Judith Barr
@jebarr.bsky.social
@J_E_Barr at the other place. City of Angels.
#Provenance with a dash of Pleistocene. Collector of images of dealer stamps and stickers. Bad photos of good art & all opinions strictly my own. #jhuprovenance
#Provenance with a dash of Pleistocene. Collector of images of dealer stamps and stickers. Bad photos of good art & all opinions strictly my own. #jhuprovenance
Kiem, P., & Donaldson, J. (2026). The Centurion and the Sapper: Did Australian Soldiers Souvenir Roman Artefacts While Training at Brightlingsea During World War I? Journal of Australian Studies, 1–17. doi.org/10.1080/1444...
@cairojim.bsky.social sorry forgot to tag you!
@cairojim.bsky.social sorry forgot to tag you!
The Centurion and the Sapper: Did Australian Soldiers Souvenir Roman Artefacts While Training at Brightlingsea During World War I?
As a result of exposure to a classical education or to the histories permeating the popular culture of the British Empire, many Australian soldiers who went overseas during World War I were recepti...
doi.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Kiem, P., & Donaldson, J. (2026). The Centurion and the Sapper: Did Australian Soldiers Souvenir Roman Artefacts While Training at Brightlingsea During World War I? Journal of Australian Studies, 1–17. doi.org/10.1080/1444...
@cairojim.bsky.social sorry forgot to tag you!
@cairojim.bsky.social sorry forgot to tag you!
Thoughtful look at soldier souvenirs and reconstructing faint traces of their experiences with the ancient world in training from James Donaldson
and Paul Kiem: doi.org/10.1080/1444...
and Paul Kiem: doi.org/10.1080/1444...
The Centurion and the Sapper: Did Australian Soldiers Souvenir Roman Artefacts While Training at Brightlingsea During World War I?
As a result of exposure to a classical education or to the histories permeating the popular culture of the British Empire, many Australian soldiers who went overseas during World War I were recepti...
doi.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Thoughtful look at soldier souvenirs and reconstructing faint traces of their experiences with the ancient world in training from James Donaldson
and Paul Kiem: doi.org/10.1080/1444...
and Paul Kiem: doi.org/10.1080/1444...
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This should be delightful: www.asor.org/news/2026/01...
FOA Webinar: Carl Walsh - American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
Friends of ASOR Webinar - Carl Walsh presents: "'An elegance of spirit adorns all its works.': Auguste Rodin and the Art of Ancient Egypt" on February 18, 2026 at 7:00 pm ET.
www.asor.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This should be delightful: www.asor.org/news/2026/01...
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Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...
Four footprints, two languages, one tile
hn. sattiieis. detfri segnatted. plavtad herennis. amica signauit. qando. a- ponebamus. tegila(m) Detfri of Hn. Sattis signed with a footprint. Amica of Herens signed when we were laying out…
katherinemcdonald.net
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Katherine McDonald’s truly marvelous “Four footprints, two languages, one tile”deserves your time: “Two slaves, working in conditions that were no doubt very difficult, taking a little time to mess about as friends and enjoy each other’s company.” katherinemcdonald.net/2016/01/14/f...
People often think provenance is like Indiana Jones but realistically it is more like sticker collections crossed with a sprawling game of Memory
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
People often think provenance is like Indiana Jones but realistically it is more like sticker collections crossed with a sprawling game of Memory
Not one but TWO emails this morning resolving mystery stickers on objects, an absolute treat
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Not one but TWO emails this morning resolving mystery stickers on objects, an absolute treat
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Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.
September 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.
I am very sorry about all of you who do not live in southern California
January 31, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am very sorry about all of you who do not live in southern California
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French senate adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin
French senate adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin
The new legislation aims to broaden the restitution of colonial-era assets, introducing clear criteria and a transparent process for handling requests from the countries involved.
www.lemonde.fr
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
French senate adopts a bill to ease the return of colonial-era artifacts to their countries of origin
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my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
my son is five, same age as Liam Ramos. you don't need to have a child the same age to be fucking horrified by the violence we are doing (and HAVE BEEN doing) upon immigrant children in this nation. but that he keeps asking for his spidey backpack is the kind of detail that rips my heart in two.
I have such good news for you:
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(She does a lot of custom options so you could always ask about other versions! Super nice!)
archaeotees.square.site/product/i-go...
(She does a lot of custom options so you could always ask about other versions! Super nice!)
ArchaeoTees
archaeotees.square.site
January 28, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I have such good news for you:
archaeotees.square.site/product/i-go...
(She does a lot of custom options so you could always ask about other versions! Super nice!)
archaeotees.square.site/product/i-go...
(She does a lot of custom options so you could always ask about other versions! Super nice!)
I wish I’d kept the ones with a menacing ear of corn (might have had a FEAR THE EAR tagline?) ILL is the best.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 AM
I wish I’d kept the ones with a menacing ear of corn (might have had a FEAR THE EAR tagline?) ILL is the best.
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Happy #FossilFriday. Did you know Diplodocus skin glows orange under UV light? 🦕🟠
January 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Happy #FossilFriday. Did you know Diplodocus skin glows orange under UV light? 🦕🟠
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"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
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An amazing 5th C bronze cauldron now going on display after 10 years of restoration and research
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/au...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/au...
January 22, 2026 at 9:12 PM
An amazing 5th C bronze cauldron now going on display after 10 years of restoration and research
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/au...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/au...
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More images and a link to the video of the press conference last Monday (in Italian) here. #archaeology 🏺 #architecture #Vitruvius
www.centrostudivitruviani.org/studi/la-bas...
www.centrostudivitruviani.org/studi/la-bas...
January 23, 2026 at 5:28 AM
More images and a link to the video of the press conference last Monday (in Italian) here. #archaeology 🏺 #architecture #Vitruvius
www.centrostudivitruviani.org/studi/la-bas...
www.centrostudivitruviani.org/studi/la-bas...
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Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Here are the signs the Trump administration removed from Independence Park
Following last year’s review, every sign has been removed from the President’s House site.
www.inquirer.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Look at this: @inquirer.com has digitally preserved the interpretative signage removed by NPS, and used annotations to explain what specifically was flagged before removal. This keeps the content publicly accessible (for now) while doing newsworthy reporting
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
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Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
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I just discovered that this bird - the Gloster Canary - exits and it has changed me.
January 21, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I just discovered that this bird - the Gloster Canary - exits and it has changed me.
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Also a question for the #ArtHistory bsky crowd...
#hpbio, #histbio, #philbio, 🐋🌱, 🌱🐋 friends, anyone know of an artistic/historical study of the changing placements of the Owen/Darwin/Huxley statues in the @nhm-london.bsky.social @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social? 1/2
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Also a question for the #ArtHistory bsky crowd...
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Woof!
De Sario et al. 2026 The dog domestication: new ichnological (footprint) evidence from the Upper Palaeolithic of the Bàsura cave (NW Italy)
"Human and canid tracks in Grotta della Bàsura date to ∼14,400 cal yr BP." 🏺🦣🐶https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125005177
De Sario et al. 2026 The dog domestication: new ichnological (footprint) evidence from the Upper Palaeolithic of the Bàsura cave (NW Italy)
"Human and canid tracks in Grotta della Bàsura date to ∼14,400 cal yr BP." 🏺🦣🐶https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125005177
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Woof!
De Sario et al. 2026 The dog domestication: new ichnological (footprint) evidence from the Upper Palaeolithic of the Bàsura cave (NW Italy)
"Human and canid tracks in Grotta della Bàsura date to ∼14,400 cal yr BP." 🏺🦣🐶https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125005177
De Sario et al. 2026 The dog domestication: new ichnological (footprint) evidence from the Upper Palaeolithic of the Bàsura cave (NW Italy)
"Human and canid tracks in Grotta della Bàsura date to ∼14,400 cal yr BP." 🏺🦣🐶https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379125005177