Laura C.
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If you’re working on any area of fantasy and the fantastic, come and join us at Glasgow in June 2026 and do consider presenting or running a workshop! All the info you need and the full CFP is here:
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you’re working on any area of fantasy and the fantastic, come and join us at Glasgow in June 2026 and do consider presenting or running a workshop! All the info you need and the full CFP is here:
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/20...
@uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social
Magic City, Toshkent
September 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Magic City, Toshkent
Jome Mosque, Kokand, Uzbekistan
August 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Jome Mosque, Kokand, Uzbekistan
Itchan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
August 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Itchan Kala, Khiva, Uzbekistan
Summary of food eaten in Khiva, Uzbekistan (shivit oshi)
August 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Summary of food eaten in Khiva, Uzbekistan (shivit oshi)
How about this little guy in Nadir Divan Begi Khanaka, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
How about this little guy in Nadir Divan Begi Khanaka, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Khujand, Tajikistan
August 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Khujand, Tajikistan
Sanjarshah, outside of Panjikent, Tajikistan
August 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sanjarshah, outside of Panjikent, Tajikistan
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Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
April 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment?
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.
Great read: "The Museum Detective: A Novel" by Maha Khan Phillips. A thriller with a protagonist who's an Egyptologist, a mummy mystery, and a scathing critique of patriarchy -- all based on a real-life archaeological scandal (that one should not dive into until finishing the book!)
June 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Great read: "The Museum Detective: A Novel" by Maha Khan Phillips. A thriller with a protagonist who's an Egyptologist, a mummy mystery, and a scathing critique of patriarchy -- all based on a real-life archaeological scandal (that one should not dive into until finishing the book!)
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PUBLICATION DAY - finally!
Why does nearly half of humanity speak languages descended from a single common ancestor?
That question fascinated me enough to write a book about it, hopefully it will fascinate you enough to read it.
Why does nearly half of humanity speak languages descended from a single common ancestor?
That question fascinated me enough to write a book about it, hopefully it will fascinate you enough to read it.
April 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
PUBLICATION DAY - finally!
Why does nearly half of humanity speak languages descended from a single common ancestor?
That question fascinated me enough to write a book about it, hopefully it will fascinate you enough to read it.
Why does nearly half of humanity speak languages descended from a single common ancestor?
That question fascinated me enough to write a book about it, hopefully it will fascinate you enough to read it.
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“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.”
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.
Where are all the people on public phone calls who are just sitting quietly and listening?
March 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Where are all the people on public phone calls who are just sitting quietly and listening?
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Bamboo slips from the Chengba site, eastern Sichuan Province, China. They cover topics like judicature, finance and education, providing a window into education systems, local administrative systems and daily life during the Han Dynasty #EducationDay
🆓 https://buff.ly/4feYx3p
🆓 https://buff.ly/4feYx3p
January 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Bamboo slips from the Chengba site, eastern Sichuan Province, China. They cover topics like judicature, finance and education, providing a window into education systems, local administrative systems and daily life during the Han Dynasty #EducationDay
🆓 https://buff.ly/4feYx3p
🆓 https://buff.ly/4feYx3p
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Wonderful intro to early writing and its origins in Uruk and the wider region. (You can even learn to read some of the signs in the earliest tablets.)
“Inventing Writing in South-west Asia” by Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, and Silvia Ferrara anetoday.org/writing-sout...
“Inventing Writing in South-west Asia” by Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, and Silvia Ferrara anetoday.org/writing-sout...
Inventing Writing in South-west Asia - The Ancient Near East Today
The shift from symbols to writing represents a major advancement in human cognitive technology. What role did Mesopotamian seal imagery play?
anetoday.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Wonderful intro to early writing and its origins in Uruk and the wider region. (You can even learn to read some of the signs in the earliest tablets.)
“Inventing Writing in South-west Asia” by Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, and Silvia Ferrara anetoday.org/writing-sout...
“Inventing Writing in South-west Asia” by Kathryn Kelley, Mattia Cartolano, and Silvia Ferrara anetoday.org/writing-sout...
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This star-shaped tile is today’s #AshmoleanAdvent object. It was made in Iran in the 13th century and shows two figures, dressed in richly patterned tunics, enjoying a drink together.
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
⭐ Star-shaped tile, c. 1271–1300, Iran. EA1978.1560
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
⭐ Star-shaped tile, c. 1271–1300, Iran. EA1978.1560
December 11, 2024 at 11:45 AM
This star-shaped tile is today’s #AshmoleanAdvent object. It was made in Iran in the 13th century and shows two figures, dressed in richly patterned tunics, enjoying a drink together.
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
⭐ Star-shaped tile, c. 1271–1300, Iran. EA1978.1560
Open today’s door to learn more: www.ashmolean.org/advent
⭐ Star-shaped tile, c. 1271–1300, Iran. EA1978.1560
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This page is in the oldest manuscript that HMML has cataloged so far in the collections digitized in Timbuktu, Mali.
It is dated December 5, 1598 CE, which is around the end of the Songhai Empire and during the lifetime of Aḥmad Bāba.
Learn more (SAV BMH 35398): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/173249
It is dated December 5, 1598 CE, which is around the end of the Songhai Empire and during the lifetime of Aḥmad Bāba.
Learn more (SAV BMH 35398): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/173249
December 11, 2024 at 4:17 PM
This page is in the oldest manuscript that HMML has cataloged so far in the collections digitized in Timbuktu, Mali.
It is dated December 5, 1598 CE, which is around the end of the Songhai Empire and during the lifetime of Aḥmad Bāba.
Learn more (SAV BMH 35398): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/173249
It is dated December 5, 1598 CE, which is around the end of the Songhai Empire and during the lifetime of Aḥmad Bāba.
Learn more (SAV BMH 35398): vhmml.org/readingRoom/view/173249
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Here is Lady Gagâ’s name in cuneiform
December 1, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Here is Lady Gagâ’s name in cuneiform
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“From death there is no deliverance”, one of my favorite #Safaitic inscriptions. I just updated its card on the OCIANA DB with new images of the text, the site, and bibliography, along w metadata.
AMSI 41: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
AMSI 41: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
December 1, 2024 at 5:40 PM
“From death there is no deliverance”, one of my favorite #Safaitic inscriptions. I just updated its card on the OCIANA DB with new images of the text, the site, and bibliography, along w metadata.
AMSI 41: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...
AMSI 41: ociana.osu.edu/inscriptions...