Aidan O'Sullivan

Archaeologists have to call out the destruction of cultural heritage wherever it’s done - e.g. 6th century Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan, Ukraine, Gaza (extensive destruction of museums, archaeological sites, libraries) or here, a UNESCO world heritage site in Tehran

Ooh… that’s a lovely topic

It is with great sadness that we heard of the death this morning of Mary de Courcy

Our deepest sympathies to her husband Prof Gabriel Cooney, and all her family and many friends

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam

You can read Mary’s own reflections on her illness here www.irishtimes.com/health/your-...

“Given the …corruption of the Trump administration, one must ask whether United States armed forces are..being used on a per-hire basis

Gulf Arab states who oppose Iranian power have generated extremely generous packages of compensation for companies associated with Trump personally & ..his family.

Jeepers, I think it’s 20 years since I was there! 😳

YouTube video by Irish Independent Why do these Canadian locals have an Irish accent?

As is well known, in rural parts of Newfoundland the Irish accent endures.

You’d absolutely hear these accents today in Ireland, especially in Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford ,

Irish communities from there emigrated to Newfoundland in the 1700s & 1800s

youtu.be/2fZfFTK0hkA?...

Come do your PhD with me!

I am offering a fully-funded, four-year PhD position in the School of Education @ucddublin.bsky.social. If you want to do critical research on technology and education, especially combining philosophical and qualitative methods, please apply!

www.ucd.ie/education/re...

Jersey Heritage to launch online 'finds' system after 'treasure law' passed - Jersey Evening Post THE grant-funded charity responsible for the Island’s major historic sites, museums and public archives has welcomed the passing of Jersey’s first ‘treasure law’ and said it will set up a system to al...

Our role at Jersey Heritage is to facilitate the legal obligation to report finds and we will have an easy-to-use online system ready for the public to use once the legislation comes into force.” 🏺
I wish I could highlight "legal obligation" in bold.
jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2026/03...

My photo shows the front of a warm-yellow coloured Minoan clay flask, hand painted in black with a frontally depicted octopus. The flask measures 27 cm (about 10.5 inches) in height. It has a short spout at the top with a small loop handle at either side. The octopus is swimming diagonally with its eight writhing, sucker-lined arms covering the whole surface of the flask. It stares out at the viewer with wide, almost cartoon-like eyes. Additional motifs include sea urchins, tritons, small rocks and seaweed. Minoan decoration depicting sea motifs is known by scholars as the ‘Marine Style’. The flask was excavated in 1903 at a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro. The Palaikastro excavations, carried out between 1902 and 1906, were run by R. Bosanquet and R.M. Dawkins from the British School of Athens. The flask is part of the collections at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete.

Marvellous 3,500 year-old Minoan clay flask decorated with a wide-eyed octopus 🐙❤️

Excavated in 1903 from a Bronze Age settlement site at Palaikastro, Crete.

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

YouTube video by Larry Lawlor The Black Irish of Montserrat Irish accents in the Caribbean

Recorded in 1976

youtu.be/Jfip96k1cE0?...

YouTube video by Larry Lawlor The Black Irish of Montserrat Irish accents in the Caribbean

Lot online internationally this week about people being surprised listening the accent of a Cork politician and how it sounds like a Jamaican accent.

Here’s an Irish TV programme recorded in 1976, in Monserrat - this is absolutely like an Cork accent

youtu.be/Jfip96k1cE0?...

#Jamaica #accent

'Lay down your weapons': Trump warns Iran's armed forces as US launches military operation – video Trump said the US had begun 'major combat operations' in Iran, warning that there may be US casualties

In 2026, US president Donald Trump describes US military campaign as “massive and ongoing”… called on the people of Iran to “take over your government”.

In 1991, though the US had enormous military capabilities in the Persian Gulf, the Bush administration provided no assistance to the uprisings”

Remembering the Iraqi Uprising Twenty-Five Years Ago | Council on Foreign Relations On February 15, 1991, four weeks into Operation Desert Storm, President George H.W. Bush, using identical language twice—at the White House and later at a Raytheon defense plant in Massachusetts—encou...

In 1991 George H.W. Bush urged the Iraqis to rise up against Saddam Hussein

“In the end, the regime, using…helicopters..,artillery, and armored..forces.. counterattacked the uprising, killing 30,000-60,000 Shias in south, and 20,000 Kurds in the north.

The US offered them no assistance

Every time men in suits and uniforms plan a “surgical strike”, innocent civilians; men, women and children, people with dreams with families and friends who love them, …die violently

An “Israeli strike hit an elementary girl’s school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran,

Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting that the number of students killed rose to 24.”

Want to work for @britishacademy.bsky.social? We are hiring several roles at the moment including 3 policy roles at different levels, a Deputy Head of Research Funding and several more. We are a lovely place to work. Take a look
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/jobs/

Introduction to Making Medieval Manuscripts (Practice Based) This course introduces students to the complicated and messy processes of production through which pre-modern manuscripts were created. It offers a mixture of talks and practical sessions that give…

The “messy” course returns to London’s palaeography summer school, 8-12 June. A chance to make your own medieval manuscript. Places are limited so book now (tell your friends)! #medievalsky taught by the amazing @saracharles.bsky.social @stevelawesarts.bsky.social 👇🎨🫟
palaeography.uk/study/short-...

Remains of stone walls on the coast, making up a garum (fermented fish sauce) factory in Baelo Claudia, Spain.

How did the Romans get their protein? #NationalProteinDay
Fish was a vital source, and to ensure it survived shipping across the vast empire, it was often fermented into pastes and sauces at large-scale fish salting plants.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

📷 Anual / CC BY 3.0

🏺 #Archaeology

Well, I was thrun out into the mud of the wild west street, so no, I didn't win... 🤕

In fairness, I was able to tell everyone that my scratched knuckles are from being in a bar fight. And that then I was thrown out onto the street through one of those swing wooden doors that goes “whup whup”

If they were in a red Star Trek shirt, I’d move rapidly away. They’re going to die imminently, need to get done distance between us .

This is an actual, genuine The Telegraph article by Allister Heath. It’s not fake.

Is it possible he too is using the Allister Heath Headline generator? 🤔

Well, thinking again - I suppose what they need is a group of hard-headed folk experienced in finance, land, investment to put together the resources that such communities need. For example, sporting facilities in north inner city.

Who will sit on the advisory board set to shape the future of Dublin city centre? Seven areas of expertise should be represented, said a recent council report.

“People should be picked based on their backgrounds in finance, real estate, banking, “retail/new communities”, institutional investment, the law, and politics”

Is that all that city life is? What about culture, heritage, the arts, health, belonging?

www.dublininquirer.com/who-will-sit...

Indeed. Glad you’re ok

Iron pan from 10th-century-AD York, possibly used to cook fish.

NEW Fish was a key part of early medieval Scandinavian diets, but lipid analysis of ceramics from Viking Age England found little evidence for aquatic products. Did Scandinavian settlers conform to Anglo-Saxon culinary traditions?

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology

Not showing photo of knee!