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🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🔐 Account Security Thread 🔐
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
We're seeing an increased number of phishing and social engineering attempts targeting Bluesky users. While we're working hard to protect you, here are essential steps YOU can take to secure your account and stay safe. 1/10
🧵👇
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Perhaps a representative from the Church of England might like to accompany me on a tour of mediaeval ecclesiastical buildings in their ownership so that I can point out the thousands of images of actual demons which they seem to have forgotten...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Perhaps a representative from the Church of England might like to accompany me on a tour of mediaeval ecclesiastical buildings in their ownership so that I can point out the thousands of images of actual demons which they seem to have forgotten...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Several years ago, we put a whole bunch of data from a project into Wikidata. Now, as a result, some people who we had no more info for aside from a name or could not disambiguate are actually identifiable. LOD FTW.
November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Ah yes Leicester, a tip-top History UoA in REF2021 currently eviscerating it’s History provision (among other subjects). Have they also won the THE irony of the year award?
#THEAwards Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences goes to the University of Leicester for an interdisciplinary study, led by Dr Sarah Inskip, which uncovered the long-term health impacts of tobacco use in historical populations. Leicester’s second win tonight! 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Ah yes Leicester, a tip-top History UoA in REF2021 currently eviscerating it’s History provision (among other subjects). Have they also won the THE irony of the year award?
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#Skyhistorians @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#Skyhistorians @womenshistnet.bsky.social
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
Is there anyone out there who knows about the Health and Cleanliness Council?
It seems to have been active 1920s-40s UK and to have had links with the Electrical Association for Women.
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😵💫 Every time a ‘treasure’ of national importance is ‘discovered’, it’s an instant tabloid headline - but there’s no guarantee the nation will ever benefit (if it can even raise enough public cash to acquire the item) and vital archaeological context is often destroyed in the process of ‘discovery’.
Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
😵💫 Every time a ‘treasure’ of national importance is ‘discovered’, it’s an instant tabloid headline - but there’s no guarantee the nation will ever benefit (if it can even raise enough public cash to acquire the item) and vital archaeological context is often destroyed in the process of ‘discovery’.
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Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
Study estimates 53,000 females have died on South Georgia since 2023, with ‘dramatic impact’ on future of the species
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fears for elephant seals as bird flu kills half of population in South Atlantic
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... and if you're joining this now and have missed my Bluesky post- bombing, do have a look at my feed and also here 👇
Finding more and more treasure isn't reason to celebrate...
bigbookoftorcs.com/who-owns-tor...
Finding more and more treasure isn't reason to celebrate...
bigbookoftorcs.com/who-owns-tor...
Who ‘owns’ Torcs?
These papers look at who owns, or believes they own, our shared national heritage – be that the artefacts themselves or the research that stems from them. In these, I look at some of the issu…
bigbookoftorcs.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
... and if you're joining this now and have missed my Bluesky post- bombing, do have a look at my feed and also here 👇
Finding more and more treasure isn't reason to celebrate...
bigbookoftorcs.com/who-owns-tor...
Finding more and more treasure isn't reason to celebrate...
bigbookoftorcs.com/who-owns-tor...
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Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Several minute piece on the BBC.
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
Lots of detectorists.
No archaeologists.
No-one from PAS.
No-one from museums.
No discussion of the costs or responsibilities involved.
😡
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure #BBC #News
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Can I put a call out to the Bluesky hive mind? Where can I find, or who is doing, interesting work around local media archives in Europe? Using, preserving, engaging with? Not just media but also supporting docs like business records. TIA
a woman is reading a newspaper that says ' aelio life ' on it
ALT: a woman is reading a newspaper that says ' aelio life ' on it
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Can I put a call out to the Bluesky hive mind? Where can I find, or who is doing, interesting work around local media archives in Europe? Using, preserving, engaging with? Not just media but also supporting docs like business records. TIA
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There really isn't a debate at all... I don't think many people actually realise what's happening tbh.
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
There really isn't a debate at all... I don't think many people actually realise what's happening tbh.
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I imagine there’s a very robust debate about detecting and the disposition of finds: scourge, blessing, or both?
Pass a law giving first refusal or ownership to the state and many of these finds disappear into the void.
The “stuff” is very cool, but managing your posterity seems like a real mess!
Pass a law giving first refusal or ownership to the state and many of these finds disappear into the void.
The “stuff” is very cool, but managing your posterity seems like a real mess!
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I imagine there’s a very robust debate about detecting and the disposition of finds: scourge, blessing, or both?
Pass a law giving first refusal or ownership to the state and many of these finds disappear into the void.
The “stuff” is very cool, but managing your posterity seems like a real mess!
Pass a law giving first refusal or ownership to the state and many of these finds disappear into the void.
The “stuff” is very cool, but managing your posterity seems like a real mess!
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1446 #Treasure cases in 2024. Up from 1266 in 2023 - that's a c.14% rise.
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Treasure finds in England reach record high
Treasure finds in England have reached a record high according to provisional government figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
1446 #Treasure cases in 2024. Up from 1266 in 2023 - that's a c.14% rise.
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How much will end up in museums? At what cost? Where will rest go? Private collections? eBay?
If previous years are to go by, less than 1/2 will find a safe place...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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❌️"728 (54%) were disclaimed (615 object cases, 113 coin cases) where a museum initially expressed an interest in acquiring the find, but withdrew their interest at a later point in the process"❌️
3/3
3/3
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
❌️"728 (54%) were disclaimed (615 object cases, 113 coin cases) where a museum initially expressed an interest in acquiring the find, but withdrew their interest at a later point in the process"❌️
3/3
3/3
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"50 (4%) were donated to museums (42 object cases, 8 coin cases) allowing them to be acquired by museums at no (or reduced) public cost"
2/3
2/3
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"50 (4%) were donated to museums (42 object cases, 8 coin cases) allowing them to be acquired by museums at no (or reduced) public cost"
2/3
2/3
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OK. These are the new, updated, figures for 2023.
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reported Treasure Finds 2023 and 2024 Statistical Release
www.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
OK. These are the new, updated, figures for 2023.
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
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...and still there are no figures for how much this is costing museums, us, you and me!
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
OK. These are the new, updated, figures for 2023.
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reported Treasure Finds 2023 and 2024 Statistical Release
www.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
...and still there are no figures for how much this is costing museums, us, you and me!
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
It's appalling...
#Archaeology
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4% of annual finds recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme were DONATED to Museums.... thats right 4%
📢One last time folks 4%📢
C'mon people, without Generosity, Donation, Giving, Legacy or Sharing how do we & our future generations have access to our shared heritage?
📢One last time folks 4%📢
C'mon people, without Generosity, Donation, Giving, Legacy or Sharing how do we & our future generations have access to our shared heritage?
OK. These are the new, updated, figures for 2023.
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Utterly miserable reading -
"1,343 #treasure finds reported in 2023 (1,091 object cases and 252 coin cases). Of these cases:
❌️328 (24%) were acquired by museums (260 object cases, 68 coin cases)"❌️
1/3
#Archaeology 🏺
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Reported Treasure Finds 2023 and 2024 Statistical Release
www.gov.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
4% of annual finds recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme were DONATED to Museums.... thats right 4%
📢One last time folks 4%📢
C'mon people, without Generosity, Donation, Giving, Legacy or Sharing how do we & our future generations have access to our shared heritage?
📢One last time folks 4%📢
C'mon people, without Generosity, Donation, Giving, Legacy or Sharing how do we & our future generations have access to our shared heritage?
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Guess what I've spent the morning doing??
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Guess what I've spent the morning doing??
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
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Mind sets need to change on donating finds to Museums
1 x donated find or reduced cost artefact
Per county
Per year
So Sussex Museums on average have received 10 donated finds in 10 years
Why's that ?, Museums cant afford it, finders are giving less ?
Ultimately accessibility is reduced.
1 x donated find or reduced cost artefact
Per county
Per year
So Sussex Museums on average have received 10 donated finds in 10 years
Why's that ?, Museums cant afford it, finders are giving less ?
Ultimately accessibility is reduced.
Guess what I've spent the morning doing??
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
TLDR it's all getting worse: number of Treasure finds up, number of donations and acquisitions down.
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Mind sets need to change on donating finds to Museums
1 x donated find or reduced cost artefact
Per county
Per year
So Sussex Museums on average have received 10 donated finds in 10 years
Why's that ?, Museums cant afford it, finders are giving less ?
Ultimately accessibility is reduced.
1 x donated find or reduced cost artefact
Per county
Per year
So Sussex Museums on average have received 10 donated finds in 10 years
Why's that ?, Museums cant afford it, finders are giving less ?
Ultimately accessibility is reduced.
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Recent legal cases and the rapid development of technology such as AI have serious ramifications for copyright and licensing in museums.
Join us on 10 December to examine what these mean for the sector: https://ow.ly/65R050Xr9UO
Join us on 10 December to examine what these mean for the sector: https://ow.ly/65R050Xr9UO
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Recent legal cases and the rapid development of technology such as AI have serious ramifications for copyright and licensing in museums.
Join us on 10 December to examine what these mean for the sector: https://ow.ly/65R050Xr9UO
Join us on 10 December to examine what these mean for the sector: https://ow.ly/65R050Xr9UO
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Dartmoor is dying - it's time to bring it back to life.
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Dartmoor is dying - it's time to bring it back to life.
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
Today the Dartmoor Nature Alliance publish a new call to action to restore Dartmoor's habitats: rewet peat bogs, revive heaths by reducing grazing, double temperate rainforest area
Read it & join here:
www.dartmoornature.org.uk/call-to-action
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So true … and investment in catalogue renewal and improving the website wd also be welcomed! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Does Britain value culture any more? Ask the striking workers at the British Library | Zadie Smith
The dispute over pay at this great national institution gets to the heart of our misplaced priorities, says novelist Zadie Smith
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
So true … and investment in catalogue renewal and improving the website wd also be welcomed! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tree-ring dating has revolutionised our understanding of the age of ancient buildings. A house in Norwell (Notts) which was thought to be 18th century turned out to be 14th century.
To find out more about dendrochronology please join us on 25 Nov:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
To find out more about dendrochronology please join us on 25 Nov:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Tree-ring dating has revolutionised our understanding of the age of ancient buildings. A house in Norwell (Notts) which was thought to be 18th century turned out to be 14th century.
To find out more about dendrochronology please join us on 25 Nov:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...
To find out more about dendrochronology please join us on 25 Nov:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dating-anc...