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Jo Shoebridge
@jo-archaeol.bsky.social
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All things (World) Heritage, archaeology, very interested in Early Historic South Asian ceramics so I wrote a thesis on some of them. Huge supporter of lifelong learning and volunteer / public engagement.
Bradford lass living in Durham UK
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www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

#pottery #ceramics
Heritage emergency declared in Stoke-on-Trent - Museums Association
Capital of ceramics calls for £300m investment to save its historic assets
www.museumsassociation.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Heighington Station plans to excavate 'world's oldest platform' - BBC News share.google/rH7RsbX4UoBL...
Heighington Station plans to excavate 'world's oldest platform' - BBC News
The platform looks like it is original to the building which dates back to 1827, a charity says.
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January 18, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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More libraries to look at 😀📖📚📖📚
#libraries #reading #heritage #books #booklover
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use
Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Interesting read about reading! 📚 👇

#library #librarian #community #book

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/l...
The one thing everyone should do in 2026
Library use is dwindling, with less than a third of the UK population using the service in the last year. But with community (and the latest hardbacks) on offer, Lydia Spencer-Elliott argues that memb...
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
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www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h... 🐦🐿🦔🐾
How to healthily tackle the dark winter months, according to a doctor
Wildlife Trusts’ vice president is supporting a campaign to get us to connect with nature
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Bring forth your crafts, customs and traditions: UK to recognise UN cultural heritage list | Unesco | The Guardian share.google/qehUKAPpbTz5...
Bring forth your crafts, customs and traditions: UK to recognise UN cultural heritage list
Call for submissions from across UK could include cheese rolling, Burns Night suppers and Notting Hill carnival
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December 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Vote to make Melsonby Hoard Current Archaeology’s Rescue Project of the Year - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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The BB Lal influence on govt’s Project Mausam—‘archaeology is a study of networks’
At the 3rd BB Lal Memorial Lecture at IIC last week, speakers connected the late archaeologist's ideas to a govt initiative to trace old Indian Ocean routes and revive ancient connections.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Twelve historic Yorkshire sites rescued from at-risk status - BBC News
Historic England reveals Heritage at Risk Register 2025, with some sites added and others removed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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How to have a plastic- free Halloween | The Wildlife Trusts
Halloween is often a great time for spooky family fun, but unfortunately it is often full of plastic.
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October 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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📚📚📚Certified organic and AI-free:
New stamp for human-written books launches | Books | The Guardian share.google/eQhq8ex4jVYy... 📚📚📚

#library #reading #bookworm
Certified organic and AI-free: New stamp for human-written books launches
As machine-made books flood online marketplaces, a new UK initiative is introducing an Organic Literature stamp to help readers identify books created by real authors
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October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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A pair of Jays swoop us into the first #FlyDay of October! 😍

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Two Jays in mid-air against a backdrop of golden autumn leaves, one banking sharply with wings fanned wide, the other gliding towards it…dramatically swooping us into October’s first FlyDay.
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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📖 Can you have too many books??
As a fan of bookshops and, book fairs, a definite no from me!! 📚📚

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#books #reading #libraries #library
How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?
As they say, one man’s collection is another man’s hoarded fire hazard, but reading this story—of a fancy Philadelphia townhouse stuffed to the rafters with 100,000 books—had me wondering where, ex…
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October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#ancientegypt #AncientBlueSky #Museum
Search for ancient Egyptian gold bracelet missing from museum - BBC News
A photo of the 3,000-year-old bracelet has been sent to airports, seaports and border crossings to stop it being smuggled out of the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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From a recent visit to Leeds Museum... Where we did go to look at the artefacts not the #Miffy exhibition 🐰🙄.....

#Aldborough, Romulus and Remus.

#Mosaicmonday #AncientBlueSky #Roman #Museum #archaeology
📷 mine!
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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@theegyptcentre.bsky.social will be closing on Saturday 30th of August due to the exciting refurbishment of our galleries!

We will be re-opening in January 2026. For updates, please check our website and social media pages.

We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum in 2026!
August 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/2539942...
Calls for action after Lake District valley brought to standstill by traffic
Calls for action after Langdale Valley near Ambleside in the Lake District valley brought to standstill by traffic congestion.
www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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St Mary's Church in Shrewsbury is well known for it's stained glass, but there's some beautiful wood carvings as well.
#woodcarvingwednesday #AncientBlueSky
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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📚Quite a fine due!!📚

Library book returned 82 years after being borrowed with plea for no late fee

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

#library #reading #books
August 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The Agora at Smyrna / Izmir, Turkey.
The 'Historical Port City of Izmir' is on the UNESCO #WorldHeritage Tentative list: whc.unesco.org/en/tentative...

#RomansiteSaturday #archaeology #ancientbluesky #UNESCO #architecture
📷: me
August 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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🐘 it's #worldelephantday and I'm tidying folders, I've had a #takemebacktuesday moment to 2008 and my undergrad dissertation, 'Lakshmi and the #Elephants'- cultural transmission in later 1st millennium BC Eurasia.

Looking at the images is like revisiting old friends 😀

#AncientBlueSky #archaeology
August 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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This looks fun! www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sponsored/hi...
Huggable ceramic pets take over The Bowes Museum in time for the summer holidays
The school summer holidays have only just started and families are already flocking to The Bowes Museum in County Durham to experience Pippa Hale: Pet Project, a playful, hands-on exhibition that’s pr...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Deer hunt mosaic at Pella, Greece. Far from the greatest image but a fabulous place to go and visit!
📷: me
#Mosaicmonday #AncientBlueSky #archaeology #ancientgreece
August 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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www.bolton.gov.uk/news/article...

#ancientEgypt #AncientBlueSky #fashion
Newly conserved, world-class Egyptian hat goes on display for the first time – Bolton Council
Museum
www.bolton.gov.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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A great opportunity anyone aged 16 to 21 looking to get into archaeology, designed by the @archaeologyuk.bsky.social Youth Advisory Board - designed by young people, for young people!
archaeologyuk.bsky.social Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 30
Curious about archaeology but not sure where to start?

Join us on 13 September for Unearthing Futures, a FREE event created by young people, for young people at the Great North Museum: Hancock. Enjoy skills workshops, network, and have fun!

Travel + lunch covered 🍕

👉 shorturl.at/KYmHV
August 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM