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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 2026. Reconstructing the jigsaw. Will this alter the narratives from what was originally intended by the Athens polis?

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Really interesting research on Neanderthals at The Prehistoric Society conference on Saturday, to honour Prof Penny Spikins with the Europa prize, whose keynote lecture on Courage was great. Presentations by Jennifer French, Silvia Bello, Richard Wilson, Matt Pope, Chris Stringer....and me.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I will present my current PhD research project on narrative format in hominin cognition, represented by Acheuelan handaxe making, at Prehistoric Society Europa2026 Neanderthal conference, York, on Saturday 6 June, to mark the career of Prof Penny Spikins: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/europa-202...

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Europa 2026: What can we learn from Neanderthals?

The Prehistoric Society Europa Conference 2026

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The Lords is still a home for cronies and donors. Removing the Hereditary Peers isn’t the end, it’s just the start. Demand a fair, elected second chamber now - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/174863/...

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It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people

It takes 30 seconds

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

And counting... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

”Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.” George Orwell, English novelist, journalist, critic, born #OTD 1903; author of Animal Farm (1945), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). BBC Archive | UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social

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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Greta Thunberg, arriving back in Europe after her abduction by Israel in international waters, explains in 40 seconds why western governments are colluding in genocide:

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

#Gobeklitepe, #Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024. Important #Neolithic settlement site, 9500-8000BCE. From my series on Ancient and #NuminousPlaces, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#Hattusa, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. Hittite capital in the late bronze age. From my series on Ancient and #Numinous Places, part of my #evolution of #religion project. #archaeology

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Zhong Guo Renmin Daxue (Peoples University of China), Haidian, Beijing, 1982. In memory of today. Today we remember Tiananmen 1989. A regime that stresses dialectic and self criticism, but suppresses dissent, dialogue and democracy. #china #tiananmen #1989 #dissent #democracy

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

York cathedral, 2025. From my photography project "Some Statements of Power and Influence", on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture. #religion #york #culturalevolution #cathedrals #yorkcathedral #power #influence #humanism

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Tre'r Ceiri, Lynn Penisular, North Wales, 2023. From my series of Numinous Places, within my work on the origins of religion. #trerceiri #wales #lynn #numinousplaces #religion #landscape #landscapehead #newtopographics #amanalteredlandscape #manalteredlandscape

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Handaxe of the Week. Neolithic Flint Book of Butter - 220 mm large handaxe from Grand Pressigny, France. A stone face has a story to tell! #archaeology #neolithic #grandpressigny #handaxe #MaterialCulture #storiesinstone #photography #blackandwhite

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Korean catholic pilgrim, Medugorje, Bosnia, 2024. From my photography project on religion as a central artefact within the evolution of culture. #religion #bosnia #culturalevolution #pilgrims #medugorje

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Handaxe of the week. Surface find, Olorgesailie, Kenya, 1956. Found by Louis Leakey and given by him to Peter Ellis, friend of his son, Richard. #archaeology #olorgesailie #kenya #oldowan #handaxe

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

University of Brighton, 2021. Today, Feb 12th, was Charles Darwin’s birthday in 1809. #science #charlesdarwin #originofspecies

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 07/01/2025

Leaving these groups can be a monumental challenge, fraught with isolation, stigma, and a host of difficulties that can result in homelessness, violence, or abuse. Established to tackle these challenges, our helpline provides a safe, confidential, and empathetic space. humanists.uk/2024/02/21/h...

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First UK-based helpline for people leaving religions and cults – from Faith to Faithless

Humanists UK is proud to announce the launch of the only UK-based dedicated helpline for so-called ‘apostates’ – people who leave high-control religions or cults. Reflecting a growing need in the UK, ...

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Karahantepe, Sanliurfa,Turkey, 2024.

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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This is powerful stuff, and gets to the heart of the Royal Society's hypocrisy. Unlike the Fellows elected as genuine scientists who go on to, as Dorothy says, "publish fraudulent work, or go insane and start promoting crackpot ideas", Musk was elected because of his political economic influence.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

Çatalhöyük, Konya, Anatolia, Turkey, 2024. A fascinating day in September at one of the most important archaeological sites of the Neolithic. #neolithic #catahoyuk #archaeology #culturalevolution

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Asikli Hoyuk 10ky neolithic archaeological site, Aksaray, Anatolia, Turkey.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Haggia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey, 2024. Fascinating building, originally Greek Orthodox, most of west Turkey was part of Greece. Then an Islamic mosque, then a museum in the 1920's secular republic, now a mosque again thanks to Erdogan. Much Christian iconography remains, unlike any other mosque.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Some of my first attempts at a great flint knapping weekend workshop with Dr James Dilley at Ancient Crafts, Ludham, Norfolk last weekend. @ancientcraftuk.bsky.social

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 28/09/2024

Durham Cathedral, 2024. Some evidence of an evolved cultural artefact.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

Whilst in Durham for the @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social conference two weeks ago, I had the chance to see the cathedral at night, and also visited during the day, as it's an important example of the artefacts of the cultural evolution of religion, that I am researching.

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Robert Ashby @robertashby.bsky.social · 26/08/2024

I am excited that I am going to Göbekli Tepe in 3 weeks time, on a 12 day tour of Turkey's archaeological sites, and it's the subject of Guardian editorial today: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Right after #ces2024 in Durham! #GöbekliTepe @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social

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The Guardian view on the invention of prehistory: telling the story before records began | Editorial

Editorial: The study of Göbekli Tepe, the entombed wonder of the ancient world, shows how things can be as important as words

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