Charlie Clark

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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822 On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and...

OTD: Rosetta Stone is deciphered. 🏺🧪

Honestly also nice to yap about magic and have people willing to listen without asking me if I pull rabbits out of hats lmao

Have officially led my first seminar today as a PTA! Fab group of students with amazing ideas, can't wait to see where this term takes us ✨️✨️

Shana tova to all those celebrating!!
Wishing you and yours a joyful and sweet new year 🍎🍯

currently prepping the first seminars to deliver to the MA Magic and Occult Sciences students next week heehoo - such a lovely and enthusiastic bunch! this term's gonna be fab

man rolling rock up hill how it started how its going

LGBT pupils: Paul Givan says research removed 'to keep website up to date' The Department of Education commissioned the research on the experience of LGBT pupils, and published it in 2017.

Deleting research about trans people from websites won't erase them.

Trans people have always been here. They always will be here. We must fight for their rights.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl1935ld4xo

It was too cloudy to see the lunar eclipse tonight, so here’s some fun diagrams of eclipses from a 13th century astronomical compilation, now @bodleian.ox.ac.uk MS. Arch. Selden. B. 34, f. 47v 🌘

Religious literacy is vital to understanding a lot of what is going on in the world.

Oh my God the duck

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris): The bright coloured plumage of the male of this 14cm (5.5in) bird only develops in its second year. These North American seed eating birds do feed their young a variety of invertebrates. A striking photo taken by David Hollie in Louisiana, USA. #PaintedBunting

the Duenos inscription, the oldest known Latin text

forbidden fidget spinner

Image of small blue bird perched in a branch that looks as though it's wearing a dark blue skullcap and has an inquisitive look on its face

Please tell me this is called the Blue Rabbi Bird, because it should be

The head on an oval gold signet ring with a scene of a man and woman about to embark on a ship with rowers

This gold signet ring is over 3000 years old and measures just 2cm in length.

It shows a man and a woman about to embark on a ship, complete with rowers and even a cox. It was purchased by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, who said that it was ‘very probably from the harbour town of Knossos’.

why is adult life just forms upon forms upon forms

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🎵God, what have you done?
you're a pink pony MERL
and you dance in the dance-appropriate space at The Museum of English Rural Life ohhh-🎵

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Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

🚨 BREAKING | Labour is set to impose a sweeping ban on trans people using any "single-sex space".

In EHRC guidance that Labour is set to approve, trans people will be barred from accessing toilets, gyms and changing rooms that match their gender.

(Source: @TheTimes)

Oooo yum

You'd love it fam its amazing and Augustine pops up EVERYWHERE

Very thought-provoking and excellent read: feels especially relevant for the world we find ourselves in now methinks

mwa ha ha

i saw this too late good afternooon

This has got to be one of the most fun magical figures I've seen on a spell - this one accompanies an incantation for a good fishing haul!! Just look at him go!! (ACM 130)

CLEANING THE DISHES Article - 9 min

The 2500-year-old residue arrived at the Ashmolean in 2019 for the Last Supper in Pompeii exhibition, providing a unique opportunity for new analysis in Oxford.

Before the exhibition, object conservators conserved 37 extraordinary objects. Read more here ⬇️
www.ashmolean.org/article/clea...