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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A fabulous #museum - well with a visit if you haven’t been. And the bonus of the art exhibition from the Ashington Group or Pitmen Painters.

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Northumberart @northumberart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As we enter the age of AI , here's a reminder that actual human artists the world round are working through a whole creative process to create original paintings. If you want art with soul, you need to buy from a real person.

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Archaeology, as was.

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Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026

‘It’s a privilege to be in a position where you can help someone in their direst need’ said the RNLI volunteer on BBC2 just now. Yes it is. And you can help the helpers: rnli.org

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The Dalai Farmer @grovedigger.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Angela Raynor has apparently just suggested nipping out to shut the stable door, and perhaps even going down the field to check on the horse

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Papay ranger - Jonathan Ford @papayranger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A recent reconnaissance survey of the Holm of Papay, all the geos, the Holmie sheep and neolithic burial cairns in one go.. An island off an island. #Papay #Orkney #holmsweetholm

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚀 Countdown to Launch: Spotlight on White Horse Vikings! As we count down to the official launch of NorseMap and our photo capturing app on 5 September, we’re spotlighting the talented reenactment groups we’re beyond excited to welcome to our launch celebrations.

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The very splendid doors of Heddal Stave Church, Telemark, Norway. Likely dating from the early 13th century, it is the largest of the 28 surviving #stavechurch #AdoorableThursday

A tall narrow wooden door surrounded by intricate carving and with wrought metalwork decoration and hinges

A small wooded door surrounded by carved panels set below a wooden shingle roof

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Delighted to meet #Ragna again, this time in a #runic inscription in Lom Stavkyrkje.

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Final reminder- the BBC R4 appeal to fund Parkinson’s nurses closes tonight -you can donate here www.bbc.co.uk/appeal/radio4

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It’s a big day, start of a week of fundraising for @parkinsons.org.uk Listen to BBC R4 at 0754 to learn more

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A cause very close to me. Thanks to @rorycj.bsky.social for all he does to raise awareness of Parkinson’s. Specialist nurses are vital. Most professionals in general practice & hospitals have limited knowledge of this disease. Please donate or share. www.bbc.co.uk/appeal/radio4

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Radio 4 Appeal | BBC Appeals

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Shall we start #buyastrangerabook day? Yes. Let's start #buyastrangerabook day.

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Graham Taylor @pottedhistory.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Although I generally hate being given a link that takes me directly to a pay wall, this juxtaposition from the Sunday Times did amuse me.

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Finally it's #StandingStoneSunday 🥳 The small, family-sized Early Bronze Age cairn-circle at Hirnant, above Ponterwyd in the mid Wales hills, has somehow survived 4500 years of landscape change 😮 It's a remarkable survivor of prehistoric burial & ritual 🥰 📷 My own, 2022

A small circle of upright stones in sheep pasture with hills beyond

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The orthostats of Holm of #Papay North stalled cairn hidden among foliage. #StandingStoneSunday #Orkney

A row of standing rectangular profiled stones among long grass. The ruins of a Neolithic stalled cairn

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Can’t think of many better places to watch the sun go down than the Knap of Howar. Although Bess thought there was too much photography and not enough playing #Papay #Orkney

An ocean sun set behind a curved stone built Neolithic dwelling

A black and white collie dog looking mournful through sea pink on a stone wall

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Two archaeologists on a #stile #Papay #Orkney Dog in #seaweed

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Feeling completely over excited at having seen #BookyMcBookface in the wild today on Westray #Dreamscancometrue @orkneylibrary.bsky.social

The blue cab of a library bus named BookyMcBookFace

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Lovely urn - but even more splendid to see that tshirt in the wild!

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Guy De Launey @guydelauney.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Is binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues.

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hey gang. It's #buyastrangerabook day! @laurabrennan.bsky.social sent me a tenner to buy someone a book with. How lovely is that? So, there are millions of ace books for you to ask for. So just ask if there's a particular book you want! UK only

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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

THIS OFFER IS STILL UNCLAIMED It's Refugee Week this week, and for #buyastrangerabook day I'd like to offer out "When Stars are Scattered" by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. It's a brilliant graphic novel depicting a child's life in a refugee camp. If you'd like it, get in touch. UK only

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 16/06/2026

I know you lot aren’t the ones who need to hear this, but: all a ban does is make the banned thing less safe, ever. Kids are gonna keep going online and now they are going to meet a predator who’s going to be able to threaten them with “you’ll get in trouble if you tell anyone”

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 02/06/2026

hi everyone! as your local resident witch and Celtic pantheon pagan *AND* British built heritage historian, please, PLEASE stop leaving lit candles as offerings in Neolithic monuments (cough cough West Kennet Long Barrow)

The final room of the barrow with shelves of offerings including two candles that I blew out

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

An extraordinary book about the emotional power of football within communities and families. And, of course, Newcastle United. #NUFC

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

What an excellent idea. I noticed people on sites this year immediately uploading photos of finds to AI for ID. As with everything else it takes away that inquisitive, investigative, learning process. And adds nothing to object ID skill sets.

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

End of 3 weeks at our Northumberland early Anglo-Saxon estate centre. More loom weights, post-built buildings and another loom weight production oven. Brilliant volunteers working in really challenging sand archaeology. #communityarchaeology www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Felton Anglo-Saxon dig site reveals more finds

Archaeologists say a second oven has been unearthed, suggesting it was a busy hub producing cloth.

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

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Felton Anglo-Saxon dig site reveals more finds

Archaeologists say a second oven has been unearthed, suggesting it was a busy hub producing cloth.

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Sarah Lord @potsofhistory.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I can’t believe I did this 😳 We launched our Janus Bust to our mailing list… then I forgot to tell everyone else. I’m a potter. The businesswoman part is still under construction 😅 See the Janus Bust potted-history.co.uk/products/janus

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?

The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.

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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Late Roman and early post Roman archaeologists avert your eyes…

Sign for the Saxon Shore Way with a horned Saxon helmet.

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The last stone standing at Milton of Clava and the graded stone circle of the north-east cairn at Clava ( #barkaeologist for scale). #StandingStoneSunday

A grassy bank with a tall flat rectangular standing stone with a large boulder and Labrador in the foreground

Stone cairn surrounded by a circle of standing stones among trees with Labrador in the foreground

Stone cairn and part of its outer circle of standing stones with a background of trees

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Only 4 places left for our Oxfordshire #archaeology field school 20-24 April. You will get five days of digging and top teaching in #excavation and recording techniques. And the chance to get your hands on our best dig tshirt yet. cancic.com/2026-field-s...

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This ‘rewarding looting’ model really has to stop.

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Dr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

This case has made many aghast today. But, as Tess has long been asking, how do we change this broken system, the law? Rewards need to be capped, hobbyists should not be paid by those who can ill afford it (museums). Those of us on boards or councils of organisations need to raise the issue.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

*Academic sells history off to the highest bidder* There, BBC, we sorted that headline for you If he truly feels *a connection* to the find, as the article claims, would he not have donated it to a museum? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Professor finds Iron Age coin hoard near Bury St Edmunds

Tom Licence says he feels a personal connection to the coins, which are to be auctioned.

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Last few places available for the @cancic.bsky.social 2026 #archaeology Oxfordshire fieldschool. 20-24 April at a #medieval manor site west of Oxford. Northumberland is now sold out, waiting list only. More details via cancic.com 🏺

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Community Archaeology North CIC

Unearthing History Together Engaging local communities through inclusive and sustainable archaeology

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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Book before 10 Feb! Britain: The Beginning, a 6-part online lecture series explores archaeology, landscapes, and the people who shaped them 17 Feb- 24 Mar 7.30-930pm BST £90 per person EMAIL TO REGISTER: CHAP@chilterns.org.uk 2-hour sessions includes live discussion and Q&A 📷 mine 16/05/25

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Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com · 07/01/2026

ABSOLUTE SCENES AT ST. JAMES' PARK!!! 😍😍

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Bookings are now open for the @cancic.bsky.social 2026 #archaeology fieldschools. 20-24 April at a #medieval manor site in Oxfordshire and 18-22 May at an early #Anglo-Saxon site in Northumberland. More details via cancic.com

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Community Archaeology North CIC

Unearthing History Together Engaging local communities through inclusive and sustainable archaeology

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Sarah Miles @sarahmiles.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

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Community Archaeology North CIC

Unearthing History Together Engaging local communities through inclusive and sustainable archaeology

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Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Midwinter is here and the Solstice sunrise is less than an hour away at the end of the longest night of the year. Get ready to let the light back in. ☀️

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Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This is a brilliant local museum with some grand collections and very accessible. It should not be allowed to slip quietly away. Let the council know it's just not on to hide away history.

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Papay ranger - Jonathan Ford @papayranger.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Sundown on downtown Papay. 3.20pm Skies afire.

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