! The Clockworks is looking for an experienced curator to run its unique London museum: world-class objects, wonderful premises, stable funding, great people. Full-time, £45k. Interested? Find out more and come meet us!
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Curator - The Clockworks, London - MuseumJobs.com
Museum Jobs - Cultural Recruitment for Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives Worldwide.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Museum job! The Clockworks is looking for an experienced curator to run its unique London museum: world-class objects, wonderful premises, stable funding, great people. Full-time, £45k. Interested? Find out more and come meet us!
www.museumjobs.com/jobdetails.p...
www.museumjobs.com/jobdetails.p...
Walk today. A march up the hill and then a saunter around the church yard. Snowdrops out. Leaves turning from brown to green. Moss on stone. Birds building.
February 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Walk today. A march up the hill and then a saunter around the church yard. Snowdrops out. Leaves turning from brown to green. Moss on stone. Birds building.
Using some timber reviver to give a beam above a window some love. It had been encased in layers and layers of unbreathable paint over 30 years or so, and there was a concern it was rotting underneath. Gentle chemical removal of the paint and some beeswax love, and it’s looking so much happier ❤️
February 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Using some timber reviver to give a beam above a window some love. It had been encased in layers and layers of unbreathable paint over 30 years or so, and there was a concern it was rotting underneath. Gentle chemical removal of the paint and some beeswax love, and it’s looking so much happier ❤️
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Archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cumbria archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building
Archaeologists say the importance of the findings on the farm in Silloth is "hard to overstate".
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February 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Archaeologists find 'significant' Viking building www.bbc.com/news/article...
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New discovery underneath the basement of an office block in London:
Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.
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Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.
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London’s first Roman basilica found under office basement
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New discovery underneath the basement of an office block in London:
Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.
🏺
Archaeologists have found a substantial piece of the ancient city's first basilica - a 2,000 year old public building where major political, economic and administrative decisions were made.
🏺
Saw “Maria” this evening. Angelina Jolie absolutely everything in this role. An unexpected historic parallel made when Maria shown trying to recreate her role as Anna Bolena, ended by holding her neck as her voice goes. Amazing film. Surprised Jolie not up for an Oscar. Many tears in the audience.
Callas Opera GIF
ALT: Callas Opera GIF
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February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Saw “Maria” this evening. Angelina Jolie absolutely everything in this role. An unexpected historic parallel made when Maria shown trying to recreate her role as Anna Bolena, ended by holding her neck as her voice goes. Amazing film. Surprised Jolie not up for an Oscar. Many tears in the audience.
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Got in two hours of archery practice this morning. This end was going well until my last shot, when I lost focus and I moved my foot and dropped my shoulder. Consistency is tough, but so is losing focus and letting worry seep into a calm mind. Definitely need a bit more practice. 🏹🏹🏹
January 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Got in two hours of archery practice this morning. This end was going well until my last shot, when I lost focus and I moved my foot and dropped my shoulder. Consistency is tough, but so is losing focus and letting worry seep into a calm mind. Definitely need a bit more practice. 🏹🏹🏹
Hey everyone, I have been asked to speak to a class of primary school children about the Romans. I have ideas about what I could cover, but wanted some reflections on what messages you’d think would be good to share. Any insights, let me know! #Romans #museums #learning #ancient
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ALT: a cartoon soldier holding a sign that says spor on it
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January 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"A wall is all that could divide you between two different worlds." @pompei79.bsky.social
#archaeology #Roman #museum #Pompeii www.bbc.com/news/article...
#archaeology #Roman #museum #Pompeii www.bbc.com/news/article...
Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa
A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash.
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January 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"A wall is all that could divide you between two different worlds." @pompei79.bsky.social
#archaeology #Roman #museum #Pompeii www.bbc.com/news/article...
#archaeology #Roman #museum #Pompeii www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trees consuming metal. Deer trails. Natures barrow builders. Mud. Leaves. Edgelands.
Todays walk.
Todays walk.
January 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trees consuming metal. Deer trails. Natures barrow builders. Mud. Leaves. Edgelands.
Todays walk.
Todays walk.
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⚠️ Iron Age OPEN ACCESS research klaxon alert⚠️
Our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social article
*Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain*
published in @nature.com today can be found here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social article
*Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain*
published in @nature.com today can be found here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain - Nature
An analysis of ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA shows evidence of matrilocal communities in Iron Age Britain.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
⚠️ Iron Age OPEN ACCESS research klaxon alert⚠️
Our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social article
*Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain*
published in @nature.com today can be found here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social article
*Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain*
published in @nature.com today can be found here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Good summary (there’s a nice video display on this in room 2 at the moment (? the small one on the right of the front door for temporary exhibits)
We should be talking more about what's happening at the British Museum. See my new blog
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Big things are happening at the British Museum
Really big! They’re easy to miss among everything else that’s going on (not least the BM’s own troubles with a light-fingered curator). They haven’t yet had the press coverage they deserve. I’ve be…
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January 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Good summary (there’s a nice video display on this in room 2 at the moment (? the small one on the right of the front door for temporary exhibits)
View over the valley from the back garden fence.
January 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
View over the valley from the back garden fence.
Yesterdays walk. Heady heights. Icy chalk.
January 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Yesterdays walk. Heady heights. Icy chalk.
The big man always has to have the last word. He’s good at gentle warnings when she is being annoying. #malamutes #alaskanmalamute
January 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The big man always has to have the last word. He’s good at gentle warnings when she is being annoying. #malamutes #alaskanmalamute