Dr Matt Pope

Tonight on #Hiddenwonders we go to Essex join a mission to recover the remains of 2nd Lt Lester Lowry a project run by @cotswoldarch.bsky.social on behalf of the DPAA

9pm More 4 or catch-up up on @channel4tv.bsky.social 4OD #Archaeology #WWII #History #Aviation #Militaryhistory

Opening Lines - On the Origin of Species - BBC Sounds John Yorke investigates Charles Darwin’s world-changing book On The Origin of Species.

On the Origin of Species was published on this day in 1859.

It really did change the world, and the way much of humanity views our place in nature.

I spoke to Radio 4's Opening Lines about it's importance -- both to science, and to me on a personal level

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Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old

Align it properly and it's totally a Winter Solstice-appropriate garden decoration for the festive season. ❄️🏺

They are. This isn't Worcs

I'm going to guess, knowing nothing about the Welsh situation authorities but a lot about here, that they aren't. But would love to be proved wrong. It isnt the planners fault, there needs to be better protection & resources at national levels and more activism & less pragmatism all round

we shall see, its looks quite heart breaking

It really shouldn't be my job to do this, and I think I piss off a lot of people by doing it. But that's where we are.

In regularly scan sensitive landscape on Google Earth have just seen that a really sensitive parcel of land, with provable Palaeolithic archaeology was developed last year. I really hope a brilliant programme of evaluation took place. Otherwise its another total failure. I'll find out Monday 🦣🏺

Scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry showing high status houses, people feasting and people on horses

I'm hosting the next @sussexpast.bsky.social online this Tuesday, 25th, finishing November off with what appears to be the rediscovery of Harold Godwinson's Xanadu, right here on the Sussex coast. Join me in welcoming Dr Duncan Wright telling us about this fascinating discovery!
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This was yesterday and it's now passed but I this it was just heading east

Sounds perfect!

Hope you don't have to go out in it Vicki

Yeh, it's particularly unpleasant. I'm impressed by the local team playing 90 minutes out in it.

Basically there is a slow moving band of rain from northern Spain to Sweden. The Paris Basin is getting the worst of it but it's quite unpleasant here. 🌧️

My eldest loved TS we had it on loop in VHS in the late 1990s, it feels like something from the deep before times. Feels like the Sids are in charge for now.

Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’

Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned of escalating Covid crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

That's very true

Never fails!

A late breakfast accompanied by a rapid defeat in the Ashes. Not great for the digestion.

On Tuesday at RAG 🌑
UCL anthropologist Jerome Lewis will be reporting back on his experience in Belem at COP30 when he helped to launch the Flourishing Diversity Manifesto.

Keeping cosy here 🔥🍷

When you have a lawless criminal and 5-time draft-dodging coward as commander-in-chief, it’s fair to remind our military not to obey UNLAWFUL orders.

A photo of Tess Sikora, standing in a park with trees in the background. Tess is wearing a black jacket, and is smiling whilst looking at the camera.

Part 3 #FocusFriday on #Students from the Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology MSc

Meet Tess Sikora current @ucl.ac.uk MSc BAFA student.

Find out more about Tess & the MSc below...

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Today we #FocusFriday on #Students from the Bioarchaeological and Forensic Anthropology MSc

Meet Jennifer Wilburn current @ucl.ac.uk PhD candidate & MSc BAFA graduate 2024.

Find out more about Jennifer & the MSc below...

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We’re thrilled to announce our 2026 Long Man Lecture speaker: Raksha Dave! 🎉Raksha is an archaeologist, author, broadcaster, and current President of the Council for British Archaeology. Thurs 26th March 2026, ACCA, Brighton. Early Bird tickets now on sale, starting at £10: https://loom.ly/f0zNR6w

Please see our new guide folks

Understanding land rights, responsibilities for Landowners & Authorities

We look at metal detecting & many other subjects

"Consider donating important finds to a local museum to benefit the local community"

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#HeritageCrime

The Surrey Metal Detecting Club sees membership leap in six years Founded with 60 members in 2019, the Surrey club now has more than 3,000 members across the county.

"I've never sold a single item & I've found thousands of coins."

'he keeps his finds carefully arranged in a display cabinet at his home.'

...that's just one #detectorist.

Multiply that by perhaps 40,000 people - that's an awful lot of artefacts.

#Archaeology 🏺

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A man's stands at a computer terminal in front of a projector screen with maps and illustrations on

At the @cbalondon.bsky.social autumn forum and listening to @archsoutheast.bsky.social 's Ian Hogg talking about excavation at Wick Lane on the Lea Valley. What happened to Gissing Place?

Primate encounters for our #PaPa MSc students today at @zslofficial.bsky.social