Mark Knight 🍉
@markknight63.bsky.social
Archaeologist with a Fenland tendency. Happiest in the black, buttery depths seeking old land surfaces. You got them big dreams....
Rod Liddle has died aged 66. If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all. I'm saying this, cos if Rod Liddle had lived by that principle, then he wouldn't have uttered or typed a single fucking word in his entire adult life, & the world would have been much better for it.
In asking archaeologists to unify over a more apolitical archaeology, you are explicitly asking marginalised archaeologists to reject parts of themselves for the sake of civility. You’re asking people who recognise injustice to remain silent. Why would I want to be in a group like that?
It is two years today since this dimwit gave us the most hilarious demonstration of karma in history.
A drawing of Lochmaddy in the last half of the twentieth century
I’m very proud our amazing undergrad students have rated us so highly on the NSS: ranked first for archaeology teaching in the country. @lesleymcf.bsky.social’s leadership of our BAs combines incredible archaeology with real care for students, and it shows!
Lesley McFadyen@lesleymcf.bsky.social · 2w agoWhat's in a national survey? The brilliance of Birkbeck's BA Archaeology and BA Ancient History & Archaeology students, the incredible archaeologists (@jenbaird.bsky.social, Esther Breithoff, Tim Reynolds) and partners (MOLA Archaeology) that teach them, and the archaeology itself!
What's in a national survey? The brilliance of Birkbeck's BA Archaeology and BA Ancient History & Archaeology students, the incredible archaeologists (@jenbaird.bsky.social, Esther Breithoff, Tim Reynolds) and partners (MOLA Archaeology) that teach them, and the archaeology itself!
We're back in Sanday to resume excavation of a wonderful Neolithic structure overlooking the Bay of Stove.
Spurness 2026 – dig diary day one
We're back in Sanday to resume excavation of a wonderful Neolithic structure overlooking the Bay of Stove.
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After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…
The Cairns dig diary – day 30
After 20 years of excavation, the UHI Archaeology Institute’s research dig at The Cairns has now come to an end. With the work on the site now completed, it’s time for site director Martin Carruthers to sum up…
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Distribution map of 3,300 oaks in England with a girth greater than 6 metres The UK has more ancient oaks than all other EU countries combined There are around 170 million oaks with almost 1 million in London alone Map: Justin Moat, GIS Unit, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The BBC have decided Haytor is pronounced 'hater', which may be a mistake I suppose
You can speak ill of the dead when, while alive, they spoke and caused ill, of so many others. You don’t have to mourn monsters.
gonna be honest, if it's England vs Argentina, I want England to win via the most unfair means possible. I want Argentina's goals disallowed via a VAR decision that baffles everyone. I want Harry Kane to give a Shakespearean performance upon being lightly tapped by a defender.
When people lived on the wetlands - the Late Bronze Age pile dwellers of Fenland #Fenland #Archaeology #Prehistory #MustFarm
Cambridge Archaeological Unit@cambridgearch.bsky.social · last mo.We’re excited to share new free KS2 resources for teachers. Covering Must Farm and the Bronze Age, the resources include videos, reconstruction illustrations, presentations and more! We’re hoping they’ll help teachers bring the Bronze Age to life historicengland.org.uk/education/sc...
When people lived on the wetlands - the Late Bronze Age pile dwellers of Fenland #Fenland #Archaeology #Prehistory #MustFarm
Cambridge Archaeological Unit@cambridgearch.bsky.social · last mo.We’re excited to share new free KS2 resources for teachers. Covering Must Farm and the Bronze Age, the resources include videos, reconstruction illustrations, presentations and more! We’re hoping they’ll help teachers bring the Bronze Age to life historicengland.org.uk/education/sc...
We’re excited to share new free KS2 resources for teachers. Covering Must Farm and the Bronze Age, the resources include videos, reconstruction illustrations, presentations and more! We’re hoping they’ll help teachers bring the Bronze Age to life historicengland.org.uk/education/sc...
“The bracelet measures the workers' body temperature and emits a sound and vibration if it senses that the wearer is at risk. If that happens, they have to stop working.” www.reuters.com/business/env...
Barcelona introduces heat-monitoring bracelets for its outdoor workers
The city has rolled out around 1,400 bracelets for staff working outdoors.
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