@tudorfarming.bsky.social
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Hello Bluesky! We're a small community heritage group on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border. We started our journey looking for the #Tudor roots of the farm but we're now looking at #Saxon and beyond! We are keen to hear from you about all things #medievalsky #farming and #environment in #history!
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Quaternary people, I need to source a high-resolution graphics file of an up-to-date Marine Isotope curve? One I can use at two different resolution, one 1,000,000 to present, the other 100,000 to present. Any idea where to look? Has anything definitively replaced Railsback? 🦣
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Quaternary people, I need to source a high-resolution graphics file of an up-to-date Marine Isotope curve? One I can use at two different resolution, one 1,000,000 to present, the other 100,000 to present. Any idea where to look? Has anything definitively replaced Railsback? 🦣
Very productive meeting this morning putting together the timetable for the OSL fieldwork between Dec 1-3. All systems go!
#CommunityHeritage #Archaeology #Science #Staffordshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval
#CommunityHeritage #Archaeology #Science #Staffordshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Very productive meeting this morning putting together the timetable for the OSL fieldwork between Dec 1-3. All systems go!
#CommunityHeritage #Archaeology #Science #Staffordshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval
#CommunityHeritage #Archaeology #Science #Staffordshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval
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📣 The Earlier Middle Ages seminar @ihr.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Here's our autumn term schedule. First up is @rorynaismith.bsky.social on 8 October, giving the annual David Wilson Lecture (with @uclarchaeology.bsky.social). All welcome! Please sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
September 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
📣 The Earlier Middle Ages seminar @ihr.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Here's our autumn term schedule. First up is @rorynaismith.bsky.social on 8 October, giving the annual David Wilson Lecture (with @uclarchaeology.bsky.social). All welcome! Please sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Now we have the funding for the #OSL project we had a walk over some of the target fields. Say hello to (l-r) Margaret (treasurer) Carolyn (sec) and Elspeth (chair) of the Tudor Farming Interpretation Group.
September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Now we have the funding for the #OSL project we had a walk over some of the target fields. Say hello to (l-r) Margaret (treasurer) Carolyn (sec) and Elspeth (chair) of the Tudor Farming Interpretation Group.
So, we're now starting to plan for the programme of OSL dating which will hopefully shed light (geddit? 😁) on the development of the field system here at Under Whitle in the Upper Dove Valley. We have pollen evidence from the 7th century CE, now we want to know where! #OSL #Archaeology #Environment
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
So, we're now starting to plan for the programme of OSL dating which will hopefully shed light (geddit? 😁) on the development of the field system here at Under Whitle in the Upper Dove Valley. We have pollen evidence from the 7th century CE, now we want to know where! #OSL #Archaeology #Environment
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📢 ICYMI: in our new blog post Laura Sangha talks about her collaboration with a musician to explore wills, history and creative approaches 👇
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#EarlyModern 🗃️
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#EarlyModern 🗃️
September 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
📢 ICYMI: in our new blog post Laura Sangha talks about her collaboration with a musician to explore wills, history and creative approaches 👇
sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
#EarlyModern 🗃️
sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...
#EarlyModern 🗃️
🤞Today's the day the #FiPL panel meets and we have submitted a bid for funds to allow us to undertake a programme of dating on the field system here at Under Whitle. #PeakDistrict #OSL #Archaeology #CommunityEngagement #CommunityHeritage
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🤞Today's the day the #FiPL panel meets and we have submitted a bid for funds to allow us to undertake a programme of dating on the field system here at Under Whitle. #PeakDistrict #OSL #Archaeology #CommunityEngagement #CommunityHeritage
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The last REF found that 98% of UK research was either "internationally recognised", "internationally excellent", or "world-leading". If you think low-quality research is the noteworthy challenge in UK higher ed right now, you are wilfully looking in the wrong direction
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
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Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The last REF found that 98% of UK research was either "internationally recognised", "internationally excellent", or "world-leading". If you think low-quality research is the noteworthy challenge in UK higher ed right now, you are wilfully looking in the wrong direction
You can read about the Pollen Project here:
www.tudorfarming.co.uk/pollen-proje...
www.tudorfarming.co.uk/pollen-proje...
Project Overview | Digging Deeper | The Tudor Farming Information Group | Derbyshire, UK
The Tudor Farming Interpretation Group was delighted to receive a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant for an exciting heritage project, Digging Deeper – The Origins of Whitle, a community archaeology...
www.tudorfarming.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You can read about the Pollen Project here:
www.tudorfarming.co.uk/pollen-proje...
www.tudorfarming.co.uk/pollen-proje...
Research on the farm. continues, we have completed the Pollen Project and are now planning to use Optical Stimulation Luminescence to date some of the earthwork features such as lynchets and ridge & furrow to see if we can trace the growth of the field system here in the Middle Ages (600-1500 CE).
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Research on the farm. continues, we have completed the Pollen Project and are now planning to use Optical Stimulation Luminescence to date some of the earthwork features such as lynchets and ridge & furrow to see if we can trace the growth of the field system here in the Middle Ages (600-1500 CE).
It's that stressful time... Trying to complete a grant application from! We're hoping to get funding for a programme of OSL dating. 🤞
September 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's that stressful time... Trying to complete a grant application from! We're hoping to get funding for a programme of OSL dating. 🤞
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Cosmetics giant Lush has shut down all its UK stores, factories, and website today.
Shop windows read:
“STOP STARVING GAZA – WE ARE CLOSED IN SOLIDARITY.”
Shop windows read:
“STOP STARVING GAZA – WE ARE CLOSED IN SOLIDARITY.”
September 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Cosmetics giant Lush has shut down all its UK stores, factories, and website today.
Shop windows read:
“STOP STARVING GAZA – WE ARE CLOSED IN SOLIDARITY.”
Shop windows read:
“STOP STARVING GAZA – WE ARE CLOSED IN SOLIDARITY.”
Looking at the wills and inventories from the 16th century and came across this item "Item ix pere of shites xs". Pretty sure it refers to sheets but you never know...
August 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Looking at the wills and inventories from the 16th century and came across this item "Item ix pere of shites xs". Pretty sure it refers to sheets but you never know...
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Anyone asked for special wallpaper in their Helsinki hotelroom?
August 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Anyone asked for special wallpaper in their Helsinki hotelroom?
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For this week's offering for #StandingStoneSunday here are two sides of the Heversham Cross, possibly 8/9th century CE.
#Cumbria
#Cumbria
August 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
For this week's offering for #StandingStoneSunday here are two sides of the Heversham Cross, possibly 8/9th century CE.
#Cumbria
#Cumbria
Had a good meeting today and we're going to apply for funding for a programme of OSL dating to target various earthworks inc lynchets and ridge & furrow to establish the development of the area. #OSL #archaeology
August 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Had a good meeting today and we're going to apply for funding for a programme of OSL dating to target various earthworks inc lynchets and ridge & furrow to establish the development of the area. #OSL #archaeology
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New Exhibition in Liverpool starting this September
www.visitliverpool.com/event/treasu... #medievalsky #museums
www.visitliverpool.com/event/treasu... #medievalsky #museums
Treasure: History Unearthed - Visit Liverpool
From Bronze Age gold and Viking silver to hoards of coins, discover Treasure unearthed in this new exhibition. Revealing personal stories and global connections, Treasure: History Unearthed will featu...
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June 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
New Exhibition in Liverpool starting this September
www.visitliverpool.com/event/treasu... #medievalsky #museums
www.visitliverpool.com/event/treasu... #medievalsky #museums
We had a great day out at the Medieval Settlement Research Group meeting on Saturday, we all learned so much! Thank you to all the speakers and organisers!
#medieval #settlement #agriculture
#medieval #settlement #agriculture
June 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We had a great day out at the Medieval Settlement Research Group meeting on Saturday, we all learned so much! Thank you to all the speakers and organisers!
#medieval #settlement #agriculture
#medieval #settlement #agriculture
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Tis the season! For what I hear you cry! For guided #tours of some of the Peak District's #archaeology I say. We're kicking off next week, so if you're interested have a look here:
www.enrichmentthrougharchaeology.com/archaeology-...
www.enrichmentthrougharchaeology.com/archaeology-...
Archaeology Tours | Enrichment Through Archaeology | School Workshops & CPD | Derbyshire, UK
We provide a number of archaeological tours based here in the Peak District. We have a General Tour in which we visit sites from different periods - prehistory, Roman, medieval and post-medieval. In o...
www.enrichmentthrougharchaeology.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Tis the season! For what I hear you cry! For guided #tours of some of the Peak District's #archaeology I say. We're kicking off next week, so if you're interested have a look here:
www.enrichmentthrougharchaeology.com/archaeology-...
www.enrichmentthrougharchaeology.com/archaeology-...
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We’ve just launched a free online course on ‘Born-digital research in the humanities’ reshaped.sas.ac.uk. It covers key concepts, ethics, copyright & accessing, collecting and analysing born-digital data. You can browse the course with guest access or create an account. All CC-BY-NC licensed!
May 23, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We’ve just launched a free online course on ‘Born-digital research in the humanities’ reshaped.sas.ac.uk. It covers key concepts, ethics, copyright & accessing, collecting and analysing born-digital data. You can browse the course with guest access or create an account. All CC-BY-NC licensed!
That's great news!
Wow, we've already got 3 workshops booked in for the next school year!
#KS2 #history #ArchaeologyInSchools
#KS2 #history #ArchaeologyInSchools
May 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
That's great news!
Analysis of the pollen from a peat bog on our site shows Walnut (Juglans regia) growing close-by from as early as the 7th century CE.
#Juglandaceae #environment #earlymedieval #archaeology
#Juglandaceae #environment #earlymedieval #archaeology
Henna is derived from Lawsonia inermis. The colorant is lawsone, a naphthoquinone, which is also found in the fruits of Juglans (#Juglandaceae). Henna has been used for hair dye & body decoration (mehndi, or henna tattoo) for centuries. #Lythraceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
May 16, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Analysis of the pollen from a peat bog on our site shows Walnut (Juglans regia) growing close-by from as early as the 7th century CE.
#Juglandaceae #environment #earlymedieval #archaeology
#Juglandaceae #environment #earlymedieval #archaeology
Last Thursday we held a study day/workshop with a range of specialists about the project and the amazing results we have from the palynological analysis of a peat bog on the farm. We had historians, archaeologists and environmental specialists for the whole day and what a great exchange of ideas!
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last Thursday we held a study day/workshop with a range of specialists about the project and the amazing results we have from the palynological analysis of a peat bog on the farm. We had historians, archaeologists and environmental specialists for the whole day and what a great exchange of ideas!
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PhD Studentship at Exeter: 'Remembering William Shakespeare'!
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
The studentship is part of the new Leverhulme Research Project 'Shakespearean Graves: Literature and the Anglophone Way of Death' (launching in September).
Please spread the word!
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
The studentship is part of the new Leverhulme Research Project 'Shakespearean Graves: Literature and the Anglophone Way of Death' (launching in September).
Please spread the word!
Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
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April 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
PhD Studentship at Exeter: 'Remembering William Shakespeare'!
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
The studentship is part of the new Leverhulme Research Project 'Shakespearean Graves: Literature and the Anglophone Way of Death' (launching in September).
Please spread the word!
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
The studentship is part of the new Leverhulme Research Project 'Shakespearean Graves: Literature and the Anglophone Way of Death' (launching in September).
Please spread the word!
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Employer financial support for two new craft apprenticeships via @heritage-crafts.bsky.social: www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/apprenticesh...
Apprenticeship+ - Heritage Crafts
Charity that promotes, safeguards and celebrates heritage craft skills in the UK
www.heritagecrafts.org.uk
April 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Employer financial support for two new craft apprenticeships via @heritage-crafts.bsky.social: www.heritagecrafts.org.uk/apprenticesh...