Lena Strid
@lenamstrid.bsky.social
Zooarchaeologist, medievalist, re-enactor. PhD on parchment production in Scandinavia (in progress).
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
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My latest piece of writing - looking at Export Licences, detecting tourism, etc and pulling together some of the earlier figures.
We really are in a mess...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 #Gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/19/g...
We really are in a mess...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 #Gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/19/g...
Going… going… gone overseas?
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Abstract With the boom in detecting tourism, and with mass detecting rallies being held across the UK, increasin…
bigbookoftorcs.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
My latest piece of writing - looking at Export Licences, detecting tourism, etc and pulling together some of the earlier figures.
We really are in a mess...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 #Gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/19/g...
We really are in a mess...
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 #Gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/19/g...
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It’s horrid & cold & barely light out there - so warm yourselves around the glow of this Roman cavalry horse chamfron at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social based on one found in the excavations. Bronze dazzling as gilt & leather smooth as caramel, this is the accessory every little pony wants this Xmas.🎄
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s horrid & cold & barely light out there - so warm yourselves around the glow of this Roman cavalry horse chamfron at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social based on one found in the excavations. Bronze dazzling as gilt & leather smooth as caramel, this is the accessory every little pony wants this Xmas.🎄
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For anyone interested in ancient diseases (either historical or prehistoric) here's an excellent, readable, comprehensive summary of where we are with ancient pathogen DNA.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Insights into infectious diseases through ancient pathogen genomics - Nature Reviews Microbiology
In this Review, Kocher, Krause and Spyrou explore how ancient pathogen genomics is providing new perspectives on the history and evolution of infectious agents. They show how ancient DNA has revealed ...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For anyone interested in ancient diseases (either historical or prehistoric) here's an excellent, readable, comprehensive summary of where we are with ancient pathogen DNA.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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I'm looking for an ecommerce platform. I have two requirements.
1 - it should integrate with Printify.
2 - it should not have a monthly subscription, and should be able to take the platform fees direct from the purchase.
If you know of one, shout, and please repost this so I get wider reach. :)
1 - it should integrate with Printify.
2 - it should not have a monthly subscription, and should be able to take the platform fees direct from the purchase.
If you know of one, shout, and please repost this so I get wider reach. :)
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I'm looking for an ecommerce platform. I have two requirements.
1 - it should integrate with Printify.
2 - it should not have a monthly subscription, and should be able to take the platform fees direct from the purchase.
If you know of one, shout, and please repost this so I get wider reach. :)
1 - it should integrate with Printify.
2 - it should not have a monthly subscription, and should be able to take the platform fees direct from the purchase.
If you know of one, shout, and please repost this so I get wider reach. :)
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Sign here! Don't miss this perfect opportunity for a great PhD project in Hanseatic and Gender History.
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Sign here! Don't miss this perfect opportunity for a great PhD project in Hanseatic and Gender History.
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Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Palaeography 🧵! Or why it can take a historian a while to confirm what they already suspected must be the case and not really get any further than they were—but this time with confidence 😂
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
I'm working with documents that list the incomes of medieval French lordships, so a lot of it is about grain.
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Om ni känner att ni är dåliga på ert jobb så kan ni tänka på att ni inte är IT-teknikern som raderade hela Åstorps digitaliserade historiska arkiv. 25 års arbete. Borta.
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Om ni känner att ni är dåliga på ert jobb så kan ni tänka på att ni inte är IT-teknikern som raderade hela Åstorps digitaliserade historiska arkiv. 25 års arbete. Borta.
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Great thread.
Oh wow! This is what happens when you're photographing MSS & don't capture the text in the inner gutter. 1st, here's the photograph (made about 100 yrs ago) of the Codex Salernitanus, f. 82ra. Although that big tear of the page is obvious, the inner gutter hasn't been fully captured in the photo.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Great thread.
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This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
🐊 brittlepaper.com/2025/11/supp...
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
🐊 brittlepaper.com/2025/11/supp...
Support Crocodile Dance: An Africanfuturist Animated Feature Reimagining the Mami Wata Origin Story
An ambitious Africanfuturist animated feature is gaining momentum on Kickstarter, and it deserves your attention. Crocodile Dance reimagines the Mami Wata origin story through Roukia, a Hausa griot fr...
brittlepaper.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This looks super cool! #Africanfuturism!
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
🐊 brittlepaper.com/2025/11/supp...
Their kickstarter is in the link. Just sent my contribution, too.
🐊 brittlepaper.com/2025/11/supp...
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Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
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#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
Historical genomics of the declining red squirrel in Britain | Aries
Dr Anders Bergström, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia Professor Cock van Oosterhout, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Selina Brace…
aries-dtp.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A PhD project on historical genomics in the declining red squirrel in Britain is available in my group, through the @aries-dtp.bsky.social. Use historical genomes to track the effects of decline and genetic rescue in this charismatic species. aries-dtp.ac.uk/studentships...
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
18th November 2025 07.48
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Yup... here it is, as found, in the PAS database - it's been straightened out for sale (something archaeological conservators wouldn't do - it was likely intentionally crushed in antiquity. Also, are we 100% sure this is right shape??)
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
finds.org.uk/database/art...
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
finds.org.uk/database/art...
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yup... here it is, as found, in the PAS database - it's been straightened out for sale (something archaeological conservators wouldn't do - it was likely intentionally crushed in antiquity. Also, are we 100% sure this is right shape??)
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
finds.org.uk/database/art...
1/4
#Archaeology #Detecting 🏺
finds.org.uk/database/art...
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This isn't about Hild, but the setting and the Old English style verse certainly would be to her taste!
alliteration.net/poetry/the-whitby-elegy/ #alliterative #poetry #hild #whitby #medievalsky #poetrysky #alliterativevrse
alliteration.net/poetry/the-whitby-elegy/ #alliterative #poetry #hild #whitby #medievalsky #poetrysky #alliterativevrse
The Whitby Elegy: A Poem in Alliterative Verse by Ian David Greenwood
Here at the cliff’s edge, clear skies above me / the gannet’s gathering-place, gorse-hidden I would wait ...
alliteration.net
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Leeds City Museum really needs to realize that everyone’s pantomime wolf deserves his own fridge magnet. Had to make do with turning a postcard into a fridger
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Leeds City Museum really needs to realize that everyone’s pantomime wolf deserves his own fridge magnet. Had to make do with turning a postcard into a fridger
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This is tantalisingly close to £3k.
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
Donate to Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica, organized by Taylor Mitchell
Hello everyone,
Many of you have heard about Hurricane Melis… Taylor Mitchell needs your support for Hurricane Melissa: Please help support our family in Jamaica
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is tantalisingly close to £3k.
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful).
www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...
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I am currently reading 'Hild', a fabulous novel by @nicolaz.bsky.social that explores her early life, immersing the curious reader in the rhythms of 7th century life. Would heartily recommend it to anyone curious about Hild and her achievements.
nicolagriffith.com/2023/11/17/h...
nicolagriffith.com/2023/11/17/h...
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I am currently reading 'Hild', a fabulous novel by @nicolaz.bsky.social that explores her early life, immersing the curious reader in the rhythms of 7th century life. Would heartily recommend it to anyone curious about Hild and her achievements.
nicolagriffith.com/2023/11/17/h...
nicolagriffith.com/2023/11/17/h...
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TIME TO PLAN SOME SHIT: 2026 Effin' Birds planners and calendars are at your local bookstore right now. Check eatf.art for some online ordering options.
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
TIME TO PLAN SOME SHIT: 2026 Effin' Birds planners and calendars are at your local bookstore right now. Check eatf.art for some online ordering options.
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Possibly one for @greenleejw.bsky.social but really for anyone who feels like a bit of C14 French palaeography, what's the last word on the top line? "Item le tiers de la huche ? anguilles dudit vivier." I'd have expected "aux" but it's... not. What other word could link eels with their reservoir? 😂
November 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Possibly one for @greenleejw.bsky.social but really for anyone who feels like a bit of C14 French palaeography, what's the last word on the top line? "Item le tiers de la huche ? anguilles dudit vivier." I'd have expected "aux" but it's... not. What other word could link eels with their reservoir? 😂
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This is a very good article which emphasises the interconnectedness of ecosystems. And yet the editor has chosen to focus on bees for the headline. Anti-pesticide petitions do the same. Yes, bees are very important, but they're one part of a much bigger picture.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is a very good article which emphasises the interconnectedness of ecosystems. And yet the editor has chosen to focus on bees for the headline. Anti-pesticide petitions do the same. Yes, bees are very important, but they're one part of a much bigger picture.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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If this one doesn't break Reddit we don't know what will.
Doing an AMA with @askhistorians.bsky.social today! Please feel free to drop by and ask a question.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If this one doesn't break Reddit we don't know what will.