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Dr Jasmin Higgs

@jaztherunologist.bsky.social

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Runologist for hire! ☦️• interested in runic inscriptions, historical linguistics, and writing systems Currently Hub Support Worker for local sexual violence support services.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · 22d

Linguist friends… any help with script identification and possible interpretation? #mystery #mysteryscript #icon #orthodoxicon

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · Sep 2

Gorgeous glass gaming pieces from the Late British Iron Age.

This unique set of 24 coloured glass domes with a flattened base and spiral decoration may have been used for a game similar to ludo some 2,000 years ago.

British Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

My photo shows a set of Late Iron Age glass gaming pieces displayed on a sandy surface in a dislay case at the British Museum. The set is made up of 24 coloured glass domes; six each of white, yellow, blue, and translucent green glass. One of the yellow pieces is out of shot in my photo. Each game piece is decorated with five inset spiral motifs in a contrasting colour. Nearly all pieces are uniform in shape; domed, with a slightly pointed apex, and a flattened base. Dimensions approximately 2.57 cm diameter and 2.2 cm height.

The gaming pieces were recovered from a richly-furnished Late Iron Age cremation burial in Welwyn Garden City, when it was disturbed during the construction of two gas-pipe trenches during the building of the Panshangar Estate in 1965.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 31

My doctoral thesis was titled, ‘Determining the Functions of the pre-Old English Runic Inscriptions’. My PhD has been some of the best years of my life so far: meeting life-long friends, travelling the world, and getting to spend years on an academic topic that I love. ❤️

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 31

LOVE the runes carved into clay!

Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 31

Very delighted to say that I graduated with my PhD in English on Monday.

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em horne @em-ehx.bsky.social · Jul 13

In usual IMC fashion, now that #IMC25 has concluded we are searching for papers exploring New Perspectives on the Viking Diaspora. Please get in touch if you are interested and share widely! #IMC26 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 4

The #runologists were out in force, with two panels dedicated to #runicinscriptions. All of the runologists are working on the runic inscriptions of early medieval England, and it was lovely to come together to discuss our specific area of runology! You can see us here with a sign that says RUNE!

Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Jul 4

Great to be in Düsseldorf for #ISSEME , where I’ve presented on my PhD topic. Lovely to see old friends and make new ones!

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · Jun 25

Ooh, this month's #ogham #ogam has a possible #rune and apparently #viking connections. #runology

David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · Jun 25

Friends & colleagues, the amazing OG(H)AM project, a collaboration between Dept. of Celtic & Gaelic @uofglasgow.bsky.social & Dept. of Early Irish @ceilteachomn.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social is slowly coming to an end.
With a smile & a tear, I present the final instalment...

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Stephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · Jun 17

Happens all the time

500 Days of Summer scene guy says I love pie, girl says me too. Bottom panel reveals he is thinking about the food pie, she is thinking about proto-indo-european

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · Jun 16

Exciting Early Medieval news! A new inscription of Wittiza, one of the very last Gothic kings of Spain (c. 694-710), has been discovered.

Hallada en Cacín una lápida visigoda con la única inscripción conocida del rey Witiza

El hallazgo epigráfico, descubierto en Cacín, permite a los investigadores afinar la cronología del penúltimo monarca visigodo, cuya figura había permanecido rodeada de sombras hasta ahora.

www.alhama.com

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · May 19

Cat in a finds tray.
1997.

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Apr 1

In the seventh century, it became a thing for women across the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms to wear pieces of old Roman glass framed in gold settings as pendants on necklaces. Top left is a new find recorded this week on @findsorguk.bsky.social with others on PAS & the necklace from Sarre.

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 26

I know I don’t get to call myself Dr until I graduate but… I don’t think BlueSky should stand on ceremony 🤣

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 26

Delighted to announce that I passed my viva with minor corrections! #runes #runology #phd

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 20

I’ll DM you!

Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 18

Good to see #Wardruna again after a few years 🙏

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 17

Is there a chance of it being streamed/recorded?

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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.bsky.social · Mar 14

Five days without being able to check words and facts on Wikipedia and Wiktionary is excruciating

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 13

My article/note, ‘A Modern Runic Inscription from York’, Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies 3: 56-63 is out now! #runes #runology #modernrunes

Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies @apardjon1.bsky.social · Mar 13

Apardjón Journal for Scandinavian Studies is pleased to present its THIRD volume. This volume contains two articles and a note, and is accompanied by five book reviews. We would like to thank all of our authors for contributing to this volume.

t.co/se9xXWQn1z

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 10

I should add that I’m working full time at the moment and so need very ‘doable’ suggests 😅

Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 10

I have my PhD viva in two weeks. What advice would you give me? 📚 #phdviva #viva #phd #medievalbluesky

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Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 5

Looking forward to it all!

Dr Jasmin Higgs @jaztherunologist.bsky.social · Mar 5

I’m delighted to be presenting at the 17th Annual Midlands Viking Symposium in May #mvs17 . Come join us for academic talks, panel discussions and a creative writing workshop! #vikings

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