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Adam R. Hemmings
@adamrhemmings.bsky.social
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Archaeologist ~ Producer ~ Community Builder

My many and different hats:

Founder of Citizen State | Archaeology & Heritage Law Academic 🏛️ | Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society 🌍 | Editor of Studies of Biblical Interest 📚| Sometimes a bass-baritone
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Adam R. Hemmings @adamrhemmings.bsky.social · Nov 15
Well, I made it! Who’s over here already? Interested in following:

🌟 #CommunityBuilders
🌈 #Utopians
🏠 #Housing and #Homelessness #Activists
⚒️ #Archaeologists
🔬 #Scientists
📜 #Historians
🎭 #TheatreMakers
👽 #Scifi and 🎃 #Horror Makers
🎓 #Academics
🌍 And anyone building a #betterworld
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Stability for life? (But not as we know it!)

#PlanetaryScience #Astronomy #Space #Astrobiology

@ox.ac.uk

phys.org/news/2025-11...
Saturn's icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study led by researchers from Oxford University, Southwest Research Institute and the Planetary Science Institute in Tucson, Arizona has provided the first evidence of significant heat flow at E...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A love a good dip in and out book! No matter how deep into a subject I get, these kinds of volumes always leave me learning something new. Awesome work @theees.bsky.social!

#ancientegypt #archaeology #history #Egypt

www.ees.ac.uk/resource/anc...
Ancient Egypt in 50 Discoveries
An essential guide to the history of ancient Egypt through the lens of 50 fascinating discoveries made in the first century of excavations by the Egypt Exploration Society.
www.ees.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Coverage in The Times of our concerns about how languages will fare under the proposed changes to the national curriculum
www.thetimes.com/article/9b0f... @britishacademy.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social
Some experts are worried about the changes. While the British Council is supportive, Professor Charles Forsdick, lead fellow for languages at the British Academy, said: "We are concerned about the implications for language education and the need for breadth in the curriculum for all learners. The recommendation to abandon the EBacc at GCSE would eliminate one of the few remaining safeguards for language provision in England's schools and risk narrowing education for the next generation."
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Thoughts on this??? New theory on the Pyramid’s construction: not ramps, but an internal pulley & counterweight system. Simon Scheuring says the passages and scrapes reveal a complex lifting mechanism that powered its rise from within.

#Archaeology #Egypt #Pyramids

www.nature.com/articles/s40...
Construction of the Great Pyramid with pulley-like systems using counter-weights on sliding-ramps - npj Heritage Science
npj Heritage Science - Construction of the Great Pyramid with pulley-like systems using counter-weights on sliding-ramps
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November 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Amazing how many people in universities have imbibed metrics as the only marker of value. It needs to change.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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After 20 years of monumental work, the Grand Egyptian Museum opens today! 🎉 All of Tutankhamun's treasures, together at last. Can’t wait to visit in 2026! 🇪🇬🏛️

#GrandEgyptianMuseum #Tutankhamun #Egypt #History #Culture

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🔴 Live updates: All eyes on Egypt as the Grand Egyptian Museum opens its doors - Ancient Egypt - Antiquities
Egypt will inaugurate the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) after more than two decades of construction, creating the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization. Ahram Online is providing liv...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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It's a truism in archaeology that during a dig, your most spectacular finds will always come on the last day of the season. I guess that extends to arachnology too! And just in time for Halloween 🕷️

#FieldWork #Spiders @nationaltrust.org.uk @britishspiders.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Lost' spider species rediscovered on Isle of Wight
Aulonia albimana was found at the National Trust's Newtown National Nature Reserve.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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These finds now seem a dime a dozen - but still amazingly fascinating!

news.missouristate.edu/2025/09/09/d...

#Amazon #LostCities #Archaeology
Did two Missouri State archaeologists find a lost city in the Amazon? - News - Missouri State University
Dr. Daniel Pierce and Christopher Bodine are setting out to prove it.
news.missouristate.edu
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Just gorgeous! One of my biggest regrets is not having visited in more politically stable times.

#Iran #Persia #OmarKhayyam #Monuments

www.atlasobscura.com/places/omar-...
Omar Khayyam Mausoleum
The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.
www.atlasobscura.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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What we build is a statement of our character as a civilization. I'm hugely pleased to see social housing designed in such a beautiful and sensitive way. Indeed, this type of standard should be that which we aspire to all round.

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

#SocialHousing #Architecture #Beauty
Riba Stirling Prize 2025: Appleby Blue Almshouse named Britain's best new building
Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Beyond the Frontier: Unearthing the Secrets of Scotland’s Silver Hoard www.historyhit.com/beyond-the-f...
Beyond the Frontier: Unearthing the Secrets of Scotland’s Silver Hoard
In 1919, a discovery was made near Edinburgh that stunned the archaeological world: over 23 kilograms of ancient silver, one of the largest hoards of...
www.historyhit.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Saddened by the responses to this.
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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What a person and life-story! I always remember watching wonderful Jane Goodall documentaries with my Grandfather, showing those often-dismissed bonds between humans and our animal kin.

And may we all have that verve for discovery to continue our lifework at 91!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dame Jane Goodall revolutionised our understanding of our closest primate cousins
Those she inspired say she not only revolutionised our understanding of chimpanzees - but challenged how we relate to the natural world.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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A sacred Mayan cave system in the Yucatán is under threat from projects like the Tren Maya, where concrete pillars are already polluting water that flows to the Caribbean. History, culture, and climate all on the line. #Yucatán #ClimateJustice #Maya

www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p...
A journey through an ancient underground Mayan cave - BBC Reel
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Ah, just wonderful! Yet another rights-trampling policy. I can't wait to see how they deal with the flurry of lawsuits because 4.5 MILLION people don't have smartphones in the UK - and that's for for many reasons (i.e. protected characteristics). #DigitalID #BrokenGov

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Digital ID cards will make it tougher to work in UK illegally, says Keir Starmer
The prime minister says Labour has shied away from illegal immigration concerns, but says the new ID will make
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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That's a lot a lamassu! I'm interest to see what the "war spoils" finds from Egypt and the Levant turn out to be. #Archaeology #Iraq #Assyria

www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/iraq...
Iraq discovers largest Assyrian winged bull, standing 6 meters tall - Türkiye Today
The Iraqi Antiquities Authority will establish a museum at the discovery area to connect Assyrian artifacts with the Islamic heritage.
www.turkiyetoday.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Moved by @unesco.org's launch of the Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects. Powerful way to push back against illicit trafficking. One day, may we also see a physical museum, where returned treasures can be honoured in the communities they belong to. #Museums

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
Unesco launches virtual museum of stolen cultural objects - Museums Association
Online platform will recreate stolen artefacts to raise awareness about looting
www.museumsassociation.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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When I thought the universe couldn’t get any weirder… UChicago physicists suggest dark energy may be evolving. This could mean a new particle, a changing cosmic acceleration, and a Big Freeze billions of yrs from now. Not a physicist, but pretty awesome! #Cosmology

news.uchicago.edu/story/dark-e...
Is dark energy evolving? UChicago astrophysicists consider the possibilities
In Q&A, experts unpack new evidence that hints at the true nature of dark energy
news.uchicago.edu
September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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That poor bear!

#Serbia #Roman #Amphitheatre

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A spectacle of the Roman amphitheatre at Viminacium: multiproxy analysis of a brown bear skull | Antiquity | Cambridge Core
A spectacle of the Roman amphitheatre at Viminacium: multiproxy analysis of a brown bear skull
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September 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Basically, Farage is promoting fascism. I don’t see how anyone can deny it.
September 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Mural in the museum at #Bewcastle, just north of Hadrian's Wall, showing the many phases of human activity there: from Roman (site of a six-sided fort!), through Anglian, Norman to modern (note the RAF on the horizon). It is a remote, captivating spot. #RomanFortThursday #Cumberland
📷 My own
A photo of a colourful painted mural inside a museum. It is from the perspective of looking through a gap in a ruined wall, on which a shepherd sits with his sheepdog. Sheep rest around the Bewcastle Cross as a Roman cavalryman approaches. Rolling hills disappear into the distance, and an RAF jet flies low just above the horizon.
September 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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This is a must-read. Survival is priority in Gaza, yet citizens race to save centuries of history. Gaza is more than violence: it’s culture, heritage, people. The horrors and destruction witnessed are so unnecessary and cruel - they damage the whole of us as humans.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
The frantic race to protect historic treasures from Israeli bombs - BBC News
As Israel continues its bombardment, Palestinians are trying to protect what remains of Gaza’s ancient artefacts
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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From sacred tree to symbol of power: the palmette motif in Iron Age Judah tells a story of divinity, empire, and shifting royal identity under Assyrian influence. #Archaeology #AncientHistory #IronAge

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rooted in power: the transformation of the palmette motif from an elite symbol to a marker of royal authority in Iron Age Judah
The palmette, a representation of the sacred tree, was a prevalent motif in the southern Levant, often associated with divinity and royal authority. Its earliest attestations in Iron Age Judah date...
www.tandfonline.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Read about the damage to Lincoln’s Roman wall this morning. Dr Samantha Stein compared it to the Sycamore Gap felling, but harsher, because stone doesn’t grow back. Hard to see heritage chipped away like this. #Archaeology #History #Lincoln

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lincoln Roman wall damage likened to Sycamore Gap felling
Archaeologist Dr Samantha Stein says the damage to the Roman wall was
www.bbc.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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So this explains the use of data tapes in The Original Series...

#DNA #DataStorage #StarTrek #Hardware

techxplore.com/news/2025-09...
DNA cassette tapes could solve global data storage problems
Our increasingly digitized world has a data storage problem. Hard drives and other storage media are reaching their limits, and we are creating data faster than we can store it. Fortunately, we don't ...
techxplore.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM