Susanne Hakenbeck
@shakenbeck.bsky.social
Archaeologist I global late antiquity and beyond I writing a book about the Danube I also like to ride my bike a long way
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Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rare Bronze Age log boats on display in Peterborough first
The boats
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
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November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
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Remember, remember the 9th of November. #OnThisDay in German #history🗃️:
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
November 9, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Remember, remember the 9th of November. #OnThisDay in German #history🗃️:
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
Always stay classy
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Always stay classy
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"We're forty strong, the last holdfast of humanity against the gathering administrative flood. Forty full-timers and adjuncts combined, music professors, theater professors, dance professors."
Dean of the Dead
The wind howls outside the arts building, drowning out the sound of the approaching deans. We don’t know exactly where they are. The Porcupine and ...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"We're forty strong, the last holdfast of humanity against the gathering administrative flood. Forty full-timers and adjuncts combined, music professors, theater professors, dance professors."
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
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It really is quite something that this bill as drafted states plainly that even a net contributor who ever received any state support at any time has to go.
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It really is quite something that this bill as drafted states plainly that even a net contributor who ever received any state support at any time has to go.
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
The professor is in
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The professor is in
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now i'm not an anti-anglist and many of my best friends are english but the country is overcrowded and it's not culturally harmonious and the obvious solution is to deport all the english. it's not their fault they came here while it was legal in the 5th century but england should be for foreigners
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
now i'm not an anti-anglist and many of my best friends are english but the country is overcrowded and it's not culturally harmonious and the obvious solution is to deport all the english. it's not their fault they came here while it was legal in the 5th century but england should be for foreigners
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This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for a while. Congrats @deutschebahn.com !
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
Fascinating: Germans love to complain about their trains never being on time. Deutsche Bahn plays for humor and sympathy by commissioning a YouTube sitcom (an Office on wheels).
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Boah, Bahn! - YouTube
BOAH, BAHN! Wir sitzen alle im selben Zug – eine Serie der Deutschen Bahn mit Anke Engelke.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for a while. Congrats @deutschebahn.com !
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
Beaver overlords etc etc
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Beaver overlords etc etc
The details are horriffic, but the reporting is excellent, especially considerng the risks to journalists in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The details are horriffic, but the reporting is excellent, especially considerng the risks to journalists in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
This is a disgraceful reversal by the EAA and a shocking interference in academic freedom.
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is a disgraceful reversal by the EAA and a shocking interference in academic freedom.
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It is clearly the case that asylum protests were smaller this weekend than the small over-hyped protests on August 8th, and smaller than in the second half of July.
No broadcast outlet has accurately conveyed that + asked why: they have explicitly stated and inferred growing protests
No broadcast outlet has accurately conveyed that + asked why: they have explicitly stated and inferred growing protests
August 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
It is clearly the case that asylum protests were smaller this weekend than the small over-hyped protests on August 8th, and smaller than in the second half of July.
No broadcast outlet has accurately conveyed that + asked why: they have explicitly stated and inferred growing protests
No broadcast outlet has accurately conveyed that + asked why: they have explicitly stated and inferred growing protests
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Sunday protests seem to be < 500 nationwide, maybe < 300, across 4-6 locations
Yet ITV news using language of "erupt nationwide" (!)
Epping: 100-150
London: 20
Birmingham: 30
Stevenage: 30-50
Norwich: ? anything of any scale
Manchester: ? anything of any scale
Dudley: ? anything of any scale?
Yet ITV news using language of "erupt nationwide" (!)
Epping: 100-150
London: 20
Birmingham: 30
Stevenage: 30-50
Norwich: ? anything of any scale
Manchester: ? anything of any scale
Dudley: ? anything of any scale?
August 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sunday protests seem to be < 500 nationwide, maybe < 300, across 4-6 locations
Yet ITV news using language of "erupt nationwide" (!)
Epping: 100-150
London: 20
Birmingham: 30
Stevenage: 30-50
Norwich: ? anything of any scale
Manchester: ? anything of any scale
Dudley: ? anything of any scale?
Yet ITV news using language of "erupt nationwide" (!)
Epping: 100-150
London: 20
Birmingham: 30
Stevenage: 30-50
Norwich: ? anything of any scale
Manchester: ? anything of any scale
Dudley: ? anything of any scale?
As an alumna and former holder of one these JRFs, I've just written to the Principal to express my shock and disappointment at this reversal of decades of inclusivity. I'm really questioning my support for the college now.
The @newnhamcollege.bsky.social research fellowship competition is now open - if you're a woman looking for a 3-year postdoc in one of this year's subjects (see next post), please apply! Our research fellows bring so much to the life of the college & get great support. newn.cam.ac.uk/research/res...
Research Fellowships
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August 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
As an alumna and former holder of one these JRFs, I've just written to the Principal to express my shock and disappointment at this reversal of decades of inclusivity. I'm really questioning my support for the college now.
Getting my book manuscript over the line feels like time is fractalising. As soon as one big task is done, there's a smaller one that somehow takes as much time.
August 20, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Getting my book manuscript over the line feels like time is fractalising. As soon as one big task is done, there's a smaller one that somehow takes as much time.
Where’s the kitty?
August 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Where’s the kitty?
I have a cat in my office. It's rubbish.
August 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I have a cat in my office. It's rubbish.
This is amazing
I don't know why this lad is building a subterranean city for cats, but I'm all for it.
August 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is amazing
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Is the baby name #Yaḥyā really a glorification of the #Hamas terrorist of the same name? A response from primary historical sources and research literature. A thread.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
August 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Is the baby name #Yaḥyā really a glorification of the #Hamas terrorist of the same name? A response from primary historical sources and research literature. A thread.
#medievalsky
#medievalsky