Lucia Nixon
@lucianixon.bsky.social
Classical archaeologist working on Crete, feminist, passionate about equality issues. Also very keen on museums, poetry, and bees. Canadian 🇨🇦
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
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I was interviewed by Newsweek about the backlash to my DPhil announcement. You can read it here:
www.newsweek.com/gen-z-woman-...
www.newsweek.com/gen-z-woman-...
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I was interviewed by Newsweek about the backlash to my DPhil announcement. You can read it here:
www.newsweek.com/gen-z-woman-...
www.newsweek.com/gen-z-woman-...
One couple on #Strictlyndancing to O Fortunately from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and I am obvs singing the alto line 🎶🎶🎶
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
One couple on #Strictlyndancing to O Fortunately from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and I am obvs singing the alto line 🎶🎶🎶
An especially wonderful post! @julianhoffman.bsky.social is one of many people who will understand the importance of ancient juniper trees…
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An especially wonderful post! @julianhoffman.bsky.social is one of many people who will understand the importance of ancient juniper trees…
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The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
An absent MP? A Russian traitor in Reform? When I go to Clacton, nobody seems to care
On the trail of the elusive Nigel Farage, John Sweeney visits his impoverished constituency – where even the prospect of Putin undermining British politics doesn’t raise many eyebrows
www.thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
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In practice: case study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation 🤝
Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, shares learning from the museum's projects.
Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, shares learning from the museum's projects.
Case Study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation - Museums Association
Laura Van Broekhoven shares learning from the Pitt Rivers Museum
www.museumsassociation.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
In practice: case study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation 🤝
Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, shares learning from the museum's projects.
Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, shares learning from the museum's projects.
Apply!
JOB!!!! 📣
Cultural Heritage experts / Antiquists, consider applying for the exec directorship at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley.
Cultural Heritage experts / Antiquists, consider applying for the exec directorship at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley.
We are hiring! Come working at UC Berkeley and help curating and supporting our amazing Museum!
www.higheredjobs.com/admin/detail...
www.higheredjobs.com/admin/detail...
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Apply!
At Limyra!
Classical-era Zeus Temple found in southern Türkiye after 40 years | Daily Sabah
www.dailysabah.com/life/history...
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Classical-era Zeus Temple found in southern Türkiye after 40 years
Archaeologists have uncovered a section of the long-sought Zeus Temple in the ancient city of Limyra, located in Antalya’s Finike district, southern...
www.dailysabah.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
At Limyra!
A thread of genius 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
THREAD. In her exclusive interview in today's Daily Telegraph Magazine, the actor, influencer and designer Philippa Islington-Smythe (pictured) discusses the price of fame, her controversial new perfume, working with Margot Robbie and how becoming a parent changed her perspective on the world...
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
A thread of genius 🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛
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Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Obviously, it’s been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned children’s show that no other broadcaster would have made
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Quietly, a remarkable piece of public art is being created, which seeks to both explain the delays of the Botley Road, and share the highlights of West Oxford. We caught up with local artist Chris Shipton to hear more before its unveiling next week.
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
Botley and the narrow bridge of art
Amidst the turmoil of the Botley Road bridge works, a remarkable artwork is being created, both to tell the story of the bridge and its complexities, and the rich history of West Oxford.
Local artist...
oxfordclarion.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Quietly, a remarkable piece of public art is being created, which seeks to both explain the delays of the Botley Road, and share the highlights of West Oxford. We caught up with local artist Chris Shipton to hear more before its unveiling next week.
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
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Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire | Scientific Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire | Scientific Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
Bee on one of these white hellebore flowers! #tinyjoys @lizgloyn.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bee on one of these white hellebore flowers! #tinyjoys @lizgloyn.bsky.social
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Save Ancient Studies Alliance 2025-26 Recruitment for Undergraduate and Graduate students - The Classical Association of Canada
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www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/sasa...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Save Ancient Studies Alliance 2025-26 Recruitment for Undergraduate and Graduate students - The Classical Association of Canada
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/sasa...
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/sasa...
Kalo Mina, everyone!
Have a good month!
Have a good month!
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Kalo Mina, everyone!
Have a good month!
Have a good month!
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Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.