Mary Shepperson
@mshepps.bsky.social
Mesopotamian archaeologist, lecturer at U of Liverpool. Ancient architecture, urbanism, TANKS(!). Painter of unsettling things. Can ride, fence and shoot. Good at knots. Ivory tower-dwelling liberal.
Jerry, my dear old blackbird friend, is having another tough breeding season. I'm here to provide mealworms and sympathy.
#UKbirds #birds #blackbird
#UKbirds #birds #blackbird
May 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Jerry, my dear old blackbird friend, is having another tough breeding season. I'm here to provide mealworms and sympathy.
#UKbirds #birds #blackbird
#UKbirds #birds #blackbird
Very happy to be in Najaf, Iraq, leading a team from the ArCHIAM research centre to document endangered heritage in the old town for our project with the British Institute for the Study of Iraq
February 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Very happy to be in Najaf, Iraq, leading a team from the ArCHIAM research centre to document endangered heritage in the old town for our project with the British Institute for the Study of Iraq
Anyone thinking the fascist salute might have been an accident hasn't been paying attention.
January 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Anyone thinking the fascist salute might have been an accident hasn't been paying attention.
Going through old things, found this brooch I think I bought in Sudan about fifteen years ago. Safe or cursed? What's the consensus? I think it's made of bone.
December 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Going through old things, found this brooch I think I bought in Sudan about fifteen years ago. Safe or cursed? What's the consensus? I think it's made of bone.
British Institute for the study of Iraq council away day. We just handed round the brass name plate from the old British School in Baghdad.
#BISI #archaeology #Iraq
#BISI #archaeology #Iraq
November 23, 2024 at 11:49 AM
British Institute for the study of Iraq council away day. We just handed round the brass name plate from the old British School in Baghdad.
#BISI #archaeology #Iraq
#BISI #archaeology #Iraq
House plant question: is this normal?
My £3 supermarket poinsettia is about to do its 5th Christmas. I think it's about time it moved out and found its own place tbh.
#houseplants #poinsettia #plants #gardening
My £3 supermarket poinsettia is about to do its 5th Christmas. I think it's about time it moved out and found its own place tbh.
#houseplants #poinsettia #plants #gardening
November 21, 2024 at 4:55 PM
House plant question: is this normal?
My £3 supermarket poinsettia is about to do its 5th Christmas. I think it's about time it moved out and found its own place tbh.
#houseplants #poinsettia #plants #gardening
My £3 supermarket poinsettia is about to do its 5th Christmas. I think it's about time it moved out and found its own place tbh.
#houseplants #poinsettia #plants #gardening
It's snowing outside so seems appropriate to crack out the fire and wine, although I'm inappropriately reading Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger.
November 18, 2024 at 11:12 PM
It's snowing outside so seems appropriate to crack out the fire and wine, although I'm inappropriately reading Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger.
I'm not usually one for scented candles, but well-played Wax Lyrical, you found my weak spot
November 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I'm not usually one for scented candles, but well-played Wax Lyrical, you found my weak spot