Reposted by A. GaastraSam Barber @barber-samj.bsky.social · 09/10/2026For me as for so many others, Chris Wickham has been fundamental for how I think about the early medieval world--I'd even go so far as to say how I think about history writ large. An enormous loss. 34511
Reposted by A. Gaastranotenzumgeräusch @notesonnoise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026#1990lijstjes de US underground 022
Reposted by A. GaastraSimon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 08/09/2026From Finland: the largest ever Viking age coin hoard - 4.5 kg, in two birch-bark containers. From Sysmä, north of Lahtis: archaeologists excavated, finding Swedish, English, German coins & dirhams dating it to 1000–1050, a silver ring & a few other small silver objects. fof.se/artikel/reko...fof.seRekordstor vikingatida skatt hittad i Finland | Forskning & FramstegDen rutinerade fornfyndsletaren Kalle Lappinen var förra veckan ute med sin metallsökare i hopp om att hitta spår av ett gravfält från järnåldern i orten … 15922
Reposted by A. GaastraIsabelle Marie @isabellemarie.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Medieval Ship Discovered in the Ceiling of a German House. #Archaeology www.medievalists.net/2026/08/medi...medievalists.netMedieval Ship Discovered in the Ceiling of a German House - Medievalists.netParts of a medieval ship have been discovered reused as the ceiling of a 13th-century cellar in Konstanz, Germany, offering new insights into medieval shipbuilding. 38519
Reposted by A. GaastraEd Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A Viking 10th century silver thistle brooch found in 1901 at Flusco near Penrith in Cumbria. It is a type that probably originated in Ireland but was adopted by the Vikings. Seen in the British Museum last week. #FindsFriday 532266
Reposted by A. GaastraCharles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"Þjóðríkr the bold, chief of sea-warriors, ruled over the shores of the Hreiðsea. Now he sits armed on his Goth(ic horse), his shield strapped, the prince of the Mærings." 04714
Reposted by A. GaastraCharles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Visited the Papyrus Museum in Vienna, thanks to #icbs2026, and my goodness, what a collection they have. For instance, an original papyrus copy of the Council of Constantinople of 681 (17th session) (!).... 418134
Reposted by A. GaastraMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 28/08/2026🇱🇹❗️Russia plans to attack Lithuania in the near future, both a limited invasion and a full-scale one are being considered, which is why CIA chief flew to Moscow, — journalist Zabelina 📍CIA chief discussed complete withdrawal of US troops from Europe in exchange for freezing the war in Ukraine. 1/3 5226276
Reposted by A. GaastraDavid Porter @dcporter.bsky.social · 20/08/2026How the majority of academics on this site seem to have brainwashed themselves into "Arday didn't plagiarize" continues to baffle me. 2234
Reposted by A. GaastraN.N. Scott @nnscott.com · 13/08/2026Fun news on the digital media archiving front. "Nine PBS" is KETC Channel 9, a PBS member TV station in St. Louis, Missouri. 50 TB of storage would be enough to hold high-res digital captures of about 2,000 half-hour television shows. Never leave the only copy of your data with someone else.tomshardware.comPBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archiv...This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives. 032
Reposted by A. GaastraHilbert Vinkenoog (History with) @history-w-hilbert.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Two of the earliest translations into Frisian of Old Norse literature. Most recently supplemented by Willem Schoorstra’s translation of the Poetic Edda. 163
Reposted by A. GaastraCarin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Last year for Simplician's day we looked at a 6th-c. (!) manuscript of the Confessions in half-uncial. Half-uncial MSS are *very* rare (they survive at about 1/10 the rate of uncial ones) and fully digitized ones are even rarer. This MS also gives us a chance to compare early uncials (the red bits). 0156
Reposted by A. GaastraCharles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The monastery where the 11th-c. Aragonese kings are buried (until their remains were removed in the face of the fire). 23619
Reposted by A. GaastraDr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Camel. Is thinking, yeah, you're pretty funny-looking yourself. Drawn by Samuel van Hoogstraten of Dordrecht, whose day is today. 18316
Reposted by A. GaastraRick de Ruiter @rickderuiter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026De Slegte krijgt mysterieuze megabestelling: Zoom Books wil 800.000 Nederlandse boekenbnr.nlDe Slegte krijgt mysterieuze megabestelling: Zoom Books wil 800.000 Nederlandse boekenZoom Books, een Canadese handelaar in tweedehandsboeken, deed een bestelling van 800.000 Nederlandse boeken. 53614
Reposted by A. GaastraPetra Eigenraam @petraeigenraam.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Er zijn aanwijzingen dat Zoom Books boeken koopt voor bedrijven om AI-modellen te trainen. @koppenverklapt.bsky.social 166
Reposted by A. GaastraAd van der Zee @advanderzee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Ach, Femme Gaastra overleden. Geweldig VOC-kenner en een heel aardige man ook nog eens. www.zeegeschiedenis.nl/2026/07/28/i...zeegeschiedenis.nlIn memoriam: Femme Gaastra 1945-2026 - Nederlandse Vereniging voor ZeegeschiedenisOns bereikte het droevige bericht dat oud-hoogleraar zeegeschiedenis FemmeGaastra is overleden. Hij is net 81 jaar geworden. Ik koester enkel goede herinneringen aan ‘mijn’ oud-docent. Het beeld staat... 3137
Reposted by A. GaastraRutger K. 🟥 @anotheraspirin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Coming soon. It's now in the hands of the copy-editors and all those other professionals that make us academics look good. 1266
Reposted by A. GaastraSimon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Hey #medievalsky, 40+ years ago in Cambridge University Library I stumbled across medieval engravings showing a (marital?) ordeal involving someone in a barrel and someone with a club which has haunted my memory ever since. Anyone know it? 163
Reposted by A. GaastraCharles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026If anyone has views on what's on the table, I'm all ears. 434
Reposted by A. GaastraBrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026William Shatner's metal band is making its live debut at Riot Fest www.brooklynvegan.com/william-shat...brooklynvegan.comWilliam Shatner's metal band making its live debut at Riot FestWilliam Shatner and his heavy metal band The *uckers play the final day of Riot Fest on September 20. He's got a metal album on the way too. 092
Reposted by A. GaastraNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026A die made from animal bones, found in Burgstein Castle, dating 11th century. Just like today, opposite sides of a die always add up to 7. Dice were quite popular among all social classes during the Middle Ages. In the early 10th century, for instance, the scholar Ekkhardt IV of ...🧵1/2 📷️me 122656
Reposted by A. GaastraThe Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Wisely left the eight-buckle Demonias at home rather than try and walk through security with them on. 5376
Reposted by A. GaastraTechnische Hochschule Mittelhessen @thm.de · 10/07/2026static.klipy.comArmin Laschet's Isso ShrugALT: Armin Laschet's Isso Shrug 1233
Reposted by A. GaastraPeter Breuer @peterbreuer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Bitte kein Pfalz Malz. 121348
Reposted by A. GaastraMartjan Kuit @martjankuit.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Waarschijnlijk was het de auto van een ansichtkaartfotograaf, die hem overal in Europa als rood kleuraccent in zijn foto's parkeerde. Van wie de auto was? Geen idee. Dus mocht je je vervelen deze zomer: zoek 'm op.spiegel.deEin roter Ford Taunus auf Postkarten aus Belgien und den NiederlandenÜber Jahrzehnte hat ein Autofan jeden Schnipsel zu seinem Traumwagen gesammelt - und dabei einen skurrilen Fund gemacht: Auf mehr als 20 Ansichtskarten aus den Niederlanden, Belgien und Dänemark entde... 3271
Reposted by A. GaastraAidan O'Sullivan @aidanosullivan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I’m not surprised, wood was the oil of the Middle Ages; woodlands were named, owned, valued with multiple products managed (eg timber for houses, ships, fuel, charcoal, underwood, leaves for fodder, bark for tanning, and of course browsing animals and wild creatures). Literally woodland economies 0268
Reposted by A. GaastraEllie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Scoop with @mercohn.bsky.social: Johns Hopkins University is laying off more than 100 employees in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey Business School and central administration. Hopkins is suffering "debilitating" decreases in federal research funding www.thebanner.com/education/hi...thebanner.comJohns Hopkins University lays off over 100 employees due to federal research lossesThe layoffs this week impact the university’s Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Carey School of Business and the university’s general administration. 12278214
Reposted by A. GaastraNeutychus @eutychusneindanke.bsky.social · 25/06/2026alle wissenschaften sind nur hilfswissenschaften für die numismatik 5252
Reposted by A. GaastraMarcel Lepper @marcellepper.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Bevor wieder behauptet wird, #KI sei doch auch eine historische „Chance“: www.srf.ch/kultur/gesel...srf.chJagd auf alte Bücher - KI-Firmen kaufen Antiquariate leer – und vernichten die BücherPalettenweise wandern alte Bücher aus Europa in die USA. Dahinter stecken mutmasslich KI-Unternehmen – und System. 40769400
Reposted by A. GaastraLouis Berger @ajournomento.bsky.social · 21/06/2026 „Niemand ist Journalist geworden, um Texte zu tippen“ – ich schon.taz.deKI im Journalismus: Text ohne AutorEin KI-Skandal erschüttert den Journalismus. Aber ist es überhaupt einer? Die Medienbranche ist geteilter Meinung. Sicher ist: Sie wandelt sich. 5582
Reposted by A. GaastraStephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Of swamps and marshes 2175
Reposted by A. GaastraSimon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 19/06/2026For #FindsFriday a rare coin in the joint names of Arnulf and Berengar I dating from 894-6 (32.9mm). From the Zuidlaren hoard (Drenthe); there are also single finds from the Confessio Petri (Vatican City) & Turin. See Numismatic Chronicle 2023. Photo: NNC 1936-883, DNB Amsterdam. #medievalsky 1184
Reposted by A. GaastraKersten Augustin @kerstenau.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Warum ein Journalismus, der sich durch KI ersetzen lässt, selbst schuld ist: sehr intelligenter Text auf @taz.de taz.de/KI-und-Journ...taz.deKI und Journalismus: Selbst schuldKünstliche Intelligenz trifft den Journalismus wie das E-Auto den Verbrenner. Nur: Ein Tankrabatt wird nicht ausreichen, um die Branche zu retten. 0179
Reposted by A. GaastraDesign Reviewed @designreviewed.com · 16/06/2026Logo deisgns by Jean Larcher. Scanned from Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, 9, 1979. Get more design history in your inbox: designreviewed.com/newsletter/ #graphicdesign #logodesign 0284
Reposted by A. Gaastracpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026This’ll really upset both the teenagers on bluesky. 126264
Reposted by A. GaastraBassano @bassano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer 130198244939
Reposted by A. GaastraFlora Amelie Sophie Hochschild out of context @outofcontextflora.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026Jakob Böhme. Schlesisch herb. 4334
Reposted by A. GaastraSimon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 22/05/2026For #FindsFriday evidence of #viking brutality - a 35-year-old woman from Zutphen (NL) with sword cuts to her knee and a York copper penny by her side. Written sources report an attack on the town in 882. Neither she nor the child with her was buried. #medievalsky museazutphen.nl/stedelijk-mu... 1348
Reposted by A. GaastraStephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Approved by linguists everywhere 2728
Reposted by A. GaastraMatthew Gault @mjgault.bsky.social · 15/05/2026tomorrow at Uber HQ, the CEO, an Nvidia executive and other venture capitalists and assorted tech professionals will meet to discuss the future of Iran at a "private summit"404media.coTech Companies to Discuss Iran's Future During 'Private Conference' at Uber HQThe former Crown Prince of Iran is meeting with Iranian diaspora tech and business leaders on Saturday to discuss the future of the country. Attendees include the CEO of Uber. 59153
Reposted by A. GaastraNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 15/05/2026The Cuerdale Hoard was discovered by workmen beside the River Ribble near Preston, Lancashire, #OTD in 1840. One of the largest Viking silver hoards ever found, it comprised around 8,600 items. 📸British Museum 25412
Reposted by A. GaastraMina Monier @mmonier.bsky.social · 15/05/2026A copy of a rhythmed Gospels translation, endowed to the royal library of the Mamluk Sultan Al-Mansur Fakhr ad-Din. The manuscript is dated to the 16th century. But this Sultan ruled Egypt in the mid-15th century. So, the dating is inaccurate. the Translation from Syriac was done in 1299 CE. 153
Reposted by A. Gaastra★ govert schilling @govertschilling.nl · 14/05/2026wanneer gaan museumcuratoren een keer normaal nederlands leren? ik trek dit echt niet meer 🙄 35744
Reposted by A. Gaastranotenzumgeräusch @notesonnoise.bsky.social · 09/05/20261981, 20+2 lijstjes + een eindlijst. This Heat's Deceit is de niet-verrassende winnaar, met Computerwelt direct daarna #45jaarterug critiqueredux.art.blog/2026/05/09/4...critiqueredux.art.blog45 Jaar Terug: De 1981 lijstjesEindlijst 1. THIS HEAT — Deceit (9x) 2. KRAFTWERK — Computerwelt (8x) 3. ENO & BYRNE — My Life in the Bush of Ghosts (7x) 4. EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN — Kollaps (6x) 5. GRA… 4122
Reposted by A. GaastraNBER @nber.org · 09/05/2026Data from hundreds of thousands of ancient coins is used to reconstruct granular time series of trade and real consumption around the Mediterranean from the 4th to the 10th century, from @johannesmboehm.bsky.social and Thomas Chaney www.nber.org/papers/w35156 13514
Reposted by A. GaastraShit Planning @planningshit.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Before and Hereafter! 7132665
