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Just finished writing up draft one of a short note about a missing painting, the most famous depiction of the final moments of Major Allan Wilson and his men as they faced the Ndebele Army on 4 December 1893. Stolen from the Bulawayo museum in 1983, I am keen to find it if possible.

Geographical information systems in archaeology : Conolly, James, 1968- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive xx, 338 p. : 26 cm

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Found this one to be useful and indeed, gentle, as claimed:
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Happy that this article has been accepted for publication. Now to finalise the edits and corrections!

Today's talk is 99% done. A rarity for me as I like to tinker under 15 minutes before we start!

The Consumer Price Index was released by ZimStats today shows a massive inflation rate in both US$ and ZiG. This is driven mainly by rising costs in food and (soft) beverages which is a consequence of high import duties & myriad taxes on everything.
And we are told Zimbabwe open for business!

The UK has certainly lost the plot on immigration and keeps on imposing more and more restrictions on African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries that can only be called racist.

12,500 words in on this article. Very excited to see it nearly done.

Flamboyants make Bulawayo feel wholly alive this time of year

@mininghistory.bsky.social @bmarmon.bsky.social some scans here may be of interest

That would be absolutely incredible.

We need community notes here stat

Thank you very much for your kind reply. Will follow up on the website.

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Quite pleased to see the article written by my beloved and I on the stone cities of Zimbabwe will be out next month. We highlight various sites not generally known and appreciated by many owing to the shadow of Great Zimbabwe.

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Thank you for highlighting this information. What are the criteria and how do we apply?

I love it when diplomats invent history to justify current positions.
The stolen bird was returned to Germany by the Russians along with other looted artefacts after reunification and then grudgingly returned to Zimbabwe in 2003 by the German government.
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Starting this week, a triumvirate of talks on disparate subjects somehow all close to my heart.

For what good it might do, this is part of the legal text we're now inserting in every book we publish going forward.

The Pupu battlefield memorial near Lupane, Zimbabwe

On Friday I read a 2025 article about this monument in Zimbabwe which has irked me so much that I have written a 3500 word response to correct errors, misattribution, deliberate erasing of aspects of its history & more. Now to see if the journal in question will publish it!

Thank you!

Does anyone know of any literature on the role of cultural tour guides as educators & communicators about history at the sites and places they work?
Glimmerings of the idea of a publication here based on my own knowledge and experiences but seeking examples from everywhere I can.

Plaque "THE BATTLE OF CABLE STREET The people of East London rallied to Cable Street on the 4th October 1936 and forced back the march of the fascist Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts through the streets of the East End. "THEY SHALL NOT PASS""

Happy Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street, to all decent people.

Awesome news. Any idea if it'll be available in Zimbabwe?

It really cannot be stressed how much the current AI push is working in tandem with the rise in fascism around the world.

These freaks are coming together over mass dehumanisation and rejection of humanity as anything worthwhile in this world.

3/Two related to postal activities for the Pan African Postal Union (PAPU), although strangely not featuring an actual post office. Interesting imagery comparing the PAPU tower to Great Zimbabwe, also strangely labelled on the stamp itself.

2/Mugabe gets on a Zim stamp for (I think) only the second time in his life, the first being in 1990. It took four years after his death for this to appear, compared to VPs within a year!
Desperate to find the double printing error of "Mugabe's ghost" on the b&w E value.

1/Went to my local post office to stock up on missing first day covers for my collection. Shocked they are now $8 each!
A rather odd compendium of instruments, although I would disagree that a microphone is a musical instrument, rather a medium of recording and transmitting sound.

The Gukurahundi genocide which directly impacted my family is one of the most heartbreaking stories in a country awash with them for a century
The callous violence, murderous intent & complete lack of accountability make for queasy but necessary reading
Bravo @thecontinent.org for talking about it!