Ardent Archivist
@ardentarchivist.bsky.social
Nasty woman (and occasionally proud of it). Dog mom, citizen of the Earth, history & archaeology afficionada, all-around observer, faithful commentator on the ridiculous.
Warning: there will be puns.
Also at: @[email protected]
Warning: there will be puns.
Also at: @[email protected]
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Serious Q: anyone else detest BlueSky’s habit of automatically jumping to the most recent post instead of keeping your place in your timeline?
So either you miss everything or you have to scroll back to find your place - as more ppl join, that becomes ever more impractical.
Only thing I don’t like.
So either you miss everything or you have to scroll back to find your place - as more ppl join, that becomes ever more impractical.
Only thing I don’t like.
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FIFA made up a "peace prize" and gave it to Trump. It's apt that it looks like the undead clawing their way from underground to destroy the planet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 PM
FIFA made up a "peace prize" and gave it to Trump. It's apt that it looks like the undead clawing their way from underground to destroy the planet.
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"One of the IDF whistleblowers told CNN that when his unit buried nine people in early 2024, the location of the grave was left unmarked. The IDF did not respond to CNN’s question about this incident."
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"One of the IDF whistleblowers told CNN that when his unit buried nine people in early 2024, the location of the grave was left unmarked. The IDF did not respond to CNN’s question about this incident."
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/03/m...
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Correct Link!: Opening the kiln is always a little nerve wracking but, if I do say so myself, the latest batch of replica, Nene Valley, barbotine decorated, Roman colour coated Hunt Cups, have come out looking rather splendid! Get them before they sell out. share.google/PmpCsh2Z8CQx...
December 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Correct Link!: Opening the kiln is always a little nerve wracking but, if I do say so myself, the latest batch of replica, Nene Valley, barbotine decorated, Roman colour coated Hunt Cups, have come out looking rather splendid! Get them before they sell out. share.google/PmpCsh2Z8CQx...
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As long as there have been children, there have been toys. As it's the #LateLateToyShow we thought we'd share some of our favourite toys in the @nmireland.bsky.social
Many toys through history copy adult life, like this wonderful toy boat and sword from Viking Dublin
#archaeology #SpéirGhorm
Many toys through history copy adult life, like this wonderful toy boat and sword from Viking Dublin
#archaeology #SpéirGhorm
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
As long as there have been children, there have been toys. As it's the #LateLateToyShow we thought we'd share some of our favourite toys in the @nmireland.bsky.social
Many toys through history copy adult life, like this wonderful toy boat and sword from Viking Dublin
#archaeology #SpéirGhorm
Many toys through history copy adult life, like this wonderful toy boat and sword from Viking Dublin
#archaeology #SpéirGhorm
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Board games have a long history in Ireland. I wonder how many family squabbles took place around this Hnefatafl board [a sort of Viking chess] found at Ballinderry Crannog in Westmeath.
Gaming pieces were also some of the most common finds in Dublin
#LateLateToyShow #Archaeology #SpéirGhorm
Gaming pieces were also some of the most common finds in Dublin
#LateLateToyShow #Archaeology #SpéirGhorm
December 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Board games have a long history in Ireland. I wonder how many family squabbles took place around this Hnefatafl board [a sort of Viking chess] found at Ballinderry Crannog in Westmeath.
Gaming pieces were also some of the most common finds in Dublin
#LateLateToyShow #Archaeology #SpéirGhorm
Gaming pieces were also some of the most common finds in Dublin
#LateLateToyShow #Archaeology #SpéirGhorm
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The Wandsworth Shield, a 2nd century BC #Celtic bronze boss found in the River Thames on display at the British Museum.
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
December 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Wandsworth Shield, a 2nd century BC #Celtic bronze boss found in the River Thames on display at the British Museum.
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
#Archaeology #History #artwork #art #FindsFriday
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The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim.
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The #pseudoarchaeological appropriation of past and #Indigenous cultural achievements to attribute these to ancient "supercivilizations" or even #aliens is reviving 19th century narratives deeply rooted in #colonialsim.
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Whole @smartcookies.bsky.social podcast episode here: youtu.be/iUp44_-lbs4
Bloody hell - lights on and it’s not even half three. Wind howling, rain lashing, and drafts rattling the doors… no, thankee very much.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bloody hell - lights on and it’s not even half three. Wind howling, rain lashing, and drafts rattling the doors… no, thankee very much.
👀
👀
Someone got a new toy.
From the sounds of it, Barty the Badger is getting a right good wigging out in the hall…!
From the sounds of it, Barty the Badger is getting a right good wigging out in the hall…!
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Someone got a new toy.
From the sounds of it, Barty the Badger is getting a right good wigging out in the hall…!
From the sounds of it, Barty the Badger is getting a right good wigging out in the hall…!
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With all these recent #TasTepeler news and finds this barely three weeks old interview with Necmi Karul almost seems a bit outdated - but still offers some really fascinating insight into this ongoing large-scale #Neolithic research project in Türkiye:
🏺 www.thecollector.com/karahantepe-...
🏺 www.thecollector.com/karahantepe-...
“The Earliest 3D Story”, Necmi Karul on Karahantepe's Latest Discoveries | TheCollector
An interview with Prof. Necmi Karul about Karahantepe’s Neolithic finds and the earliest three-dimensional storytelling scene.
www.thecollector.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
With all these recent #TasTepeler news and finds this barely three weeks old interview with Necmi Karul almost seems a bit outdated - but still offers some really fascinating insight into this ongoing large-scale #Neolithic research project in Türkiye:
🏺 www.thecollector.com/karahantepe-...
🏺 www.thecollector.com/karahantepe-...
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Long distance commuting lowers the well-being of students - and damages universities (student societies, attendance at lectures, community life)
'f this all sounds a bit peripheral, do have a look at this research from Dublin. It found a relationship between commute time and wellbeing, particularly for female students. For those with one-way commutes of 45 minutes or more, wellbeing was lower by 1.37 points on the WHO-5 scale.' 2/3
Commuting and college student wellbeing
Commuting to college is a prominent feature of student life in many countries. We study the relationship between living arrangements, commute time, and wellbeing for full-time undergraduate college...
www.tandfonline.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Long distance commuting lowers the well-being of students - and damages universities (student societies, attendance at lectures, community life)
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The Lewis Chessmen
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The Lewis Chessmen
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
These 12th-century chess pieces are packed with personality, and have such charmingly expressive eyes! ♟️ 👀
From a large gaming hoard discovered on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831.
📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Mobile augmented 3D simulation of a highly complex cultural landscape. 😉👍
A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance.
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
@MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Mobile augmented 3D simulation of a highly complex cultural landscape. 😉👍
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quinto die Decembris, Minimus donum invenit. (On the 5th of December, Minimus finds a present) #latinadventcalendar
December 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
quinto die Decembris, Minimus donum invenit. (On the 5th of December, Minimus finds a present) #latinadventcalendar
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 91:
In description, try not to use the most obvious word that suggests itself. Instead, find a word that makes the reader pay attention. That doesn't mean using your thesaurus to find the most unusual word you can: it means using a familiar word in an unusual context.
In description, try not to use the most obvious word that suggests itself. Instead, find a word that makes the reader pay attention. That doesn't mean using your thesaurus to find the most unusual word you can: it means using a familiar word in an unusual context.
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 91:
In description, try not to use the most obvious word that suggests itself. Instead, find a word that makes the reader pay attention. That doesn't mean using your thesaurus to find the most unusual word you can: it means using a familiar word in an unusual context.
In description, try not to use the most obvious word that suggests itself. Instead, find a word that makes the reader pay attention. That doesn't mean using your thesaurus to find the most unusual word you can: it means using a familiar word in an unusual context.
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This day 10 years ago Teresa Mannion was telling us not to make unnecessary journeys as Storm Desmond hit.
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This day 10 years ago Teresa Mannion was telling us not to make unnecessary journeys as Storm Desmond hit.
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🎁 Little daily thread of some gift ideas from me aul shop/siopa from now until d'Christmas.
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎁 Little daily thread of some gift ideas from me aul shop/siopa from now until d'Christmas.
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
This hard-working canine companion warms themself by a familiar range in this watercolour and pencil illustration of a well-loved, cosy, rural Irish kitchen.
Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...
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First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First year selling my art at Christmas without the Other site, where most of my sales came from, as well as losing US orders to new tariffs, so it'll be a tough one - I put huge work into every order, so even if you can't buy, shares help get them in front of eyes. GRMA! www.ciaraioch.com/artprints
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One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One of my most favourite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD
📷 Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
🏺 #archaeology
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Door 5 of #Shedvent: You get on the sledge; cover yourself with the blankets and set off briskly over the snow, with the scent of pine in the sparkling air and the sound of bells in the distance…
December 5, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Door 5 of #Shedvent: You get on the sledge; cover yourself with the blankets and set off briskly over the snow, with the scent of pine in the sparkling air and the sound of bells in the distance…
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Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Q: What did you see in the second strike?
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
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Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said earlier today that seeing this video was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) said earlier today that seeing this video was "one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
"People will someday see this video and they will see that that video shows ... an attack on shipwrecked sailors."
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Look, this will be a good craic and I'd love locals to come along and say hello, or throw buns up to the dais or something!
www.communities-ni.gov.uk/events/pictn...
www.communities-ni.gov.uk/events/pictn...
Pict’n Mix: art and identity in Ireland and Scotland’s Iron Ages
New research of a small collection of unusual Iron Age artefacts, mostly found in the north of Ireland, has led to a re-examination of communication between Ireland and Scotland, well before the early...
www.communities-ni.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Look, this will be a good craic and I'd love locals to come along and say hello, or throw buns up to the dais or something!
www.communities-ni.gov.uk/events/pictn...
www.communities-ni.gov.uk/events/pictn...