Robert Ashby
@robertashby.bsky.social
FRSA, Writer & Photographer, fulltime PhD Researcher in Cultural Evolution in Palaeolithic era, Brighton University. Hereford Photo Festival Director, Chair, Patron 1995-2010. Chair Humanists UK 2006-16. Career: Director, tech startup businesses,1976-2022.
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September 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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A new version of George, the Turkish/Palestinian saint's flag.
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A new version of George, the Turkish/Palestinian saint's flag.
A new version of George, the Turkish/Palestinian saint's flag.
September 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A new version of George, the Turkish/Palestinian saint's flag.
#Gobeklitepe, #Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024. Important #Neolithic settlement site, 9500-8000BCE. From my series on Ancient and #NuminousPlaces, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology
June 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
#Gobeklitepe, #Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024. Important #Neolithic settlement site, 9500-8000BCE. From my series on Ancient and #NuminousPlaces, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology
#Hattusa, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. Hittite capital in the late bronze age. From my series on Ancient and #Numinous Places, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology
June 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
#Hattusa, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. Hittite capital in the late bronze age. From my series on Ancient and #Numinous Places, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology
Zhong Guo Renmin Daxue (Peoples University of China), Haidian, Beijing, 1982. In memory of today. Today we remember Tiananmen 1989. A regime that stresses dialectic and self criticism, but suppresses dissent, dialogue and democracy.
#china #tiananmen #1989 #dissent #democracy
#china #tiananmen #1989 #dissent #democracy
June 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Zhong Guo Renmin Daxue (Peoples University of China), Haidian, Beijing, 1982. In memory of today. Today we remember Tiananmen 1989. A regime that stresses dialectic and self criticism, but suppresses dissent, dialogue and democracy.
#china #tiananmen #1989 #dissent #democracy
#china #tiananmen #1989 #dissent #democracy
York cathedral, 2025. From my photography project "Some Statements of Power and Influence", on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture.
#religion #york #culturalevolution #cathedrals #yorkcathedral #power #influence #humanism
#religion #york #culturalevolution #cathedrals #yorkcathedral #power #influence #humanism
June 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
York cathedral, 2025. From my photography project "Some Statements of Power and Influence", on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture.
#religion #york #culturalevolution #cathedrals #yorkcathedral #power #influence #humanism
#religion #york #culturalevolution #cathedrals #yorkcathedral #power #influence #humanism
Tre'r Ceiri, Lynn Penisular, North Wales, 2023. From my series of Numinous Places, within my work on the origins of religion.
#trerceiri #wales #lynn #numinousplaces #religion #landscape #landscapehead
#newtopographics #amanalteredlandscape
#manalteredlandscape
#trerceiri #wales #lynn #numinousplaces #religion #landscape #landscapehead
#newtopographics #amanalteredlandscape
#manalteredlandscape
June 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Tre'r Ceiri, Lynn Penisular, North Wales, 2023. From my series of Numinous Places, within my work on the origins of religion.
#trerceiri #wales #lynn #numinousplaces #religion #landscape #landscapehead
#newtopographics #amanalteredlandscape
#manalteredlandscape
#trerceiri #wales #lynn #numinousplaces #religion #landscape #landscapehead
#newtopographics #amanalteredlandscape
#manalteredlandscape
Handaxe of the Week. Neolithic Flint Book of Butter - 220 mm large handaxe from Grand Pressigny, France. A stone face has a story to tell!
#archaeology #neolithic #grandpressigny #handaxe #MaterialCulture #storiesinstone #photography #blackandwhite
#archaeology #neolithic #grandpressigny #handaxe #MaterialCulture #storiesinstone #photography #blackandwhite
June 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Handaxe of the Week. Neolithic Flint Book of Butter - 220 mm large handaxe from Grand Pressigny, France. A stone face has a story to tell!
#archaeology #neolithic #grandpressigny #handaxe #MaterialCulture #storiesinstone #photography #blackandwhite
#archaeology #neolithic #grandpressigny #handaxe #MaterialCulture #storiesinstone #photography #blackandwhite
Korean catholic pilgrim, Medugorje, Bosnia, 2024. From my photography project on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture.
#religion #bosnia #culturalevolution #pilgrims #medugorje
#religion #bosnia #culturalevolution #pilgrims #medugorje
June 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Korean catholic pilgrim, Medugorje, Bosnia, 2024. From my photography project on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture.
#religion #bosnia #culturalevolution #pilgrims #medugorje
#religion #bosnia #culturalevolution #pilgrims #medugorje
Handaxe of the week. Surface find, Olorgesailie, Kenya, 1956. Found by Louis Leakey and given by him to Peter Ellis, friend of his son, Richard.
#archaeology #olorgesailie #kenya #oldowan #handaxe
#archaeology #olorgesailie #kenya #oldowan #handaxe
May 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Handaxe of the week. Surface find, Olorgesailie, Kenya, 1956. Found by Louis Leakey and given by him to Peter Ellis, friend of his son, Richard.
#archaeology #olorgesailie #kenya #oldowan #handaxe
#archaeology #olorgesailie #kenya #oldowan #handaxe
Actually its the wealthy that are hiding behind high walls, and gates like this one. (From my project "shut in shut out").
April 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Actually its the wealthy that are hiding behind high walls, and gates like this one. (From my project "shut in shut out").
University of Brighton, 2021. Today, Feb 12th, was Charles Darwin’s birthday in 1809.
#science #charlesdarwin #originofspecies
#science #charlesdarwin #originofspecies
February 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
University of Brighton, 2021. Today, Feb 12th, was Charles Darwin’s birthday in 1809.
#science #charlesdarwin #originofspecies
#science #charlesdarwin #originofspecies
Just saying.....
February 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just saying.....
Karahantepe, Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024.
December 2, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Karahantepe, Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024.
When I was there in September there were guards stopping us taking photos like that at Karahantepe. Hopefully she'll get to the fabulous archaeological museum in Sanliurfa as well.
November 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
When I was there in September there were guards stopping us taking photos like that at Karahantepe. Hopefully she'll get to the fabulous archaeological museum in Sanliurfa as well.
Çatalhöyük, Konya, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. A fascinating day in September at one of the most important archaeological sites of the Neolithic. #neolithic #catahoyuk #archaeology #culturalevolution
November 1, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Çatalhöyük, Konya, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. A fascinating day in September at one of the most important archaeological sites of the Neolithic. #neolithic #catahoyuk #archaeology #culturalevolution
Asikli Hoyuk 10ky neolithic archaeological site, Aksaray, Anatolia, Turkey.
October 30, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Asikli Hoyuk 10ky neolithic archaeological site, Aksaray, Anatolia, Turkey.
Haggia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2024. Fascinating building, originally Greek Orthodox, most of west Turkey was part of Greece. Then an Islamic mosque, then a museum in the 1920's secular republic, now a mosque again thanks to Erdogan. Much Christian iconography remains, unlike any other mosque.
October 29, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Haggia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2024. Fascinating building, originally Greek Orthodox, most of west Turkey was part of Greece. Then an Islamic mosque, then a museum in the 1920's secular republic, now a mosque again thanks to Erdogan. Much Christian iconography remains, unlike any other mosque.
Some of my first attempts at a great flint knapping weekend workshop with Dr James Dilley at Ancient Crafts, Ludham, Norfolk last weekend. @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social
October 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Some of my first attempts at a great flint knapping weekend workshop with Dr James Dilley at Ancient Crafts, Ludham, Norfolk last weekend. @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social
Durham Cathedral, 2024. Some evidence of an evolved cultural artefact.
September 28, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Durham Cathedral, 2024. Some evidence of an evolved cultural artefact.
Whilst in Durham for the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
conference two weeks ago, I had the chance to see the cathedral at night, and also visited during the day, as it's an important example of the artefacts of the cultural evolution of religion, that I am researching.
conference two weeks ago, I had the chance to see the cathedral at night, and also visited during the day, as it's an important example of the artefacts of the cultural evolution of religion, that I am researching.
September 27, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Whilst in Durham for the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social
conference two weeks ago, I had the chance to see the cathedral at night, and also visited during the day, as it's an important example of the artefacts of the cultural evolution of religion, that I am researching.
conference two weeks ago, I had the chance to see the cathedral at night, and also visited during the day, as it's an important example of the artefacts of the cultural evolution of religion, that I am researching.