Claire Boardman
@claireboardman.bsky.social
People/Places; Spatial/Cultural Informatics; Arch/Heritage Sci; Data & Design. PhD - WIP. Views own. Digital Trustee: @DunollieOban. Advisory Board: @goodorgcic.bsky.social Trustee: @archscot.bsky.social (she/her)
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We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
Tom Stoppard 1937-2025
Tom Stoppard 1937-2025
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
We shed as we pick up, like travellers who must carry everything in their arms and what we let fall will be picked up by those behind. The procession is very long and life is very short. We die on the march. But there is nothing outside the march so nothing can be lost to it.
Tom Stoppard 1937-2025
Tom Stoppard 1937-2025
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A snow (or sleet) shower approaching Upper Loch Torridon from the north west about an hour ago.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A snow (or sleet) shower approaching Upper Loch Torridon from the north west about an hour ago.
6th ESP Europe Conference: Advancing ecosystem services knowledge for achieving a nature-and people-positive Europe.
8-22 May 2026 | Prague, Czechia
Session X7: Participatory mapping and citizen science pathways for advancing ecosystem services and
biodiversity stewardship tinyurl.com/456ect6a
8-22 May 2026 | Prague, Czechia
Session X7: Participatory mapping and citizen science pathways for advancing ecosystem services and
biodiversity stewardship tinyurl.com/456ect6a
November 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
6th ESP Europe Conference: Advancing ecosystem services knowledge for achieving a nature-and people-positive Europe.
8-22 May 2026 | Prague, Czechia
Session X7: Participatory mapping and citizen science pathways for advancing ecosystem services and
biodiversity stewardship tinyurl.com/456ect6a
8-22 May 2026 | Prague, Czechia
Session X7: Participatory mapping and citizen science pathways for advancing ecosystem services and
biodiversity stewardship tinyurl.com/456ect6a
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What a superb day at the College of FET Abbeyfeale Campus, experimenting with the process of cutting OS bench marks. A huge thanks to John Morris (master stone mason/cutter) & Jamie Kelly #LocatingBenchMarksPreservingHeritage @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What a superb day at the College of FET Abbeyfeale Campus, experimenting with the process of cutting OS bench marks. A huge thanks to John Morris (master stone mason/cutter) & Jamie Kelly #LocatingBenchMarksPreservingHeritage @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social
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“Oudolf’s foremost contribution to contemporary horticulture has been his insistence that gardens, even in temperate climates with pronounced seasonal changes, are meant to be enjoyed throughout the year, which requires a new attitude toward plantings in all stages of growth and decay”
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Oudolf’s foremost contribution to contemporary horticulture has been his insistence that gardens, even in temperate climates with pronounced seasonal changes, are meant to be enjoyed throughout the year, which requires a new attitude toward plantings in all stages of growth and decay”
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We can fix this! AusTAG conference incoming - cfp is live in the website
austag.org
austag.org
Theory in Australian archaeology.
(Quote from my introduction to the 2016 AusTAG session at the annual Australian Archaeological Association conference.) 🧪 🏺
(Quote from my introduction to the 2016 AusTAG session at the annual Australian Archaeological Association conference.) 🧪 🏺
November 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We can fix this! AusTAG conference incoming - cfp is live in the website
austag.org
austag.org
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Flaws, Holm
ON flár (sg flá) 'strips of meadow land'. From the same root as 'to flay'
ON flár (sg flá) 'strips of meadow land'. From the same root as 'to flay'
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Flaws, Holm
ON flár (sg flá) 'strips of meadow land'. From the same root as 'to flay'
ON flár (sg flá) 'strips of meadow land'. From the same root as 'to flay'
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#IMC2026, Weds, 8 July, 7pm! Four medievalists who've published 'trade' books will discuss the process - from finding an agent to working with publishers & beyond. Sponsored by @ihr.bsky.social. @realmandeville.bsky.social @saracharles.bsky.social @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#IMC2026, Weds, 8 July, 7pm! Four medievalists who've published 'trade' books will discuss the process - from finding an agent to working with publishers & beyond. Sponsored by @ihr.bsky.social. @realmandeville.bsky.social @saracharles.bsky.social @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social
Yum! and very happy birthday.
November 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Yum! and very happy birthday.
@gavinmacgregor.bsky.social - the new art installation that Steve Driscoll was telling us about. I must try and get to see this next year and the other sites in Steve's excellent Dalrymple lectures.
Was a privilege to be invited to attend yesterday to the opening/reveal of the new mosaic installation in the well at Glasgow Cathedral. The project highlights the oft overlooked feature which is integral to the story of St Ketigern and Glasgow itself
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
More info etc www.aproxima.co.uk/the-well
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@gavinmacgregor.bsky.social - the new art installation that Steve Driscoll was telling us about. I must try and get to see this next year and the other sites in Steve's excellent Dalrymple lectures.
What!?
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
What!?
"Stories of the Stones explores how ancient monuments... have been reimagined across the centuries in folklore, literature, art & popular culture. From medieval myths to Romantic fascination & from folk-horror cinema to Julian Cope..."
Independent publisher alert!
H/t @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Independent publisher alert!
H/t @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
If you live in the UK, you can now pre-order 'Stories of the Stones' directly from Reaktion Books or your favourite bookseller. Publication date is 1 February, 2026!
Pre-order here: reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/stories...
Pre-order here: reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/stories...
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
"Stories of the Stones explores how ancient monuments... have been reimagined across the centuries in folklore, literature, art & popular culture. From medieval myths to Romantic fascination & from folk-horror cinema to Julian Cope..."
Independent publisher alert!
H/t @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
Independent publisher alert!
H/t @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social
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Snake Gate — Abaty Tyndyrn [Tintern Abbey], bank of the River Wye, Monmouthshire
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Snake Gate — Abaty Tyndyrn [Tintern Abbey], bank of the River Wye, Monmouthshire
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November 29, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Snake Gate — Abaty Tyndyrn [Tintern Abbey], bank of the River Wye, Monmouthshire
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Snake Gate — Abaty Tyndyrn [Tintern Abbey], bank of the River Wye, Monmouthshire
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First time I've heard these played together ... amazing and as others have said, utterly transporting.
For me, Ancient Music Ireland playing the Loughnashade horns were the highlight of my night.
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
Theyre so loud!!! Keep Romans off your lawn with these baddies!
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
First time I've heard these played together ... amazing and as others have said, utterly transporting.
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The debate on when people first arrived in Australia continues! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic evidence supports the “long chronology” for the peopling of Sahul
Genome data provide support for the first settlement of Australia and New Guinea via at least two routes by 60,000 years ago.
www.science.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The debate on when people first arrived in Australia continues! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Great to see genuinely innovative, evidence backed thinking. Grounded in a just transition, they convincingly argue for a public loan system over private financing to deliver multiple benefits for multiple stakeholders incl. higher profits for landowners.
All that's missing is the political will.
All that's missing is the political will.
Missed this week’s webinar on ‘Can private finance fix the nature crisis?’
The full recording is now available to watch on our YouTube channel 🎥
The full recording is now available to watch on our YouTube channel 🎥
Can private finance fix the nature crisis?
YouTube video by Future Economy Scotland
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Great to see genuinely innovative, evidence backed thinking. Grounded in a just transition, they convincingly argue for a public loan system over private financing to deliver multiple benefits for multiple stakeholders incl. higher profits for landowners.
All that's missing is the political will.
All that's missing is the political will.
'I hope this email finds you well.'
Wooden language model:
Fake courtesy machine.
YouTube video by Stoccafisso design
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
'I hope this email finds you well.'
Interesting and important topic but again a misuse of the design concept: 'wicked problem', a term increasingly seen in arts and humanities. theconversation.com/plastic-wast...
Plastic waste is a toxic legacy – and an important archaeological record
Like the bronze and iron ages, plastic is defining an archaeological era.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Interesting and important topic but again a misuse of the design concept: 'wicked problem', a term increasingly seen in arts and humanities. theconversation.com/plastic-wast...
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In case you missed this great story earlier in the week... Hooray for the Youngwilders! (www.youngwilders.org)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
In case you missed this great story earlier in the week... Hooray for the Youngwilders! (www.youngwilders.org)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Time Traveler: I have journeyed back in time to learn from your genius!
Isaac Newton (bodkin needle wedged behind his eyeball): who the what now??
Isaac Newton (bodkin needle wedged behind his eyeball): who the what now??
November 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Time Traveler: I have journeyed back in time to learn from your genius!
Isaac Newton (bodkin needle wedged behind his eyeball): who the what now??
Isaac Newton (bodkin needle wedged behind his eyeball): who the what now??
"Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’."
"Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns"
Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns
Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’."
Absolutely!
Great article in the @weforum.org on the importance of #climateheritage or #culture in responding to #climatechange, w/ fantastic signposting to work/research (including the Global Research on Culture & Climate Change Agenda!)
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Can culture and heritage be catalysts for climate resilience?
Cultural heritage and local knowledge can be powerful levers for climate resilience and should be embedded into policies, planning and finance.
www.weforum.org
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Absolutely!
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The 3D BigDataSpace project is delighted to launch a new course on Europeana Academy!
‘Introduction to the 4D Browser’ introduces an innovative tool that allows you to explore historically reconstructed 3D cityscapes across time. Discover why and how to take the course! ➡️ bit.ly/4imEZfF
‘Introduction to the 4D Browser’ introduces an innovative tool that allows you to explore historically reconstructed 3D cityscapes across time. Discover why and how to take the course! ➡️ bit.ly/4imEZfF
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The 3D BigDataSpace project is delighted to launch a new course on Europeana Academy!
‘Introduction to the 4D Browser’ introduces an innovative tool that allows you to explore historically reconstructed 3D cityscapes across time. Discover why and how to take the course! ➡️ bit.ly/4imEZfF
‘Introduction to the 4D Browser’ introduces an innovative tool that allows you to explore historically reconstructed 3D cityscapes across time. Discover why and how to take the course! ➡️ bit.ly/4imEZfF
Another beautiful example of how archaeology and heritage knowledges and their unique deep time affordances can transform understanding and drive action. 🙌
Working on archaeological landscape regional studies and looking at the evidence over millennia really makes you appreciate the significance of how rivers form and inform how we live in the world. It also makes you passionate about not passing them on to future generations as abused open sewers
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Another beautiful example of how archaeology and heritage knowledges and their unique deep time affordances can transform understanding and drive action. 🙌