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The cost of academic hbk books with only a comparatively small readership is a problem for those of us well outside the academic loop.
However, copies can be obtained for reading through UK Public Library Inter Library loan &, as I mentioned regarding *FSIEME*, after a time, as E-VG second hand.
However, copies can be obtained for reading through UK Public Library Inter Library loan &, as I mentioned regarding *FSIEME*, after a time, as E-VG second hand.
February 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The cost of academic hbk books with only a comparatively small readership is a problem for those of us well outside the academic loop.
However, copies can be obtained for reading through UK Public Library Inter Library loan &, as I mentioned regarding *FSIEME*, after a time, as E-VG second hand.
However, copies can be obtained for reading through UK Public Library Inter Library loan &, as I mentioned regarding *FSIEME*, after a time, as E-VG second hand.
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Yes, though in Mansell's case I'm pretty sure it is open access because she had an external funder who paid OUP a substantial fee for open access publishing. It's great when available but not an option for most academic authors!
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Yes, though in Mansell's case I'm pretty sure it is open access because she had an external funder who paid OUP a substantial fee for open access publishing. It's great when available but not an option for most academic authors!
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These changes show how Wikipedia continues to evolve while remaining focused on providing free access to knowledge for everyone.
Celebrate this and other #Wikipedia25 milestones on this time capsule ➡️ wikipedia25.org/en/the-first...
Celebrate this and other #Wikipedia25 milestones on this time capsule ➡️ wikipedia25.org/en/the-first...
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
These changes show how Wikipedia continues to evolve while remaining focused on providing free access to knowledge for everyone.
Celebrate this and other #Wikipedia25 milestones on this time capsule ➡️ wikipedia25.org/en/the-first...
Celebrate this and other #Wikipedia25 milestones on this time capsule ➡️ wikipedia25.org/en/the-first...
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Did you know … @wikipedia.org runs on MediaWiki, a software first written by Magnus Manske in 2002.
After many upgrades, MediaWiki today handles enormous amounts of information for billions of readers worldwide.
After many upgrades, MediaWiki today handles enormous amounts of information for billions of readers worldwide.
February 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Did you know … @wikipedia.org runs on MediaWiki, a software first written by Magnus Manske in 2002.
After many upgrades, MediaWiki today handles enormous amounts of information for billions of readers worldwide.
After many upgrades, MediaWiki today handles enormous amounts of information for billions of readers worldwide.
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The Environment Agency says it began an investigation in February 2025, but, despite this, the site remains open - and images show a lorry spilling waste at the dump on Friday 6 February.
Just another organised waste crime site, this one in Essex news.sky.com/story/this-s.... Organised crime will have known for years that there is next to no enforcement against industrial scale illegal waste disposal and huge profits to be made. Now it’s just a matter of finding the next site.
This shocking illegal M25 waste site has kept on growing - despite an Environment Agency investigation
The "absolutely heartbreaking" landfill looks unrecognisable from what it once was. It could soon spill into the River Roding, London's third biggest river.
news.sky.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM
The Environment Agency says it began an investigation in February 2025, but, despite this, the site remains open - and images show a lorry spilling waste at the dump on Friday 6 February.
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“Open knowledge, collaborative and transparent, is essential for trustworthy, inclusive AI.”
@wikimediafoundation.org will join #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will share how open source can strengthen AI in the public interest.
For more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
@wikimediafoundation.org will join #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will share how open source can strengthen AI in the public interest.
For more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
February 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
“Open knowledge, collaborative and transparent, is essential for trustworthy, inclusive AI.”
@wikimediafoundation.org will join #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will share how open source can strengthen AI in the public interest.
For more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
@wikimediafoundation.org will join #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, will share how open source can strengthen AI in the public interest.
For more: medium.com/wikimedia-po...
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Yup! And those same 'patriots' are very happy to receive ££££ rewards paid for in fivers and tenners by everyone else...
February 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Yup! And those same 'patriots' are very happy to receive ££££ rewards paid for in fivers and tenners by everyone else...
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The idea of having to 'save' archaeology is fucking ridiculous, especially against a background of people constantly banging on about how British culture is being eroded or some bollocks. This is British culture and yet for some reason our very patriotic government doesn't give a shit.
Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...
leicestershirecollections.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The idea of having to 'save' archaeology is fucking ridiculous, especially against a background of people constantly banging on about how British culture is being eroded or some bollocks. This is British culture and yet for some reason our very patriotic government doesn't give a shit.
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Plus, a whole bunch of individual 'patriots' are very happy to receive big £££ pay offs (rewards) from museum funds and scraped together - in fivers and tenners - by everyone else...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
The idea of having to 'save' archaeology is fucking ridiculous, especially against a background of people constantly banging on about how British culture is being eroded or some bollocks. This is British culture and yet for some reason our very patriotic government doesn't give a shit.
Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Plus, a whole bunch of individual 'patriots' are very happy to receive big £££ pay offs (rewards) from museum funds and scraped together - in fivers and tenners - by everyone else...
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
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“Leicestershire Museums have so far raised £126,837 from national […] and local (LAHS Acquisitions Fund, the Market Harborough Historical Society and the Leicestershire Fieldworkers) funders. Further funding applications are currently being considered which may reduce the £23,163 gap.“
Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...
leicestershirecollections.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
“Leicestershire Museums have so far raised £126,837 from national […] and local (LAHS Acquisitions Fund, the Market Harborough Historical Society and the Leicestershire Fieldworkers) funders. Further funding applications are currently being considered which may reduce the £23,163 gap.“
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Great article that gets at one of my ongoing frustrations with digital collections that have been important for my research for a long time — "users are restricted to browsing the collection or keyword search via a simplified web interface, rather than having direct access to the text +
Show Me the Data: New Practices for Historical Sources | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core
Show Me the Data: New Practices for Historical Sources
www.cambridge.org
February 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Great article that gets at one of my ongoing frustrations with digital collections that have been important for my research for a long time — "users are restricted to browsing the collection or keyword search via a simplified web interface, rather than having direct access to the text +
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Blue and Coal Tits squeeze into small spaces to keep their nests safe. A smaller hole keeps out larger birds, and they’ll happily move into a well-placed box 2-4m high.
In early spring, spot them inspecting nest boxes & weighing up their options before moving in!
In early spring, spot them inspecting nest boxes & weighing up their options before moving in!
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Blue and Coal Tits squeeze into small spaces to keep their nests safe. A smaller hole keeps out larger birds, and they’ll happily move into a well-placed box 2-4m high.
In early spring, spot them inspecting nest boxes & weighing up their options before moving in!
In early spring, spot them inspecting nest boxes & weighing up their options before moving in!
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Swifts spend almost their entire lives in the air, only touching down to nest. They need high-up, deep boxes with plenty of space to swoop straight in!
And once they’ve found a home, they’re loyal to it... meaning you could see them return year after year.
(3/4)
And once they’ve found a home, they’re loyal to it... meaning you could see them return year after year.
(3/4)
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Swifts spend almost their entire lives in the air, only touching down to nest. They need high-up, deep boxes with plenty of space to swoop straight in!
And once they’ve found a home, they’re loyal to it... meaning you could see them return year after year.
(3/4)
And once they’ve found a home, they’re loyal to it... meaning you could see them return year after year.
(3/4)
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Sparrows are social, chatty birds that nest in loose colonies.
A single box is great, but if you have the room, why not create a 'Sparrow Street' - and host a thriving community!
(2/4)
A single box is great, but if you have the room, why not create a 'Sparrow Street' - and host a thriving community!
(2/4)
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Sparrows are social, chatty birds that nest in loose colonies.
A single box is great, but if you have the room, why not create a 'Sparrow Street' - and host a thriving community!
(2/4)
A single box is great, but if you have the room, why not create a 'Sparrow Street' - and host a thriving community!
(2/4)
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This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 AM
This #NationalNestboxWeek, remember not all birds nest the same way!
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
Here's a few options to get you started...
Robins and Wrens like to keep hidden, tucking their nests away in dense cover.
An open-fronted box placed low down and out of sight is just their style.
(1/4)
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The whole process with regards to detecting/ treasure/PAS/ museums etc is stretched to breaking and not fit for purpose.
Things MUST change, and fast.
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
Things MUST change, and fast.
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
Finds Liaison Officers with the Portable Antiquities Scheme face many challenges. Imagine my surprise when a metal detectorist phoned me at 11.30pm last Tuesday, on my personal mobile, after leaving a series of voice notes earlier that evening. In other news, I'm leaving the PAS on 31st March.
February 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The whole process with regards to detecting/ treasure/PAS/ museums etc is stretched to breaking and not fit for purpose.
Things MUST change, and fast.
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
Things MUST change, and fast.
#Archaeology #Detecting #Treasure 🏺
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I'm usually more of a mud and fire kind of guy, but I agree with @tessmachling.bsky.social, this is a bit of ancient bling that needs saving and it shouldn't be out of reach if we all put in a few £
Another one.
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
This is a really important find - unique in fact. It has slight similarities to a torc from Moulsford (in Reading Museum) but apart from that it's a totally new type. 🧵
PLEASE SHARE, thank you
#Archaeology #Treasure #Detecting
leicestershirecollections.org.uk/behind-the-s...
Help Save Leicestershire’s Bronze Age Torc
The Leicestershire Torc is a stunning 3,200-year-old gold object dating to the Middle Bronze Age period and is the only torc ever discovered in the county. It was a piece of very high-status jewellery...
leicestershirecollections.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM
I'm usually more of a mud and fire kind of guy, but I agree with @tessmachling.bsky.social, this is a bit of ancient bling that needs saving and it shouldn't be out of reach if we all put in a few £
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We are excited to announce that Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to the UK’s 3D heritage data and create a sustainable future, through the UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project
To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci
To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci
February 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
We are excited to announce that Wikimedia UK has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to safeguard access to the UK’s 3D heritage data and create a sustainable future, through the UK Heritage 3D Data at Risk Project
To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci
To find out more, visit: buff.ly/7xdl9Ci
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This is so counter productive. It's relatively easy to engage with MSPs on issues without having to resort to mindless criminal damage.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6955...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6955...
Windows smashed at Great Glen House in Inverness as activists oppose island guga hunt
Police are investigating after the NatureScot HQ was attacked for the second time in a matter of weeks
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 9:47 AM
This is so counter productive. It's relatively easy to engage with MSPs on issues without having to resort to mindless criminal damage.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6955...
www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6955...
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Today's blog looks at some of the highlights of the 81 new archival accessions we took in during 2025. Every year we take in new archival material relating to the history of Birmingham, offered to us by organisations and individuals: theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/n... #LibraryofBham
February 16, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Today's blog looks at some of the highlights of the 81 new archival accessions we took in during 2025. Every year we take in new archival material relating to the history of Birmingham, offered to us by organisations and individuals: theironroom.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/n... #LibraryofBham
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Congrats @thegozfather.bsky.social for a brilliant lecture at IHR on the exciting information he has found in cataloguing Court of Request and Star Chamber manuscript records at The National Archives, Kew:
#ManuscriptsRock
#ManuscriptsRock
February 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Congrats @thegozfather.bsky.social for a brilliant lecture at IHR on the exciting information he has found in cataloguing Court of Request and Star Chamber manuscript records at The National Archives, Kew:
#ManuscriptsRock
#ManuscriptsRock
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To be honest, his reputation deserves to be - to take payment, come up with erroneous nonsense about find, to keep one of coins, to allow hoard to be broken up etc...
...all whilst a Prof of History @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & Fellow of Soc of Antiquaries @antiquaries.bsky.social
Shameful.
...all whilst a Prof of History @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & Fellow of Soc of Antiquaries @antiquaries.bsky.social
Shameful.
February 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
To be honest, his reputation deserves to be - to take payment, come up with erroneous nonsense about find, to keep one of coins, to allow hoard to be broken up etc...
...all whilst a Prof of History @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & Fellow of Soc of Antiquaries @antiquaries.bsky.social
Shameful.
...all whilst a Prof of History @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social & Fellow of Soc of Antiquaries @antiquaries.bsky.social
Shameful.
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I note that the hoard has been recorded by the PAS (which it has), I don’t claim a full archaeological record has been made. I’m very troubled by this case (not least because I have a close relationship with Moyse’s Hall Museum); Prof. Licence’s reputation will surely be irreparably damaged
February 16, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I note that the hoard has been recorded by the PAS (which it has), I don’t claim a full archaeological record has been made. I’m very troubled by this case (not least because I have a close relationship with Moyse’s Hall Museum); Prof. Licence’s reputation will surely be irreparably damaged
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Thing is, without the finds themselves, they can never be - techniques change and develop, new research questions get asked.
But yes, as far as I can see, we don't have any composition data on the alloys & if die matching, the only way to truly see, is to have the coins in front of you...
But yes, as far as I can see, we don't have any composition data on the alloys & if die matching, the only way to truly see, is to have the coins in front of you...
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Thing is, without the finds themselves, they can never be - techniques change and develop, new research questions get asked.
But yes, as far as I can see, we don't have any composition data on the alloys & if die matching, the only way to truly see, is to have the coins in front of you...
But yes, as far as I can see, we don't have any composition data on the alloys & if die matching, the only way to truly see, is to have the coins in front of you...
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Not fully recorded?
You’d think full documentation would be an absolute minimum required form of data recovery if a collection of local, regional, and/or national significance were going on the auction block…
You’d think full documentation would be an absolute minimum required form of data recovery if a collection of local, regional, and/or national significance were going on the auction block…
February 16, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Not fully recorded?
You’d think full documentation would be an absolute minimum required form of data recovery if a collection of local, regional, and/or national significance were going on the auction block…
You’d think full documentation would be an absolute minimum required form of data recovery if a collection of local, regional, and/or national significance were going on the auction block…