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I asked a single question in an email which caused the investigation, and subsequent shutting down, of an illegal, multi-million dollar, degree-selling ring which was believed to be funding terrorism in southeast Asia.

There were many amazing thing in Durham and some important case studies for the book, but one of my favourite finds was this 13th C little guy in his hat...

When you take into account the many, many people aged between 30 and 60+ who work on fixed hours contracts at minimum wage, and need Universal Credit top up to survive, who don't earn enough to pay tax... and will rely solely on State Pension, the system is not fit for purpose.

*Tuesday night's performance... the wound is still so fresh

Shall we blame last night's performance on Dom's hair?

Moving petroglyphs and bulldozing roads to Native America sites.

Egyptian prince Thutmose was entombed with his companion cat Ta-Miu (aka “little mewer”). Here’s the cat’s sarcophagus ~ the inscription says “I myself am placed among the imperishable ones that are in the Sky / For I am Ta-Miu, the Triumphant” (1,500 BC)

Macro photo of a brown stink bug in face view on a leaf, guarding a tightly-clustered bunch of eggs that are shaped and colored exactly like a full tray of dark beer with foam on top.

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

When all the Druids really have to get home..😬🧙

📷 Birmingham, Sunday

Singers of Amun Coffins and Sealed Papyri Discovered in Luxor’s Asasif Necropolis - Arkeonews 22 painted coffins of the “Singers of Amun” and eight sealed papyri from the Third Intermediate Period have been discovered in Luxor’s Asasif

#Egypt

arkeonews.net/singers-of-a...

The book cover for The Umbrella Man and Other Stories

“I wanted to write a book that would provide an easy fancy dress option for introverted children on World Book Day. I think I’ve done that.” - Martin Fitzgerald

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So this is Pevensey - a first stopping point for William the conqueror in 1066 & many visitors are distracted by the Norman Castle in the middle
which means that they miss...

#RomanFortThursday

A 15th-century Spanish door knocker made of wrought iron in the shape of a very stylish dog.

🐾 An up-side down dog? Modern art? Nope, a 15th-century Spanish door knocker in the shape of a very stylish dog.

🏛️ Met

🗃️ #arthistory 🏺 #art #Spain #dog #dogsofbluesky #dogsofbsky #dogs #medievalsky #skystorians

Fun fact. When Emma of Normandy arrived in England to marry Aethelred II in 1002 her name was considered too foreign. It was therefore changed to the much more normal Aelfgifu.

Strangely, Aelfgifu as a baby name seems to have completely died out #aelfgifu #emmaofnormandy

There were so many fabulous characters about at that time 😆like that old guy riding around in his 1950s American cabriolet, roof down, and with a massive Great Dane in the passenger seat. It was a great time to live there.

It all happened so quickly, it was a real "what did I just see?" moments 😄

About 8.30 am one morning, walking my daughter to school in the 80's down Chalcot Road, NW1, and an old Jaguar pulled up at the kerb opposite, and Chris Evans and Paul Gasgoigne got out, dressed in silk dressing gowns, laughing like maniacs, and ran into one of the houses.

YouTube video by Scott Walker - Topic Little Things (That Keep Us Together)

Lunch & a trip to the garden centre with my eldest today. Got my fingers in the soil, planting seedlings on in the sunshine, and there's football tonight.
The misery merchants and war porn mongers can do one.

Little things that keep us together

Same. I was fairly young but still remember lying in a dark room for what felt like weeks (probably not) with the doctor visiting regularly, as I had what they called at the time "a collapsed lung" because of it. It was grim.

The Upper Neuadd Reservoir dam, with the Central Brecons behind; Bannau Brycheiniog yesterday. #Wales

YouTube video by befores & afters The Nevers - Shockdog VFX breakdown

I imagine I wasn't the target audience for The Nevers, but I fancied it and binged 5 episodes yesterday, and am currently on episode 7, which includes a fabulous massive dog that should have featured in The Terminator.
I've had to pause it so I could do a little research (you know me by now...)

So many more great sketches here, by him of #Rome from that period #Roman

Had to share this from an archive I just came across.
I'll link to the archive in the 2nd post

Rome - Walls II. Circa 1910
Chalks on tan paper, by A. Hirémy-Hirschl (1860-1933)

Hungarian born Hiremy-Hirschl settled in Rome in the
late 1890s and spent the rest of his life there.
#Rome #Roman

snowy valley lit up gently

i do not hate my view at night

The walled garden at Wallington in Northumberland. The sloped green lawn is filled with blooming purple crocuses. It's quite the sight! Beyond the wall at the top of the garden we can just see a brick garden building. It is a slightly grey day but the photo is packed with colour.

A view of the sloped lawn at Wallington in Northumberland. You can't see much of the green lawn because is filled with blooming purple crocuses. It is a slightly grey day but the photo is packed with colour.

We're obsessed with the crocus display at Wallington, Northumberland.

Catch them while you can!

A notebook with a written account of a breakfast eaten along with a sample of the beef eaten.

Do you like breakfast? Do you like breakfast so much you'd stick samples of it in your notebook? Joseph Thomas Fowler would!

We are looking at a 17th century oak Travelling Coffer, covered with calf leather and decoratively studded with nails, with iron hinges and lock and carrying handles. The top coffer shaped, the studs forming initials and date: “1673 T I K “. The inside is lined with marble paper with a concealed inner compartment.

We are looking at a close up of a 17th century oak Travelling Coffer, covered with calf leather and decoratively studded with nails forming initials and date: “1673 T I K “.

Do you want to see some pictures of our chest?

Metropolitan Police DNA database missing nearly half of officers The databases are in place to prevent officers from accidentally contaminating crime scenes.

I've long campaigned for all serving officers to have their DNA recorded - for crime elimination, accountability & public trust.

I'm disappointed progress has been slow.

I've urged the Met to act with urgency to ensure every officer is included.👇🏾

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The replies 😄

Lecture Programme MAES organises an annual lecture programme for members and non-members alike.  Usually held on the second Monday of each month, most lectures are given by well-known Egyptologists from the UK …

Manchester Ancient Egypt Society's next lecture will be on Monday, 9th March.

Doors open 19.30 Lecture starts at 20.00.

maesweb.org.uk/meetings/

Aidan Dodson:
The Libyan Pharaohs of Egypt and their Rediscovery.