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richard mortimer

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Archaeologist, Mekon, Drinker Sawston via Devon and Dartford

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · Nov 17

The Daily Not-Rothko is the line in the fallen leaves made by the wind from passing cars

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 40m

On the third as we speak.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 40m

Sun's gone

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

Indeed, I prefer it, but very rarely see it outside its native territory.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

Bus Paintings: Sun's off again (on the way to the Shoes)

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

'Everyone knows that Anglo-Saxons put all their stuff on one side of their buildings'

There is, as it happens, the smallest kernel of half truth in that statement, but unless you dig both halves you cannot prove it...

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

Brains SA this evening, an excellent old-fashioned strong bitter, no complaints from me.

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

2/2 .. Archaeologist, and if bloody CIFA serves any purpose whatsoever they should all be struck off. I shall be writing to that effect. Details please.

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

Where the fuck's that coming from Paul? It shows that neither the people who came up with the idea, those who agreed with it or those who are implementing it and signing it off have any idea whatsoever about how a Grubhut worked or what the hell it was for. None of them deserve the name 1/2

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 1h

Big strong boy me, all those years of digging.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 5h

Pleasure

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 5h

C'est la vie

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 6h

You're obviously fat less smutty minded than I!

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 7h

Meanwhile, in Westminster, Starmer spends his time coming up with further, even more draconian, ways of punishing protest....

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 7h

Nope, me neither

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 7h

I've been hanging around these places, working mostly, for 30 years, there's been a huge change over that time with the expansion of the university, student numbers, the arrival of all the biotech and computer tech companies and the flood of European, American and Chinese money.

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Martin Walker @walk-n-talk.bsky.social · 8h

an homage…

a house uphill with laundry hanging in the front

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richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Yes! Perfect!

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Very, one of the last vestiges of the 'old' South Fenland villages, before the Cambridge money moved in

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

I suspect that part of the reason is that they did not dig ditches and the biggest and most obvious early A-S features we find in evaluations are Grubhuts, Sunken-Featured Buildings, and they did not dig these in clay subsoils (they would flood) - both facts make them hard to spot in trenches.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Brilliant

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Cheers jen.

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Honoured

richard mortimer @richardmortimer.bsky.social · 8h

Cheers Lea