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Heather Antos @heatherantos.bsky.social · 23h

And last...but certainly not least...my final STAR TREK book has been announced. STAR TREK: ROC'S EGG -- a brand-new mystery graphic novel from the one and only TIMOTHY ZAHN!!! @idwpublishing.com nerdist.com/article/excl...

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STAR WARS Author Timothy Zahn to Write First STAR TREK Graphic Novel (Exclusive)

Iconic Star Wars author and Grand Admiral Thrawn creator Timothy Zahn will write his first Star Trek story for IDW in 2027.

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Congrats and all the best to the teams!!! The party is gathering and you have my swords! 🏹⚔️🛡️✨👊🏼🔮 Please read up on it and sign the petition! actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

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Stand with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic Workers Forming a Union!

The Dungeons & Dragons team and Studio X (Magic: The Gathering; Duel Masters) are forming a union! We are joining the ranks of United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC-CWA) and following in the fo...

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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027.

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’ve found Maud Cunnington’s presidential address! Well, actually a wonderful lady in Swindon Council has. And it was worth the hunt. In 1932, Maud is talking about the movement and repurposing of Iron Age human bones.

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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 04/10/2026

Remember the battle of Cable Street. London, 4 October 1936. Also remember that they shall not pass. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

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JRMES @jrmes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here are some mouthpieces from Carnuntum (AUT). The army used different instruments for different things, but we can't as yet distinguish which mouthpiece came from which instrument (unless one is still attached!). Of course, they also had civilian uses (eg in the amphitheatre).

A selection of copper-alloy musical instrument mouthpieces found at Carnuntum in the Museum Carnuntinum. These could have been used with the cornu, tuba, bucina, or lituus (there is currently no way of telling which is which). Image: MCB (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

Happy October 3 to everyone celebrating

Lady in Mean Girls saying, “it’s October 3rd.

A screen cap of Fullmetal Achemist. Someone’s hand holding an open pockets watch. On the inside of the watch is the crudely done engraving, “don’t forget 3, Oct. 10”

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Carausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is one of the Hornelund brooches crafted by a highly skilled Danish goldsmith. It was unearthed in 1892 by a labourer ploughing fields in Hornelund. It was part of a valuable hoard that included a second gold clothing brooch & a thick gold arm ring. 🕰️c950-1000AD 🏛️📷 National Museum of Denmark

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Jens Notroff @jensnotroff.com · 02/10/2026

A shame that apparently even a valid museum ticket doesn't guarantee you can see the #BayeuxTapestry, but here's a breathtaking high-resolution resource that lets you get thread-counting close to it from the comfort of your own couch: www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/the-bayeu...

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Explore the Bayeux Tapestry online - Bayeux Museum

For the first time, you will be able to freely explore the entire Bayeux Tapestry scene by scene with a never seen quality of images !

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Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

Ooo look at the agricultural panel @themerl.bsky.social!

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me today.... So glad the weekend is almost here 🫩 Etruscan amber pendant in the shape of a monkey, height 4.7 cm. Found in Vetulonia, Italy, dating late 8th/early 7th century BC. 📷 Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana

Small translucent amber figurine carved in the shape of a squatting monkey. The figure has a detailed face with expressive eyes and rests its chin on its hands, appearing thoughtful. It sits atop a rectangular platform supported by four rounded, balloon-like legs.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Universal soldier Damaged fragment of a tombstone commemorating a #Roman auxiliary cavalryman from Whitcombe #Dorset in #DorsetMuseum The full image probably showed the horse trampling on a Briton / Durotrigian 😲 📷 Sept 2026 #RomanFortThursday

Damaged sculptural relief showing a Roman cavalryman with cape and helmet, holding a spear and riding an angry horse

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says

The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water. I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there? God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An amazing glimpse into Mesolithic everyday life: this more than 7,500-year-old ring was made from heather roots, carefully rolled up and prepared for later use. It was discovered at the settlement of Motala/Sweden, where the same material was used for fish traps. Dating 5750–5550 BC. 🧵1/2 📷me

A thick bundle of dried plant roots, tightly rolled into a ring and secured with fibrous ties, displayed on a dark grey museum plinth.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A classic map-themed cartoon by the one and only Gary Larson. What’s your favourite cartoon featuring or displaying a map?

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Data point on what's possible

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What a wonderful image of a Roman face pot from Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt! Found in settlements, forts, graves, and ritual contexts, these mysterious vessels still leave archaeologists wondering about their original purpose. Foto: LAD/Sarah Roth

Close-up of a Roman face pot held in someone’s hands. The dark gray vessel features a molded human face with a prominent nose, eye, mouth, and textured hair or headpiece around the rim.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.

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Taryn @thayden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

think that every survivor of SA should write an essay about the impact it had on their lives and send it to Cornell. This is bullshit. These guys need to be punished. Shame on them and Cornell.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A truly marvellous object: a 16th-century incense storage container in the shape of a #ship. Coins of the #Roman Emperor Nero, minted between 64 and 68 AD, have been attached as wheels. 📷️ Landesmuseum Württemberg

A intricately crafted incense storage container shaped like ship, made of bronze with a weathered patina. The container features a central lighthouse-like structure rising from its deck and is supported by Roman coins serving as decorative wheels, on is missing. The ship’s bow and stern are elevated and adorned with geometric carvings and porthole-like cutouts, enhancing its detailed, miniature design.

A Roman bronze coin, used as one of the ship's wheels, depicting Emperor Nero.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Easterton Of Roseisle Stone - a Class 1 Pictish Symbol Stone discovered at Moray in 1894. The stone probably dates to the 5th or 6th centuries, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own #StandingStoneSunday #Picts

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is why you don't just dig things up. Look at the amazing info we've got now: We know how it was all placed in ground & we have all of it, none damaged & conservation possible both as excavated & after. We can also look at the soil, for organics, pollen etc. #Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺

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Dr Margaret Maitland @margaretmaitland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A fascinating thread on Tolkien’s ancient Egyptian inspirations (also featuring a signet ring of Nefertiti from the collections of National Museums Scotland!)

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When at the end of 1939 Walter Benjamin was advised to get out of Paris, he instead renewed his library card. He died #OnThisDay in 1940, fleeing from the Nazis. He was one of the great cultural critics of the 20th century

Walter Benjamin's membership card to the Bibliotheque nationale de France

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Dr Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The BBIH should be YOUR FIRST PORT OF CALL when doing a lit review on British or Irish history. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ancient and beautiful amber pendants worn by hunter-gatherers during the Danish Mesolithic some 10,000 years ago! 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo shows three glossy, bright orange, drop-shaped pieces of amber arranged in a row against a dark background in a museum display case. Each piece of amber is decorated with finely incised patterns. The smalleest piece on the left is decorated with a comb motif- three horizontal lines with short vertical lines on top. The largest piece in the middle has a patchwork of alternating incised rectangles, and the piece on the right has four evenly spaced horizontal rows a Ross the surface made up of drilled pits. Each piece of amber has a hole at the top suggesting it was attached to a cord to be worn as jewellery or suspended.

Amber has many properties which may have been associated with 'magic'. For example, when rubbed against fur, amber produces static electricity which can give off sparks in the dark, make hair stand on end, and attract small things towards it.

These pieces are part of the collections of the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. They are currently on loan at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle, Germany for the ‘Shamaness’ temporary exhibition.

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Peter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Go and be bold

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Luise Loges @luilog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I only just heard about Dr Rena Maguire passing away. I only knew her from social media chats, mostly (not exclusively) about archaeology, and I am devastated. She will be sorely missed, in the field and in life. My deepest condolences to her family and all who knew her personally 💔 😢

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New discovery: 900 Roman silver coins found by a detectorist on a field in Wesseling, south of Cologne. He called the authorities once his detector kept going off and he realized he’d found something bigger. The hoard dates back to the era of Emperor Hadrian. www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

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Past Horizons Archaeology Equipment @pasthorizons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

www.euronews.com/culture/2026... The discovery of the new agora, together with the uncovering of a paved road leading to the southern gate and Iron Age ceramics, challenges the accepted historical narrative of a long phase in which the city stood empty.

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Archaeology at Troy: 2,800-year-old agora found, city was not abandoned after war

Excavations on Hisarlik hill in Turkey have uncovered the site’s oldest agora, proving Troy was resettled 80–90 years after the war, not deserted for centuries before the Aeolians arrived.

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MOLA @museumofloot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEWS: The Met Museum has returned eight additional antiquities to Greece. Three of the objects were returned after new evidence emerged through the Manhattan DA’s ongoing investigations of antiquities dealers.

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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy Earth Wind and Fire Day! Celebrate accordingly youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...

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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO

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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 21/09/2026

📰 A novel scientific technique reveals the use of toxic plants to make anaesthetic in Ming China 🏺 #AntiquityResearch #ArchaeologyNews via The Past the-past.com/news/analysi...

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

People alwayes aske "Wher dyd the yeares go?" when the answere ys clearlye ynto the ever-hungrye maw of the tyme wolf.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The amazing “Elk’s Head of Huittinen” comes from a Mesolithic settlement in southern Finland, dating to around 6100 BC. The ~10 cm long steatite (soapstone) head was carefully ground and finished and features a shaft hole for mounting. Because the stone is soft, it is unlikely...🧵1/3 📷 me

A close-up photograph of a grayish-brow stone sculpture of an elk head, shown diagonally against a black background. The elongated muzzle points toward the lower right, with rounded antler-like forms rising at the top.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

help us 90s rachel leigh cook's problematic anti-drug psa, you're our only hope

Rachel Leigh Cook in her iconic anti-drug PSA. She's holding an egg and I've added a subtitle that reads, "This is your brain"

Rachel Leigh Cook holding a frying pan with a completely smashed egg on it, dripping yolk onto the floor. I've added a subtitle that reads, "This is your brain on AI"

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Charles Soule @charlessoule.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

AI is bringing this bold dream to life.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Everyday objects make people from the distant past feel much closer to us! This Mesolithic paddle is remarkably well-preserved. It was made from ash wood, dating 5000–4500 BC. From Rüde, northern Germany. Currently on display at the special exhibition "The Shaman of Bad Dürrenberg"...🧵1/2 📷 me

Paddle with a a broad, heart-shaped blade and a handle, all carved from a single piece of light-colored wood.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A modern statue of Publius Quinctilius Varus, in the town of Haltern (Germany). Named 'Der gescheiterte Varus' ('the failed Varus'), it shows Varus in the aftermath of the #Roman defeat at the Teutoburg (AD 9) - (or is this his ghost, which appeared years later in a dream..?)

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Physicist Dr. Ursula Franklin helped invent archaeometry--the application of materials science to analyze archaeological artifacts. She used modern physics tools to date/determine the compositions of ancient metals & ceramics to uncover how ancient peoples lived/worked. Born #OTD 1921. #WomenInSTEM

A charming photograph of Dr. Ursula Franklin (1921–2016), the pioneering Canadian experimental physicist, metallurgist, and humanitarian activist. She is positioned slightly off-center against a minimalist, solid slate-blue backdrop. Captured from the chest up, she looks off-camera to the right with a bright, genuine smile that showcases her warmth and sharp intellect. Her short, styled silver-grey hair frames her face, and she wears thin-framed, amber-toned glasses. She is dressed in a crisp, purple-and-white vertically striped button-down shirt. Around her neck hangs a delicate silver chain supporting a striking teardrop-shaped pendant featuring a vibrant orange-red stone or amber setting. The lighting is soft and even, accentuating the fine lines of a long, accomplished life. The clean, professional composition evokes a mood of joyful wisdom, deep dignity, and enduring historical significance, celebrating a legendary woman in STEM.

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Ny Björn Gustafsson @nybjorn.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

Old, but very true!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

'The University and College Union (UCU)’s Edinburgh branch said staff had been called into “informal meetings at less than 24 hours' notice” and told not to bring union representatives.'

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Fear and anger as university set to announce 'massive course and programme closures'

Asked to respond, a university spokesperson said that staff and students were recently informed of changes to “our future academic offering across…

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