Julie Cassidy
@julidy1.bsky.social
From Oldham. Lives in Orkney. Archaeologist and historian in a recent professional life. Current Retail manager for Skaill House.
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Last call for help on this. My millers guide let me down 😔 reverse & thickness here, main pic in quoted post:
March 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Last call for help on this. My millers guide let me down 😔 reverse & thickness here, main pic in quoted post:
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#WorldBearDay
Brown #bear tooth amulet with runic inscription found at the Brough of Birsay #Orkney in the 1930s. This is a rare find outside #Scandinavia and further evidences the status of this fantastic #Norse site. It's on display at #NMS. 📸 credit @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Vikings
Brown #bear tooth amulet with runic inscription found at the Brough of Birsay #Orkney in the 1930s. This is a rare find outside #Scandinavia and further evidences the status of this fantastic #Norse site. It's on display at #NMS. 📸 credit @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Vikings
March 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#WorldBearDay
Brown #bear tooth amulet with runic inscription found at the Brough of Birsay #Orkney in the 1930s. This is a rare find outside #Scandinavia and further evidences the status of this fantastic #Norse site. It's on display at #NMS. 📸 credit @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Vikings
Brown #bear tooth amulet with runic inscription found at the Brough of Birsay #Orkney in the 1930s. This is a rare find outside #Scandinavia and further evidences the status of this fantastic #Norse site. It's on display at #NMS. 📸 credit @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social #Vikings
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Here’s a thing. @malikalnasir.bsky.social has been doing a lot of work on his connections with Andrew Watson.
Yesterday, in Halifax, a plaque was unveiled to the memory of Andrew Watson, the first black international football player. His mother, Hannah Rose, was Guyanese, born into slavery. His father, Peter Miller Watson was born in Orkney, of a prominent landowning family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Plaque for first black international footballer at Halifax school
Andrew Watson, who went to school in Halifax, captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England in 1881.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here’s a thing. @malikalnasir.bsky.social has been doing a lot of work on his connections with Andrew Watson.
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Another batch of updated archive posts from the weekend. A rewrite here and there, expanded text and some new photographs and 3d models.
#archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar
#archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar
Another handful of updates…
Another batch of updated/rewritten/expanded archive posts from the weekend.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another batch of updated archive posts from the weekend. A rewrite here and there, expanded text and some new photographs and 3d models.
#archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar
#archaeology #Orkney #Neolithic #NessOfBrodgar
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
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The Telegraph’s been reproducing versions of this same story for years. Wokeness and a ‘recipe for a crisis’ in membership. But National Trust member retention is higher than comparator organisations despite the cost of living crisis, and visitor numbers have been increasing.
March 9, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The Telegraph’s been reproducing versions of this same story for years. Wokeness and a ‘recipe for a crisis’ in membership. But National Trust member retention is higher than comparator organisations despite the cost of living crisis, and visitor numbers have been increasing.
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The Tomb of the Eagles crowd funder is doing well but needs more support. Can you help?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...
Tomb of the Eagles
The Tomb of the Eagles is one of Orkney's best-loved Neolithic sites. We aim to re-open and restore it as a community hub and tourist locale
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
March 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The Tomb of the Eagles crowd funder is doing well but needs more support. Can you help?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tomb-of-th...
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Here is the talk given by Jenny Murray, filmed by the @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social - and revealing the carbon dating of the wooden box where the bones were found…. archaeologyorkney.com/2025/03/07/v...
Video: 'A Saint in Stone' - recording of OAS talk now available online - Archaeology Orkney
The recording of Jenny Murray's Orkney Archaeology Society (OAS) talk, A Saint in Stone, is now available online.
archaeologyorkney.com
March 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Here is the talk given by Jenny Murray, filmed by the @orkneyarchaeology.bsky.social - and revealing the carbon dating of the wooden box where the bones were found…. archaeologyorkney.com/2025/03/07/v...
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National Trust membership for a family costs £14.05 a month. A Telegraph subscription costs £104 a month. And don’t get me started on the quality of the product.
National Trust raises fees to £3,000 for family life memberships
Charity squeezes an extra 25pc from members over three years
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
National Trust membership for a family costs £14.05 a month. A Telegraph subscription costs £104 a month. And don’t get me started on the quality of the product.
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In the 2nd century BC a woman was placed in a bog in Huldremosen, Denmark.
When her remains were found her clothing was in remarkable condition.
Yes these clothes are over 2000 years old but the peat gave them this brownish colour.
When her remains were found her clothing was in remarkable condition.
Yes these clothes are over 2000 years old but the peat gave them this brownish colour.
March 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In the 2nd century BC a woman was placed in a bog in Huldremosen, Denmark.
When her remains were found her clothing was in remarkable condition.
Yes these clothes are over 2000 years old but the peat gave them this brownish colour.
When her remains were found her clothing was in remarkable condition.
Yes these clothes are over 2000 years old but the peat gave them this brownish colour.
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Coming up in March, we look forward to hosting this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' day conference, on Weds 5th, with partners @ihr.bsky.social and The National Archives bit.ly/3XlcLbW
#HAP25's theme is ‘Working with Memory', with contributions from historians and archivists #Skystorians
#HAP25's theme is ‘Working with Memory', with contributions from historians and archivists #Skystorians
March 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Coming up in March, we look forward to hosting this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' day conference, on Weds 5th, with partners @ihr.bsky.social and The National Archives bit.ly/3XlcLbW
#HAP25's theme is ‘Working with Memory', with contributions from historians and archivists #Skystorians
#HAP25's theme is ‘Working with Memory', with contributions from historians and archivists #Skystorians
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The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles.
#archaeology #orkney #neolithic
#archaeology #orkney #neolithic
The Isbister stalled cairn – South Ronaldsay’s ‘Tomb of the Eagles’
The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The first part of an article looking at the Isbister stalled cairn in South Ronaldsay, better known today as the Tomb of the Eagles.
#archaeology #orkney #neolithic
#archaeology #orkney #neolithic
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#deer stalking last night in #Sutherland with a long lens... although tbh they were really close to the road.
📸 images are mine all mine!
#Scotland #Reddeer #photography
📸 images are mine all mine!
#Scotland #Reddeer #photography
March 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
#deer stalking last night in #Sutherland with a long lens... although tbh they were really close to the road.
📸 images are mine all mine!
#Scotland #Reddeer #photography
📸 images are mine all mine!
#Scotland #Reddeer #photography
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Psst…wanna buy a tomb??
For the past few years a group of us have been working to bring one of #Orkney’s major heritage sites, the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles, into community ownership.
Now we need your help to make the site safe and accessible. Please share widely and donate if you can! 🏺🧪
For the past few years a group of us have been working to bring one of #Orkney’s major heritage sites, the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles, into community ownership.
Now we need your help to make the site safe and accessible. Please share widely and donate if you can! 🏺🧪
Tomb of the Eagles
The Tomb of the Eagles is one of Orkney's best-loved Neolithic sites. We aim to re-open and restore it as a community hub and tourist locale
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
March 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Psst…wanna buy a tomb??
For the past few years a group of us have been working to bring one of #Orkney’s major heritage sites, the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles, into community ownership.
Now we need your help to make the site safe and accessible. Please share widely and donate if you can! 🏺🧪
For the past few years a group of us have been working to bring one of #Orkney’s major heritage sites, the Neolithic Tomb of the Eagles, into community ownership.
Now we need your help to make the site safe and accessible. Please share widely and donate if you can! 🏺🧪
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#Viking lead-inset weight, as reported to @findsorguk.bsky.social.
⚖️ 49.1g = c.2 øre/oz?
Possibly developed in Great Army camps, #Vikings used them to weigh hacksilver and other bullion currency to determine cash value.
RH @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social
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⚖️ 49.1g = c.2 øre/oz?
Possibly developed in Great Army camps, #Vikings used them to weigh hacksilver and other bullion currency to determine cash value.
RH @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social
My edit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...
February 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#Viking lead-inset weight, as reported to @findsorguk.bsky.social.
⚖️ 49.1g = c.2 øre/oz?
Possibly developed in Great Army camps, #Vikings used them to weigh hacksilver and other bullion currency to determine cash value.
RH @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social
My edit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...
⚖️ 49.1g = c.2 øre/oz?
Possibly developed in Great Army camps, #Vikings used them to weigh hacksilver and other bullion currency to determine cash value.
RH @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social
My edit creativecommons.org/licenses/by/...
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Orkney Archaeology Society are delighted to have been able to play such a role in this really exciting research.
Research by Archaeology Institute PhD student Jenny Murray suggests the wooden box said to have contained the remains of St Magnus is contemporary with the martyrdom of the 12th century Orkney earl.
#archaeology #research #Orkney #ThinkUHI
archaeologyorkney.com/2025/02/25/s...
#archaeology #research #Orkney #ThinkUHI
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Archaeology Institute PhD student’s research dates St Magnus reliquary - Archaeology Orkney
Research by Archaeology Institute PhD student Jenny Murray suggests the wooden box said to have contained the remains of St Magnus is contemporary with the martyrdom of the 12th century earl.
archaeologyorkney.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Orkney Archaeology Society are delighted to have been able to play such a role in this really exciting research.
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In 1919, during restoration work in St Magnus Cathedral Orkney, a wooden box containing human remains was discovered. This box has now been carbon dated and is made from trees felled between 1034-1168, lending support to theory bones are those of St Magnus.
Full story 👇
news.stv.tv/highlands-is...
Full story 👇
news.stv.tv/highlands-is...
February 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In 1919, during restoration work in St Magnus Cathedral Orkney, a wooden box containing human remains was discovered. This box has now been carbon dated and is made from trees felled between 1034-1168, lending support to theory bones are those of St Magnus.
Full story 👇
news.stv.tv/highlands-is...
Full story 👇
news.stv.tv/highlands-is...
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Enthralling article by Peter Marshall in @historytoday.com on the medieval and early modern claims for sovereignty over Orkney by Norway and Scotland.
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Orkney’s Saga: the Islands between Kingdoms
www.historytoday.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Enthralling article by Peter Marshall in @historytoday.com on the medieval and early modern claims for sovereignty over Orkney by Norway and Scotland.
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MARY ROSE!
We're looking for a PR Officer and a Marketing Campaign Manager to help us spread the word of the Mary Rose Museum, and the work that we do, to new audiences.
Find out more about these roles - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
We're looking for a PR Officer and a Marketing Campaign Manager to help us spread the word of the Mary Rose Museum, and the work that we do, to new audiences.
Find out more about these roles - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
Jobs and volunteering - The Mary Rose
Jobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust.
maryrose.org
February 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
JOB OPPORTUNITIES AT THE MARY ROSE!
We're looking for a PR Officer and a Marketing Campaign Manager to help us spread the word of the Mary Rose Museum, and the work that we do, to new audiences.
Find out more about these roles - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
We're looking for a PR Officer and a Marketing Campaign Manager to help us spread the word of the Mary Rose Museum, and the work that we do, to new audiences.
Find out more about these roles - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
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The wonderful Everett True cartoons, so old yet somehow often still so current.
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February 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The wonderful Everett True cartoons, so old yet somehow often still so current.
Check out others here;
bsky.app/profile/ever...
Check out others here;
bsky.app/profile/ever...
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I’m looking forward to giving this walk ‘n’ talk - the biggest challenge will be keeping it to an hour! ☠️🪦🕯️🔔
February 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’m looking forward to giving this walk ‘n’ talk - the biggest challenge will be keeping it to an hour! ☠️🪦🕯️🔔
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Whilst the anvil is important.
The small saw blade is the real star of this assemblage, ultra rare and hugely significant.
Small hand tool were vitally important in a world where organics (wood / bone / antler) dominated life - the preservation of organics is largely lost from the record
The small saw blade is the real star of this assemblage, ultra rare and hugely significant.
Small hand tool were vitally important in a world where organics (wood / bone / antler) dominated life - the preservation of organics is largely lost from the record
A Bronze Age gold-worker’s hoard discovered near Urchfont, Wiltshire (WILT-C97E23). Wiltshire Museum hopes to acquire the hoard. The finder stopped digging when he realised what he had found, allowing archaeologists to block life the hoard and bring it to the British Museum for micro-excavation.
February 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Whilst the anvil is important.
The small saw blade is the real star of this assemblage, ultra rare and hugely significant.
Small hand tool were vitally important in a world where organics (wood / bone / antler) dominated life - the preservation of organics is largely lost from the record
The small saw blade is the real star of this assemblage, ultra rare and hugely significant.
Small hand tool were vitally important in a world where organics (wood / bone / antler) dominated life - the preservation of organics is largely lost from the record
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We've got a few colours/sizes of the 2024 Ness t-shirt that had previously sold out. Snap one up for Valentine's Day.
Recount sees some Ness t-shirt colours and sizes back in stock
We've got a few colours'sizes that had previously sold out. Snap one up for Valentine's Day.
www.nessofbrodgar.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We've got a few colours/sizes of the 2024 Ness t-shirt that had previously sold out. Snap one up for Valentine's Day.
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For #FindsFriday, a Lower/Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Suffolk. The flaking is rough, but the surface is smooth as butter! Its rolled, recorticated condition hints at deep prehistory, far older than the area's usual Neolithic axe roughouts.
#archaeology #palaeolithic #lithics #flintfriday
#archaeology #palaeolithic #lithics #flintfriday
January 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
For #FindsFriday, a Lower/Middle Palaeolithic handaxe from Suffolk. The flaking is rough, but the surface is smooth as butter! Its rolled, recorticated condition hints at deep prehistory, far older than the area's usual Neolithic axe roughouts.
#archaeology #palaeolithic #lithics #flintfriday
#archaeology #palaeolithic #lithics #flintfriday