Kim McDonald 🏴
@unearthed-it.bsky.social
A Scot in Derbyshire. Into archaeology, heritage, culture, exhibitions, museums, Ancient Egypt, Japanese art, books, the seaside and anything Scottish. Always time for 🫖&🍰.
November 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Out now.
OUT NOW! 📚
SSNS is proud to present its new edited volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' (ed. Kelly Kilpatrick), which honours the work of Dr Anna Ritchie, esteemed archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland's premodern history and heritage.
SSNS is proud to present its new edited volume, 'Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology' (ed. Kelly Kilpatrick), which honours the work of Dr Anna Ritchie, esteemed archaeologist, author, and lifelong advocate of Scotland's premodern history and heritage.
Common Ground in Scottish Archaeology (2025) - Scottish Society for Northern Studies
The Society is delighted to announce the publication of a new edited volume in honour of Dr Anna Ritchie.
www.ssns.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Out now.
Bought in the Oxfam shop today. Ring any bells @hornesupremacy.bsky.social @govanstones.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Bought in the Oxfam shop today. Ring any bells @hornesupremacy.bsky.social @govanstones.bsky.social
Today I’m glossing in the back hallway, which has 5 doors!!! I haven’t been this ambitious in years. 😂
If this improvement continues, I might get to a “dig” next year. #archaeology
If this improvement continues, I might get to a “dig” next year. #archaeology
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today I’m glossing in the back hallway, which has 5 doors!!! I haven’t been this ambitious in years. 😂
If this improvement continues, I might get to a “dig” next year. #archaeology
If this improvement continues, I might get to a “dig” next year. #archaeology
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Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026
Talks include:
"Rowtor Rocks: prehistoric art and ritual in the White Peak"
Prof. George Nash and Anna Clark of the Derbyshire Rock Art Group
A special one, this - some stunning new rock art finds at Rowtor!
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
Talks include:
"Rowtor Rocks: prehistoric art and ritual in the White Peak"
Prof. George Nash and Anna Clark of the Derbyshire Rock Art Group
A special one, this - some stunning new rock art finds at Rowtor!
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
October 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026
Talks include:
"Rowtor Rocks: prehistoric art and ritual in the White Peak"
Prof. George Nash and Anna Clark of the Derbyshire Rock Art Group
A special one, this - some stunning new rock art finds at Rowtor!
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
Talks include:
"Rowtor Rocks: prehistoric art and ritual in the White Peak"
Prof. George Nash and Anna Clark of the Derbyshire Rock Art Group
A special one, this - some stunning new rock art finds at Rowtor!
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
If you like archaeology and Derbyshire, this could be right up your street; or under it.
Derbyshire Archaeology Day
Saturday 31st January 2026, Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
Around 150 already sold (we usually sell out)
8 talks on current projects in Derbyshire and the Peak.
I'm going to trail the first one shortly ...
Saturday 31st January 2026, Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...
Around 150 already sold (we usually sell out)
8 talks on current projects in Derbyshire and the Peak.
I'm going to trail the first one shortly ...
October 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you like archaeology and Derbyshire, this could be right up your street; or under it.
Looking forward to this event @seasideferry.bsky.social @seasidenetwork.bsky.social @karenaverby.bsky.social
Join us for this special collaborative event with the Seaside Heritage Network, that brings together four speakers with distinctive insights into preservation, design, and place.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Looking forward to this event @seasideferry.bsky.social @seasidenetwork.bsky.social @karenaverby.bsky.social
Yesterday’s charity shop find, a bargain at £1.
@seasideferry.bsky.social
@seasideferry.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yesterday’s charity shop find, a bargain at £1.
@seasideferry.bsky.social
@seasideferry.bsky.social
Just booked my ticket for Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026
Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Sat 31 Jan 2026
@derbyshirearch.bsky.social
#derbyshirearchaeology
Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Sat 31 Jan 2026
@derbyshirearch.bsky.social
#derbyshirearchaeology
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just booked my ticket for Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026
Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Sat 31 Jan 2026
@derbyshirearch.bsky.social
#derbyshirearchaeology
Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield
Sat 31 Jan 2026
@derbyshirearch.bsky.social
#derbyshirearchaeology
I’ve recently joined The Hunter Archaeological Society in Sheffield and tonight I attended my first talk. I had a great evening. #archaeology
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’ve recently joined The Hunter Archaeological Society in Sheffield and tonight I attended my first talk. I had a great evening. #archaeology
Tonight in Sheffield, part of the Off The Shelf Festival, Dr Kathryn Ferry
@seasideferry.bsky.social
gave a fabulous talk about Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture. It was very interesting and there were great seaside visuals. Lovely to meet Kathryn and have my book signed. Thank you.
@seasideferry.bsky.social
gave a fabulous talk about Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture. It was very interesting and there were great seaside visuals. Lovely to meet Kathryn and have my book signed. Thank you.
October 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tonight in Sheffield, part of the Off The Shelf Festival, Dr Kathryn Ferry
@seasideferry.bsky.social
gave a fabulous talk about Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture. It was very interesting and there were great seaside visuals. Lovely to meet Kathryn and have my book signed. Thank you.
@seasideferry.bsky.social
gave a fabulous talk about Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture. It was very interesting and there were great seaside visuals. Lovely to meet Kathryn and have my book signed. Thank you.
I’m in Sheffield for Dr Kathryn Ferry’s
@seasideferry.bsky.social
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain’s Coast, talk.
I brought my book to be signed, hope that’s ok?
@seasideferry.bsky.social
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain’s Coast, talk.
I brought my book to be signed, hope that’s ok?
October 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m in Sheffield for Dr Kathryn Ferry’s
@seasideferry.bsky.social
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain’s Coast, talk.
I brought my book to be signed, hope that’s ok?
@seasideferry.bsky.social
Twentieth Century Seaside Architecture: Pools, Piers and Pleasure around Britain’s Coast, talk.
I brought my book to be signed, hope that’s ok?
Really enjoyed my first attendance @pictishartssociety.bsky.social conference today. Great lectures, speakers and visuals. Thanks to everybody involved, especially @fortrenn.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Really enjoyed my first attendance @pictishartssociety.bsky.social conference today. Great lectures, speakers and visuals. Thanks to everybody involved, especially @fortrenn.bsky.social
Reposted by Kim McDonald 🏴
Huge congrats to Prof Nicole Rousmaniere on the opening of Art of Manga at de Young Museum! All of us at the Sainsbury Institute are proud to support her and celebrate the success of this landmark exhibition exploring manga as art. Opens 27 Sept!
Art of Manga: Sainsbury Institute Research Director Curates Landmark Exhibition in San Francisco - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures
The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is proud to announce that its Research Director, Professor Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, is the curator of a major new exhibition, Art of Manga, opening at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on 27 September 2025. This will be the first large-scale exhibition in the Americas to explore manga as an […]
www.sainsbury-institute.org
September 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Huge congrats to Prof Nicole Rousmaniere on the opening of Art of Manga at de Young Museum! All of us at the Sainsbury Institute are proud to support her and celebrate the success of this landmark exhibition exploring manga as art. Opens 27 Sept!
Reposted by Kim McDonald 🏴
Recently back from filming for BBC’s Digging for Britain showcasing the wonderful finds from East Lomond. The fab @theAliceRoberts and my daughter snuck Gerald the 🦧 on set so hopefully he’ll appear. Tune in and keep your eyes peeled for great finds and 🦧on the new series
September 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Recently back from filming for BBC’s Digging for Britain showcasing the wonderful finds from East Lomond. The fab @theAliceRoberts and my daughter snuck Gerald the 🦧 on set so hopefully he’ll appear. Tune in and keep your eyes peeled for great finds and 🦧on the new series
Yay!!!
Archaeology at Aberdeen Top 10 in the UK in the Guardian rankings for Anthropology and Archaeology 2026. Go team!
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
www.theguardian.com/education/ng...
Best UK universities for anthropology & archaeology – league table
The study of what it is to be human and learning from the past through physical remains
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yay!!!
I’m going to The British Museum today for a second viewing of the Hiroshige exhibition. #Japaneseart
September 5, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I’m going to The British Museum today for a second viewing of the Hiroshige exhibition. #Japaneseart
Reposted by Kim McDonald 🏴
Third Thursday Lecture – Tradition Reimagined: Okinawan Art and Kōgei in the 21st Century | 18 Sep 2025 | 6pm | In-person at Norwich Cathedral Hostry and on Zoom | Speaker: Dr ErikoTomizawa-Kay (SISJAC/UEA). For in person registration email us, for Zoom: tinyurl.com/SepTTL
September 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Third Thursday Lecture – Tradition Reimagined: Okinawan Art and Kōgei in the 21st Century | 18 Sep 2025 | 6pm | In-person at Norwich Cathedral Hostry and on Zoom | Speaker: Dr ErikoTomizawa-Kay (SISJAC/UEA). For in person registration email us, for Zoom: tinyurl.com/SepTTL
Reposted by Kim McDonald 🏴
It's what you have all been waiting for - a new NPixts t-shirt design has landed. For all you Fifers out there, or just those who like spear-wielding Pictish warriors!
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Fight Time in Fife
A NPixts design based on the Collessie Warrior stone from Fife
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September 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's what you have all been waiting for - a new NPixts t-shirt design has landed. For all you Fifers out there, or just those who like spear-wielding Pictish warriors!
npixts.teemill.com/product/figh...
npixts.teemill.com/product/figh...
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Reposted by Kim McDonald 🏴
Just to brighten your day. ☀️🍦🍧
#SummerHolidays ahoy!
For #YorkshireDay, some lovely bright mid-C20th postcards of Yorkshire #seaside resorts- Redcar, Bridlington, Filey & Scarborough- evoking memories of ice cream cones, sand between the toes & strong whiffs of suntan lotion that you just don't get any more.
And donkeys in hats.
For #YorkshireDay, some lovely bright mid-C20th postcards of Yorkshire #seaside resorts- Redcar, Bridlington, Filey & Scarborough- evoking memories of ice cream cones, sand between the toes & strong whiffs of suntan lotion that you just don't get any more.
And donkeys in hats.
August 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just to brighten your day. ☀️🍦🍧
@sainsbury-institute.org
Do you remember?
Three years ago today and what a fantastic two weeks we enjoyed. 🏯🗾
The Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2022: Heritage and Tourism in Post-Lockdown Japan has started today!
(Facebook post)
Do you remember?
Three years ago today and what a fantastic two weeks we enjoyed. 🏯🗾
The Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2022: Heritage and Tourism in Post-Lockdown Japan has started today!
(Facebook post)
August 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@sainsbury-institute.org
Do you remember?
Three years ago today and what a fantastic two weeks we enjoyed. 🏯🗾
The Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2022: Heritage and Tourism in Post-Lockdown Japan has started today!
(Facebook post)
Do you remember?
Three years ago today and what a fantastic two weeks we enjoyed. 🏯🗾
The Online Summer Programme in Japanese Cultural Studies 2022: Heritage and Tourism in Post-Lockdown Japan has started today!
(Facebook post)
Go on, add a photo. 📱📷⛱️
We're delighted #HistoricEngland is drawing attention to #seasideheritage this summer so lets help them focus on our undervalued resort buildings - add your stories about piers, bandstand, hotels etc here Englandhistoricengland.org.uk/listing/missing-pieces/seaside-stories/?id=1471825
Englandhistoricengland.org.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Go on, add a photo. 📱📷⛱️
If Japanese art is your thing, then this lecture is for you.
There is still time to sign up to our July Third Thursday Lecture with Dr Alfred Haft, taking place tomorrow.
[July Third Thursday Lecture]
"On the Road with Hiroshige: A Look at the Artist’s Landscape and Nature Prints" with Dr Alfred Haft (British Museum).
17 July at 18:00 BST.
Register here: ttps://us06web.zoom.us/webi...
"On the Road with Hiroshige: A Look at the Artist’s Landscape and Nature Prints" with Dr Alfred Haft (British Museum).
17 July at 18:00 BST.
Register here: ttps://us06web.zoom.us/webi...
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If Japanese art is your thing, then this lecture is for you.