Reposted by Peter MetzMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 7hThat expression you have while witnessing spectacular incompetence. 732124292313
Reposted by Peter MetzNigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 16h3/5 Around #Malvern Great Malvern Priory - Originally the church of a 12th century monastery and rebuilt and extended in the 15th century. Sir George Gilbert Scott did a Victorian restoration in 1860, but there is still much medieval in the church. #photography #churchphotography #architecture 0569
Reposted by Peter MetzNPR @npr.org · 2hSwitzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. n.pr/4z7IApdn.prSwiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice lossSwitzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threatening water supplies, ecosystems and communities across Europe. 7215104
Reposted by Peter MetzDavid M Rubin @six18sfoundry.bsky.social · 15/11/2024William James portrait of Henry James 4576
Reposted by Peter MetzMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 10hThe town of Hay-on-Wye in Wales is completely dedicated to books and has 26 bookshops but only 2000 residents. That’s one bookshop per 77 people. [📹 happyenchantedhome] Repost of @rajbindas86: Original post 0386
Reposted by Peter MetzBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 27/09/20262 x #SaxonSunday from Essex 🏺 Paglesham great square headed brooch is bronze, once gilded, c. 550 AD: v ornate type typically worn by wealthy females, w faces on head, arms + foot. Smaller, simpler but chunky gold Prittlewell buckle likely made for burial of the 'prince' c. 580-605. Southend Museums 17519
Reposted by Peter MetzBecky Wallower @bwallower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Lively #MosaicMonday from posh C4 #Roman villa at Horkstow Lincs once featured wheel w Orpheus in centre enchanting animals including this bear, elephant (yes really) + 6 others in panels around him. Now over Humber in Hull Museum of Archaeology 🏺 For painting of mosaics after 1797 discovery see 2/. 111332
Reposted by Peter MetzTicia Verveer @ticiaverveer.bsky.social · 18hResearchers led by Julia Gresky of the German Archaeological Institute have discovered the first-ever intact burials at Göbekli Tepe in southeastern Türkiye, dating back to between about 8700 and 8000 BC.iflscience.comThe First Human Burials Have Been Excavated At Göbekli Tepe, Challenging Old Theories About The 11,500-Year-Old SiteUntil now, only scattered and smashed bones had been found at the site. 23213
Reposted by Peter MetzBart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This Zapotec effigy of the opossum man from Oaxaca dates to 500-800 CE. In ancient myth, the clever opossum stole fire from the underworld for humans. Because it carries babies in a pouch and plays dead, it symbolizes fertility, life cycles, and cunning. 530652
Reposted by Peter MetzNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 17hAn amazing glimpse into Mesolithic everyday life: this more than 7,500-year-old ring was made from heather roots, carefully rolled up and prepared for later use. It was discovered at the settlement of Motala/Sweden, where the same material was used for fish traps. Dating 5750–5550 BC. 🧵1/2 📷me 438290
Reposted by Peter MetzCeryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Elmina Wilson structural #engineer 1st US woman to earn 4 yr #civilengineering degree, 1st master's degree in field & 1st woman professor of Engineering @ Iowa State University. Moved to #New York & helped design Flatiron Building & Met Life Tower b. #OTD 29 Sep 1870 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmina_... 324865
Reposted by Peter MetzHistorical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 22h“Stumbling stones” in Arlington, Va., show the names of enslaved people on the sidewalks in front of where they were enslaved. The idea came from a similar project in Germany where small plaques were placed in front of the homes of those murdered in the Holocaust enslavedarl.org/s/memorializ... 13011
Reposted by Peter MetzMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 846290428446
Reposted by Peter MetzSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2501250896194
Reposted by Peter MetzJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Marie Antoinette would like to have a word.... 1771407744
Reposted by Peter MetzMuseum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Alongside the AIDS memorial quilt, Tramway in Glasgow has a fascinating exhibition of the media, healthcare material, and letters to the quilt organisers, around the outbreak of AIDS in Scotland 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums The exhibition is on til 4th October, free and you don't need to book 👍 18313
Reposted by Peter MetzMuseum Bums @museumbums.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That's a lot of unlacing to do when Stephen realises he forgot to put his trousers on... 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums "Stephen" 1996, by John Wood, exhibited this summer at Gallery Celine, Glasgow 😁 212015
Reposted by Peter MetzJack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 27 (1961) Gay rights campaigner and AIDS activist Samson Chan was born #OTD. He went to the US in the 1980s and set up Asians and Friends - Chicago and fundraised for AIDS causes. When he returned to Hong Kong in the 1990s he continued his activism work. 0222
Reposted by Peter MetzJack Shoulder @jackshoulder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#TodayInQueerHistory Sept 29 (1992) Paul Jabara wrote some EPIC bangers. His discography includes the oscar award winning disco track Last Dance, the Donna Summer/ Barbara Streisand duet No More Tears (Enough is Enough) & the ICONIC It's Raining Men. He died of AIDS related complications #OTD. 1436
Reposted by Peter MetzCarausius @carausius286.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This beautiful Roman glass bowl was found around Vesuvius. Its bold colours and lines make for a striking piece. 🕰️C1stBC-1st AD 🏛️📷 MANN 🇮🇹 312220
Reposted by Peter MetzJon Hawke @archaeohawke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#MosaicMonday Mosaic of the capture of Europa, found in a #Roman villa at Torre tre Teste, on a road from Rome to Paestum (Palestrina), Italy - 1st/2nd century AD - Ny Carlsberg, Copenhagen. #ancient #artwork #art #History 123147
Reposted by Peter MetzForest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#MedievalMonday & the rather incredible Cheddar Brooch from the Somerset Museum A large silver disc brooch from around c9-10 We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX... 0194
Reposted by Peter MetzAnthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Everything old is new again. This #SpoliaSunday we're in #Garbatella, built as a working-class suburban quarter of #Rome in the first part of the C20. Atop the Scuola d'Infanzia, the architect Innocenzo Sabbatini set this #sarcophagus. But all is not as it seems. #AncientBluesky 🏺 1197
Reposted by Peter MetzAnthony Majanlahti @anthonymajanlahti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For this #MosaicMonday we look up into the spectacular presbytery vault of San Vitale in #Ravenna. To me, the Ravenna #mosaics are an astonishing collection, the last magnificent product of late antiquity. But whose empire does this shimmering C6 CE ceiling actually represent? #AncientBluesky 🏺 313231
Reposted by Peter MetzDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Modern replica of a #Roman mosaic floor set into the approach to Sudeley Castle Winchcombe #Gloucestershire The original was found in 1882 during excavations at Spoonley Wood but has since been largely destroyed 📷 Aug 2026 #MosaicMonday 312523
Reposted by Peter MetzMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I thought I knew the story of the "lost world" off the east coast of Britain, inhabited by Mesolithic people until rising sea waters engulfed it around 8,000 years ago... But I didn't know about the *tsunami*. Holy hell. 1/ 18476148
Reposted by Peter MetzAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A 5,000 year-old arrow has emerged from melting mountain ice in Norway, offering a glimpse into prehistoric hunting in the high mountains 🏹❄️ archaeologymag.com/2026/09/5000...archaeologymag.com5,000-year-old arrow emerges as Norway’s melting mountain ice reveals older archaeological finds | Archaeology News Online MagazineA 5,000-year-old arrow is among 48 prehistoric finds recovered as melting ice reveals older archaeology in Norway’s Jotunheimen mountains. 341701409
Reposted by Peter MetzAndrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 28/09/2026I was there 12+ years ago for @archaeologymag.bsky.social. It was quite an adventure. My tent blew down and at one point I accidentally brushed my teeth with sunscreen in the dark. I know there are more extreme places to do archaeology, but not many. archaeology.org/issues/septe...archaeology.orgLetter from Norway - The Big Melt - Archaeology Magazine - September/October 2013The race to find, and save, ancient artifacts emerging from glaciers and ice patches in a warming world 2257
Reposted by Peter MetzAndrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 10/09/2026Comic artist Ulli Lust won Germany's biggest non-fiction prize for her book "Early Man was a Woman," out now in English. "The idea of an egalitarian society which didn’t diminish women is a wonderful realization for many people," she told me in an interview for @science.org. "We need that."science.orgThis comic book artist is drawing women into prehistoryScience chats with illustrator Ulli Lust, whose work is countering ice age gender myths 16825
Reposted by Peter MetzAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A 2,300-year-old silver container in the shape of a scallop-shell decorated with an octopus 🐙 It may once have held cosmetics. From Paternò, Sicily. Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me #Archaeology 8768197
Reposted by Peter MetzNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New discovery: Tableware found in 2,100-year-old shipwreck located off coats of Adrasan, Türkiye It's believed that the cargo contained luxury tableware produced in Rhosus, modern-day Arsuz, and was intended for markets such as Rome. www.dailysabah.com/life/history... 730071
Reposted by Peter MetzNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Timeline cleanse! 🐕✨ A charming Egyptian dog figurine made of faience, dating 2120–1795 BC. An adorable glimpse into the past 😊 On display at Neues Museum Berlin. 831879
Reposted by Peter MetzDurotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Orcadian Gothic A Neolithic couple stand before the chambered cairn of Wideford Hill #Orkney Painting by Brian Lee, spotted on the Historic Scotland site interpretation board, in homage to Grant Wood's famous 1930 painting Well played 👏 📷 Aug 2024 #TombTuesday #Archaeology 728165
Reposted by Peter MetzKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tomb with a view - Taversoe Tuick, a Neolithic chambered cairn on Rousay (one of the Orkney islands). Rousay is often referred to as the ‘Egypt of the North’ on account of its many wonderful archaeological sites. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Rousay #Prehistory #Archaeology #Orkney 114921
Reposted by Peter MetzJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Last night I wrote about consequences, and what happens when the courts give Trump a pass. I hope you'll take a moment to read it, especially in this moment where we see the Court isn't immune to public pressure—Justice Alito just recused from a case because of it. 18611204
Reposted by Peter MetzDr Pat Witts @wittspat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Following last week's post, and prompted by a comment made then, I'm sharing two more details from Ras al-Hillal in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) to document this floor. On the left, a cup with a ? dove. On the right, a ? gazelle and a ? fruit tree. 📷1991 #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky 🏺 1429
Reposted by Peter MetzMindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026From Wildwood to Surf City, what kind of crises do NJ voters need to understand that climate science is not a liberal hoax, but climate denial and demonization of clean energy and resilient infrastructure are the most destructive conservative scams in history? #ActOnClimate 59650
Reposted by Peter MetzAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An ancient and magical amber bear 🐻 ✨ Carved some 10,000 years ago, it washed up on a beach at Fanø in Denmark from a submerged Mesolithic settlement under the North Sea. National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen 📷 by me #Archaeology 111047241
Reposted by Peter MetzMalcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026All Saints Church, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk St Peter & the Four Evangelists - Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The stained glass is by Samuel Yarrington in 1843. A time when there was a revival in the use of coloured glass. #StainedGlassSunday 0546
Reposted by Peter MetzKevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The famous Neolithic ‘dresser’ from House One at Skara Brae on Orkney. 📸 My own. #StoneworkSunday #Prehistory #SkaraBrae #Orkney 419427
Reposted by Peter MetzFollowing Hadrian @followinghadrian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#ArtefactSunday – Two ivory Roman folding-knife handles carved in the form of gladiators. The figure on the left represents a secutor, with his distinctive enclosed helmet and rectangular shield. Dated to the 3rd century AD; the gladiatorial type and date of the second handle are uncertain. 325358
Reposted by Peter MetzRasta @rastasack.bsky.social · 27/09/20265,000-year-old arrow emerges as Norway’s melting mountain ice reveals older archaeological finds #Archaeology #History #Norway Some places recently covered by ice are now completely exposed. The oldest ice is also producing some of the oldest archaeological finds.archaeologymag.com5,000-year-old arrow emerges as Norway’s melting mountain ice reveals older archaeological finds | Archaeology News Online MagazineA 5,000-year-old arrow is among 48 prehistoric finds recovered as melting ice reveals older archaeology in Norway’s Jotunheimen mountains. 291120292
Reposted by Peter MetzMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/09/2026New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement and has long been a refuge for those seeking community, dignity, and a place to call home. 8580361229
Reposted by Peter MetzMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Thousands of wildebeests crossing a river: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsi... 2762295
Reposted by Peter MetzMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 27/09/2026@bonsaiongtre_37 (TT) pruning a bushy bonsai tree down to its fine branches: #AGoodPlace 1533050
Reposted by Peter MetzChris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In Iona Abbey OTD in 2023 214823
Reposted by Peter MetzSoapy @soapy2019.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That's a sooper dooper cool coffee table.😃 832585318
Reposted by Peter MetzAction Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 26/09/2026#NoKings #NJ October 17 Asbury Park Atlantic City Bloomfield Caldwell Cherry Hill Closter East Orange Franklin Township Glassboro Glen Ridge Hackettstown Hawthorne Highland Park Highstown Lacey Township Lawrenceville Lindenwold North Plainfield Ocean City Paramus Pennsville 251437490