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This is my painting 'Sun Henges', watercolour and gold ink on recycled cotton rag paper. It is one of several new works inspired by folk art and ancient megaliths that are now available for sale on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#StandingStoneSunday #Art
#StandingStoneSunday #Art
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is my painting 'Sun Henges', watercolour and gold ink on recycled cotton rag paper. It is one of several new works inspired by folk art and ancient megaliths that are now available for sale on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#StandingStoneSunday #Art
#StandingStoneSunday #Art
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The last @landscaperesearch.bsky.social meet up was a rare event where group size & make up enabled a proper conversation started by @frankrennie.bsky.social around his remarkable book: Among the Layers of the Land. A thoughtful, deep time story of place in alternating factual & fictional chapters.
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The last @landscaperesearch.bsky.social meet up was a rare event where group size & make up enabled a proper conversation started by @frankrennie.bsky.social around his remarkable book: Among the Layers of the Land. A thoughtful, deep time story of place in alternating factual & fictional chapters.
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These decorated bone slips were found during excavations at Cairn H, one of the Neolithic passage tombs at Loughcrew.
They date to the 1st century AD, and they were found along with other material from the Iron Age, showing that the Neolithic tomb continued as a place of importance for millennia
They date to the 1st century AD, and they were found along with other material from the Iron Age, showing that the Neolithic tomb continued as a place of importance for millennia
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
These decorated bone slips were found during excavations at Cairn H, one of the Neolithic passage tombs at Loughcrew.
They date to the 1st century AD, and they were found along with other material from the Iron Age, showing that the Neolithic tomb continued as a place of importance for millennia
They date to the 1st century AD, and they were found along with other material from the Iron Age, showing that the Neolithic tomb continued as a place of importance for millennia
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True indeed! But how many more COPs can we afford to say the same things over & over? Political complacency & opposition from fossil fuel interests & bad faith actors like US & China have to disappear. Good luck my friends!!
@kathymulvey.bsky.social, Rachel Cleetus, Delta Merner & all at @ucs.org 🌎
@kathymulvey.bsky.social, Rachel Cleetus, Delta Merner & all at @ucs.org 🌎
From Dr. Rachel Cleetus: "Humans still have agency over this dire problem we have caused... The choices our political leaders make now — including at #COP30 — will determine the future we leave to our children and grandchildren... Global cooperation is absolutely essential to solve this challenge."
Brazil Hosts COP30 Climate Talks, with the World in Danger of Breaching 1.5°C
Nations will soon be gathering in Belém, Brazil for the annual UN climate “conference of the parties”—COP30—against a backdrop of incredibly challenging geopolitical and climate realities. Grossly ins...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
True indeed! But how many more COPs can we afford to say the same things over & over? Political complacency & opposition from fossil fuel interests & bad faith actors like US & China have to disappear. Good luck my friends!!
@kathymulvey.bsky.social, Rachel Cleetus, Delta Merner & all at @ucs.org 🌎
@kathymulvey.bsky.social, Rachel Cleetus, Delta Merner & all at @ucs.org 🌎
Exactly a year ago, Ellen Wohl, @parriblue.bsky.social and I spent two days in Providence thinking about #rivers and how we conceptualize them & live with them. Here’s the result of history and fluvial geomorphology teaming up. #envhist
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Rivers are messy: Beyond the water bias in research and management
This article reviews current trends in interdisciplinary river research to argue that a “water bias” or tendency consider rivers as synonymous with water can hinder our understanding of rivers and con...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Thrilled to be regional winners of the Community Champions Awards 🎉
As a small, volunteer-led group, this means so much. In just our first full year, we’ve hosted events, school visits and heritage projects that have helped reconnect people with one of Glasgow’s most historic landmarks.
As a small, volunteer-led group, this means so much. In just our first full year, we’ve hosted events, school visits and heritage projects that have helped reconnect people with one of Glasgow’s most historic landmarks.
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thrilled to be regional winners of the Community Champions Awards 🎉
As a small, volunteer-led group, this means so much. In just our first full year, we’ve hosted events, school visits and heritage projects that have helped reconnect people with one of Glasgow’s most historic landmarks.
As a small, volunteer-led group, this means so much. In just our first full year, we’ve hosted events, school visits and heritage projects that have helped reconnect people with one of Glasgow’s most historic landmarks.
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'Beach objects in the sand begin to read like words on a page, fragments of stories ready to be pieced together.'
Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...
Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
'Beach objects in the sand begin to read like words on a page, fragments of stories ready to be pieced together.'
Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...
Read an extract from @christinariley.bsky.social’s ‘Looking Down at the Stars’ — our November Book of the Month (@saraband-books.bsky.social) www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/11/look...
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Bioregioning: A Catalyst for Renewal in an Age of Interconnected Risk - The Bioregions of the Atlantic Isles in conversation with Thomas Homer-Dixon and Shandell Houlden of the @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social
bioregioningtayside.scot/news/bioregi...
bioregioningtayside.scot/news/bioregi...
Bioregioning: A Catalyst for Renewal in an Age of Interconnected Risk - Bioregioning Tayside
In a world defined by cascading global crises — climate instability, biodiversity loss, economic inequality, and cultural fragmentation — it can feel as though the systems sustaining life are fraying ...
bioregioningtayside.scot
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Bioregioning: A Catalyst for Renewal in an Age of Interconnected Risk - The Bioregions of the Atlantic Isles in conversation with Thomas Homer-Dixon and Shandell Houlden of the @cascadeinstitute.bsky.social
bioregioningtayside.scot/news/bioregi...
bioregioningtayside.scot/news/bioregi...
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Interested in the archaeology of the Clyde Valley region? Sign up to our mailing list today: forms.office.com/e/UtXKuqrDYs
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Interested in the archaeology of the Clyde Valley region? Sign up to our mailing list today: forms.office.com/e/UtXKuqrDYs
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Five MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduates will be showcasing their work at the Northlight gallery, Stromness, from November 14-25, 11am to 4pm.
Art and Archaeology graduates showcase work in Stromness
The Work Is All We Have. (Diane Eagles) Five MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduates will be showcasing their work at the Northlight gallery, Stromness, from November 14-25, 11am to 4pm. The exhibition, entitled Wider Than Living, features the creations of Diane Eagles, Harry Payne, Iain Davidson, Janet Tryner and Lara Band. It is the first time a group of…
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November 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Five MA Contemporary Art and Archaeology graduates will be showcasing their work at the Northlight gallery, Stromness, from November 14-25, 11am to 4pm.
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📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
📌 Scotland takes important step towards fairer use and ownership of land
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
Scottish Land Commission statement on the passing of the Land Reform Bill
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Today at 4pm (UK time) I’ll give a talk at the University of Glasgow archaeology seminar about our excavations at Punta Ferulosu (Copper Age settlement, Sardinia). This will also be on Zoom www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Thank you Arianna Magyaricsová for the invite!
Thank you Arianna Magyaricsová for the invite!
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today at 4pm (UK time) I’ll give a talk at the University of Glasgow archaeology seminar about our excavations at Punta Ferulosu (Copper Age settlement, Sardinia). This will also be on Zoom www.gla.ac.uk/schools/huma...
Thank you Arianna Magyaricsová for the invite!
Thank you Arianna Magyaricsová for the invite!
Still set deep within its mound, eastern most of Dolmens de Mané-Kerioned.
Step down to the dark entrance, within remarkable decorated stones are found. A powerfully atmospheric monument that leaves a deep lasting impression
#Archaeology #prehistory #rockart #TombTuesday @megalithic.bsky.social
Step down to the dark entrance, within remarkable decorated stones are found. A powerfully atmospheric monument that leaves a deep lasting impression
#Archaeology #prehistory #rockart #TombTuesday @megalithic.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Still set deep within its mound, eastern most of Dolmens de Mané-Kerioned.
Step down to the dark entrance, within remarkable decorated stones are found. A powerfully atmospheric monument that leaves a deep lasting impression
#Archaeology #prehistory #rockart #TombTuesday @megalithic.bsky.social
Step down to the dark entrance, within remarkable decorated stones are found. A powerfully atmospheric monument that leaves a deep lasting impression
#Archaeology #prehistory #rockart #TombTuesday @megalithic.bsky.social
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“As changeable as language itself”
11 Nov @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online – free
A talk by Peter Mackay on Makaring / Bàrding, #Gaelic #poetry & Scotland. Part of the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies series at the University of Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-mack...
11 Nov @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online – free
A talk by Peter Mackay on Makaring / Bàrding, #Gaelic #poetry & Scotland. Part of the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies series at the University of Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-mack...
Peter Mackay | 'As changeable as language itself'
'As changeable as language itself': Makaring / Bàrding, Gaelic poetry and Scotland
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“As changeable as language itself”
11 Nov @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online – free
A talk by Peter Mackay on Makaring / Bàrding, #Gaelic #poetry & Scotland. Part of the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies series at the University of Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-mack...
11 Nov @uofglasgow.bsky.social & online – free
A talk by Peter Mackay on Makaring / Bàrding, #Gaelic #poetry & Scotland. Part of the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies series at the University of Glasgow
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peter-mack...
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Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
"It’s basically the best book on the Picts ever written" 😍
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
Dig into 7th-century Scotland with "Carved in Stone", a comprehensive guide to the Picts with 350+ historically informed illustrations covering everything from language to fashion. Pre-order to save 20%: www.stoutstoat.co.uk/carvedinstone
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Want 20% off "Carved in Stone"? 📖
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Remember to place your pre-orders before they close at noon on Wednesday 5 November: carved-in-stone.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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It is that time again. And that time where its up to you, to help make our collective lives better. Poverty Impact Report 2025 is anonymous and we so need this information to help.
Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology
survey.app.do/archaeologis...
Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology
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BAJR SURVEY PIR III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Inflation, energy costs, fuel costs and food are becoming increasingly expensive - this anonymous survey will help to understand the level of Financial Crisis we are in as archaeologists - as individu...
survey.app.do
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It is that time again. And that time where its up to you, to help make our collective lives better. Poverty Impact Report 2025 is anonymous and we so need this information to help.
Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology
survey.app.do/archaeologis...
Please answer if you are employed in - or have been employed in UK Archaeology
survey.app.do/archaeologis...
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World Book Night 2026 – The Mountains Are Calling…
WBN United Artists invite you to respond to a poem, text or book about mountains for an exhibition and mail art swap.
Deadline 3rd March 2026 - Early submissions very welcome. Find out more about WBN and download the full brief:
shorturl.at/Ti5lt
WBN United Artists invite you to respond to a poem, text or book about mountains for an exhibition and mail art swap.
Deadline 3rd March 2026 - Early submissions very welcome. Find out more about WBN and download the full brief:
shorturl.at/Ti5lt
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
World Book Night 2026 – The Mountains Are Calling…
WBN United Artists invite you to respond to a poem, text or book about mountains for an exhibition and mail art swap.
Deadline 3rd March 2026 - Early submissions very welcome. Find out more about WBN and download the full brief:
shorturl.at/Ti5lt
WBN United Artists invite you to respond to a poem, text or book about mountains for an exhibition and mail art swap.
Deadline 3rd March 2026 - Early submissions very welcome. Find out more about WBN and download the full brief:
shorturl.at/Ti5lt
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"Weird things like the standing stones give the city its soul." There's an extract from Upon A White Horse in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social. It's about Glasgow's only stone circle. I'll be talking about the book at the Aye Write book festival on Nov 15.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558912...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558912...
'It doesn’t just work archaeo-astronomically, it also works at an emotional level'
Journalist Peter Ross joins Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite at Glasgow’s modern stone circle in Sighthill – part memorial, part urban myth – as…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"Weird things like the standing stones give the city its soul." There's an extract from Upon A White Horse in today's @heraldscotland.bsky.social. It's about Glasgow's only stone circle. I'll be talking about the book at the Aye Write book festival on Nov 15.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558912...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2558912...
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#tinyjoys Archaeology Bookmarks! By Scarlette, Lydia & D’arcy (8-10 yrs) of Stirling Young Carers to accompany their ‘Attainment through Archaeology’ presentation at last weekend’s @scotarchforum.bsky.social conference - supported by @janemiller000.bsky.social, Learning Mgr @archscot.bsky.social 🙌 +
October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#tinyjoys Archaeology Bookmarks! By Scarlette, Lydia & D’arcy (8-10 yrs) of Stirling Young Carers to accompany their ‘Attainment through Archaeology’ presentation at last weekend’s @scotarchforum.bsky.social conference - supported by @janemiller000.bsky.social, Learning Mgr @archscot.bsky.social 🙌 +
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Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
The Stone Age Runs Wild at Star Carr: An evening with Greg Jenner and Nicky Milner
Join Greg Jenner and Professor Nicky Milner for a Stone Age talk, covering Star Carr and Greg's book, Totally Chaotic History: The Stone Age Runs Wild.
www.york.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hello, people of Yorkshire! On November 11th, I'm doing a joint event with archaeologist Professor Nicky Milner at the University of York about the Stone Age. It's suitable for kids, but adults will learn stuff too!
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
Tickets FREE! 6.30pm event, but book signing before www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Our project partner Living Life to the Full is giving a webinar on free online SAD resources later this afternoon. Details here:
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October 29, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Our project partner Living Life to the Full is giving a webinar on free online SAD resources later this afternoon. Details here:
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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I'm contributing to a talk on Stonypath, Little Sparta tonight, with Patrick Eyres and Tim Richardson. Online viewing is possible. gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/talk-...
Talk | Retreat or Attack? Ian Hamilton Finlay's Little Sparta - Garden Museum
gardenmuseum.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I'm contributing to a talk on Stonypath, Little Sparta tonight, with Patrick Eyres and Tim Richardson. Online viewing is possible. gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/talk-...
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Somhairle MacGill-Eain (Sorley MacLean) – one of the greatest European poets of the 20th century – was born #OTD, 26 Oct
A 🎂🧵
Watch “Sorley MacLean’s Island” via @natlibscot.bsky.social – Sorley MacLean in conversation with fellow writer Iain Crichton Smith
#poetry
1/8
movingimage.nls.uk/film/3141
A 🎂🧵
Watch “Sorley MacLean’s Island” via @natlibscot.bsky.social – Sorley MacLean in conversation with fellow writer Iain Crichton Smith
#poetry
1/8
movingimage.nls.uk/film/3141
October 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Somhairle MacGill-Eain (Sorley MacLean) – one of the greatest European poets of the 20th century – was born #OTD, 26 Oct
A 🎂🧵
Watch “Sorley MacLean’s Island” via @natlibscot.bsky.social – Sorley MacLean in conversation with fellow writer Iain Crichton Smith
#poetry
1/8
movingimage.nls.uk/film/3141
A 🎂🧵
Watch “Sorley MacLean’s Island” via @natlibscot.bsky.social – Sorley MacLean in conversation with fellow writer Iain Crichton Smith
#poetry
1/8
movingimage.nls.uk/film/3141
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To ease you into the weekend, here's a lovely film by Guy Schofield, one of two winners of this year's President’s Award.
The film is about an interactive mural commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition Star Carr: Life After The Ice.
Enjoy! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
youtu.be/xv_0yjWpK0s?...
The film is about an interactive mural commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition Star Carr: Life After The Ice.
Enjoy! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
youtu.be/xv_0yjWpK0s?...
Star Carr : After The Ice
YouTube video by Guy Schofield
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October 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
To ease you into the weekend, here's a lovely film by Guy Schofield, one of two winners of this year's President’s Award.
The film is about an interactive mural commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition Star Carr: Life After The Ice.
Enjoy! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
youtu.be/xv_0yjWpK0s?...
The film is about an interactive mural commissioned by York Museums Trust for the exhibition Star Carr: Life After The Ice.
Enjoy! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
youtu.be/xv_0yjWpK0s?...
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Women and Archaeology 1990-2010. Out in hard copy now!
New issue of Archaeological Dialogues Vol. 31, No. 1 (2025) www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #openaccess @cambup-archaeology.cambridge.org @sveinvn.bsky.social @prehistorian.bsky.social @yannisham.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Women and Archaeology 1990-2010. Out in hard copy now!