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Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · 2d

We are very sad to hear the news of Mike Corbishley's passing.

Mike was a long-time supporter of the CBA and co-founder of YAC. We’ll be celebrating Mike’s life and contributions in an upcoming issue of British Archaeology.

Here he is in 1986, celebrating the conclusion of a Wroxeter excavation

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 5d

I am doing this next week! Talking to a school in Queens, New York - will try not to mention the Mets! 🏺⚾

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19d

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.

This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!

Archaeologists! Please volunteer
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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 9d

Hvordan våger en av rikets antikvarer å innskrenke ytringsfriheten! Det må være lov å si noe rasistisk-nostalgisk om bilkø ved Bispelokket, 1978.

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 10d

Congratulations, Professor Little Fucker!

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 10d

As someone who is about to be affected by the new ILR rules, I took little comfort from the PM's speech yesterday. I can't speak for everyone affected but I certainly feel the message of these rules is that no one from other countries is welcome here and will only be accepted begrudgingly

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 10d

Is this the new test for Indefinite Leave to Remain?

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 11d

I got chased by cows once, they are surprisingly fast.

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 11d

Maybe my MP @labourlewis.bsky.social could ask his right honourable friend why it is easier for my family of 2 British citizens and 1 Norwegian to settle in Ireland than in the UK? All this nonsense about decency and values from the Starmer government is hollow talk.

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 12d

Migrants already "earn the right to settlement" through extortionate visa costs, which can run into tens of thousands of pounds. They prop up key services, including through the Immigration Health Surcharge.

Pushing the hostile environment on steroids helps no-one.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mahmood demands migrants earn right to settlement in UK

New tests will include learning English to a high standard, paying National Insurance and not claiming benefits.

www.bbc.co.uk

Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 11d

Is there no-one in Labour who knows an immigrant (or emigrant)? The existing rules are terrible, these plans are just horrendous. Is there no-one close to the leadership who thinks immigrants having to pay taxes + NHS surcharge + fees + no access to any benefits is already outrageous?

Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 11d

If you believe that Keir Starmer and his ilk are actually fighting against Reform’s racism, you’re a fucking fool.

Some of you are happy to accept the bare minimum performance while the rest of us get fucked. Fuck you.

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 11d

The Home Secretary is understood to be considering applying the policy to deal with concerns about the so-called ‘Boriswave'.

Read more: trib.al/WewVODg

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 12d

Familien Nerdrum har forsøplet kulturen.

Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 13d

De har heller ikke noe særlig dybdekunnskap om Storbritannia eller USA, for å bedre kunne forstå den lokale konteksten før oversettelsen til norsk.

Kristin @kthftw.bsky.social · 14d

At norske journalister og kommentariat i 99% av tilfellene vender seg mot engelskspråklige kilder er et problem i normale sammenhenger men blir ekstra kritisk når samfunnsdebatten i UK og USA går full kulturkrig og det eneste trikset du kan er å oversette det til norsk

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 18d

Det var flaut å se Espen Aas som London-korrespondent, veldig overfladisk og "dette leste jeg i avisa" framfor kunnskap, funfacts-basert anglofil, så det overrasker meg ikke at det mangler kritisk tenkning om Kirk etc nå. Var akkurat det samme med Boris, Corbyn, Brexit etc.

Forsberg™ @magnusforsberg.no · 18d

«Vi fikk ikke vite noe som helst derfor valgte vi å bare ukritisk videresende en kjempelang propagandasending» er kanskje ikke det kjempegode forsvaret du tror?

Espen Aas @nrkesp1.bsky.social · 18d

En utfordring var at det ikke ble delt taleliste, kjøreplan, tidsplan eller noe informasjon fra arrangementet (som jo ikke akkurat var kort). Det påvirker åpenbart kurateringen av en slik sending.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 19d

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.

This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!

Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 20d

Her lappes det hull, med enda mer mikroplast.

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · 29d

Leicester alert! @derrymick.bsky.social

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · Sep 10

JEG HAR FORSTÅELSE FOR AT TIDSPUNKTET KAN HA FORSTERKET OPPLEVELSEN

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · Sep 10

Stop eating waffles and start pushing!

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The Qu-AJ-mass Xperiment 👽 @uisgebeatha.bsky.social · Sep 8

fuck OFF are the Christian nutters using Dua Lipa for this lad, she should sue #valg2025

The Christian People's Party leader looking like a sinister tech overlord

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Sadie Watson @drsadiewatson.bsky.social · Sep 8

You can sign this if you have an #EAA ID, whether you are a currently active member or not.

Guillermo Diaz de Liaño @guillermodiazliano.bsky.social · Sep 8

Calling all #EAA past and present members! A lot of us are not happy with the events of last week, and with EAA's bleak attitute towards the ongoing genocide. Sign this petition for a special meeting, so we can call a vote of confidence against the current board. Thanks!

forms.gle/cTp7BXiUD1qC...

Call for a Special Meeting of the EAA

Recent events during the Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists* have generated profound discontent and distrust toward the current Executive Board among members of the associati...

forms.gle

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Mark Oldham @markoldham.bsky.social · Sep 5

Veldig trist hva disse grundere må gjøre for å betale formuesskatt.

Anja Rolland @anjarolland.bsky.social · Sep 5

To kids ringte på døren min i dag.

Kids: har du noe pant vi kan få?
Jeg: samler dere inn penger til noe?
Kids: ja, vi har startet en buisness med noen venner!
Jeg: så gøy, hva går buisnessen ut på?
Kids: at vi samler inn pant fra folk

Er dette gründerne Venstre alltid snakker om?

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Dr Katherine Blouin @isisnaucratis.bsky.social · Sep 4

The President of @archaeologyeaa.bsky.social , Professor Eszter Banffy, has lost credibility and should resign.
Not only did she play an instrumental role in the reversal of the board's vote to cut institutional ties w 🇮🇱... 1/

Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · Sep 3

Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences.

aaaeaastatementseptember3rd.tiiny.site

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Archaeologists Against Apartheid and Genocide @archagainstaparth.bsky.social · Sep 3

Archaeologists Against Apartheid urgent call for action! We are not anonymous. We are members of both the EAA&global archaeological community and more committed than ever to holding our representative organisations to account and anti-democratic influences.

aaaeaastatementseptember3rd.tiiny.site

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Anne Herstad @anneher.bsky.social · Sep 3

-Forslaget er et elendig grunnlag for bystyret å fatte beslutninger på. Dette er nemlig ikke en skolebehovsplan. Det er en spareplan. Og etaten aner ikke hva konsekvensene blir, fordi de ikke har utredet dem.

Bevar Abildsø skole - hjertet i nærmiljøet ❤️

www.ao.no/skolebehovsp...

Barna henger i en tynn tråd. Skal noen inn, må andre ut

Du tenker kanskje at offentlige analyser holder mål og at Utdanningsetaten og skolebyråden vet hva de gjør? Da bør du følge med nå.

www.ao.no

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The Black Trowel Collective @blacktrowel.bsky.social · Sep 2

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...

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Colleen Morgan @clmorgan.bsky.social · Aug 27

I just published my article Archaeology as Worldbuilding, an effort that grows out of 20+ years of digital (and analog) archaeological making. Adjacent to recent arguments about storytelling, I broaden our scope to make past worlds & tell stories in community with others.

doi.org/10.1017/S095...

Archaeology as Worldbuilding | Cambridge Archaeological Journal | Cambridge Core

Archaeology as Worldbuilding

doi.org

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