Ulla Rajala
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An archaeologist who loves Eurovision and popular tv. Sharing content on heritage, politics and entertainment.
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The Latial cemetery area of Osteria dell'Osa is a rarity with a full publication of its cremations and inhumations. It lies on a plateau next to a dried crater in Rome. It is dated between the 9th and first decades of the 6th century. #TombTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The Latial cemetery area of Osteria dell'Osa is a rarity with a full publication of its cremations and inhumations. It lies on a plateau next to a dried crater in Rome. It is dated between the 9th and first decades of the 6th century. #TombTuesday
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Another dedication made on behalf of a child - this small boy also holds a ball in his left hand, and is wearing a protective bulla (amulet) round his neck. Very moving to see parents' dedications on behalf of their children.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Another dedication made on behalf of a child - this small boy also holds a ball in his left hand, and is wearing a protective bulla (amulet) round his neck. Very moving to see parents' dedications on behalf of their children.
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Another statue from San Casciano, showing a woman at prayer, with beautiful details of her dress.
November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Another statue from San Casciano, showing a woman at prayer, with beautiful details of her dress.
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Lucky to catch the last weekend of the stunning San Casciano bronzes' visit to Berlin - these sculptures were ritually buried at a Tuscan healing sanctuary in the 1st century CE after a lightning strike, & were excavated in the last few years. So revelatory about ancient religious practice
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Lucky to catch the last weekend of the stunning San Casciano bronzes' visit to Berlin - these sculptures were ritually buried at a Tuscan healing sanctuary in the 1st century CE after a lightning strike, & were excavated in the last few years. So revelatory about ancient religious practice
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The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
The BBC is in crisis in the same way that GB News would be if you put Owen Jones on the board armed with a veto and plenty of coffee.
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AI has not made the jump to reasoning, but it has made the jump to business. For all of my life, researchers and philosophers have studied AI, but they are no longer the experts that governments pay attention to. Now it's the people asking for money that are deemed experts
"The commission’s response was not filled with references to the scientific literature. Instead, the Commission referred to the essays and books by tech CEOs."
Unglaublich. Wirklich unfassbar. Politik, die auf Lobby-Bullshit basiert, und dabei Grundrechte rasiert.
Unglaublich. Wirklich unfassbar. Politik, die auf Lobby-Bullshit basiert, und dabei Grundrechte rasiert.
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 AM
AI has not made the jump to reasoning, but it has made the jump to business. For all of my life, researchers and philosophers have studied AI, but they are no longer the experts that governments pay attention to. Now it's the people asking for money that are deemed experts
Hadrianic inscription from the fort of Moresby along the Hadrian's Wall recording the completion of building work by the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix, dated to 128-138 AD. Now in the British Museum. #EpigraphyTuesday
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Hadrianic inscription from the fort of Moresby along the Hadrian's Wall recording the completion of building work by the Twentieth Legion Valeria Victrix, dated to 128-138 AD. Now in the British Museum. #EpigraphyTuesday
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Lots of interviewers asking Zack if he sees himself as the next PM - that's not the only way to influence politics. The Green surge made Labour aware that there are alternatives for its former base. That's how we drag the Overton window left. By providing an authentic alternative for people & planet
I've said repeatedly "I want Labour to be more worried about losing votes and seats to the Green Party than to Reform. That's how we start to shift decisions."
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lots of interviewers asking Zack if he sees himself as the next PM - that's not the only way to influence politics. The Green surge made Labour aware that there are alternatives for its former base. That's how we drag the Overton window left. By providing an authentic alternative for people & planet
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Jyväskylän kirjamessuilla antiikkia: Su 23.11. Klo 15.30. Jaakkojuhani Peltonen: Kleopatra – viimeisen faaraon myytti.
Jyväskylän Kirjamessujen ohjelmassamme ovat mukana Pekka Valtonen ja Jaakkojuhani Peltonen🎤
#TiedonPuolella #JyväskylänKirjamessut
#TiedonPuolella #JyväskylänKirjamessut
Gaudeamus Jyväskylän Kirjamessuilla - Gaudeamus
Tule seuraamaan kiinnostavaa ohjelmaa ja poimi Jyväskylän Kirjamessuilta mukaan uutuudet omaan kirjahyllyyn sekä toivotut joululahjat tutkitun tiedon ystävälle.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Jyväskylän kirjamessuilla antiikkia: Su 23.11. Klo 15.30. Jaakkojuhani Peltonen: Kleopatra – viimeisen faaraon myytti.
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Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (HYY) palkitsi Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin standaarilla vuosijuhlassaan 8.11.2025. FIMElle palkinto myönnettiin työstä Israelin-Palestiinan konfliktin avaamiseksi tuottamalla ja jakamalla tutkittua tietoa suurelle yleisölle.
HYY palkitsi FIMEn Israelin-Palestiinan konfliktin selittämisestä – Suomen Lähi-idän instituutti
Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (HYY) palkitsi Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin standaarilla vuosijuhlassaan 8.11.2025. HYY myöntää standaarin yhteisölle, joka on edistänyt ylioppilaskunnan pyrkimyks...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Helsingin yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (HYY) palkitsi Suomen Lähi-idän instituutin standaarilla vuosijuhlassaan 8.11.2025. FIMElle palkinto myönnettiin työstä Israelin-Palestiinan konfliktin avaamiseksi tuottamalla ja jakamalla tutkittua tietoa suurelle yleisölle.
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I am glad to announce the 4th session of the seminar Aux portes de la garnison : le fait urbain en contexte militaire (At the gates of the garrison: urban life in a military context) will take place on Monday, Nov. 24th. from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. , in Lyon.
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I am glad to announce the 4th session of the seminar Aux portes de la garnison : le fait urbain en contexte militaire (At the gates of the garrison: urban life in a military context) will take place on Monday, Nov. 24th. from 2 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. , in Lyon.
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The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The CURRENT sitting MP for Clacton earns £511,000 as a presenter for GB News and took £281,000 as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
So maybe sit this one out, you rancid herring.
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*** ANNOUNCEMENT***
The #EAA warmly invites its members to attend a Special Meeting, which will be held online on Friday, 9 January 2026, from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. This Special Meeting has been convened by the EAA President following a written request from ten percent of the current membership.
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The #EAA warmly invites its members to attend a Special Meeting, which will be held online on Friday, 9 January 2026, from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. This Special Meeting has been convened by the EAA President following a written request from ten percent of the current membership.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
*** ANNOUNCEMENT***
The #EAA warmly invites its members to attend a Special Meeting, which will be held online on Friday, 9 January 2026, from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. This Special Meeting has been convened by the EAA President following a written request from ten percent of the current membership.
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The #EAA warmly invites its members to attend a Special Meeting, which will be held online on Friday, 9 January 2026, from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. This Special Meeting has been convened by the EAA President following a written request from ten percent of the current membership.
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They may have around 30% in the polls, but nearly half of voters would rank them dead last if they had the chance. They also have the lowest mean favourability score of all the parties.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
They may have around 30% in the polls, but nearly half of voters would rank them dead last if they had the chance. They also have the lowest mean favourability score of all the parties.
It is the #ESC250 voting time! I voted and sorry Käärijä, my Number 1 is Zitti e buoni! #Eurovision
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November 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It is the #ESC250 voting time! I voted and sorry Käärijä, my Number 1 is Zitti e buoni! #Eurovision
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The next #Accordia talk will take place on Tuesday November 11 at 5.30pm. Francesca Del Fattore will talk about ‘All PaTHS Lead to the Pastures' in Room 261 in the Senate House in London. #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If there is bias with the BBC, it is continious presence of Reform politicians!
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
If there is bias with the BBC, it is continious presence of Reform politicians!
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'As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature, held in South Africa, to argue that the arts are still vital to the world’s intellectual and moral life.'
‘It’s what makes us human’: Top writers defend humanities
As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature to argue that ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
'As pressure mounts globally on the humanities, Africa’s leading writers and scholars used this week’s Nobel Symposium in Literature, held in South Africa, to argue that the arts are still vital to the world’s intellectual and moral life.'
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This is the mosaic that knocked the Great Pavement at Woodchester off its spot as 'largest known Roman mosaic north of the Alps', a distinction it had held since the 1600s!
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is the mosaic that knocked the Great Pavement at Woodchester off its spot as 'largest known Roman mosaic north of the Alps', a distinction it had held since the 1600s!
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Hallitus päätti perustaa propagandaosaston, jotta viestintä saadaan keskitettyä yhdenmukaiseksi ja tosiasiat eivät pääse pilaamaan hallituksen viestintää.
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HS:n tiedot | Hallitus päätti valtioneuvoston viestinnän keskittämisestä, säästötavoite kiristyi
Tulossa on uusi valtioneuvoston viestintäosasto, joka aloittaisi ensi vuonna.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Hallitus päätti perustaa propagandaosaston, jotta viestintä saadaan keskitettyä yhdenmukaiseksi ja tosiasiat eivät pääse pilaamaan hallituksen viestintää.
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I can confirm that I will give a quartz paper at Helsinki on Tuesday April 7 and an Atrium Vestae paper at Tampere on Thursday April 9 #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I can confirm that I will give a quartz paper at Helsinki on Tuesday April 7 and an Atrium Vestae paper at Tampere on Thursday April 9 #Archaeology #AncientBluesky ⚱️🦋
Save Geography at Leicester: sign the petition! c.org/8rgnvB5RRy
Sign the Petition
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November 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Save Geography at Leicester: sign the petition! c.org/8rgnvB5RRy
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That Roman database of roads that's been in the news: treat with some caution.
Comparaison entre ce qui est connu (en rouge) et les tracés du dataset (en vert) pour l'est de la Bourgogne. Les données mises a disposition sont sans doute meilleures dans les zones où des spécialiste ont été sollicité.e.s (Egypte, etc). Bonne base de départ donc, mais a utiliser avec prudence 3/3
November 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
That Roman database of roads that's been in the news: treat with some caution.
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Colloque – Ecclesia et date. Humanités numériques et architecture religieuse médiévale
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Colloque – Ecclesia et date. Humanités numériques et architecture religieuse médiévale
Cette manifestation scientifique a pour objectif de mettre en lumière l’apport des outils issus des Humanités Numériques pour l’étude des édifices religieux élevés durant la période méd…
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Colloque – Ecclesia et date. Humanités numériques et architecture religieuse médiévale
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