Tom Booth

boothicus.bsky.social

27 February 2025 22:10

There should be some English blessing about wishing a particular kind of life on someone which warrants a eulogy from Ronald Hutton.

Peter Laurence

focusonthenearch.bsky.social

04 January 2025 17:20

Absolutely, I think this is incredibly important. Many archaeologists focus on the ancient and spectacular but forget the stories and memories 'hidden' in our landscape. My part of North East England is full of memories from its medieval and industrial past.

Andy Earnshaw

ajdearnshaw.bsky.social

04 January 2025 17:20

This is what I call cultural memory. It’s easy to forget that so much history is around us, but it’s always there. That affects our culture, our beliefs and how they develop. Some archaeologists might scoff at such palaeopsychology, but it’s a way archaeology helps us to understand our present. 🏺

Dr Beccy Spook

beccyscottuk.bsky.social

31 December 2024 01:04

I have spent enormous portions of my life trying to find barrows marked in OS maps to no avail. I learned to read maps by pouring over Cornish land ranger, then hunting tumuli. Delighted to find the Cheriton longbarrow is very obvious today

Dr Jay Watts

shrinkatlarge.bsky.social

26 December 2024 00:31

Just a reminder: you are NOT unusual, weird, or unlovable if you have: - no one to see on Christmas Day, - no presents, or - no contactable relatives. Very few people live the idealised version on TV. Those of us who live differently—whether by choice or trauma—matter as much.