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22.11.2025 19:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@lucianixon.bsky.social
Classical archaeologist working on Crete, feminist, passionate about equality issues. Also very keen on museums, poetry, and bees. Canadian π¨π¦ portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/collections/The_Sphakia_Survey_Internet_Edition/6816405
Oh for heavenβs sake O Fortuna!!! Never occurred to me that there wd be an autocorrect issueβ¦..
22.11.2025 19:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0One couple on #Strictlyndancing to O Fortunately from Carl Orffβs Carmina Burana and I am obvs singing the alto line πΆπΆπΆ
22.11.2025 19:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0An especially wonderful post! @julianhoffman.bsky.social is one of many people who will understand the importance of ancient juniper treesβ¦
20.11.2025 12:22 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The full film & piece is here.
Do the voters of Clacton think itβs okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies?
www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...
In practice: case study | Collaborative approaches to repatriation π€
Laura Van Broekhoven, director of the Pitt Rivers Museum, shares learning from the museum's projects.
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18.11.2025 16:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At Limyra!
15.11.2025 06:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A thread of genius πββ¬πββ¬πββ¬
15.11.2025 05:32 β π 10 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0Obviously, itβs been a tough day for the BBC. Big organisations, working under big pressure, will sadly make errors
But I still feel huge pride in hosting a BBC podcast, and having previously spent 11 years making a world-renowned childrenβs show that no other broadcaster would have made
What youβre witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
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08.11.2025 09:15 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Quietly, a remarkable piece of public art is being created, which seeks to both explain the delays of the Botley Road, and share the highlights of West Oxford. We caught up with local artist Chris Shipton to hear more before its unveiling next week.
oxfordclarion.uk/botley-and-t...
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08.11.2025 08:24 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire | Scientific Data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Illustration of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, featuring an intricate architectural drawing of the historic building with detailed facade, numerous windows, and figures dressed in academic robes seated in the foreground.
Engraving of the interior of the Bodleian Library at Oxford, featuring detailed architecture with arched ceilings, rows of books, and figures walking between the bookshelves.
Aerial view of the Radcliffe Camera surrounded by Oxford University's historic buildings, with a cloudy sky above.
Aerial view of the historic University of Oxford, showcasing intricate architecture and a person walking across the courtyard.
Happy 423 years of us! π π
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! π
Bee on one of these white hellebore flowers! #tinyjoys @lizgloyn.bsky.social
07.11.2025 14:22 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This person took this when they called the race
05.11.2025 06:07 β π 28853 π 7005 π¬ 485 π 883Save Ancient Studies Alliance 2025-26 Recruitment for Undergraduate and Graduate students - The Classical Association of Canada
www.cac-scec.ca/2025/11/sasa...
Kalo Mina, everyone!
Have a good month!
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
30.10.2025 20:31 β π 7272 π 2766 π¬ 88 π 186My socks today!
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27.10.2025 19:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
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27.10.2025 10:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Frankly itβs always time for this owl! π¦ π¦ π¦
26.10.2025 19:47 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A pottery owl figurine displayed on a transparent pedestal. The figurine is intricately painted in black, red, and beige, with finely detailed feathers, large round eyes, and a slightly tilted head.
It's time for a timeline cleanse!
A small Corinthian aryballos in the shape of an owl (circa 630 BC). It served as a perfume container.
On display at Antikensammlung MΓΌnchen
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