John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Whoops! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukWelsh language signs spotted in Helston Tesco in CornwallOne councillor hopes this is an opportunity for supermarkets to support Cornish more directly. 000
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Looking forward to singing this wonderful music at Buckfast Abbey tomorrow evening. 000
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Enjoyable afternoon singing Fauré’s Requiem at Tavistock Catholic Church. 020
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Pleasant day trip to Exeter, with a browse in the University library and a visit to RAMM. 020
Reposted by John ClibbensRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Donald Trump’s new State Department appointee. 94251762339
Reposted by John Clibbensref2029.bsky.social @ref2029.bsky.social · 16/12/2024We have just opened recruitment for the REF 2029 panels. There is no nomination process and we invite you to put yourself forward 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/ref-202...2029.ref.ac.ukREF 2029 main and sub-panel recruitment – REF 2029 169
Reposted by John ClibbensDr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 16/12/2024The Ancient Greek noun ἰατρός 'healer' (as in English words like 'psychiatry') and the prefix ἀρχι- 'first' (as in 'archbishop') combined to form ἀρχιατρός, an official role of 'first physician'. Put ἀρχιατρός through a few centuries of sound changes, and you get the German word for 'doctor', Arzt. 613328
Reposted by John ClibbensAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 16/12/2024NEW Analysis of over 3000 human bones from Charterhouse Warren, England, indicates they were massacred, butchered, and likely partly consumed by enemies as a means to dehumanise them, questioning the idea that Early Bronze Age Britain was peaceful. #AntiquityThread 1/18 🧵 911728
Reposted by John ClibbensChris Stringer @chrisbstringer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comHumans may not have survived without NeanderthalsA new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth. 411433
Reposted by John ClibbensDan Maier @danielmaier.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Importing the archive: The New Scientist is the only source of band names you’ll ever need. #newscientistbandnames 391140426
Reposted by John ClibbensChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Roses are redde Noble are the manatees Yf we wante a bettir future Teach artes & humanityes 211971650
Reposted by John ClibbensAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 27/11/2024NEW Analysis of two surviving textile fragments from Bronze Age Beycesultan Höyük, Anatolia, finds they were made with unique techniques and dyed blue, providing a rare example of the textile industry and luxury fabrics in ancient Türkiye. A stylish #AntiquityThread 1/14 🧵 16511
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Visible but anonymous, with the sun behind us. 010
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Close-up inspection of Silbury Hill with fellow Oxford MSc students, seven years ago. 250
Reposted by John ClibbensLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/11/2024CAT ADVISORY: With temperatures remaining uncomfortably low and #StormBert on its way it's important that you find the warmest spot in the house and stay there. Tell your humans to keep the second warmest spot free in case you want a change of scenery. 331155201390
Reposted by John ClibbensDavid Connolly BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Many of you will have heard of the sudden and sad loss of one of the foundation pillars of archaeology today. So much of our Heritage landscape was shaped by him. So let's take a moment to remember him, and what his legacy is. Colin Renfrew . 25th July 1937 - 24th Nov 2024 14610
Reposted by John ClibbensDr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 24/11/2024⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...uk.bookshop.orgStoryville Books Bookshop UKNestled in the rolling hills of the South Wales valleys, we are the only independent bookshop in Pontypridd, selling new books and more. 321096934
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I still treasure the handaxe I made at one of your workshops a few years ago. 000
Reposted by John ClibbensDuncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Finally tried out my Roman oil lamp, repro of a find from mid 1stC London, beneath Borough High Street in Southwark. Original was in MoL. Has a beautiful hobnailed sole🤩. Olive oil, bright light with little smell or smoke. I write about the original find in #Echolands 3143
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024After walking through a mini-blizzard to my singing lesson this morning, it was a rather lovely afternoon in Plymouth. 010
Reposted by John ClibbensSimon Groth @simongroth.com · 17/11/2024Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement? Me: Definitely. How specific can we get? Publisher: As specific as you like. 189112642882
Reposted by John ClibbensOld English Wordhord @oewordhord.bsky.social · 19/11/2024So I’m going to start doing Old English Word of the Day posts on this platform very soon! Stay tuned… 7707
Reposted by John ClibbensRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Strike a power pose, it's Monday. #MondayMotivation 19976138
Reposted by John ClibbensLars S. Sørensen @handansken.eurosky.social · 18/11/2024Weird #Archeaology. The island of Samsø, Denmark, is home to a holy spring, that has been in use since the 12th century. This freshwater spring is located at the beach at Ilsemade. Here's the weird bit: The tree trunk, the water is appearing from is C14-dated to the Bronze Age. 313029
Reposted by John ClibbensSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Word of this morning is ‘procaffeinate’: to put everything on hold until you’ve had sufficient amounts of coffee. 764249473411
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 17/11/2024University of Plymouth Choral Society Christmas concert - all welcome! 000
Reposted by John ClibbensSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail. In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker. 602423223
Reposted by John ClibbensJonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you... 67866610
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 15/11/2024All welcome at our Christmas concert next month! 010
John Clibbens @johnclibbens.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Short break in Coverack (on the Lizard, in Cornwall). 3rd pic shows the ramparts of Chynhalls Point Iron Age Promontory Fort). 020
