Cami
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When Herodotus wrote about Scythian funerary practices, he described sacrificial 'spectral riders'. A royal burial mound in Siberia corroborates his account, with horses and riders possibly positioned atop the mounds using birch wood stakes.
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🏺 #Halloween #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Halloween #Archaeology
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When Herodotus wrote about Scythian funerary practices, he described sacrificial 'spectral riders'. A royal burial mound in Siberia corroborates his account, with horses and riders possibly positioned atop the mounds using birch wood stakes.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Halloween #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Halloween #Archaeology
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Just this year, Minnesota has ranked:
A top 10 state for safety.
A top 5 state to live in.
A top 3 state for jobs.
A top 3 state to retire.
The 2nd best state to raise a family.
The 2nd best state for children.
A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.
A top 10 state for safety.
A top 5 state to live in.
A top 3 state for jobs.
A top 3 state to retire.
The 2nd best state to raise a family.
The 2nd best state for children.
A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just this year, Minnesota has ranked:
A top 10 state for safety.
A top 5 state to live in.
A top 3 state for jobs.
A top 3 state to retire.
The 2nd best state to raise a family.
The 2nd best state for children.
A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.
A top 10 state for safety.
A top 5 state to live in.
A top 3 state for jobs.
A top 3 state to retire.
The 2nd best state to raise a family.
The 2nd best state for children.
A bet against Minnesota is a bad bet.
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Read the original research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Read the original research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
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Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Funders of Trump's $300M ballroom and East Wing destruction include:
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Google
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
-Amazon
-Apple
-Coinbase
-Lockheed Martin
-Meta
-Microsoft
-Palantir
-Tobacco companies
-The Adelson family
Don't forget — they're not just buying a ballroom. They're buying Trump's favor.
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The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The elimination of USAID is a moral atrocity and all involved made a choice to enable, and then lie about, ending the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
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🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
September 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🚨📢 GRANTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
The BIAA is pleased to offer a number of different funding opportunities, grants and awards to support academics at all stages of their career.
Find out more: biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
⏰ Deadline: November 2, 2025
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👉NEW -- Declassified barred from London arms fair as Israeli weapons dealers arrive
by Phil Miller and Alex Morris
Press freedom groups condemn organiser's last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.
www.declassifieduk.org/declassified...
by Phil Miller and Alex Morris
Press freedom groups condemn organiser's last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.
www.declassifieduk.org/declassified...
Declassified barred from London arms fair as Israeli weapons dealers arrive
Press freedom groups condemn organiser's last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.
www.declassifieduk.org
September 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
👉NEW -- Declassified barred from London arms fair as Israeli weapons dealers arrive
by Phil Miller and Alex Morris
Press freedom groups condemn organiser's last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.
www.declassifieduk.org/declassified...
by Phil Miller and Alex Morris
Press freedom groups condemn organiser's last minute decision to deny Declassified entry.
www.declassifieduk.org/declassified...
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The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States".
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Backing British business: reforms to champion UK defence companies on the world stage
Defence Industrial Strategy will unveil reforms to champion British defence businesses to increase export sales through cutting red tape and expanded financial backing.
www.gov.uk
September 9, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The government says UK arms exports globally "are now worth over £14.5 billion annually and growing – making Britain the world’s second-largest arms exporter after the United States".
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
We always knew Labour would be worse than the Tories on arms exports.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Response from the BDS-movement (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) on the EAA. If you are a member, go to the AMBM today and voice your opinion!
September 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Response from the BDS-movement (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) on the EAA. If you are a member, go to the AMBM today and voice your opinion!
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🚨 NEW PUBLICATIONS!
We're excited to announce the publication of two Volumes:
1⃣ Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
2⃣ Anatolian Studies, Volume 75 (2025)
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
We're excited to announce the publication of two Volumes:
1⃣ Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
2⃣ Anatolian Studies, Volume 75 (2025)
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 NEW PUBLICATIONS!
We're excited to announce the publication of two Volumes:
1⃣ Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
2⃣ Anatolian Studies, Volume 75 (2025)
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
We're excited to announce the publication of two Volumes:
1⃣ Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
2⃣ Anatolian Studies, Volume 75 (2025)
ℹ biaa.ac.uk/publication/...
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10 days to go until the opening of The Nature of Gothic exhibition at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery...!
September 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
10 days to go until the opening of The Nature of Gothic exhibition at Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery...!
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📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: Adrift in Time: Istanbul’s Theodosian Land Walls in the Urban Fabric of the Modern Megacity
🗣 Alexander Christie-Miller (Journalist and Writer)
📆Friday, 7th November 2025
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/adrif...
🗣 Alexander Christie-Miller (Journalist and Writer)
📆Friday, 7th November 2025
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/adrif...
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📆 BIAA LONDON LECTURE: Adrift in Time: Istanbul’s Theodosian Land Walls in the Urban Fabric of the Modern Megacity
🗣 Alexander Christie-Miller (Journalist and Writer)
📆Friday, 7th November 2025
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/adrif...
🗣 Alexander Christie-Miller (Journalist and Writer)
📆Friday, 7th November 2025
ℹ️ REGISTER for in-person or online attendance at biaa.ac.uk/events/adrif...
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One way stone ornaments from ~11,000-year-old adult burials in Türkiye may have been worn #PierceYourEarsDay
The earliest evidence for body perforation in South-west Asia, research suggests piercings may have been a Neolithic coming-of-age ritual
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The earliest evidence for body perforation in South-west Asia, research suggests piercings may have been a Neolithic coming-of-age ritual
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
September 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
One way stone ornaments from ~11,000-year-old adult burials in Türkiye may have been worn #PierceYourEarsDay
The earliest evidence for body perforation in South-west Asia, research suggests piercings may have been a Neolithic coming-of-age ritual
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
The earliest evidence for body perforation in South-west Asia, research suggests piercings may have been a Neolithic coming-of-age ritual
Learn more 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
How does one turn scrolling around through Google Earth into a profession?
August 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
How does one turn scrolling around through Google Earth into a profession?
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🏺“Israel and the settlers whom you have joined have weaponized archaeology in Jerusalem and the West Bank, using it as a lever to dispossess Palestinians,” www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologis...
Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel’s hold on West Bank
A push to shift oversight of excavations in the territory to a civilian authority sparks worries of creeping annexation, with researchers fearing they'll bear brunt of any backlash
www.timesofisrael.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🏺“Israel and the settlers whom you have joined have weaponized archaeology in Jerusalem and the West Bank, using it as a lever to dispossess Palestinians,” www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologis...
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You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
May 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
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A new friendly journal where you can submit your paper if you wish after our free and transparent evaluation, for all papers of archaeometry!
They will publish your paper as is if it fits their scope!
journals.openedition.org/archeoscienc...
They will publish your paper as is if it fits their scope!
journals.openedition.org/archeoscienc...
May 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
A new friendly journal where you can submit your paper if you wish after our free and transparent evaluation, for all papers of archaeometry!
They will publish your paper as is if it fits their scope!
journals.openedition.org/archeoscienc...
They will publish your paper as is if it fits their scope!
journals.openedition.org/archeoscienc...
I must learn all of the languages. How does one learn Byzantine Greek, Classical Arabic, Modern Arabic, and Turkish at the same time? It's a tragedy!
March 28, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I must learn all of the languages. How does one learn Byzantine Greek, Classical Arabic, Modern Arabic, and Turkish at the same time? It's a tragedy!
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🚨📢 OPPORTUNITIES TO #FUND YOUR TRAVELS AND RESEARCH 🚨📢
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
March 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨📢 OPPORTUNITIES TO #FUND YOUR TRAVELS AND RESEARCH 🚨📢
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) is thrilled to announce eight grant and scholarship opportunities for students and junior and senior researchers!
Find out more at biaa.ac.uk/grants-oppor...
#researchfunding #türkiyeresearch
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📢Register now for an exciting workshop on the Global Levant during the Middle Ages to be held at UoL on 27th-28th March. The workshop is organised by Dr Carmen Ting in collaboration with the Council for British Research in the Levant.
💻For more information, visit: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/global...
💻For more information, visit: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/global...
March 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📢Register now for an exciting workshop on the Global Levant during the Middle Ages to be held at UoL on 27th-28th March. The workshop is organised by Dr Carmen Ting in collaboration with the Council for British Research in the Levant.
💻For more information, visit: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/global...
💻For more information, visit: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/global...
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Our next CHI snapshot highlights a variety of online survey and mapping tutorials produced by ASOR to help heritage professionals and community members document and protect cultural heritage. Swipe on to read about the tutorials and programs offered. #ASORCHI
March 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our next CHI snapshot highlights a variety of online survey and mapping tutorials produced by ASOR to help heritage professionals and community members document and protect cultural heritage. Swipe on to read about the tutorials and programs offered. #ASORCHI
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Pantokrator (Unkapanı) Cistern, located by Atatürk Blv. just east of Zeyrek Mosque/formerly the Pantokrator Monastery, is now open to the public.
Photos taken today
Photos taken today
March 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Pantokrator (Unkapanı) Cistern, located by Atatürk Blv. just east of Zeyrek Mosque/formerly the Pantokrator Monastery, is now open to the public.
Photos taken today
Photos taken today
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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#OtD 1 Mar 1921 16,000 people met in Kronstadt, Russia, which passed a 15-point resolution condemning the new Bolshevik dictatorship and calling for all power to the soviets and freedom of press and assembly for workers and peasants stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8...
March 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#OtD 1 Mar 1921 16,000 people met in Kronstadt, Russia, which passed a 15-point resolution condemning the new Bolshevik dictatorship and calling for all power to the soviets and freedom of press and assembly for workers and peasants stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8...