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alisonfisk.bsky.social
An amazing piece of Roman military history!

The only complete surviving Roman scutum (shield) used by legionaries. Wood, leather, bronze edge binding. AD 200s.

From the garrison at Dura-Europos on Rome’s eastern frontier which fell to the Sasanians in AD 256.

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#RomanFortThursday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a Roman legionary ‘scutum’, a long, semi-cylindrical rectangular shield. It is painted with a red background and decorated with Roman symbols of victory, which include an eagle with a laurel wreath, winged Victories, and a lion. There is a central hole which is missing a metal boss. The central boss from a legionary shield protected the user's hand and provided a punching weapon in close combat. Dimensions: H. 105.5 × W. 41 × D. 30 cm. It is estimated it likely weighed 5.5 kg when complete. Excavated by a Yale-French team in the 1930s from Tower 19 of the Roman garrison at Dura-Europos (present day Syria). Dated early AD 200s. When excavated, the shield was in 13 fragments and without a central boss. It was reconstructed by the Yale-French excavation team. Now part of the collections at Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven. I saw it on loan at the British Museum’s Roman Legion exhibition.
April 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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mcapriglioneart.bsky.social
what do you want
four panel black and white doodle comic with a person and their cat. panel 1, the cat yells, "I WANT!". panel 2 the person says "What do you want". panel 3, the cat stops and stares blankly. panel 4, the cat yells "I WANT" again
April 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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bethanywasik.bsky.social
Not only has the superb cover landed for Lilia Topouzova's upcoming "Unsilencing," but also her superb interview with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: newbooksnetwork.com/unsilencing.

More info, praise, and how to pre-order at @cornellupress.bsky.social: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
A book cover design with a photograph of a watch tower surrounded by leafless trees and green grass. The title, Unsilencing: The History and Legacy of the Bulgarian Gulag, is in white text at the top, and the author name, Lilia Topouzova, is in white text at the bottom.
April 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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sophiebishop.bsky.social
Hello I've decided to use Blue Sky now. In unrelated news, my book 'Influencer Creep' will be published with University of California press in October 2025. It's about the ways influencer culture has transformed creative work.

Preorder here: www.ucpress.edu/books/influe...
April 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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annakornbluh.bsky.social
academic nightmare genre #27: in a prominent venue, intellectual opponent publishes a hit piece on latest book, with single word headline "CLAMATO"
annakornbluh.bsky.social Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · Apr 6
academic night genre #345: at rank of full professor, it is necessary to retake PhD Qualifying examinations, but the examining committee must now be composed of professional nemeses
annakornbluh.bsky.social Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · Jan 22
academic nightmare genres: arrive for distinguished guest lecture and distinguished host only speaks masshole
April 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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drsrivi.bsky.social
The loneliness epidemic is a byproduct of hypercapitalism. Hypercapitalism relies on intense competition, which can lead to social isolation, alienation, and loneliness. Collaboration is a core skill to teach & learn.

#hypercapitalism #collaboration #codeshift #wisdomwednesdays #academicsky
April 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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internethippo.bsky.social
The takeover of Twitter was a preview of what we're all living with now and a stark example of why you can't let any one person have too much money: they go insane and make themselves everybody's problem
February 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
lunareadschaucer.bsky.social
Goodbye 2024.
December 31, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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kmilne.bsky.social
Delighted to announce that my second book, The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England, is coming out with Oxford University Press in April

Details here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
The Destruction of Medieval Manuscripts in England: Oxford University Press page
December 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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equipmentroman.bsky.social
Something shiny from a bog for #FindsFriday. One of the 2nd/3rd-century AD #spathae from Illerup (DNK) with an inlaid brass figure of Mars.
Spatha from the watery deposit at Illerup with a brass inlay figure of Mars set into the top of the blade with its feet nearest the tang. Image: Lennart Larsen, Nationalmuseet, Danmark (CC BY-SA 4.0)
December 13, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Proofs! Out in May 2025
December 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
The Hove Amber Cup for #FindsFriday

A beautiful and rare Bronze Age amber cup which glows when it catches the light.

Carved from a single piece of Baltic amber about 3,500 years ago.

Found in 1856 inside Hove Barrow, a large Bronze Age burial mound in Sussex.
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#Archaeology
A hemispherical cup with a round base and a single handle, carved from a single piece of Baltic amber about 3,500 years ago, during the Bronze Age. The cup is a deep burned orange colour, and the translucent amber glows as it catches the light looking like warm embers. A band of incised parallel grooves encircle the body of the cup, (except under the handle), about half an inch from the rim. There are two chips on the rim. Cup dimensions: height 2.5 inches, depth 2.4 inches, external diameter 3.5 inches.
December 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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cyberciti.biz
A meme of TinTin speaking to Captain. Captain, looking defeated, says "2020 has been a hell of a year" TinTin replies "Captain, it's almost 2025”
December 13, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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i am convinced that these people are death worshippers who want to spread as much disease and sickness as possible (i also think this is all tied up in eugenic beliefs about the “survival of the fittest” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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December 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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miafarrow.bsky.social
I had polio when i was 9. I was taken from my parents & placed in a Hospital for contageous diseases- the polio ward. I would see them once a week - thru the glass window at the end of my ward. I could not walk. It was terrifying. Kids died. Iron lungs were awful. Dont let RFK Jr ban the vaccine
December 14, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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jamellebouie.net
this seems to bother quite a few people but the answer is that i’m just yapping and i don’t feel the need to add punctuation or capitalization when it isn’t necessary for meaning
December 13, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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pressherald.com
The 10 best movies of the century set in Maine – so far
The 10 best movies of the century set in Maine – so far
With the help of some Maine movie experts, we've put together a list – and a map – of notable movies set in the state since 2000.
www.pressherald.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
If you ask me, this would have been a much better choice for Time’s Person of the Year.
December 14, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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jwhoopes2.bsky.social

“In internet slang, rage-baiting (also rage-farming) is the manipulative tactic of eliciting outrage with the goal of increasing internet traffic, online engagement, revenue and support.”
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December 9, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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December 9, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Are they *trying* to drive their readers away?
tomscocca.bsky.social Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Dec 8
LOL the Washington Post replaced its archive search tool with an AI that tries to summarize the archive ahead of delivering any actual stories, and which only ranks its findings by "relevance," with no option to rank them by date
December 8, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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matthewcollins.bsky.social
Tracking ancient millet's 🌾 journey through prehistoric cooking! Analysis of Bronze/Iron Age pottery from Poland shows broomcorn millet went from zero to hero - absent in Early Bronze Age but became a kitchen staple. #Archaeological 🏺chemistry reveals ancient food choices!
#archaeology
Millet and meals: the role and significance of Panicum miliaceum in culinary contexts at Bruszczewo, Poland - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
The translocation of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) is an enticing subject of archaeological investigation. While the species was rapidly dispersed across Eurasia during prehistory, its adoption...
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December 8, 2024 at 7:49 AM
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rabihalameddine.bsky.social
A photo I posted of graffiti in Syria in 2014.
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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microburin.bsky.social
I used to be a Mesolithic archaeologist. In 2020 Covid19 hit me, crashed me. My pleas for help continue. Year 5 chronic #LongCovid, now bed-bound, unable to walk, no income or support, bankruptcy close, house repossession on horizon. Please help and share if you can 🆘
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Long Covid victim year 5, Spence seeks help to stay afloat
Dear friends, colleagues and philanthropic folk, my pleas for help continue. Year 5 chronic #LongCovid since 2020, now bed-bound and unable to walk, no income or support, bankruptcy close, house repos...
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September 6, 2024 at 8:31 PM