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Archaeologist with a Fenland tendency. Happiest in the black, buttery depths seeking old land surfaces. You got them big dreams....
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Dartmoor in all its glory
January 18, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Splash!
January 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Thoughts and prayers to whichever virus has contracted him.
Farage is apparently 'under the weather' today and unable to talk about the US threats to the UK and Europe over Greenland.

Which is unfortunate.
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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The Fens, once the UK's largest lowland wetland, are under threat from environmental change. Examining changes in landscape, habitat, and species from the Neolithic to today underscores the need for integrated heritage and environmental management.

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🏺 #Archaeology
January 18, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... a bit more detail on our excavations of the Early Medieval barrow cemetery out at Sizewell. Nice bit of detail on our barrow surrounded by posts, think a medieval sea henge, and Chris Ferns reconstruction sketch of what we think it looked like.
Sizewell princely cemetery reveals more Anglo-Saxon secrets
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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Did a thing over a decade ago on this... Still a problem! intarch.ac.uk/journal/issu...
Internet Archaeol. 36. Morrison et al. Laying Bare the Landscape: commercial archaeology and the potential of digital spatial data. Summary
intarch.ac.uk
January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Well I guess the very heavy redaction of the EAA special meeting minutes is accurate in reflecting the management of the meeting. Check your inboxes folks, the link to voting, draft minutes & dropbox comments arrived late last night.
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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I've received my invitation from @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social to vote in the special election stemming from our petition to increase democratic processes in the society and stand with Palestine's colleagues.

If you're a 2025 or 2026 member, please open the email and take the time to vote.
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The great man's birthday....
youtu.be/qrcvWiSnvyQ?...
IVOR CUTLER: Are You A Tory?
YouTube video by Ruth McCarthy
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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The Daily Rothno is a bricked-up, painted-over window in a wall in Islington
January 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Be careful on those roads #ICE
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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'Fen Edge Archaeology for Land Managers'.
A presentation for the Brecks Fen Edge & Rivers landscape partnership by Tim Holt-Wilson & David Robertson, on conserving archaeological assets of the Fen edge & river valleys - brecks.org/news/a-new-a...
#archaeology #geology #Fenland #UK ⚒️🌍
December 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Bullshit #VAR
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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Plate 13
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Rattlebrook Peat Works, Devon
For centuries, peat was a practical, accessible resource for those living on Dartmoor. It was used for fuel as well as to build and roof simple homes. The Rattlebrook Peat Works was the first of several commercial ventures..
January 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
'A line made by walking' by Richard Long 1967
January 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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There seems to be an inverse correlation between the amount of time someone holds one of the great offices of state and their brazen lack of shame afterwards.
January 12, 2026 at 12:37 PM
#Shadow-line
On my early morning path to work
January 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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✨ An Evening with National Trust Archaeologists

Ever wondered what archaeology looks like behind the scenes at National Trust places? Join us and @nattrustarch.bsky.social for a free online evening exploring community digs and hilltop enclosures to Roman gold mining.

Book here 👉 shorturl.at/85Avq
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Detail from Delicatessen Counter by Wayne Thiebaud 1962
'what happens when the relationship between paint & subject matter comes as close together as I can possibly get them'
courtauld.ac.uk/whats-on/exh...
January 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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If you're in the NYC area, I hope you will support this on Tuesday. I'll be there!
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 AM