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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin

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History of archaeology, Knossos, archives, gaming, wine Ancient History PhD candidate @ Bristol working on craniometry, Arthur Evans & Minoans🏺💀 Volunteering @ Griffith Institute In Oxford/From Dublin Reading: No Friend To This House by Natalie Haynes

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 9d

CPF: the 7th LBA/EIA Aegean ECR Group online conference, chaired by Dr Yannis Galanakis (Cambridge) is on the 27th of Nov. We welcome proposals on any topic within the remit of the group - an ideal place to test out a chapter, article idea or presentation. forms.gle/PJN5cw4HbkiC...
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LBA/EIA Aegean ECR Group Online Conference

The seventh mini-conference of the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Aegean Early Career Research Group will take place online on the afternoon of Thursday the 27th of November, and is being organised by...

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 16h

*Stares in history of pseudoscience in archaeology*

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Dr Hélène Maloigne @hmaloigne.bsky.social · 2d

🏺🗃️ 🤗 very excited to be at the @socstudyofthepast.bsky.social conference this week to talk abou the #HistoriansOfArchaeology online support group

You can sign up to join our meetings, co-working sessions, reading group and #Discord server anytime via this link:

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Historians of Archaeology - Online Support Group

Welcome to the Historians of Archaeology (HoA) Online Support Group! Please use this form to join the group and to join our mailing list. Membership to the group is free, all meetings will be hosted ...

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British School at Athens @britschoolathens.bsky.social · 29d

We're hiring! 🔬

The BSA is currently seeking a Fitch Laboratory Scientific Research Officer, full-time, fixed-term appointment (5 years).
Check out the full job advert on our website for further information and the application form: www.bsa.ac.uk/2025/09/04/f...

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 3d

Saw signs for it in a pharmacy in Bristol on Friday.

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 5d

My fab art history seminar group spent today's session designing and pitching an exhibition on iconoclasm for an imaginary job interview to be a gallery curator. I love that one group selected this sculpture by Esther Strauß to be their exhibition's finale:

A small sculpture representing the Virgin Mary in the act of giving birth, viewed side on. She is sitting leaning backwards on her arms, on a blue bed, naked from the waist down, with her legs apart, and is wearing a red dress pulled up above her bump. She is gazing up in agony with her hair loose and a delicate gold halo.

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 5d

Obviously for maps in this context, but you are about to learn a LOT about eels.

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 5d

Do you follow @greenleejw.bsky.social ? He knows all about maps.

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 6d

What an incredible project for a very lucky person!

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 6d

It's not often I succumb to Kickstarter, but this was irresistible: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dux...

Endearment

Fall in love in Endearment: the ultimate Jane Austen game for 1 to 4 romantics.

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 6d

Good luck!

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 6d

You will still visit the North city centre to do the house tour in Henrietta Street, of course.

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 6d

Hotel or Airbnb? I would want an Airbnb on Fitzwilliam Square or close to Merrion Square. Don’t stay in Temple Bar, but aim for the National Art Gallery as your “as close as possible to here” point.

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 7d

Gave a paper at the Bristol Classics Seminar yesterday on Arthur Evans & skulls. Great fun to share the Dark Truths (TM) with a brand new audience. Got to stop miming Charles Hawes being lowered down into a TOWER OF SKULLS to see how many he can grab like a claw machine (it was 26 - he was pleased).

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The Egypt Exploration Society @theees.bsky.social · 8d

We've launched a podcast: #AwayWithThePharaohs!

Listen now for an introduction to @theees.bsky.social and the #podcast itself. Make sure you follow to never miss our monthly episodes (starting tomorrow), bringing Egypt to life in ways you’ve never heard before! #InternationalPodcastDay

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VIEWS project @viewsproject.bsky.social · 9d

Here is the direct zoom registration link: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: VIEWS Autumn Seminars 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

VIEWS Autumn Seminars 2025 We have three seminars this term, each beginning at 16.30 and ending at approximately 18.00 UK time (please note the change from BST to GMT for the 3rd seminar). 8th Octob...

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 9d

LBA/EIA Aegean ECR Group Online Conference

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 12d

Strong triffid vibes right there.

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 12d

Wonderful! (This feels like a great opportunity to post a thread about her academic achivements too, right?)

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 19d

I wonder what the guarantee on the Toast equivalent is? www.toa.st/products/lar...

Large Hogla Storage Basket | Natural

Storage baskets for the home, hand woven from Bangladeshi Hogla sea-grass. Available in Natural.

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 21d

I'll show this to her after school! I'm literally on this page right now too
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Attic Kylix attributed to Douris: Jason

Jason, the Thessalian hero, son of Aeson, king of Iolcus, arrives in Colchis (the region of Asia Minor between Caucasus and Armenia) at the head of...

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 21d

Big thank you from this young classicist (doing GCSE Latin AND Greek!) who fell asleep reading your book last night after a great evening. Her favourite part was the vase. 🏺

Two smiling women - Natalie Haynes on the right with a fan - holding a book.

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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 25d

The stunning Georgian interior of St Deiniol’s, Worthenbury has a complete set of original 18th-century box pews, an elegant triple-decker pulpit, and a grand west gallery.

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B Hodgett @coloursburntin.bsky.social · Sep 4

Late night library find: a pamphlet written by the archaeologist John Evans with a note on the front cover that appears to be in his hand, dedicating it to his son, Arthur Evans (of Knossos fame).

Any experts on Evan's handwriting out there?

Photograph of John Evans 1893 pamphlet "The Forgery of Antiquities" with a handwritten note on the top reading "Arthur John Evans, with his fathers love"

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Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 28d

It's a fun read - I'm doing my PhD on Evans, btw (in Bristol, but live in Oxford). Happy to chat whenever!

Sarah Lidwell-Durnin @sarahlidwelldurnin.bsky.social · 28d

Yes! This is a great start - solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/discovery/se...

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