Susanne Hakenbeck
@shakenbeck.bsky.social
Archaeologist I global late antiquity and beyond I writing a book about the Danube I also like to ride my bike a long way
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Norfolk has a beaver on the loose – and every reserve in the area insists “it’s not ours”! The mystery deepens.
Beaver ‘escape artist’ mystery
A mysterious beaver has appeared in Norfolk, prompting excitement and an investigation into which enclosure it escaped from
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Norfolk has a beaver on the loose – and every reserve in the area insists “it’s not ours”! The mystery deepens.
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Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Royal Mail have written a GDPR policy for their letter to Santa scheme that is a) pitched at children explaining how their data is used and b) fully committed to the existence of Father Christmas and it’s just… really cute
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‘Most challenging natural disaster in our history’: 1,300 dead after SE Asia floods
www.channel4.com/news/most-ch...
www.channel4.com/news/most-ch...
‘Most challenging natural disaster in our history’: 1,300 dead after SE Asia floods
Sri Lankan President’s stark warning as Indonesia and Thailand also hit by destructive cyclones and devastating floods, leaving at least 900 missing.
www.channel4.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
‘Most challenging natural disaster in our history’: 1,300 dead after SE Asia floods
www.channel4.com/news/most-ch...
www.channel4.com/news/most-ch...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
1. fox (my street)
2. grass snake (in the river Cam)
3. eel (river Cam)
4. peregrine falcons (Cambridge city centre)
5. kingfisher (by the river)
Bonus because not really native: muntjac deer (my garden)
1. fox (my street)
2. grass snake (in the river Cam)
3. eel (river Cam)
4. peregrine falcons (Cambridge city centre)
5. kingfisher (by the river)
Bonus because not really native: muntjac deer (my garden)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
1. Spectacled bears (Aguas Calientes, Peru)
2. Mooses (Ontario, Canada)
3. Green-and-white hummingbirds (Cusco, Peru)
4. Grey seals (Strumble Head, Pembs)
5. Welsh Mountain ponies (Preselis, Pembs)
(Last 2 regular parts of my childhood)
1. Spectacled bears (Aguas Calientes, Peru)
2. Mooses (Ontario, Canada)
3. Green-and-white hummingbirds (Cusco, Peru)
4. Grey seals (Strumble Head, Pembs)
5. Welsh Mountain ponies (Preselis, Pembs)
(Last 2 regular parts of my childhood)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
1) White tailed deer (our backyard)
2) Turkey (our backyard)
3) Groundhog (our backyard)
4) Gray Squirrel (our backyard)
5) Red Bat (our backyard)
The most exotic things I've seen in our yard are a Luna Moth and a Black Widow Spider.
1) White tailed deer (our backyard)
2) Turkey (our backyard)
3) Groundhog (our backyard)
4) Gray Squirrel (our backyard)
5) Red Bat (our backyard)
The most exotic things I've seen in our yard are a Luna Moth and a Black Widow Spider.
November 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
1. fox (my street)
2. grass snake (in the river Cam)
3. eel (river Cam)
4. peregrine falcons (Cambridge city centre)
5. kingfisher (by the river)
Bonus because not really native: muntjac deer (my garden)
1. fox (my street)
2. grass snake (in the river Cam)
3. eel (river Cam)
4. peregrine falcons (Cambridge city centre)
5. kingfisher (by the river)
Bonus because not really native: muntjac deer (my garden)
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Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Entitled to lower bills.
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Entitled to a liveable planet.
Entitled to make hope normal again.
Know your entitlement. Know our collective power.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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New issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 9, No. 4 (2025) online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/4 Paleoscience and the Study of Late Antiquity @ucpress.bsky.social @janetekay.bsky.social @shakenbeck.bsky.social @r-c-jackson.bsky.social
Volume 9 Issue 4 | Studies in Late Antiquity | University of California Press
online.ucpress.edu
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New issue of Studies in Late Antiquity Vol. 9, No. 4 (2025) online.ucpress.edu/SLA/issue/9/4 Paleoscience and the Study of Late Antiquity @ucpress.bsky.social @janetekay.bsky.social @shakenbeck.bsky.social @r-c-jackson.bsky.social
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
Spending a few days in Ljubljana at a workshop on “Bridging History, Archaeology and Natural Sciences”. A great range of sharp papers by PhD students and ECRs.
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Spending a few days in Ljubljana at a workshop on “Bridging History, Archaeology and Natural Sciences”. A great range of sharp papers by PhD students and ECRs.
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Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare Bronze Age log boats on display in Peterborough first
The boats
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Three of the log boats discovered during the Must Farm palaeochannel excavations are going on display at Flag Fen Archaeology Park. Nine boats were found with dates ranging from the Early Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My annual post about how the Morning Star reported the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
hatfulofhistory.com/2014/11/07/h...
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Remember, remember the 9th of November. #OnThisDay in German #history🗃️:
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
November 9, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Remember, remember the 9th of November. #OnThisDay in German #history🗃️:
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
1918: Kaiser dethroned, #WeimarRepublic proclaimed.
1923: Hitler's #BeerHallPutsch coup d'état in Munich fails.
1938: #Kristallnacht. Anti-Jewish Pogroms, synagogues burning.
1989: #BerlinWall falls.
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Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Someone at a Russell Group university was moved to almost-poetry by their Faculty Meeting… Can anyone do better?
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Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Christ, he is supernaturally good at this.
Always stay classy
November 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Always stay classy
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"We're forty strong, the last holdfast of humanity against the gathering administrative flood. Forty full-timers and adjuncts combined, music professors, theater professors, dance professors."
Dean of the Dead
The wind howls outside the arts building, drowning out the sound of the approaching deans. We don’t know exactly where they are. The Porcupine and ...
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"We're forty strong, the last holdfast of humanity against the gathering administrative flood. Forty full-timers and adjuncts combined, music professors, theater professors, dance professors."
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Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
October 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Shocking news from uOttawa: Greek & Roman Studies closed to new students without consultation. Teaching of ancient languages to end. Open letter coming soon - follow for how you can help. #DefendClassicsUOttawa #Ottawa #AncientHistory #SaveHigherEd #HigherEdCuts #AncientGreek #Latin
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It really is quite something that this bill as drafted states plainly that even a net contributor who ever received any state support at any time has to go.
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It really is quite something that this bill as drafted states plainly that even a net contributor who ever received any state support at any time has to go.
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
Foreigners must do much more than put in more than they take out. They must never feel at home, nor have any access or rights to anything
The professor is in
October 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The professor is in
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now i'm not an anti-anglist and many of my best friends are english but the country is overcrowded and it's not culturally harmonious and the obvious solution is to deport all the english. it's not their fault they came here while it was legal in the 5th century but england should be for foreigners
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
now i'm not an anti-anglist and many of my best friends are english but the country is overcrowded and it's not culturally harmonious and the obvious solution is to deport all the english. it's not their fault they came here while it was legal in the 5th century but england should be for foreigners
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This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for a while. Congrats @deutschebahn.com !
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
Fascinating: Germans love to complain about their trains never being on time. Deutsche Bahn plays for humor and sympathy by commissioning a YouTube sitcom (an Office on wheels).
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Boah, Bahn! - YouTube
BOAH, BAHN! Wir sitzen alle im selben Zug – eine Serie der Deutschen Bahn mit Anke Engelke.
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen for a while. Congrats @deutschebahn.com !
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
And yes Germans do a sense of humour as well. I guess things need to go to shit before you discover it. 😉
Beaver overlords etc etc
imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off
September 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Beaver overlords etc etc
The details are horriffic, but the reporting is excellent, especially considerng the risks to journalists in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The Gaza family torn apart by IDF snipers from Chicago and Munich
Five-month investigation reveals how four members of one family were shot and killed in a single day and highlights a pattern in which Israeli troops target unarmed civilians
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The details are horriffic, but the reporting is excellent, especially considerng the risks to journalists in Gaza www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
This is a disgraceful reversal by the EAA and a shocking interference in academic freedom.
BTC Call for Action - EAA
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
EAA reversed its decision to exclude Israeli institutions complicit in the genocide of Palestinians after intimidation campaigns.
Read & share the full statement: blacktrowelcollective.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b...
September 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is a disgraceful reversal by the EAA and a shocking interference in academic freedom.
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