Hannah O’Regan
@palaeohan.bsky.social
Archaeologist studying lots of things (mainly bones) ‘cos I’m cursed with curiosity. I like cats, crafts, bears and fungi. She/her. Own views.
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Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides) is a salmon-pink, ear-shaped, gelatinous fungus and always reminds me of rose petals. Rubbery in texture, is edible, and may be eaten raw with salads, pickled, or candied. Fruit in the late Summer and usually after a heavy rain.
#fungifriends #photography
#fungifriends #photography
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides) is a salmon-pink, ear-shaped, gelatinous fungus and always reminds me of rose petals. Rubbery in texture, is edible, and may be eaten raw with salads, pickled, or candied. Fruit in the late Summer and usually after a heavy rain.
#fungifriends #photography
#fungifriends #photography
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Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
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There’s an easier-to-read version of this, without the typos, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
There’s an easier-to-read version of this, without the typos, here: www.tom-cox.com/jim/
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Get your season pass to Wrestling Resurgence and save on all four events.
Enjoy family-friendly, inclusive shows that welcome new and returning fans alike.
Adult £90 / standing £60 / Parent & Child £110
bit.ly/3KiwTIp
Enjoy family-friendly, inclusive shows that welcome new and returning fans alike.
Adult £90 / standing £60 / Parent & Child £110
bit.ly/3KiwTIp
November 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Get your season pass to Wrestling Resurgence and save on all four events.
Enjoy family-friendly, inclusive shows that welcome new and returning fans alike.
Adult £90 / standing £60 / Parent & Child £110
bit.ly/3KiwTIp
Enjoy family-friendly, inclusive shows that welcome new and returning fans alike.
Adult £90 / standing £60 / Parent & Child £110
bit.ly/3KiwTIp
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hate to go all anthropologist here, but even on the presupposition of reproduction requiring coitus, and on the numerical calculation of a couple = 2, it is abundantly clear that one part of any couple can have children with one part of other couples, potentially ad infinitum
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
hate to go all anthropologist here, but even on the presupposition of reproduction requiring coitus, and on the numerical calculation of a couple = 2, it is abundantly clear that one part of any couple can have children with one part of other couples, potentially ad infinitum
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Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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November 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Things used in everyday life are the real archaeological treasures! These sewing #needles were made from animal bone some 15,000 years ago. Some designs simply don't need to be improved, because form and functions were perfectly matched from the start. Form follows function! 🧵1/2
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I like that she's keeping her cannonballs sealed inside a plastic bag. Got to keep that ordnance fresh!
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I like that she's keeping her cannonballs sealed inside a plastic bag. Got to keep that ordnance fresh!
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Night night sweet dreamies
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Night night sweet dreamies
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
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We've had nearly 300 bookings for our talk on the Clubmosses of Britain and Ireland by Fred Rumsey next Tuesday evening (2nd December) and there's still places left!
Book now for free (though donations towards our work are appreciated): share.google/lQL6JQ7E9SEQ...
Book now for free (though donations towards our work are appreciated): share.google/lQL6JQ7E9SEQ...
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
We've had nearly 300 bookings for our talk on the Clubmosses of Britain and Ireland by Fred Rumsey next Tuesday evening (2nd December) and there's still places left!
Book now for free (though donations towards our work are appreciated): share.google/lQL6JQ7E9SEQ...
Book now for free (though donations towards our work are appreciated): share.google/lQL6JQ7E9SEQ...
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Whether you were taught about industrial melanism at school or are completely new to the subject, this should be an interesting online talk -
Did spiders turn darker during the Industrial Revolution? 🕷️
Join Dr Geoff Oxford on 26 Feb 2026 as he revisits three cases of alleged industrial melanism in spiders—and whether they truly fit the classic Darwinian story. (FREE!)
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
Join Dr Geoff Oxford on 26 Feb 2026 as he revisits three cases of alleged industrial melanism in spiders—and whether they truly fit the classic Darwinian story. (FREE!)
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Whether you were taught about industrial melanism at school or are completely new to the subject, this should be an interesting online talk -
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It’s that time of year when I notice that folk are unwinding. We’ve all done 3 months without a break. Everyone’s physically and mentally tired in these last weeks up to Xmas. It’s too dark.
Be aware of that. Don’t start that daft email spat, give each other grace, breathe. Light a light 🕯️
Be aware of that. Don’t start that daft email spat, give each other grace, breathe. Light a light 🕯️
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
It’s that time of year when I notice that folk are unwinding. We’ve all done 3 months without a break. Everyone’s physically and mentally tired in these last weeks up to Xmas. It’s too dark.
Be aware of that. Don’t start that daft email spat, give each other grace, breathe. Light a light 🕯️
Be aware of that. Don’t start that daft email spat, give each other grace, breathe. Light a light 🕯️
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Projects Manager
Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Salary: £38,000– £46,000
Closing Date: 31/01/26
Location: Bakewell and Sheffield
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Salary: £38,000– £46,000
Closing Date: 31/01/26
Location: Bakewell and Sheffield
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Projects Manager - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £38,000– £46,000Closing Date: 31/01/26Location:
www.bajr.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Projects Manager
Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Salary: £38,000– £46,000
Closing Date: 31/01/26
Location: Bakewell and Sheffield
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
Archaeological Research Services Ltd
Salary: £38,000– £46,000
Closing Date: 31/01/26
Location: Bakewell and Sheffield
www.bajr.org/job-ad/proje...
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Archaeological Project Archaeologists
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50- £27,217.42 (reviewed in April)
Closing Date: 30/01/26
Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north, Nottinghamshire
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50- £27,217.42 (reviewed in April)
Closing Date: 30/01/26
Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north, Nottinghamshire
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...
Archaeological Project Archaeologists - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
Salary: £26,058.50- £27,217.42 (reviewed in April)Closing Date: 30/01/26Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north, Nottinghamshire
www.bajr.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Archaeological Project Archaeologists
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50- £27,217.42 (reviewed in April)
Closing Date: 30/01/26
Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north, Nottinghamshire
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...
MAP Archaeological Practice
Salary: £26,058.50- £27,217.42 (reviewed in April)
Closing Date: 30/01/26
Location: Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north, Nottinghamshire
www.bajr.org/job-ad/archa...
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Had a fabulous time talking and making plans with colleagues at the University of Nottinghams museum... well worth a visit if only to see the mysterious Norton Disney dodecahedron! nortondisneyhag.org?page_id=2406 #archaeology #Nottingham
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Had a fabulous time talking and making plans with colleagues at the University of Nottinghams museum... well worth a visit if only to see the mysterious Norton Disney dodecahedron! nortondisneyhag.org?page_id=2406 #archaeology #Nottingham
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We did a music quiz last night for an illustrious crowd. One round was felt a bit on the nose for the gathered guests so was left on the cutting room floor.
If you fancy a go though, here it is:
Nigel Farage Quote or Morrissey Song Title
Good luck and no cheating
If you fancy a go though, here it is:
Nigel Farage Quote or Morrissey Song Title
Good luck and no cheating
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We did a music quiz last night for an illustrious crowd. One round was felt a bit on the nose for the gathered guests so was left on the cutting room floor.
If you fancy a go though, here it is:
Nigel Farage Quote or Morrissey Song Title
Good luck and no cheating
If you fancy a go though, here it is:
Nigel Farage Quote or Morrissey Song Title
Good luck and no cheating
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'11 universities expanded by more than 11,000 students over the past decade, while the three institutions with the biggest growth expanded by more than 20,000 students – BPP University (28,915 more students), Canterbury Christ Church University (22,410) and UCL (21,490).' 3/3
November 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
'11 universities expanded by more than 11,000 students over the past decade, while the three institutions with the biggest growth expanded by more than 20,000 students – BPP University (28,915 more students), Canterbury Christ Church University (22,410) and UCL (21,490).' 3/3
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New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
Trowel and Error
A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology
www.archaeologyuk.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New report on how people engage with archaeology is out - Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey. Lots to digest but key conclusions are: 1) archaeologists risk undervaluing and hiding ourselves, our practices and the role we play in society... www.archaeologyuk.org/our-work/tro...
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Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online
BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan
The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan
The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online
BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan
The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan
The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Fellows of the Society are elected for their 'original contribution to historical scholarship'.
Our new guide provides more on the many ways Fellows achieve this - with activities going well beyond publications bit.ly/48mpcJa We welcome Fellowship applications from historians of all kinds 1/2
Our new guide provides more on the many ways Fellows achieve this - with activities going well beyond publications bit.ly/48mpcJa We welcome Fellowship applications from historians of all kinds 1/2
November 27, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Fellows of the Society are elected for their 'original contribution to historical scholarship'.
Our new guide provides more on the many ways Fellows achieve this - with activities going well beyond publications bit.ly/48mpcJa We welcome Fellowship applications from historians of all kinds 1/2
Our new guide provides more on the many ways Fellows achieve this - with activities going well beyond publications bit.ly/48mpcJa We welcome Fellowship applications from historians of all kinds 1/2
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Alright, one more. Because the big fancy stuff is cool and all, but sometimes it's the small thing which really take your breath.
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alright, one more. Because the big fancy stuff is cool and all, but sometimes it's the small thing which really take your breath.
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
Like … how about some #Neanderthal #fingerprint on an at least 80,000 y/p inconspicuous lump birch bark pitch? 🤯😉
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Repeat after me: artificial, made by humans, human-made, not natural
Novel scientific method proves pit circle near Stonehenge was man-made, say researchers
Novel scientific method proves pit circle near Stonehenge was man-made, say researchers
Archaeologists use multiple types of geophysics equipment to analyse ‘extraordinary structure’
The presence of an extraordinary circle of yawning pits created by Neolithic people near Stonehenge has been proved thanks to a novel combination of scientific techniques, a team of archaeologists is claiming.
While the architects of Stonehenge had the heavens in mind when they built the great stone monument in Wiltshire, the team believes the makers of the Durrington pit circle may have been more interested in an underworld. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Repeat after me: artificial, made by humans, human-made, not natural
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Tobermory during golden hour - what a pretty sight! 😍🧡
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Tobermory during golden hour - what a pretty sight! 😍🧡
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We’re delighted that Prof Alex Mullen’s exciting new research project on voices in Roman and Later Britain is now public. Watch out for more details coming soon!
#classics #archaeology #linguistics 🏺
#classics #archaeology #linguistics 🏺
News - University of Nottingham secures funding grant for groundbreaking research on early British voices and identities - University of Nottingham
www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/researc...
www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/researc...
News - University of Nottingham secures funding grant for groundbreaking research on early British voices and identities - University of Nottingham
What did the voices of Britain sound like during and after the Roman period? How did early British communities construct and represent their identities, and how did they interact with their neighbours...
www.nottingham.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We’re delighted that Prof Alex Mullen’s exciting new research project on voices in Roman and Later Britain is now public. Watch out for more details coming soon!
#classics #archaeology #linguistics 🏺
#classics #archaeology #linguistics 🏺