Reposted by Julie CassidyDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Last call for help on this. My millers guide let me down 😔 reverse & thickness here, main pic in quoted post: 93420
Reposted by Julie CassidyKath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 23/03/2025#WorldBearDay Brown #bear tooth amulet with runic inscription found at the Brough of Birsay #Orkney in the 1930s. This is a rare find outside #Scandinavia and further evidences the status of this fantastic #Norse site. It's on display at #NMS. 📸 credit @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Vikings 14210
Reposted by Julie CassidyStoryteller Fran @storytellerfran.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Here’s a thing. @malikalnasir.bsky.social has been doing a lot of work on his connections with Andrew Watson. 082
Reposted by Julie CassidyNess of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Another batch of updated archive posts from the weekend. A rewrite here and there, expanded text and some new photographs and 3d models. #archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgarnessofbrodgar.co.ukAnother handful of updates…Another batch of updated/rewritten/expanded archive posts from the weekend. 071
Reposted by Julie CassidyProtect Democracy @guarddemocracy.bsky.social · 12/03/2025JUST A REMINDER ... ... of how close we are today ... 245113593559
Reposted by Julie CassidyCelia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The Telegraph’s been reproducing versions of this same story for years. Wokeness and a ‘recipe for a crisis’ in membership. But National Trust member retention is higher than comparator organisations despite the cost of living crisis, and visitor numbers have been increasing. 931641300
Reposted by Julie Cassidyorkneyarchaeology.bsky.social @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social · 09/03/2025The Tomb of the Eagles crowd funder is doing well but needs more support. Can you help? www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...crowdfunder.co.ukTomb of the EaglesThe Tomb of the Eagles is one of Orkney's best-loved Neolithic sites. We aim to re-open and restore it as a community hub and tourist locale 02720
Reposted by Julie CassidySt Magnus Cathedral, Orkney @stmagnuscathedral.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Here is the talk given by Jenny Murray, filmed by the @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social - and revealing the carbon dating of the wooden box where the bones were found…. archaeologyorkney.com/2025/03/07/v...archaeologyorkney.comVideo: 'A Saint in Stone' - recording of OAS talk now available online - Archaeology OrkneyThe recording of Jenny Murray's Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk, A Saint in Stone, is now available online. 0237
Reposted by Julie CassidyCelia Richardson @celiarichardson.bsky.social · 05/03/2025National Trust membership for a family costs £14.05 a month. A Telegraph subscription costs £104 a month. And don’t get me started on the quality of the product.telegraph.co.ukNational Trust raises fees to £3,000 for family life membershipsCharity squeezes an extra 25pc from members over three years 391233256
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 02/03/2025In the 2nd century BC a woman was placed in a bog in Huldremosen, Denmark. When her remains were found her clothing was in remarkable condition. Yes these clothes are over 2000 years old but the peat gave them this brownish colour. 1441565
Reposted by Julie CassidyRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/03/2025Coming up in March, we look forward to hosting this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' day conference, on Weds 5th, with partners @ihr.bsky.social and The National Archives bit.ly/3XlcLbW #HAP25's theme is ‘Working with Memory', with contributions from historians and archivists #Skystorians 08840
Reposted by Julie CassidyNess of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles. #archaeology #orkney #neolithicnessofbrodgar.co.ukThe Isbister stalled cairn – South Ronaldsay’s ‘Tomb of the Eagles’The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles. 16523
Reposted by Julie CassidyKath Page @orkat3.bsky.social · 02/03/2025 #deer stalking last night in #Sutherland with a long lens... although tbh they were really close to the road. 📸 images are mine all mine! #Scotland #Reddeer #photography 0123
Reposted by Julie CassidyMichael Haslam @twigtechnology.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Psst…wanna buy a tomb?? For the past few years a group of us have been working to bring one of #Orkney’s major heritage sites, the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles, into community ownership. Now we need your help to make the site safe and accessible. Please share widely and donate if you can! 🏺🧪crowdfunder.co.ukTomb of the EaglesThe Tomb of the Eagles is one of Orkney's best-loved Neolithic sites. We aim to re-open and restore it as a community hub and tourist locale 211379
Reposted by Julie CassidyDr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 28/02/2025#Viking lead-inset weight, as reported to @findsorguk.bsky.social. ⚖️ 49.1g = c.2 øre/oz? Possibly developed in Great Army camps, #Vikings used them to weigh hacksilver and other bullion currency to determine cash value. RH @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social My edit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/... 2336
Reposted by Julie Cassidyorkneyarchaeology.bsky.social @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Orkney Archaeology Society are delighted to have been able to play such a role in this really exciting research. 052
Reposted by Julie CassidyScotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 26/02/2025In 1919, during restoration work in St Magnus Cathedral Orkney, a wooden box containing human remains was discovered. This box has now been carbon dated and is made from trees felled between 1034-1168, lending support to theory bones are those of St Magnus. Full story 👇 news.stv.tv/highlands-is... 14011
Reposted by Julie CassidyDr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Enthralling article by Peter Marshall in @historytoday.com on the medieval and early modern claims for sovereignty over Orkney by Norway and Scotland. www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...historytoday.comOrkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms 0177
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social · 24/02/2025JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MARY ROSE! We're looking for a PR Officer and a Marketing Campaign Manager to help us spread the word of the Mary Rose Museum, and the work that we do, to new audiences. Find out more about these roles - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...maryrose.orgJobs and volunteering - The Mary RoseJobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust. 44523
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 24/02/2025The wonderful Everett True cartoons, so old yet somehow often still so current. Check out others here; bsky.app/profile/ever... 121230153
Reposted by Julie CassidyStoryteller Fran @storytellerfran.bsky.social · 15/02/2025I’m looking forward to giving this walk ‘n’ talk - the biggest challenge will be keeping it to an hour! ☠️🪦🕯️🔔 0208
Reposted by Julie CassidyPeter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Whilst the anvil is important. The small saw blade is the real star of this assemblage, ultra rare and hugely significant. Small hand tool were vitally important in a world where organics (wood / bone / antler) dominated life - the preservation of organics is largely lost from the record 1123
Reposted by Julie CassidyNess of Brodgar @nessofbrodgar.bsky.social · 06/02/2025We've got a few colours/sizes of the 2024 Ness t-shirt that had previously sold out. Snap one up for Valentine's Day.nessofbrodgar.co.ukRecount sees some Ness t-shirt colours and sizes back in stockWe've got a few colours'sizes that had previously sold out. Snap one up for Valentine's Day. 1134
Reposted by Julie CassidyPCA @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social · 31/01/2025For #FindsFriday, a Lower/Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Suffolk. The flaking is rough, but the surface is smooth as butter! Its rolled, recorticated condition hints at deep prehistory, far older than the area's usual Neolithic axe roughouts. #archaeology #palaeolithic #lithics #flintfriday 0396
Reposted by Julie CassidyAnimal Aspects (Art History Animalia) @animal-aspects.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I haven’t seen this little guy posted yet today for #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍 so I guess I’ll be the one to do it… #Snake (Naga) Figure U Thong District, Suphan Buri Province, Thailand, 6th - 11th c. CE Baked clay with incised details National Museum Bangkok 7421130
Reposted by Julie CassidyDr Dan O’Brien @drdan.bsky.social · 22/01/2025I’ll be in this year’s Goths for Breakfast with ‘Night of the Leaving Dead’ - The Impermanent World of the Eighteenth Century Grave at 8pm GMT on 15th Feb. It’s an online day of Gothic & horror sessions in support of the charity Magic Breakfast! Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/goths-for-... 0309
Julie Cassidy @julidy1.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Well the finale of Yellowstone was one of the most satisfying series endings ever. Everything happens the way it should have, and how everyone deserved to end up. Excellent writing. I wonder if Kelly Reilly knows she's one of the best actresses in the world? #Yellowstone 000
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 25/01/2025Ah the 18th century, a wonderful time of high culture. 16654134
Reposted by Julie CassidySurgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 24/01/2025In this new blog series our Senior Research Fellow, Professor Ken Donaldson, explores the toxicology of fashion. In the first part of the series, he explores the dangers long skirts posed in the 19th century. surgeonshallmuseums.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/f... Image via Wikimedia Commons. 712930
Reposted by Julie CassidyCharlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · 23/01/2025So, my contract is ending, and I am about to become unemployed. I am filled with dread. The job market for historians is abominable. If anyone sees anything suitable, including political work, I’d be interested to know. 02513
Julie Cassidy @julidy1.bsky.social · 24/01/2025One of the many things I love about @lucyworsley.bsky.social programmes is that she always has a pint of ale in front of her when chatting through the research. I concur with quiet pubs being the best location for academic meetings 😁 000
Reposted by Julie Cassidyorkneyarchaeology.bsky.social @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Don't miss our talk this coming Thursday. Hear Paul Sharman talk about the role of the Regional Archaeologist. This is an online only event, starts at 7pm & is free to attend. You can get the link to this talk at our website. RSVP and we will send you the zoom link. #Orkney 072
Reposted by Julie CassidyAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Something lovely for the weekend! A 1,800 year-old Roman glass flask shaped like a little mouse 🐭😍 📷 by me www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology 331478332
Reposted by Julie Cassidyorkneyarchaeology.bsky.social @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social · 15/01/2025It's the first OAS talk of 2025! Join us on 23 January for a zoom talk by Paul Sharman, who will be answering the question "what does the Regional Archaeologist do?" This is a free talk, and you can get the link by RSVP'ing here orkneyarchaeologysociety.org.uk/event/talk-w... 1149
Reposted by Julie CassidyAncestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Blue plaque to be unveiled for George Brewster an 11 year old chimney sweep at house where he died in 1875. He died trapped in the chimney in the former Victorian pauper asylum at Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire & was the last 'climbing boy' to die before the law was changed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBlue plaque for Fulbourn child sweep whose death changed lawGeorge Brewster's death prompted the outlaw of children being used to clean soot from chimneys. 212543
Reposted by Julie CassidyAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 16/01/2025“Roman writers found the relative empowerment of Celtic women remarkable” - so starts this brilliant new research article by Lara Cassidy, Miles Russell et al. New ancient DNA research suggest that Iron Age communities were matrilocal: women stayed put while men moved away to marry… 1/2 451483214
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Often, when paying my rent or swishing some water in a bottle of fairy liquid so it goes a little further, I am reminded of this Charles Moore spectator column from 2015, and the fact that financial hardship knows many forms. 962498387
Reposted by Julie CassidySlippy @damnslippy.slippy.me · 11/01/2025Sincerely delighted to discover, 45 minutes into this nearly-wordless three-hour documentary about French monks who take vows of silence, that among the reasons they *can* talk is "to make sure the monastery cats know when it's mealtime by making little kitty-calling noises at them." 228192893054
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Northern Tapestry @northerntapestry.bsky.social · 11/01/2025www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...discovermagazine.comGenetic Analysis of Viking Settlers Challenges Historical SagaUnderstand why Viking settlers of Iceland and the Faroe Islands represent different gene pools, and why this could rewrite history. 1145
Reposted by Julie Cassidy👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 11/01/2025I’ll tell this to any and every museum that ever asks how to roll out DEI initiatives. If you want to do that- if you really want to- then you need to STAND WITH YOUR STAFF when the trolls descend. Because they will. Every time. The institution needs to stand strong. 7511117
Julie Cassidy @julidy1.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Thank you for focusing on the women and the socio-economic world of East London, and not just doing another 'whodunnit'. 020
Reposted by Julie CassidyLord Arse But Even More Scary 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 08/01/2025Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive. 1114506960
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 08/01/2025"If a woman fancies that she looks better or feels better in men's clothes, there is no reason why she may not indulge in so harmless a fancy." The illustrated book of manners: a manual of good behavior and polite accomplishments by R. De Valcourt, 1866. archive.org/details/illu... 10985481443
Reposted by Julie CassidySarah Bendall @sarahabendall.bsky.social · 06/01/2025@serenadyer.bsky.social & I are thrilled to announce that our edited book is out now! It focuses on how processes of making, experimenting, experiencing, & reconstructing illuminate understandings around manual labour & material life. Overview 🧵 on 📕 chapters & our contributors! 👇 725070
Reposted by Julie CassidyDr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I made a film about what appear to be Roman curse tablets from the Brookside Meadows #Roman villa complex in Grove. youtu.be/O4Y-QVW7Ms8?...youtu.beRoman 'Curse Tablets' from Britain? Brookside Meadows Grove - Barratt David Wilson - Drakon HeritageYouTube video by Red River Archaeology Group 0114
Reposted by Julie CassidyThe English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 03/01/2025New Article! Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social on 'Sutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...academic.oup.comSutton Hoo and Syria: The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army?*Abstract:. The Sutton Hoo ship burial is one of the most famous examples of a group of lavishly furnished graves of the late sixth and early seventh centur 922594
Reposted by Julie CassidyKate Crowe @kcrowe.bsky.social · 29/12/2024If you are an archivist you should read this. It's so rare to see labor and expertise of archivists acknowledged let alone celebrated that I might have cried a little 15821327