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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@unearthed-it.bsky.social

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A Scot in Derbyshire. Into archaeology, heritage, culture, exhibitions, museums, Japanese art, books, the seaside and anything Scottish. Always time for 🫖&🍰.

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 1h

I’m going and really looking forward to it.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 8h

I’ll see you there.

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 4d

Really enjoyed my first attendance @pictishartssociety.bsky.social conference today. Great lectures, speakers and visuals. Thanks to everybody involved, especially @fortrenn.bsky.social

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 6d

Gosh!

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Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures @sainsbury-institute.org · 11d

Huge congrats to Prof Nicole Rousmaniere on the opening of Art of Manga at de Young Museum! All of us at the Sainsbury Institute are proud to support her and celebrate the success of this landmark exhibition exploring manga as art. Opens 27 Sept!

Art of Manga: Sainsbury Institute Research Director Curates Landmark Exhibition in San Francisco - Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures

The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures is proud to announce that its Research Director, Professor Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, is the curator of a major new exhibition, Art of Manga, opening at the de Young Museum in San Francisco on 27 September 2025. This will be the first large-scale exhibition in the Americas to explore manga as an […]

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 13d

Looking forward to this.

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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 15d

Recently back from filming for BBC’s Digging for Britain showcasing the wonderful finds from East Lomond. The fab @theAliceRoberts and my daughter snuck Gerald the 🦧 on set so hopefully he’ll appear. Tune in and keep your eyes peeled for great finds and 🦧on the new series

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 15d

Well that’s something to look forward to. Teesh 👍

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 20d

I really enjoyed this very informative Third Thursday Lecture, which also had lovely visuals.
Thanks to everyone involved.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 20d

Soup and jumpers go hand in hand.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 20d

Teesh!

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 22d

Yay!!!

NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · 23d

Archaeology at Aberdeen Top 10 in the UK in the Guardian rankings for Anthropology and Archaeology 2026. Go team!
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Best UK universities for anthropology & archaeology – league table

The study of what it is to be human and learning from the past through physical remains

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 23d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙📚

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 23d

I bet you’re delighted with that result. Congratulations all round. Oh and, that’s teesh. 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · 23d

Would that be “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away?”😂

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 7

First!!!

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 7

Well done, Laura.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yay, that was my choice. Congratulations Redcar.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 7

Congratulations, that was my choice.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 5

This lecture sounds very interesting, I’ll be zooming in.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’m going to The British Museum today for a second viewing of the Hiroshige exhibition. #Japaneseart

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Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures @sainsbury-institute.org · Sep 1

Third Thursday Lecture – Tradition Reimagined: Okinawan Art and Kōgei in the 21st Century | 18 Sep 2025 | 6pm | In-person at Norwich Cathedral Hostry and on Zoom | Speaker: Dr ErikoTomizawa-Kay (SISJAC/UEA). For in person registration email us, for Zoom: tinyurl.com/SepTTL

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NPicts @northernpicts.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's what you have all been waiting for - a new NPixts t-shirt design has landed. For all you Fifers out there, or just those who like spear-wielding Pictish warriors!
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Fight Time in Fife

A NPixts design based on the Collessie Warrior stone from Fife

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Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 1

It’s on display at Melbourne Museum atm.

Kim McDonald 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @unearthed-it.bsky.social · Sep 1

Go the Borders.