David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yes, I think this is the kind of thing- Roman bottles can be pretty meaty 000
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We'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.orgchurcharchaeology.orgHome | Society for Church ArchaeologyThe 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 ... 031
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Upcoming 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...eventbrite.co.ukSociety for Church Archaeology Annual Conference and AGM 2026Join us as we celebrate the latest developments in church archaeology in the city of Chester 2155
Reposted by David PettsHelen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is such a sorry & infuriating tale. Via @davidpetts1.bsky.social from another place. www.sarsen.org/2026/09/hist... 67937
Reposted by David Pettsgamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Google earth has updated its satellite images of Gaza. The destruction is almost incomprehensible. 4622241314
Reposted by David PettsThe Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How 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...merl.reading.ac.ukBeyond nostalgiaHow do we help audiences of today encounter films from the past? 414839
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So sorry we didn't get a chance to chat properly- lovely to see you though 010
Reposted by David PettsMorangles @morangles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.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⬇️inrap.fr 101
Reposted by David PettsSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears... 1419570
Reposted by David PettsDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026As @sundersays.bsky.social just pointed out, these “costumes” are really uniforms, banned under the Public Order Act 1936 18409142
Reposted by David PettsChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin. 06029953
Reposted by David PettsChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover 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:channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover 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. 46794593997
Reposted by David PettsVinegar Tom Pullin @tom-pullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Cherish the flame that is Penda's Fen, repeated on BBC Four on Wednesday 9 September 1030190
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Canterbury Tale is one of the my favourite films!! 110
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Its a bit out of date now [and inevitably I've noticed one or two silly mistakes] but thanks for flagging up :-) 110
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Usual predictable half-arsed controversialism from Jones 120
Reposted by David PettsJoanna Bourke @joannabourke.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Shocking 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.socialc.orgSign the PetitionSave the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire 14956
Reposted by David PettsCornish 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... 42110
Reposted by David PettsSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 25/06/2026one of the funny traits of the Heterodox Thinkers is they're mostly exactly the same as they were when I was a teenager 312610
Reposted by David PettsLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026Letter 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." 24848399
Reposted by David PettsThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/06/2026President 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.nyti.msSoldier, Scholar and Symbol: Marc Bloch Is Elevated to France’s PanthéonFrench politicians, including those on the far right, are embracing a Jewish Resistance fighter murdered by the Gestapo in 1944. 113934
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Fantastic- I know Colleen's wonderful work. Good call in Karen 010
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A shot in the dark, but is anyone out there working on early medieval Brittany? 62314
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 11/06/2026For 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 36112
Reposted by David PettsJosh Luke Davis 🏳️🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 06/06/2026started 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...bbc.co.ukFrance's 'patriotic' banquets rile hard leftThe feasting phenomenon run by Le Canon Français has become a hot political issue. 1166
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Les sanglots longs Des violons De l'automne Blessent mon cœur D'une langueur Monotone 6/6/44 080
Reposted by David PettsPaul Blinkhorn @paulblinkhorn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026There'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. 671040337
Reposted by David PettsOxford Archaeology @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social · 12/05/2026New 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.tr.eeStripping back Early Medieval CumbriaOCA 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… 2178
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 18/05/2026I've been really impressed by the team dismantling the organ at our local church - they've really pulled out all the stops. 5160
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I suspect "early" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here - could just mean 19th century 110
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Can someone explain to Trump how caps-lock works?! 330
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026C14 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 130
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I 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 160
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Indeed, when it comes to appeasing dodgy dictators, people in White Houses shouldn't throw stones... 010
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Does anyone really think that Trump has a scooby who Neville Chamberlain was? 250
David Petts @davidpetts1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026If ever need stuff just email me direct- always happy to help 110