John Clibbens
@johnclibbens.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof at BCU: linguistics and psychology, archaeology, Old and Middle English, classical languages, choral singing…
Looking forward to singing this wonderful music at Buckfast Abbey tomorrow evening.
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Looking forward to singing this wonderful music at Buckfast Abbey tomorrow evening.
Enjoyable afternoon singing Fauré’s Requiem at Tavistock Catholic Church.
June 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Enjoyable afternoon singing Fauré’s Requiem at Tavistock Catholic Church.
Pleasant day trip to Exeter, with a browse in the University library and a visit to RAMM.
June 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Pleasant day trip to Exeter, with a browse in the University library and a visit to RAMM.
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Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
February 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee.
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We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
REF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment – REF 2029
2029.ref.ac.uk
December 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...
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The Ancient Greek noun ἰατρός 'healer' (as in English words like 'psychiatry') and the prefix ἀρχι- 'first' (as in 'archbishop') combined to form ἀρχιατρός, an official role of 'first physician'.
Put ἀρχιατρός through a few centuries of sound changes, and you get the German word for 'doctor', Arzt.
Put ἀρχιατρός through a few centuries of sound changes, and you get the German word for 'doctor', Arzt.
December 16, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The Ancient Greek noun ἰατρός 'healer' (as in English words like 'psychiatry') and the prefix ἀρχι- 'first' (as in 'archbishop') combined to form ἀρχιατρός, an official role of 'first physician'.
Put ἀρχιατρός through a few centuries of sound changes, and you get the German word for 'doctor', Arzt.
Put ἀρχιατρός through a few centuries of sound changes, and you get the German word for 'doctor', Arzt.
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NEW Analysis of over 3000 human bones from Charterhouse Warren, England, indicates they were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehumanise them, questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was peaceful.
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
December 16, 2024 at 10:57 AM
NEW Analysis of over 3000 human bones from Charterhouse Warren, England, indicates they were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehumanise them, questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was peaceful.
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
#AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵
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Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed www.bbc.com/news/article...
Humans may not have survived without Neanderthals
A new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth.
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed www.bbc.com/news/article...
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December 2, 2024 at 12:30 PM
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Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Importing the archive:
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need.
#newscientistbandnames
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
December 2, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
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NEW Analysis of two surviving textile fragments from Bronze Age Beycesultan Höyük, Anatolia, finds they were made with unique techniques and dyed blue, providing a rare example of the textile industry and luxury fabrics in ancient Türkiye.
A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵
A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵
November 27, 2024 at 12:30 PM
NEW Analysis of two surviving textile fragments from Bronze Age Beycesultan Höyük, Anatolia, finds they were made with unique techniques and dyed blue, providing a rare example of the textile industry and luxury fabrics in ancient Türkiye.
A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵
A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵
Close-up inspection of Silbury Hill with fellow Oxford MSc students, seven years ago.
November 26, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Close-up inspection of Silbury Hill with fellow Oxford MSc students, seven years ago.
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CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.
November 22, 2024 at 1:50 PM
CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery.
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Many of you will have heard of the sudden and sad loss of one of the foundation pillars of archaeology today. So much of our Heritage landscape was shaped by him. So let's take a moment to remember him, and what his legacy is.
Colin Renfrew . 25th July 1937 - 24th Nov 2024
Colin Renfrew . 25th July 1937 - 24th Nov 2024
November 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Many of you will have heard of the sudden and sad loss of one of the foundation pillars of archaeology today. So much of our Heritage landscape was shaped by him. So let's take a moment to remember him, and what his legacy is.
Colin Renfrew . 25th July 1937 - 24th Nov 2024
Colin Renfrew . 25th July 1937 - 24th Nov 2024
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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
Storyville Books Bookshop UK
Nestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more.
uk.bookshop.org
November 24, 2024 at 6:41 PM
⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed.
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath.
👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...
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Finally tried out my Roman oil lamp, repro of a find from mid 1stC London, beneath Borough High Street in Southwark. Original was in MoL. Has a beautiful hobnailed sole🤩. Olive oil, bright light with little smell or smoke. I write about the original find in #Echolands
November 21, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Finally tried out my Roman oil lamp, repro of a find from mid 1stC London, beneath Borough High Street in Southwark. Original was in MoL. Has a beautiful hobnailed sole🤩. Olive oil, bright light with little smell or smoke. I write about the original find in #Echolands
After walking through a mini-blizzard to my singing lesson this morning, it was a rather lovely afternoon in Plymouth.
November 21, 2024 at 5:20 PM
After walking through a mini-blizzard to my singing lesson this morning, it was a rather lovely afternoon in Plymouth.
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Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
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So I’m going to start doing Old English Word of the Day posts on this platform very soon! Stay tuned…
November 19, 2024 at 3:13 PM
So I’m going to start doing Old English Word of the Day posts on this platform very soon! Stay tuned…
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November 18, 2024 at 9:07 AM
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Weird #Archeaology.
The island of Samsø, Denmark, is home to a holy spring, that has been in use since the 12th century. This freshwater spring is located at the beach at Ilsemade.
Here's the weird bit: The tree trunk, the water is appearing from is C14-dated to the Bronze Age.
The island of Samsø, Denmark, is home to a holy spring, that has been in use since the 12th century. This freshwater spring is located at the beach at Ilsemade.
Here's the weird bit: The tree trunk, the water is appearing from is C14-dated to the Bronze Age.
November 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Weird #Archeaology.
The island of Samsø, Denmark, is home to a holy spring, that has been in use since the 12th century. This freshwater spring is located at the beach at Ilsemade.
Here's the weird bit: The tree trunk, the water is appearing from is C14-dated to the Bronze Age.
The island of Samsø, Denmark, is home to a holy spring, that has been in use since the 12th century. This freshwater spring is located at the beach at Ilsemade.
Here's the weird bit: The tree trunk, the water is appearing from is C14-dated to the Bronze Age.
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Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee.
University of Plymouth Choral Society Christmas concert - all welcome!
November 17, 2024 at 7:45 PM
University of Plymouth Choral Society Christmas concert - all welcome!
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Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.