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Aerial archaeology, history of archaeology, misc spookery; ex-RCHME, Historic England etc. Stuff at independent.academia.edu/MartynBarber

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It's been reprinted a lot - I have a 1990s copy somewhere.

21.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exciting news! 🎨

For the first time in 200 years, John Constable’s 'A View of Salisbury from Harnham' will go on public display at The Salisbury Museum.

It is on long term loan from a private collection and will be displayed from June 2026, marking the artist’s 250th anniversary.

17.02.2026 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Making the Museum

Publication day! Here's a zine about copying, replicating and making in museums that I've been working on with some lovely friends from the Imperfect Bound Collective (find them on Instagram @imperfectboundcollective).

www.prm.ox.ac.uk/making-museu...

16.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
DPP Keir Starmer says 'no systemic problem' with spycops deceiving courts - Newsnight 6 Dec 2011
YouTube video by Cops Campaign DPP Keir Starmer says 'no systemic problem' with spycops deceiving courts - Newsnight 6 Dec 2011

This daming clip from 2011 hasn't been online for years. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer lying on Newsnight about the fact that the Corwn Prosecution Service colluded with police to secure dozens of wrongful convictions of activists targeted by #spycops 🧡
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqGq...

15.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Guardian Angel β€” Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust The Trust’s newsletter is published three times a year. Download PDFs of past issues of Guardian Angel. There is also an index of historical articles.

Should anyone be interested, my note about Guy Underwood's early interest in dowsing is a free download: β€˜From sceptic to convert' in Guardian Angel: The Journal of the Bradford Preservation Society Trust, Winter 2025, pp. 20-22.

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05.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited that my volume on the Early Bronze Age coffined burial from Tetney is now published open access by @antiquaries.bsky.social! Now everyone can read about this amazing find dated to 2032 BC and containing an amazing array of environmental and artefactual data.
library.oapen.org/viewer/web/v...

05.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

This is well worth a read. In the meantime, I've got an app to download...

01.02.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing stuff. Somehow I managed to guess the source of the idea before clicking on your link...

01.02.2026 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Frankenstein, if it was more of a how-to guide.

27.01.2026 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white photo featuring on the left, Vera Lynn looking like she would rather be anywhere else. To her right, with an arm around her, is Dave Brock of Hawkwind. Behind him is a caravan.

A black and white photo featuring on the left, Vera Lynn looking like she would rather be anywhere else. To her right, with an arm around her, is Dave Brock of Hawkwind. Behind him is a caravan.

It's been a while since this one was posted - Dave Brock of Hawkwind with Vera Lynn and a caravan.

26.01.2026 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A colour photo looking across a grass field towards a slope featuring the Marlborough white horse, a figure  created by exposing the chalk to create an outline figure that resembles a horse. In the foreground is a set of goalposts at a slight angle to the camera.  The lines of the posts broadly resemble the outline of the chalk figure.

A colour photo looking across a grass field towards a slope featuring the Marlborough white horse, a figure created by exposing the chalk to create an outline figure that resembles a horse. In the foreground is a set of goalposts at a slight angle to the camera. The lines of the posts broadly resemble the outline of the chalk figure.

Hmmmm...

25.01.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Waiting...

22.01.2026 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m Heading In… Reflecting Upon Engaging with Paul Nash’s Archive at Tate Britain PAUL NASH – TATE ARCHIVES: JANUARY 2026: As I am handed the box, my pulse quickens. I am literally holding Paul Nash’s photographs of Maiden Castle, the Uffington White Horse, and Avebury in my han…

A new blogpost has landed…
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21.01.2026 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One time (in the 90s) at the BM when I was looking at bronzes, there was a student studying Iron Age swords. He asked if anyone had done analysis of the blades to look for traces of blood. Ian Kinnes, who happened to be passing, said that if there was, it would be from the previous student.

19.01.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just winding down here... I'll sign off with Poxy Music.

16.01.2026 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tangerine Bream

16.01.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bog Country

16.01.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Stale Council

16.01.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Johnny Kidd and the Pilates (Shakin' All Overrrrrr)

16.01.2026 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

VOLE can be misheard. Got stared at.

16.01.2026 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nuns'n'Roses

16.01.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nose Tattoo

16.01.2026 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Unidentified Song ("Yodel Punk")
YouTube video by q Unidentified Song ("Yodel Punk")

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q_X...

16.01.2026 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ruin a band by changing one letter.

New Yodel Army

16.01.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Boy Division.

I'm leaving The Cult alone.

16.01.2026 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cheap Truck

16.01.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely - and can we officially rename the area Broader Stoney?

15.01.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So who was Bad Enoch?

14.01.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs Book

Also - if Santa brought you a book token, I can recommend this:

cpdinosaurs.org/projects/the...

14.01.2026 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I haven't been for a while, but bsky.app/profile/cpdi... have been posting updates:

14.01.2026 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0