Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
Archaeological geophysicist, heritage nerd, Running Punk, musician and ex-dancer.
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Conversation Kenge
@fenken.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I have made a Maritime Archaeologists Starter Pack. I need to go through my follow/followers lists to populate it more fully, but please share and let me know who I should be including!
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In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
A glorious #archaeology #thread
so I have finally started digging the trench in the garden for the French drain
would you all like to guess what I found
would you all like to guess what I found
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A glorious #archaeology #thread
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'Modern science is the modernist title for what was once called engineering' Captain Bernard Acworth RN, who didn't like Darwinism or aviation...
#ClovenHoofOfScientificResearch
#NavalHistory
#ClovenHoofOfScientificResearch
#NavalHistory
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#QuoteOfTheDay: 'Modern science is the modernist title for what was once called engineering' Captain Bernard Acworth RN, who didn't like Darwinism or aviation...
#ClovenHoofOfScientificResearch
#NavalHistory
#ClovenHoofOfScientificResearch
#NavalHistory
Back down to #HermitageMoorings in #Wapping for a day with #MaritimeHeritageTrust, #HistoricEngland #NationalHistoricShips, #SocietyForNauticalResearch and representatives from a number of #HeritageHarbours
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Back down to #HermitageMoorings in #Wapping for a day with #MaritimeHeritageTrust, #HistoricEngland #NationalHistoricShips, #SocietyForNauticalResearch and representatives from a number of #HeritageHarbours
The roof at King's Cross has reminded me of something since it was built and today I saw it. It looked like uncooked tripe...
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The roof at King's Cross has reminded me of something since it was built and today I saw it. It looked like uncooked tripe...
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‘You, Boy!
Go and racially abuse everybody you meet
…but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
Go and racially abuse everybody you meet
…but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
‘You, Boy!
Go and racially abuse everybody you meet
…but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
Go and racially abuse everybody you meet
…but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
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A movie that takes place where you're from.
Well, sort of.
Well, sort of.
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
Well, sort of.
Well, sort of.
The air was thick with catcalls, no pun intended
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered straight to behind the alleyway
She knew what she wanted
She was looking for that stud bull
She was looking for that He-cat
And that was me...
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered straight to behind the alleyway
She knew what she wanted
She was looking for that stud bull
She was looking for that He-cat
And that was me...
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The air was thick with catcalls, no pun intended
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered straight to behind the alleyway
She knew what she wanted
She was looking for that stud bull
She was looking for that He-cat
And that was me...
But not even a muscle in her neck did twitch as she sauntered straight to behind the alleyway
She knew what she wanted
She was looking for that stud bull
She was looking for that He-cat
And that was me...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
November 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Using a search engine is a bit like asking a librarian for help. Using GenAi is like asking an actor pretending to be a librarian for help.
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Using a search engine is a bit like asking a librarian for help. Using GenAi is like asking an actor pretending to be a librarian for help.
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Will you consider your own complicity in the horrors around us if I give you a lollipop? A little gold star for being an extra good little soldier?
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Will you consider your own complicity in the horrors around us if I give you a lollipop? A little gold star for being an extra good little soldier?
'One begins by "buying British": one ends by shouting for a colossal air-fleet'
Brailsford, HN (1934) Property or Peace p229
Brailsford, HN (1934) Property or Peace p229
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
'One begins by "buying British": one ends by shouting for a colossal air-fleet'
Brailsford, HN (1934) Property or Peace p229
Brailsford, HN (1934) Property or Peace p229
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
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If you need a laugh today
😂🤣😂🤣😂
😂🤣😂🤣😂
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If you need a laugh today
😂🤣😂🤣😂
😂🤣😂🤣😂
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Oh sorry, you beat me to it! Yes a fab, generously free pattern www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
Eat the Rich pattern by Lanja Khon-Engheim
Welcome to the world of oligarchy. Oligarchy is not just a Russian phenomenon. It exists right here in the USA. --Bernie Sanders
www.ravelry.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Oh sorry, you beat me to it! Yes a fab, generously free pattern www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
What a difference an hour makes! Running with George Best/The Wedding Present (till my MP3 batteries ran out), if you are curious
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What a difference an hour makes! Running with George Best/The Wedding Present (till my MP3 batteries ran out), if you are curious
This is a definite step in the right direction, but it highlights a key lost skill - how to sail a large, sail powered vessel around global weather systems...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This is a definite step in the right direction, but it highlights a key lost skill - how to sail a large, sail powered vessel around global weather systems...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
'The main barrier to protecting health is “corporate political activities, coordinated transnationally through a global network of front groups, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and research partners, to counter opposition and block regulation”.'
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds
World’s largest scientific review warns consumption of UPFs poses seismic threat to global health and wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 AM
'The main barrier to protecting health is “corporate political activities, coordinated transnationally through a global network of front groups, multi-stakeholder initiatives, and research partners, to counter opposition and block regulation”.'
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#ConversationOfTheDay: 'Are you here for the #archaeology meeting?'
'What gave it away?'
'Well it was either that or you are here for the Conservative Party meeting...'
'What gave it away?'
'Well it was either that or you are here for the Conservative Party meeting...'
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#ConversationOfTheDay: 'Are you here for the #archaeology meeting?'
'What gave it away?'
'Well it was either that or you are here for the Conservative Party meeting...'
'What gave it away?'
'Well it was either that or you are here for the Conservative Party meeting...'