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David Gould @drdavidgould.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My book on historic rabbit warrens in England is published on 13th Nov by Liverpool Uni Press and I'm pleased to have received my advance copies. The perfect Xmas gift for any rabbit warren-obsessed nerd, of which there are no doubt many such people. #landscapearchaeology #rabbits #medievalsky

Me in a dapper shirt pointing at the cover of my soon to be published book.

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Exeter Cathedral @exetercathedral.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

⚒️ Stonemasons Update! Our team is carving 12 new grotesques for the presbytery, inspired by medieval riddles from The Exeter Book. Masons are now crafting 1:1 clay models to guide the final stone carvings. It’s a rare honour to bring these local Anglo-Saxon texts to life.

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Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society @bgas150.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The BGAS150 Small Grants Scheme is open! Up to £400 for public engagement projects in Bristol & Gloucestershire during our 150th year. Open to community groups, heritage organisations, schools & more. Help us celebrate 150 years of archaeology & history. www.bgas.org.uk/projects/150...

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Colin Gorrie @colingorrie.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle. It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get. www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...

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How far back in time can you understand English?

An experiment in language change

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South West Heritage Trust @swheritagetrust.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Thanks to @thefnl.bsky.social this exceptionally rare Tudor map of Kingsbridge in Devon has been acquired for public research at the Devon Heritage Centre, after more than four centuries in private hands.

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University of Exeter Archaeology and History Department @uoearchhist.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Archaeologists from our department have found a ‘lost’ site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry! Using geophysical survey they have found they have confirmed the location of Harold Godwinson's residence at Bosham: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

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Archaeologists find ‘lost’ site depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. By reinterpreting previous excavations and conducting ne...

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