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David Petts

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Rewriting archaeology, @durham_uni Land/seascapes- old music/books - folk traditions - early med/ post med Britain / Armorica - views own - incorrigibly plural - Pleasant Green; Dept of Works

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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yes, I think this is the kind of thing- Roman bottles can be pretty meaty
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We've got an interest in both standing building and sub-surface archaeology (and everything in between!); we publish a great journal and have annual conferences. - with membership at a very reasonable £35 for individuals (with some concessions available) a www.churcharchaeology.org
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Home | Society for Church Archaeology
The Society for Church Archaeology is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting public and academic interest in the study of places of worship, past and present. We publish an academic journal ...
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Upcoming conference from the Society for Church Archaeology. Why not join the society? I'm chair of this society, and we're always looking for new members. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/society-fo...
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Society for Church Archaeology Annual Conference and AGM 2026
Join us as we celebrate the latest developments in church archaeology in the city of Chester
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is such a sorry & infuriating tale. Via @davidpetts1.bsky.social from another place. www.sarsen.org/2026/09/hist...
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible.
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can films designed for audiences in the past be made accessible to viewers today? Our new blogpost reflects on our ongoing project to restore, digitise, and share a collection of 1,800 films depicting historic farming life. merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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Beyond nostalgia
How do we help audiences of today encounter films from the past?
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So sorry we didn't get a chance to chat properly- lovely to see you though
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Morangles @morangles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.inrap.fr/l-inrap-aux-... France is celebrating this w-e the European Heritage Days. @davidpetts1.bsky.social @prehistorian.bsky.social @peterreavill.bsky.social @archeodgarcia.bsky.social @jwhoopes2.bsky.social @flintdibble.bsky.social In the UK, European Heritage Days 2026 are marked by⬇️
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears...
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
As @sundersays.bsky.social just pointed out, these “costumes” are really uniforms, banned under the Public Order Act 1936
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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Vinegar Tom Pullin @tom-pullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cherish the flame that is Penda's Fen, repeated on BBC Four on Wednesday 9 September
Shot from the BBC Play for Today Penda's Fen, in which the boy Stephen in his school uniform sits pensively at the edge of a reed-filled river, gazing into its reflection. A bit behind him, a golden angel watches him.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Lovely- thanks 😀
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Oh, I say!!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Canterbury Tale is one of the my favourite films!!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Its a bit out of date now [and inevitably I've noticed one or two silly mistakes] but thanks for flagging up :-)
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Usual predictable half-arsed controversialism from Jones
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Joanna Bourke @joannabourke.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Shocking news about redundancies in the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire, despite their exceptional research activities. I have signed the petition against these actions: it would be great if you would as well: c.org/kDQynZV7J4 @bbkhistorical.bsky.social @bisa-bkk.bsky.social
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Sign the Petition
Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 27/06/2026
👍“The British electorate are now overwhelmingly pro-remain. And yet the europhobes still argue the votes of the dead count for more than the views of the young…the combined impact of demographics and changed minds is…an 8.1 million majority for rejoining…” #JoinEU archive.ph/2025.12.09-1...
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
one of the funny traits of the Heterodox Thinkers is they're mostly exactly the same as they were when I was a teenager
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026
Letter in today's Times by climate scientist Sir Brian Hoskins: "The discourse around net-zero is increasingly decoupled from…science and our changing weather. "Net-zero is not an arbitrary slogan, rather it is dictated by the laws of physics."
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/06/2026
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday is set to elevate Marc Bloch, a pioneering French historian and Jewish World War II resistance fighter who was executed by the Gestapo in 1944, to the Panthéon.
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Soldier, Scholar and Symbol: Marc Bloch Is Elevated to France’s Panthéon
French politicians, including those on the far right, are embracing a Jewish Resistance fighter murdered by the Gestapo in 1944.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
smashing- thanks
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
brilliant - do you have an email?
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Fantastic thanks Colleen
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Fantastic- I know Colleen's wonderful work. Good call in Karen
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Interesting... I may drop you an email
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Anything!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
A shot in the dark, but is anyone out there working on early medieval Brittany?
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
For historians who are endlessly organising workshops on the "material turn" - please remember that archaeology is an entire discipline predicated on material culture and we might just have something to contribute #disciplinarymyopia
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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 06/06/2026
started reading this and was like, 'why are the left against this! it sounds great!' and then I continued and was like, ah yes ok, never mind as you were www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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France's 'patriotic' banquets rile hard left
The feasting phenomenon run by Le Canon Français has become a hot political issue.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Les sanglots longs Des violons De l'automne Blessent mon cœur D'une langueur Monotone 6/6/44
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Paul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
There's strong competition, but Jenkins is a very strong front-runner for the award "Biggest C*nt at the Grauniad". Obviously, he's VERY posh, so listen up, peasants, Sir Simon is talking and he knows more about everything than you.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Ooooh!
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Oxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
New rare discoveries at Kirkby Thore are transforming our understanding of early medieval Cumbria Read Our Latest Blog: 👉🔗 tr.ee/EyFFnP These discoveries represent some of the first evidence of post-Roman life — the so called 'Dark-Ages' in Cumbrian history.
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Stripping back Early Medieval Cumbria
OCA archaeologists are once again stripping back the landscape. Building on discoveries first made in Autumn 2025, the latest work aims to expand our understanding of a site that has already begun to…
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've been really impressed by the team dismantling the organ at our local church - they've really pulled out all the stops.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I suspect "early" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here - could just mean 19th century
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I've no idea I'm afraid
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I'm really sorry to hear this - bloody awful.
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Can someone explain to Trump how caps-lock works?!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
C14 dates are give as a range of possibilities - we don't even know if the date cited is at 1 or 2 sigma; radiocarbon dating of recent stuff is not terribly precise, I wouldn't put too much weight on this
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I thought a blockade meant that you *stopped* ships going through the Straits. They should set up a web-cam so people can watch Trump be humiliated in real time
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Wonderful
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Glad you enjoyed it!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Shucks !
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Indeed, when it comes to appeasing dodgy dictators, people in White Houses shouldn't throw stones...
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Does anyone really think that Trump has a scooby who Neville Chamberlain was?
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Brilliant- thanks so much!!
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David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If ever need stuff just email me direct- always happy to help
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