Ardent Archivist
@ardentarchivist.bsky.social
Nasty woman (and occasionally proud of it). Dog mom, citizen of the Earth, history & archaeology afficionada, all-around observer, faithful commentator on the ridiculous.
Warning: there will be puns.
Also at: @[email protected]
Warning: there will be puns.
Also at: @[email protected]
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Serious Q: anyone else detest BlueSky’s habit of automatically jumping to the most recent post instead of keeping your place in your timeline?
So either you miss everything or you have to scroll back to find your place - as more ppl join, that becomes ever more impractical.
Only thing I don’t like.
So either you miss everything or you have to scroll back to find your place - as more ppl join, that becomes ever more impractical.
Only thing I don’t like.
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Ich bin ein Greenlander
January 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Ich bin ein Greenlander
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There's a machine that allows abuse of children and women and serves paedophiles. You can have an account with this machine, owned by a nazi, to generate wealth for him and its shareholders. Shutting down your account could collapse it all.
So, how many if you still have an account on X?
So, how many if you still have an account on X?
The government says it has to stay on X because it’s where 10.8 million British families get their news. How’s that working out?
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...
January 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
There's a machine that allows abuse of children and women and serves paedophiles. You can have an account with this machine, owned by a nazi, to generate wealth for him and its shareholders. Shutting down your account could collapse it all.
So, how many if you still have an account on X?
So, how many if you still have an account on X?
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TLDR If you find anything, stop digging, call in the professionals or you will be destroying, rather than saving, history...
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
TLDR If you find anything, stop digging, call in the professionals or you will be destroying, rather than saving, history...
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The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The new Norfolk Iron Age carnyx find featured on #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social is beyond spectacular, dating to that crucial period for the Iceni between Caesar’s expeditions & Boudica’s rebellion. Already my find of the decade, today is a day to worship the carnyx…
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“Extraordinary’ Iron Age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links.
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans”
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans”
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
“Extraordinary’ Iron Age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links.
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans”
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans”
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
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And this morning the Shed is a satellite, circling the furthest stars…
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
And this morning the Shed is a satellite, circling the furthest stars…
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An aryballos in the shape of Medusa's head. The vessel was used to hold perfumes oil.
Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
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Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
📷 me
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 AM
An aryballos in the shape of Medusa's head. The vessel was used to hold perfumes oil.
Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
📷 me
Medusa was a mythical creature whose sight turned everyone to stone. Her head was a popular motif and used to ward off any evil.
From Vulci, 6th c. BC.
On display at British Museum.
📷 me
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So, there it is.
If USA attacks a European country, Denmark & Greenland, where does Irish government stand on US military flights through Shannon and Irish airspace.
Unthinkable, but do we side with ‘Boston or Berlin’, risk becoming a European outcast?
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
If USA attacks a European country, Denmark & Greenland, where does Irish government stand on US military flights through Shannon and Irish airspace.
Unthinkable, but do we side with ‘Boston or Berlin’, risk becoming a European outcast?
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Use of US military in Greenland acquisition ‘always an option’, says White House
European leaders say they will not stop defending Danish territory’s integrity in face of continued threats from US president
www.irishtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So, there it is.
If USA attacks a European country, Denmark & Greenland, where does Irish government stand on US military flights through Shannon and Irish airspace.
Unthinkable, but do we side with ‘Boston or Berlin’, risk becoming a European outcast?
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
If USA attacks a European country, Denmark & Greenland, where does Irish government stand on US military flights through Shannon and Irish airspace.
Unthinkable, but do we side with ‘Boston or Berlin’, risk becoming a European outcast?
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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#fabulamurina (mouse story) 484
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
#fabulamurina (mouse story) 484
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
nocte ninxit, itaque mures foris festinant (It snowed in the night, so the mice hurry outside). placet Silvio nivem gustare! (Silvius likes to taste the snow!)
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America is the case study on why you have to regulate capitalists hard and prosecute law breaking
Corporations don't care, they profit.
Cheeto is the end stage of that, without regulation and control.
Everything and everyone is there to be exploited for gain, either personal, corporate or country
Corporations don't care, they profit.
Cheeto is the end stage of that, without regulation and control.
Everything and everyone is there to be exploited for gain, either personal, corporate or country
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
America is the case study on why you have to regulate capitalists hard and prosecute law breaking
Corporations don't care, they profit.
Cheeto is the end stage of that, without regulation and control.
Everything and everyone is there to be exploited for gain, either personal, corporate or country
Corporations don't care, they profit.
Cheeto is the end stage of that, without regulation and control.
Everything and everyone is there to be exploited for gain, either personal, corporate or country
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Hardly needs saying but with the undressing genAI grimness, would advise anyone (particularly women) to be very slow to post photos of themselves online, and parents not to post any photos at all of their children (shouldn't anyway as kids can't consent to them being posted, but all the more reason)
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Hardly needs saying but with the undressing genAI grimness, would advise anyone (particularly women) to be very slow to post photos of themselves online, and parents not to post any photos at all of their children (shouldn't anyway as kids can't consent to them being posted, but all the more reason)
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"What they seem to forget is that women talk."
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"What they seem to forget is that women talk."
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Gartnanoul Court Tomb • Cavan • c.3600BC
A wintery scene at the remains of a dual court tomb hidden within the woods of Killykeen Forest Park on the shores of Lough Oughter in County Cavan.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
A wintery scene at the remains of a dual court tomb hidden within the woods of Killykeen Forest Park on the shores of Lough Oughter in County Cavan.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
January 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Gartnanoul Court Tomb • Cavan • c.3600BC
A wintery scene at the remains of a dual court tomb hidden within the woods of Killykeen Forest Park on the shores of Lough Oughter in County Cavan.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
A wintery scene at the remains of a dual court tomb hidden within the woods of Killykeen Forest Park on the shores of Lough Oughter in County Cavan.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
There is no, and could never be any, justification for this.
If they want access to Greenland’s natural resources, they could negotiate an agreement with Denmark, hire Greenlanders to do the work.
But no, Trump will stay true to form: why pay when you can steal? Sod.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If they want access to Greenland’s natural resources, they could negotiate an agreement with Denmark, hire Greenlanders to do the work.
But no, Trump will stay true to form: why pay when you can steal? Sod.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark after renewed US insistence it must have Greenland.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
There is no, and could never be any, justification for this.
If they want access to Greenland’s natural resources, they could negotiate an agreement with Denmark, hire Greenlanders to do the work.
But no, Trump will stay true to form: why pay when you can steal? Sod.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If they want access to Greenland’s natural resources, they could negotiate an agreement with Denmark, hire Greenlanders to do the work.
But no, Trump will stay true to form: why pay when you can steal? Sod.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The waterlogged, anaerobic environment within prehistoric pile dwellings provided ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials like wood.
This bucket-like vessel made of oak wood and two smaller bowls (maple and ash wood) were found in In Reute Schorrenried.
Dating 3900-3500 BC.
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This bucket-like vessel made of oak wood and two smaller bowls (maple and ash wood) were found in In Reute Schorrenried.
Dating 3900-3500 BC.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The waterlogged, anaerobic environment within prehistoric pile dwellings provided ideal conditions for the preservation of organic materials like wood.
This bucket-like vessel made of oak wood and two smaller bowls (maple and ash wood) were found in In Reute Schorrenried.
Dating 3900-3500 BC.
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This bucket-like vessel made of oak wood and two smaller bowls (maple and ash wood) were found in In Reute Schorrenried.
Dating 3900-3500 BC.
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Europe is crying out for closer relations with Britain.
A customs union would boost growth, restore confidence in bond markets, and save billions in debt costs.
A customs union would boost growth, restore confidence in bond markets, and save billions in debt costs.
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Europe is crying out for closer relations with Britain.
A customs union would boost growth, restore confidence in bond markets, and save billions in debt costs.
A customs union would boost growth, restore confidence in bond markets, and save billions in debt costs.
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My weekly email to my Congressman…
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
My weekly email to my Congressman…
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This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)
January 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
This is Kylo. He's Dominican, so he learned to dance before he could walk. 12/10 impressive moves (TT: chantyyyy_)
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We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
January 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
We have a brand new series of Digging for Britain ready for your delectation, and an expanded team of expert presenters bringing you the latest on a range of exciting discoveries from across the UK.
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Thread.
I haven’t had time to write this up properly, but it’s the 31st anniversary today of the bank robberies which gave the world the Dunning-Kruger effect, when two men concealed their identities by the brilliant method of smearing their faces with lemon juice. Anyway, here’s a press cutting:
![the surveillance camera," recounted a still chuckling Cmdr. Ronald Freeman of the investigations branch. "He was skeptical at first but not so much as to not try it him-self."
"He said the lemon juice was burning his face and his eyes, and he was having trouble [seeing] and had to squint," said Sgt. Wally Long of the robbery squad.
But the pain was worth the pleasure Wheeler felt when he snapped a Polaroid picture of himself and he wasn't anywhere to be seen..
"When the Polaroid didn't show him, he thought it worked," Long said.
All that detectives could figure was that either the film was bad, Wheeler hadn't ad-justed the camera correctly or he had point-ed the camera away from his face when he snapped the photo.
"In any event, he went off and robbed the banks with lemon juice on his face," Free-man said. "He was shocked when we showed him the surveillance pictures."
Detectives had been tipped to his where-abouts in Lincoln-Lemington by informants who recognized him in one of the surveillance photos taken during the robberies. The photo had been telecast during the Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers Inc. segment of the 11 o'clock news April 19. Less than an](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vckf3haopb3yncclmf7o2m3f/bafkreid7i5ez6vlukxyedk7v247slsr4gz3uuthdfdypylmbuzsty54jum@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Thread.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 383278:
Your characters need to eat, sleep, play, and do things that don't serve the plot. Characters that exist only to serve the plot seldom come across as convincing.
Your characters need to eat, sleep, play, and do things that don't serve the plot. Characters that exist only to serve the plot seldom come across as convincing.
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 383278:
Your characters need to eat, sleep, play, and do things that don't serve the plot. Characters that exist only to serve the plot seldom come across as convincing.
Your characters need to eat, sleep, play, and do things that don't serve the plot. Characters that exist only to serve the plot seldom come across as convincing.
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Back to the grind for our Christmas tree recycling team... 🎄🐐
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Back to the grind for our Christmas tree recycling team... 🎄🐐
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📰 Bird remains from monumental 'great houses' in Chaco canyon, New Mexico suggest Puebloan communities kept parrots and macaws for ceremonial purposes, possibly linked to their vocal mimicry 🦜
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Study shows ancient Puebloans housed macaws and parrots in great houses for ceremonial use
Study reveals how ancient Puebloans cared for macaws and parrots in Chaco Canyon great houses for ceremonial use.
archaeologymag.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
📰 Bird remains from monumental 'great houses' in Chaco canyon, New Mexico suggest Puebloan communities kept parrots and macaws for ceremonial purposes, possibly linked to their vocal mimicry 🦜
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